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Show CARRANZA 1ST ANNOUNCE HIS FUTUiPOLicy Recognition by This Country Coun-try Depends Upon Certain Guarantees Which First Chief Must Make TROOPS TO REMAIN ON MEXICAN SOIL Peparations Going on at I Mexico City for Setting Up a Provisional Government WASHINGTON Oct 10 The Jnited States government will make io further move in the Mexican sit at on and tv 11 reserve announcement its future policy toward the Mexi an central government until Carranza he first constitutionalist chief has lven formal guarantee of full protec on of al ens and Mexicans irrespect ve of their political affiliations and rom aes not to reimpose customs dut es ollected by Americans during the oc upation of Vera Cruz This was the os tive declaration of state depart nent offic als ton ght following the nnouncement that despite two at empts Carranza has so far refused to atisf actonly explain h s posit on as o what steps he contemplates taking pon the w thdrawal of the American orces from Vera Cruz immunity Demanded It was pointed out that General unston had secured the services, of lexiaan officials in the administration f the government offices at Vera Cruz n the condition that they would be irotected when he withdrew tinder the Mexican laws these Mexicans are liable for serving nvaders to impr sonment for from f ve to twenty years Im mumty for these c t zens is sought by this government II is also learned here that Carranza was asked, through the Brazilian min ster at Mexico O ty representing the United States no less than two weeks ago for assurances when his forces took over Vera Cruz they would re spect the condit ons laid down by Gen eral Punston He was requested also to prom se that upon the rece pt of the $1 000 000 customs collections he would not further molest era Cruz importers Reply Unsatisfactory It has developed that the Brazil an minister has informed the state depart nient of the reply of the Mexican gov ernment and according to the off cials here it dealt in generalit es and was altogether unsatisfactory A second re quest for the des red information has been subm tted to the Mexico City au thor t es but had not been complied w th tonight Meanwhile, t is gener ally understood that the troops will re ma n in era Cruz Preparations are go ng forward in Mexico C ty for sett ng up a new provisional pro-visional government regardless of the forthcoming peace conference at Aguas Cahentes according to advices today to the const tnt onalist headquarters The headquarters announced thatt an enumeration has just been received showing that the forces under generals loyal to Carranza total 104 000 men while Villa can control but 24 000 Message From Hill The const tutional st headquarters made public the following dispatch from General Hill who is defending aco bonora against forces of Gov ernor Maytorena Two assaults were repulsed yester day Skirmishes continue Our posi tion is such that the enemy will never be able to take it I have plenty of ammunition and our firing is accurate and" our forts strong I expect rem f orcements of 300 men from T gere, and m a short time our forces will outnum ber those of the enemv and offensive operations will be poss ble |