The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
CLAIM REVOLUTION
IS WELL IN HAND
Mexican Minister of Foreign
Relations Makes Statement
HE SAYS JUAREz IS SAFE
Federal Troops in chihuahua Greatly
Outnumber Rebel Forces and Are
Thoroughly Able to Protect
Foreign interests

Mexico City, February 4.-Maintaining
that the government of Mexico had the
revolutionary situation well in hand, that
| foreign interests were not endangered and
that the movement will soon be sub
| dued, Enrique Cree, minister of foreign
relations, tonight gave to the Associ-
ated Press a statement setting forth the
governments view of the status of af-
fairs.
| Minister Creel stated that he had not
received any information as to the re-
ported beginning of fighting at Ciudad
Juarez.
| Speaking for the government, Minnter
Creel said:
THE political situation In Chihuahua
continues to be about the same as 1t
| has been during the past four weeks. The
only difference is that the insurgents who
were in possession of the Guerrero dis
trict having been defeated, have moved
north After being defeated at Guerrero
| they abandoned that district and went
| to Galeana, where they were defeated
| by Colonel Rabago and Colonel Escued-
| aro knowing that more federal troops
| were on their way to capture them they
| have now moved to the neighborhood of
Ciudad Juarez, with two main objects,
| one to secure renforcements of men,
| arms and ammunition, from Mexicali, To-
| Gated on the frontier of Texas. and to
| cross over the line into United States ter
| ritory in case of defeat in Ciudad Jua-
| rez. They also went there to more easily
| Af tha
| insurrection.
ITO prevent the reinforcement of fed
| eral soldiers from the city of Chihua-
| hau and the Galeana district the insur-
rectos destroyed several bridges with dy
Mantle on the Mexican Central railroad.
Other bridges on the Mexican North
| western between Ciudad Juarez and Per-
| son Station were also destroyed. The
destruction of these bridges will delay
the movement of soldiers, but they are
| proceeding as rapidly as possible toward
Juarez and will reach there soon.
1.-THE commander of the troops at Gu
dad Juarez> has notified the war depart
ment that he is confident of being able
to offer successful resistance to the in
surgents until such time as the relief
forces arrive If the insurgents should
happen TO capture Ciudad Juarez. it will
be a matter of only a few days before
the city is retaken by the government
troops, which are already on the way in
sufficient numbers to defeat the insur-
rectos.
The number of rebels operating in
different crops in the state of Chi
huahua does not exceed 1900. while the
federal troops there aggregate over 1000
men. The reason why the insurgents
have not yet been controlled by the
| troops is because in the last four weeks
they have been running from one place
| to another, making use of the best horses
which they have stolen from various ha-
| ciendas. but it is only matter of time
when the plans of the secretary of war
| will develop in such a way as will make
| 1t impossible for the insurgents to re-
main very much longer In the state of
Chihuahua.
I'm the other states of the Mexican
republic there have been no other upris-
| ings within the last few weeks. The
government has the entire situation we'll
| In hand and feels confident of early sue
| cess in Chihuahua.
THE United States government is thor
oughly informed as to this present move
| ment and has made, in frank and
| friendly spirit, both to Ambassadors De
La Barra and Joaquin Gasasus, offers of
| taking every energetic action necessary
| to enforce the neutrality laws all along
| the laws, and prevent the smuggling Of
arms and ammunition into Mexico For
| this purpose and that the policy of the
| United States should be made knoNn to
| the world American troops have been To-
| Gated along the border from Brownsville
| Tex. to California. The Mexican gov.
| eminent has full confidence in the friend
| " action of the United States and has
| every reason to believe very soon peace
will be re-established on the frontier and
that the country will continue for many
years to come to enjoy peace and pros
| perty
1.-The Mexican government has not
asked the United States to send any
| troops into Mexican territory We will
| take every precaution to protect foreign
interests at every point In the republic.
| 1t will not be necessary for American
soldiers to cross the river to Ciudad
| Juarez and am very sure that this Will
not be DONE"
| Officials of the National Railways Of
Mexico state that the Mexican Central
] Line from Juarez to Gallego, 140 miles
| distant was still tied up on account of
| the cutting of telegraph wires, the burn
| ing of several bridges, and the tearing
up of sections of track by revoutionists.
| From Gallego south the line is being op-
Grated as usual.
| The Twenty-ninth and the Eighth bat
tallions of infantry and battery of
| mountain artillery left here during last
| night for the scene Of the disturbances in
| the north.
| II was rumored here that Tapia, the
chief of the revolutionists in Vera Cruz,
| had received 1000 rifles. An official of the
| ministry of war, when asked regarding
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