Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-23
| FAMINE THREATENS
ON-COMbATANTs
IN MEXICO
RELIEF TRAINS NEEDED
INSTEAD OF TROOPS
This Is Opinion Of American En-
gineeri Declares Conditions
Rapidly Growing Worse inI
Strife Ridden Republic.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
El Paso, March 22.-Notwithstand-
ing reports from Mexico City to the
contrary, it is the view of insurrecto
leaders here that Senor Limantour's
conferences with President Diaz are
expected to have important results
looking toward peace in Mexico. They
assert that Senior Limantour mas had
an object in concealing his mission 20
Mexico and that in reality great poli-
teal changes are in formation under
terms partly agreeable TO the insur-
rection. What the insurrectos fear is
that the reforms will be only partial,
yet enough to induce many hundreds
now in revolt to lay down their arms
without the retirement of President
Diaz.
A message was received today said
to be confirmatory OF a previous tele-
gram from Gustavo A. Madero, the
financial agent in New York that Lii
mantour had promised an entire
change of politics in Mexico
1--WE now believe Limantour all
along has had plans which he was un-
able to divulge, and which he at
tempted to conceal by a rather un-
| tactful and antagonistic attitude to-
ward us" said Senior Gonzales Cara,
| the insurrecto secretary of state. "We
think he will offer a proposal by
which he hopes to end the war. Our
demands for the retirement of Diaz
and the maintenance OF our arms un-
til peace is assured are the stumbling
blocks on which we are unwilling to
yield Without an armed truce it is
folly to talk of peace
Meantime conditions in the war
affected parts Of northern Mexico
are rapidly growing worse. From
north of Chihuahua city, 225 miles to
| the border and westward into Sonora
state. the insurrectos are surrounding
the towns with view to induce non
eombatants 90 Join their ranks and to
keep supplies from being taken from
| the. country. Refugees who reach the
| border declare many non-com batants
| are facing starvation An American
NoniitNttu WIN a lillue near luSdS
| Grandes said:
In a few weeks. instead of send
| ing troops into Mexico, the United
| States will probably have to send re-
lief trains The position of the nom
combatants is rapidly becoming like
that of the 'reconcentrados' during
the Cuban insurreetion."
Within the last week Francisco l.
| Madero, the revolutionary president
is said to have increased his force
| from 1000 to $500 men, all we'll
! supplied with ammunition. He Is re-
ported to be operating to prevent
| General Rabaga from reaching the
| federal forces. who are besieged at
! Casas Grandes.
Brigadier General Anson Mills, the
| American representative on the Unit
ed States and Mexican boundary
commission, is expected to arrive
here Friday to confer with Senior
| Beltran Y Puga. They will endeaVor
to determine whether Edward Blatt
of Pittsburg, Pa, and Lawrence Con-
verse of Glendora. Cal, now prisoners
at Juarez, were taken while on Ameri-
| can soil
lnsurrecto sympathizers in FL Paso
today caused demonstration on the
river front. Captain Felipe Ceyudo,
of General Navarros staff at Juarez.
ventured on the American side in uni
form. A crowd attacked him and
United States troops escorted him to
the middle OF the bridge on his way
| home