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WON'T SEND FORCES i TO WORN TORN MEXICO < President Wilson Makes it Plain That ; He Does N ot Intend to Fro yoke i War Trouble- i ] Washington, Feb. 26.?'President j Wilson today took the position tba#t j < for the United S:aies to send marines j 3 or armed forces of any kind into Mex-1 < ieo without the consent of the gov- i erning authorities there would be an i i act of war. He declared emphatically < that permission never had been i sought either of Gen. Huerta or Gen. 1 Carranaa and indicated clearly no request of that character would be made in the near future. The president an- 1 ^ounces, too, that no change in the i policy of the American government to- i wards Mexico had been decided upon. : The president had been asked par- < ticularly about reports that American i troops might be seut across the bor- j 1 der to recover the body of William S.! .1 Benton, and concerning published dis-1 < patches that the United States con-1 templared sending marines to Mexico ity to guard the American embassy. Kever Requested It One press dispatch, saying Gen. Kuerta himself had today stated that fee had refused permission to the United Spates to send 2,000 marines ro Mexico City, was shown to President Wilson, who said 110 such a request ever had been made. Administration officials expressed the opinion that Gen. Huerta probably inspired the statement merely for 1 a Movinon Wonnln UTViAm < ruc\;t uu iiic ii i he hoped to impress with his antip- i athy to the American government * as it is well known -that permission < to land ma' ines for legation guards : has been freely accorded by Huerta to 1 other rations, including Great Britain j and Germany. 1 President Wilson explained that the 1 talk of sending marines to Mexico had i sever passed the stage of mere dis- i eusslon among administration officials He said -that when Great Britain and i Germany sent men to Mexico City to guard their legation there was a natural disposition here to determine if tha Amorioan ehnil 1H kft I similar action. So Guard Needed. Kis information, he added, was tl a ! Mexico City was quiet and that the"e was no danger to foreigners and while Charge O'Shaughfiessy and Rear Ad- : ! mirai Fletcher were asked for opin- < ions about an embassy guard, both advised that such a step was not necessary. Admiral Fletcher took the view that there was no occasion for landing any armed forces. It was realized by the administration here that to ask the Huerta government for permission to land ma- j rines would involve i recognition of that government. Discussing the subject of sending armed iforces into Mexico the president showed familiarity with precedent, pointing out that in the Boxer! rebellion the Chinese government vir- j tually had invited the allied powers to protect their legations becaues of its inoWHtv tr? rtn so. Dreferred to the fact that the landing of American marines in Nicaragua to protect a railroad was done with the permission of the Nicaraguan government. The president saw no parallel in Mex- j ico to the stitution at the time of the ; Boxer outbreak. Did Sot Go Through. When it was suggested that Presi-; dent Buchanan in a message to con-? gress had advocated sending troops i ill Lif liUl I.UC1U illCAlW (.v/ ivgwiv yvi.vv, , Mr. Wilson spoke of recently having read the message and called attention to the failure of President Buchanan to point ou-t any rule of international law under which armed forces would be sent into another country without j the latters permission unless it were an act of war. The president .views the revolu- j tionary situation in Mexico as but , little changed. Huerta's resources, he ' thinks, have been weakened, and he has learned of an undertone of dis- 1 J satisfaction among Mexicians in territory controlled by Huerta at the lat- J ter's arbitrary exactions of funds. He let it be konw.n that he had inquired into various reports about American i" financial aid to Carranza and was convinced there had been none. Mr. Wilson presumes Carranza is getting most of his funds by internal < taxation and import duties. GEN. CARRANZA REFUSES 1 INFORMATION ON BENTON , ? ! Declines to Give Information About ^ Killing?Explains the Line He i, Tfloc frt I . Jvogales, Mex., Feb. 28.?Gen. Car- < ranza today declined to furnish to tiie i state department at Washington in- t formation regarding the killing at \ Juarez of the British subject, William S. Benton. At the same time he gave { assurances to Secretary Bryan that 1 he would investigate the disappear- i I mce near Juarez of Gustave Bauch, in American. This strongly defined stand came ? ifter three days of negotiation be- E Lween the American secretary of state and the constitutionalist com- Mr V* mander through Frederick Simpich. K> / American consul at Nogales, and Sy- ^ ^ 3ro Fabela, acting secretary of foreign ! H Y relations in Carranza's provisional | ta L cabinet. j W / Until late today, Gen. Carranza had m/m remained silent regarding his stand . Wm :>n Secretary Bryan's request, made N :hree days ago, for information oi' WM Benton's death. U Two at Once, Kg P Another message arrived tod>ay wm [rom Secretary Bryan in which he re- M ^ juested immediate information about Eg j Lhe disappearance of Bauch. Carran- y sa's replies were made to both queries wm it the same time. g/?j i * ? < * i at a. m/m I 'me