On Tuesday Vera Cruz was seized by American marines. The
casualties are said to have been under a hundred on the American side. As soon as Vera Cruz was occupied General Carranza sent a message to the President requesting the Americans to evacuate it. This want of amenability in the protege of Mr. Wilson was probably correctly described as a"bombshell At the time we go to press it.is even feared that the Mexican rebels may cross the American frontier. Yet Mr. Wilson has not allowed such orders to be given to the Army as are necessitated by the simple fact that his country is at war with Mexico. He has instructed the Navy to leave the administration of Vera Cruz to the Mexicans. He evidently hopes that General Hnerta will even now relent. But unfortunately General Huerta has handed passports to the American representative at Mexico City. General Huerta, indeed, in his already precarious situation has little to lose by war with the United States, and perhaps a great deal to gain. We have written further on the whole subject else- where.
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