The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
Mexican Soldiers and Civil
ians Renew DcmOnstra-
tiOns Under Chief.
FOREIGN INTRIGUE
REPORT Is DENIED
No Alliances With Germany
and Japan Sought,
1t Is Said.

WASH iSGToS, MAY 15.-Encouragcd by
Gen. Nafarette. the Carranza COM
mander in that district. Mexican soldiers
and civilians at Tampico are renewing
unfrIendly demonstrations toward Amer
leans there. according to advices re-
ceved at the state Department to-day.
In consequence of the growing Ill feel
INK which appears to result from the
continued presence OF American troops
in northern Mexico the Americans are
becoming alarmed.
The Navy Department has instructed
the commanders OF the gunboats Machias
and Marietta. which are in the vicinity.
to hold themselves in readiness to render
, protection to the Americans
The state Department was further ad-
v!sed that through the persistent efforts
of the American Consul at Tampico three
Americans who had been held in prison
by the local authorities have been re-
leased.
Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow, COM
manding the Pacific fleet. reported to the
->''S department to-udE SHdt on ue-
mand of the commander OF the United
States cruiser Denver the Mexican au-
thor.ties at Acapulco. on the west coast.
have released three Americans and one
Chilean, members OF the crew OF an
American schooner which was burned
off the Mexican port, The men were
being held on the preteNt that they set
ire TO the vessel.
senator PhclRn Acts.
Senator Phelan California. enlisted the
AID of the state and Navy departments
IN favor of the Americans. whose homes
are at Oakland, Cal. Two of the Ameri-
cans are Frank Horn and George Lavoi-
.ette. The name of the third and OF the
Chilean are not known here.
Reports to the State Department to-
day indicated activity on the part of
American consuls in Mexico to get
Americans out of the country. The con-
sui at Manzauilio advised that trains
are running regularly between that place
and GuadalaJara and that he has ad-
vised the consul at the latter place that
Americans can leave whenever they de-
to leave Manzanlllo for California Oh
May 25 and June 20 Train service
from Guadalajar through Monterey is
interrupted.
The consul at San Luis Potosi re-
ported that there are only forty-eght
Americans remaining in that district.
none of them in destitute circumstances.
a strike OF railroad men at san Luis
PotosI, however. has Interrupted train
service between there and the border.
Monterey and piedras Negras are re-
ported quiet
The Mexican Embassy got state
mont Tonight denying published reports
That Gen. Carranza has sent cm!ssaries
10 Japan and Germany to enlist the sup
port Of those countries in case of war
between the United States and Mexico,
II Is also declared there IL considera BILE
Industrial activity in the eastern States
~ Mexico and that the Mexican Gov
eruu"ut has redeemed and burned about
$i"""U,0uu in Mexican paper currency.
The Mexican Statement.
Tho statement follows
'lu con.raveutiOn of the press state
n,His % the effect that envoys of the
COnst .tu'.onalist government have been
sent 30 Germany and Japan for the
pL'po-r II arranging secret alliances
with 'lcse empires. u proger explanation
ci n" circumstances seems 10 the bu-
ieau pi Information Of the Mexican Gov
ernm"ut % be at this time desirable.
Perez Romero has recently re.
turned to his post in Japan after brief
sojpurN in MoNl,1 and the United States.
Rafael Iuhuran has been accredited as
diplomatic representative OF Mexico to
me Governments Of Germany. Austria.
Bulgaria, Denmark and other European
iauHrs. The appointment of neither