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Show MEXICAN TROOPS MAINTAIN ORDER No Disturbances Occur in' Vera Cruz Following Departure De-parture of American Forces Vera Cruz. Nov 24 The Constitutionalist Constitu-tionalist troops which came into Vera Crus yesterday on the departure of the American forces of occupation under General Funs ton continued today to-day to maintain order There have been no disturbances In the city Mexican flags are flying over all the public buildings and the various gov-ernraent gov-ernraent officials named by the Constitutionalists Con-stitutionalists have begun their labors. la-bors. More troops entered the city toduy When General Carranza will arrive Is not yet known The commercial telegraph wires connecting Vera Cruz with Mexico City have not yet been repaired . Washington Advices Reassuring Washington, Nov. 24 -President Wilson said today he had received reassuring re-assuring advices of conditions In Mexico and was confident nothing serious would result to American interests in-terests in the present controversy among the .Mexican generals. The president thinks conditions in Mexico will constantly Improve. Inquiries by he British. French and Spanish ambassadors am-bassadors as to the safety of their subjects have not been protests In any Bense, according to tho White riMflMttflArtSjSHttHHfltffltijH House view but merely indications of the desire of those European governments govern-ments for the exercise by the United Stats of its good offices in behalf of foreigners The president indicated clearly today to-day that the United States assumes no task or obligation in that connection, connec-tion, the European goornments recognizing rec-ognizing merely that the United States as the nearest friend to Mexico Mex-ico was able to exert more influence in behalf of foreigners. In administration circles today the belief was expressed that with the arrival of General Villa"8 forces in Mexico City all apprehension over the safety of foreign residents theie would end. Captam Hill on Carpet. Washington. Nov. 24. Captain Walter N. Hill of the Marine corps may have to answer for any remarks upon the American evacuation of Vera Cruz and the Mexican situation even though he made them In private and did not intend for publication. In a telegram to Secretary Daniels today Captain Hill said he ventured tjie private opinion to a- personal friend of his father, that there might be disorders when the troops left Vera Cruz. Secretary Daniels is disposed to consider private criticism of the administration ad-ministration policies by service officers offi-cers as Improper. |