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Show & UNITED STATES TO n AID ITS CITIZENS A 25. Upon Recommendation of Secretary of State Bryan an Appropriation of $100,000 Will Be 5 Made For the Purpose of Bringing Destitute , Americans Out of the Revolt Stricken Mexico i MAY ADOPT A NOIV-INTERFERENCE POLICY Government Hopes That the Two Factions May Enter Into Peace Negotiations in Immediate Immedi-ate Future Political Changes in Republic Will Alarm American Residents Hold Former For-mer Governor of Campeche at New Orleans on Murder Charge Federal Agents Mix Up in Blackmailing of Mexican Villa Preparing For Attack on Juarez NfiB Washington, Aug 2 Secretarv Itjft Bryan today igoiously disclaimed nK. 'hat his request to congress to ap-w ap-w propriate (100,000 for bringing des Ml tltuec Americans out ol Mexico had ic an', connection with any policy the administration may evolve in dealing file; with the Mexican situation "Statements attempting to put i lifc Bcare head construction on the re-k re-k f quest for an appropriation are entirely en-tirely without excuse and cannot be ABi explained on nn tlior eonslstenl with an interest in the public el-intt el-intt fare," said he. "In furnishing aid to iff an indigent person desiring to leave UK Mexico, the government is simply hti doing w h p t it (ices at any time when M American lives are in danger by in-ilg in-ilg surrection and there is no reason why li, n ny hod v should attempt to miscon-wZ miscon-wZ st rut I- it Secretary Bryan's request was gen-erally gen-erally interpreted as one step in the administration s plan for dealing with 0 the Mexican problem. Far from being regarded as a preliminary pre-liminary to intervention which President Wilson has told friends or. various occasions is out of the ques-tfon ques-tfon the request for funds is really yS thought to be the forerunner of a " polios- of non-interference From the first the president has believed that in crisps In turbulent republics the single solicitude of the Fi' American government should be the protection of lives and property. Should the administration here adopt a policy of non-interference it might well refrain from action with respect to the destruction of property on the grounds that the claims for damage:. would, under international law, eventually event-ually cover losses The chief consideration con-sideration has always been and will be caring for the lies of Americans and foreigners In any crist6, Americans Amer-icans of means, on warning, would easily be able to flee the country ' but dangers always have beset those who through lack of funds could no1 make the journey promptly. To meet such an emergency, the present request re-quest for an appropriation is directed The administration, while hopeful that peace negotiations may bring the two factions to a suspension of hostilities, hos-tilities, realizes that with the resig-national resig-national Huerla or any other political change. Americans may become ; alarmed and the desire to obtain funds with which to care for those Who may bo anxious to leave Mexico is a precautionary measure Secretary Bryan's request will come up at the first meeting of the house appropriation committee next week Chairman Flood of the foreign I affairs committee, said today he believed be-lieved the eommittee would vote to Include the $100,000 appropriation 111 - The deficiency bill i "We at least owe It to the strand id Americans In Mexico io provide ; means for their return in these turbulent tur-bulent times,' said Mr Flood I Secretary Bryan may leave the clt tonight to resume his lecture engage -; nunts, but on account of the unccr-: unccr-: tainty of his movements, declined to I make public his itinerary. Arrest of Bnto. New Orleans. Aug. 2. Emmanuel Castro Brito. former governor of the Mexican state of Campeche, was arrested ar-rested here today b federal authori-1 authori-1 ties and held without bail on a charge ! of murder and robbery, preferred bj the existing Mexican authorities. Brito admitted he killed two representatives rep-resentatives of Huerta, who he said I were trying to arrest him illegally during the recent solution The former Mexican goernor's apprehension ap-prehension came close on the heels of charges of blackmail, which resulted re-sulted late last night In the arrest of two United States department of .nisi ice agents and Representative oi the Carranza branch of Mexican revolutionists rev-olutionists in New Orleans. It was charged that R G Matthews land .1. L Mott accepted $500 In marked bills from Brito to protect him from arrest, the affair having I been arranged by Ernesto Fernandez, who claims to be connected with Governor ( a r-ranzs Brito was arraigned before United States Commissioner Browne He i pleaded not guilty and was sent to ParlBb prison without ball Unto declared that when the j Huerta agents made an attempt to arrest hi mln Mexico, he knew their action would be fbollowed by his death, probably under the notorious lugitive law He resisted, drawing his sword The Huerta agents tool; the sword from him and slapped him with it. Thereupon Brito Bays, be drew his revoher and killed the two men. This was in war time, however and the wen- his enemies tins be ', said, would be his defense in resisting j deportation. Want Diaz Expelled I I.os Angeles, Aug. 2, While Gen 'eral Felix Diaz Mexican envoy to Ja pan, was attending an informal reception re-ception given in bis honor last niln by ' onsul Pena y' Cuevas, "'lu other residents of the Mexican colony here it was learned toda:, met and wired a request to President W ilson to BX-pel BX-pel Diaz from the Cnited States , General Diaz is expected to leave i tonight for San Francisco W hether he will continue his Journey to la I pan is not known Maytorena Is Governor. Villa Ready to Attack Juarez. I El Paso, Texas. Aug 2 Following the reinforcement of the luarez. federal fed-eral garrison last night by the arrival of 1800 men and artillery, the forti-' forti-' fications of the border town ?re being be-ing etreugthened today. deneral Francisco Castro declared todaj that he now has men enough to open an aggressive campaign against the rebels reb-els of Ortega at Guadalupe, and that this campaign would be started Im-mediatel Im-mediatel In rebel circles in El Paso it is asserted as-serted that Francisco Villa, located southwest of .luarez, oser luo miles, with a force of rebels variously e3ti-tnated e3ti-tnated has licen reinforced by troops from Sonon and is now ready t- attack at-tack luarez. Refugees arriving last night said Blesel and MaeDonaLl, Americans, arrested by Orozco, were still jn jail I in chihuahua when thev left Wednes day. no |