OCR Text |
Show SAYS MEXICANS Hi COrfrROLS!TUATIDN President Wilson Tells Why He Ordered Troops Home From Vera Cruz. HE JS COMPLIMENTED Many Congratulatory Messages Mes-sages From Mexico and Mexicans Received. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. President Wilson declared today that he had ordered or-dered American troops withdrawn from Vera Cruz because he believed the Mexicans Mexi-cans now In control were able to manage man-age the affairs of their country. Colncldentaliy with the president's remarks re-marks on Mexico to his callers, tho British Brit-ish embassador. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, expressed ex-pressed to the state department his own regret that Sir Lionel Carden, British minister to Mexico, should have been quoted in criticism of the president's policy. pol-icy. He said British diplomats were never permitted to criticise the heads of foreign countries, and whatever statement may have been made it did not represent the view of the British government. Officials accepted the embassador's explanation. ex-planation. They had realized Sir Lionel Carden had had personal differences with Carranza and had supposed that lie spoke resentfully toward the latter because the constitutionalist chief had forced him to leave Mexico. No Decision Reached. The president today said the question of withdrawing troops from the Texas border had not been considered, nor was he able, to predict when formal recognition would be extended. He pointed out that he had official reports and assurances that conditions con-ditions in Mexico were not threatening and unsettled, as had been reported. He expects that the conference on October 1 will designate a provisional president, and he does not know from official reports re-ports whether Carranza will be named or will retire in order to be a candidate in the succeeding elections. Congratulatory messages from Mexico and from Mexicans in the United States poured in at the White house on the withdrawal of American forces from Vera Cruz. General Carranza expressed great satisfaction through American Consul SilUman and said he would send a formal for-mal note of thanks later. Administration officials reiterated today that the statement attributed to Sir Lionel Carden, British minister to Mexico, reflected his personal attitude toward Carrranza. They declared no complaint had come from any foreign government and the state of unrest alleged to have been described by Sir Lionel had not been reported in any official messages. Transport to Leave. The steamer Cristobal, chartered as an army transport, is scheduled to leave New York at 6 p. m. today for Vera Cruz to bring home troops. The transport Sumner and the chartered steamers City of Denver and City .of Memphis are due to leave Newport News at the same hour for Vera Cruz. The transport Buford; now at Galveston, Galves-ton, shortly will leave that port for Vera Cruz with the Kansan, an animal ship. A list of transports will be completed with the arrival of the Kilpatrick in Vera Cruz from Colon, where she has just taken a detachment of Panama canal zone troops. These ships will be sufficient to bring the 7200 soldiers and marines home In one expedition. Between now and the time of their sailing from Vera Cruz, some ten days hence, the point of debarkation de-barkation will be determined. It has not yet been decided whether- the army troops will be returned to the mobilization mobiliza-tion camp at Texas City, Texas, or whether they will go to their homo stations. sta-tions. Mexican Sentiment. A speech made in the presence of General Gen-eral Carranza, his cabinet and the diplomatic diplo-matic corps at the official celebration of Independence day in Mexico City was received here today and regarded as significant sig-nificant of Mexican sentiment. It was made bv the princ ipal orator of the day and in part follows: I am sure, gentlemen, that the much-discussed question of Vera Cruz is the only motive which has caused all good Mexicans to appear reserved and not to manifest the Immense sentiment of gratitude felt to tlie man who has slain evil and who has dernonst rated in the midst of problems most difficult and profound pro-found that the only policy worthy of the age in which we llre is the policy of honor and truth. Tlie last shadow, the darkest of all, having vanished from our national life, we render homage to a great and sincere man, tho great representative represen-tative American. I call on you that from this favored land. In the name of Hidalgo or Morelos, of Guerrero, of Juarez, of Madero, of Boliver and of Washington, let us give a hearty . cheer for Wood row Wilson, president of the United States of America. Official reports say an enthusiastic demonstration of cheers, in which Car-ra Car-ra nza and his cabinet joined, followed the utterance. The celebration took place on the balcony of Chapultepec castle. President Wilson told callers todav he saw no reason to doubt that the Mexicans Mexi-cans will form a government acceptable to the United States and that the question ques-tion of recognition had not yet becn taken up. He explained tlie withdrawal of American troops from Vera Cruz by saving sav-ing that he wanted to show his recognition recogni-tion of the fact that the Mexicans were in charge of their own affairs. He had not been informed whether Carranza will bo a candidate for the presidencv. |