New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-14
MEXICO TRIES F|RMNESS
Raises General Huerta'S Forces
in MoreIos to 1000.
GEN. ZAPATA MUST DISARM
Government Has Stood Enough
and Is Ready to Annihilate
Insubordinate Soldiery.

From Special Correspondent OF The Tribune.
Mexico City. Aug 13.-The govern
ment is determined TO use an iron hand
in dealing with internal disorders. An
other brigade. comprising the members
of the three branches Of the service, left
this morning. under General Banquet.
the famous Puebla fighter. and arrived
at Cuernavaca tonight.
Banquet holds himself subject 10 the
orders Of General Huerta. commanding
the state Of Morelos. This makes Huer-
ta's force about three thousand, includ
ing the Scspadore battalion, and the
pick Of the army.
General Huerta has instructions 20
ask Maderist General Zapata 10 permit
the immediate disarmament of his forces
now at Ayala and 10 countermand the
, orders summoning Zapata's six thou
sand followers To Ayala.
Zapata intends TO attempt TO force the
/ federals to leave the state refusing TO
permit the disarmament Of his forces.
Francisco I. Madero and his staff left
this afternoon IN eight automobiles. rush
| ing 20 Cuernavaca 10 lend influence 70 a
peaceful settlement. a government off,
cial. however, said that Madero's pres
ence at Cuernavaca would not change
Huerta's orders in the slightest degree.
| The government has stood enough and
! is determined TO annihlate the Zapata
forces unless an unconditional surrender
is made.
Zapata will have about six thousand
men against the governments three
thousand. but General Figueroas, COM
manding the Maderists in the State Of
Guerrero. has telegraphed. placing him
self under the orders Of the government.
He has about FIVE thousand picked men,
well armed and anxious for an oppOr-
tunity 10 proceed against Zapata. The
government attitude marks the begin
ming Of the end of disturbing elements.
The President in an interview given to-
day at Chapultepec castle, expressed
confidence that peace would he restored
soon ana that the elections would be
successful and calm.
rRv the Associated Press
Mexico City. Aug. l3.-Thst the Catholic
party will attempt 70 persuade Francisco
de Ia Bar-a. the present Chief Executive.
70 accept the nomination for the Presidency
and. falling therein. will throw IT'S support
70 Francisco J. Madero. is a story heard
TODAY IN more than one quarter.
II IS based on 2 conversation with LUIS
Garcia Piementele. one of the leaders or
the Church party, who said 2 large major
itv Of the clubs comprising the party had
written 70 the central committees adyocat-
ing the nomination Of he Ia Barra, and
adding thar the second choice Of these or
CARNATIONS was Madero. President de Ia
Barra persists IN declaring however, that
he VIII NOT accept the nomination or any
leaders Of the Catholic party whose con-
ventfOn will be held on "Wednesday next IN
the cathedral insist that true temperate
principles viii govern, that me uei"sd'rs
are coming unlnEtruCted ana mat no ciir
I now ran tell the name Of IN" man VINO VIII
De nominated n is believed their delper-
ations viii require four DAYS, me business
SESSIONS being held I'm o theatre. Members
of tho Catholic party insist they 40 nov pro-
pose 70 infiict upon the country announcer
era OF Church rule. \ safe ana sane gov
eminent they declare, il all they are irylnR
"a effect and Madero rs said TO nave az
s1irad the clergy mat he would not reward
Them for their support by abrogaung the
I Ia
~ separate church and state.
There IS still chance that the anti
re-elect ionists mav De forced into line for
Nodero and. # not, Or. Francisco NasqueZ
come will ne nominated. Madero and his
friends make light or such opposiuon' de-
cia-,nr that the membership ~ The insur-
~ent clubs has been 50 diminished as 70
make them comparatively harmless.
uarez Mexico Aug. IA pitched battle
occurred IN this city this morning between
The mounted police and the night patrol Of
ex-insurrectionist soldiers. The entire civ
was awakened. and for a time feared
hand OF Liberals had attacked the town.
The shooting. however. was the result
of a mistake An American, J. =. Lepoint,
had been held MP in Jusrez and robbed of
$500. and when the mounted police were
looking for the h0ldup man they encoun-
tered the soldiers who misfook them for
liberals. and the night opened Hundreds