revolutionary leaaers say mat wm :he death of Benton, a Briton, should if De -taken up through the diplomatic Ej ? channels of his country. The fact Jjj :hat England has recognized the Huer- j wjfiJ :a central government w^s not men- KS& Lioned in the reply, but occasioned w\ :nuch speculation among those famil- E| ar with the si:uation. Carranza, in lis reference to the Benton case, poini- gflt 2dly remarked that Secretary Bryan's Wm original message had been the first B/| official mention of the matter brought 1/1 :o his attemion as head of the revolu- WM :ion. wM Announces Inquiry. jti In the written message to Secretary M Bryan, which was addressed to Con>ul Simpich, Carranza did not say that my investigation of the Benton case ? was being made on his part. How- The 2ver, simultaneously with the two atK)Ut th notes to Washington, Secretary Fa- "The be1 a issued a statement saying that rec0gn}z Benton's death was being investigated ^ prj for the benefit of the constitutional- May. 33 Est party. damages All correspondence on the Mexican wh;c^ side of the matter was given to the during 1 Associated Press with the statement sjnce pe Df Senor Fabela that the Benton case ^oration was being investigated for the infor- Mexico mati'C/ii of Gen. Carranza, o~ perhaps your ^0] in case England should request the wPliam ^ata- more ju Playing: for Position. of yes>te *1 A _ "? x ??1J . i nis, 11 was pointed out, wuuiu pu?. m ne a England in the position of ei.toer ac- deavorir tually recognizing the constitutionalist property party in snite of the previous recog- I have i nition of Huerta, or heing unable to characte obtain information regarding the wel- constitu' fare of its subjects in -territory con- respect trolled by the insurgents. Sen or Fa- all forei bela, when pressed for more ample in- He who formation on the Beaton case, said: obligatic "Carranza has officially informed the department of state at Washing- "i wis ton that he only could attend to rep- to your resentations regarding the Benton may so A J.-JJ -Li- VI 1 ~ J.,1^ H . case II presenter w -aim vy a, umj ?.u- msa you thorized representative of the British tation n government, but nevrtheless in his^ca- since al pacity as supreme cburt of the con- in this c stitutionalist army, upon learning of minor ai the case of the British subject, Wil- dealt w liam S. Benton, has ordered an im- preme < mediate investigation of the facts of army ac the case, and requested telegraphic Gaudalu information from the local authorities it is, th at Juarez asking them to send him a .have re] full report on the case. jcasions, "Wftnfc rp "Carranza's attitude in the Benton represei and Bauch cases in not accepting the \inte: nat. representation made by the Ameri- "In re can government instead of the British : ttion w government in the case of a Brit- the nan ish subject and his reply at once with of the I deep interest to the representations you as 1 made to him 'through a duly authorized representative in the case of an "I hav American, goes to prove clearly thai informe( what Carranza desires is to have the municat national dignity and his position as in crder supreme chief of the constitutionalist under n; army respected, but at the eame time sectatio] he does not wish by a^y means lo this cou elude representations made to him in der the due form and according to interna- ist auth tional law." tions m Gen. Carranza's reply to Mr. Bryan's >;tives au request for information of the Bauch governm case reads as follows: rectiy tc "I have received through tlte acting constitu1 secretary of the department of for- Partmen "Thim sign affairs the telegram which the tionorable, the secretary of state, Wil- polic [iam Jennings Bryan, addresses to in'l0rm ?.. * ?3? ?+Vi/v pleased you icma> xcia-civtr tu mc AJO.uv,JJ. (tions m? Calls for Export. subject "In reply thereto I nave the honor Df cours, Ld inform you that I have today tele- to me ^ grapiied t!o the competent constitu- isll g0ve tionalist authorities directing them to "With report to me at once in detail and as in or(jer soon as I shall have positive infDrma- which a tion to convey to you, I will do so at g0vernm :>nce. repeat h "Please believe, and I beg: of you vmi and :o so inform the department of state, ed State :hat I most sincerely lament this un- the pres fortunate incident and that the de- "Xogal oartment may rest assured and have 1914. confidence that my attitude now, as "The 1 I'ways, will be inspired for the pro- tutional :ection of the lives and property of (Signe foreigners and for international law. "Please accept for yourself and be por ^ye ^cod enough to transmit to the sec- TheOidst etary of state, my highest considoration." ' j andsnr*A] ^ g . .u: |??Prf, *1 1 jffifl " "Ho Ef 1 "Why, we' SLj^ telephone insi ggpffir calls from eitl WM more tramping pjgjq splendid. Wh "Cost? why that only a few cents a da the comfort and com "Call the Eell Cc that's what I did." SOUTHERN BELL ANft TEI.EGRAP1 }xt of the longer explanatic ie Benton incident reads: constitutionalist governme es the rights of all foreigne :>vided for by the decree 1913?to claim losses ai i already suffered by them hey may continue to suff the present civil strife, i. < :bruary 19, 1913, until the re of constitutional order The above is evidenced 1 lorable secretary of state, $ Jennings Bryan, who do stice in his second telegra rday addressed :o you wher ppreciates my efforts in e ig to protect the lives a; r of foreigners inasmuch a1 ways respected them in r :r as supreme chief of t tionalist army and fDrced t' for the lives and property igners residing in the repu st'ictly complied with the ras as neutrals. Head of Bevolt. ;h, however, to call especial attention?in order that y< inform your government rs is the first direct represe lade to me in the Benton caj 1 of the representations ma :ase so far have been made uthorities, wno only have be< ith, although I am the e ihief of the cons:itutionali :cording to the declaration pe of March 26, 1913. Aj erefore, due only to me, as heatedly stated on various c that foreign governments ^presentations should addre itations regarding matters ional character. iply to the unofficial represe hich you made yesterday te of the department of sta Jnited Staxes l have to infor .'allows: Mast Be Recognized. re already, on other occaeioi i you, so that you may eoi e it to your government, tb to enable the executive pow Ly charge to attend to repr as as to foreigners residing ntry, within the territory u jurisdiction of constitutions ori.ies, that such' represent ust be made by represent thorized by their respecti ents and communicated c > me as supreme chief of tl nonal army through .the d t of the foreign affairs. , in order to be consistent wi ij as above outlined I wish ?ou that I shall be only t< to consider any reprsent ide in the case of the Britii William S. Beaton, provide that it may be made direct j a representative of the Bri rnment. reference to this case ai to show the spirit of justi< nimates the constitutional! t- T think it advisable ere what I have already to other authorities of the Uni s and stated publicly throu? s. les, Sonora, Mex., Feb. 2 supreme chief of the const army. d) "V. Carranza." I aco nf Anhofif aniiCM auu uuoo u? /-iisjswu u andard general strengthening ton TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives o id builds ni> the systetril A ttnfiTtot ppetf?er. For adults and children. & An Extension | Telephone? | lie Essence of | Convenience | w did I answer so quickly? 0 ve just had an Extension 0 tailed. I can send or answer Kj ier floor now and there 'sno j X up or down to answer. It's \ y don't you have one, too? 3 :'s almost no account. It's \ y and you can't compare % renience to THAT. \ >ntract Dept. to order it? TELEPHONE I B COMPANY ^jj|' | )I1 X"" ""WKm^nmmm' " a""? ? Oil s? ,SNATURE's E&& 1 Era Lsa Disinfectant. rs of Release that dammed-up Bile and most o! your ills are relieved. Mollycoddle ia Laxatives do not touch the LIVER. Cr Podophyllin . (May Apple Root) does. r PoDoLax is Podophvllin with the trip* e~ taken out. e., Then Try eg UnnMnsMBJ m|. 7 OLDS & LaGRIPPE nd; ,i or 6 doses 660 will break as / case of Chills & Feyer, Colds ay ; LaGrippe; it acts on the liver he etter than Calomel and does not he slve or sicken. Price 25c. j ?f CLAIMED YEKGAKV-ALIVE. D>ir 'Federal Commander Denies Story of j Death?Has Joined Rebels According to Ouarjardo. du Eagle Pass, Texas., Feb. 28.?C'e-1 mente Versrara. the American ranch- I n- " man reported .to have been kidnapped dg by Mexican federals and hanged at I lo Hidalgo, Mexico, is alive, according to j en Gen. Guarjardo, federal commander at j u_ Piedras 'Xegras. Gea. Gua'jardo to-j lst day declared Vergara escaped' from his j captors last Saturday1 and joined a I party of constitutionalists. This statej ment could not be confirmed here tonight. ' The rumor that Vergara might, be! ss alive first gained circulation among j 0? Mexican federal troops in Nuevo La- j redo two days ago, but effcts to trace | . . . , i n_ | it to an autborita :lve source failed. ^ , Inquiry at Piedras Negras today elicte ited but vague statements and finally >n^ the question was put squarely up to Gen. Guarjardo. He briefly indicated v that Vergara was alive and when g | pressed for an explanation refused to go into details any further than to \ I say that Vergara had escaped and had ,CL i? I , joined the constitutionalists. From | C1 j .. .'1, ' / . ! no other source cou?d anything fur- \ e? . j j there with reference to Vergara be ob-! ' tained tonight. So far nonq^of the federals in this . _ , vicinity have attempted to explain the I ? kidriaping of Vergara which was wit- j | a- ? nesfiea " by both his wife and his.i nephew. They saw his clubbed over j ^ the head and dragged away by five e_ Mexicans, led by Apolonio Rodriguez, who was identified along the border a? tn a well known minor federal leader. United States consular officers who investigated at Hidalgo where Vergara ? was reported to have been executed, ak reported that there seemed no doubt ^ of his death but that evident hostiljy ity to the investigation may have pret_ vented the discovery of the ijody. ld Field Agent of Sonthern. ce Effective March 1, Mr. W. J. Sheely gt has been appointed field agent of the j t0 department of farm improvement "work j a: Greenville, S. ., to succeed Mr. W. ' ' " * * -J ? I - te ? 1"1. .tSUlier, \jaa. oucci; is particularly well qualified to cooperate with farmers in South Carolina g for. better agricultural results. He is a native of that State and a graduate of Clemsou .College and has had several years' experience in extension i work and as a teacher in agricultural schools. ? 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