The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-06
Everything Now Depends on Outcome of Peace 
 Negotiations
AMERICAS SAFETY
 IS CAUSE OF ALARM
Report of Conditions Is Western Mexico Said to Be "Indescriba- bIe"-BeIieved That Inter-
 vention Will Be Soon

Washington, May 5.-While many re ports from Mexico that reach the White House are far from encouraging, Presi dent Taft and his cabinet still are hoping for peace The cabinet discussed th' Mexican situation at length today, and | was determined that the government shall stand pat" for the present. NJ more troops are to be ordered to Texas and for time at least no war vessels are to be sent to Mexican waters.
 Further demonstrations by this govern ment along the Texas frontier or move ments in Mexican waters are contingent upon the outcome of the negotiations be- tween the Diaz government and the rev olutionists. Until the President Is as- sured that there can be no peace in Mex ico, he is not likely to act.
 The revolutionists are recruiting their forces near San Luis Potosi, capital of the state of that name, telegraphed Con- sul Bonney from that city to the state department today. Some disorders have occurred in that city, he added
 Joaquin Casasus, the agent of the Mex 
 bitration, Is now en route from Mexico City to El Paso, Tex, where the arbitra- tion tribunal will convene Monday.
 Washington, May 5.-Offical reports re- ceived here today indicate the impendency of battles in various parts of Mexico.
 Consul voetter. at Saltillo, reported that an attack was expected on that city to- day The revolutionists were bringing up their forces and had cut railway com munication with Mexico City. Consul Garrett at Neuva Laredo, reported that General Trevono is leading force against Sadinas, 80 miles away.
 Consul Miller, at Tampico, declared trou- ble was expected there by the end of the week, while the consul at Vera Cruz sent word of an impending attack on Orizda.
 The reports to the state department in dicate the revolutionists stre In control Of practically the entire state of Sinaloa.
 At Tonafa, on the gulf-coastr h1nd of % revolifti,1a its boV~C [ a oarrf71 UT the local judge and also intercepted a small boat in which the Mexicans were leaving the place. American citizens were not molested.
 The publication in the Tmparcial of the denlal or vice Greblutil NOil dii pl hiN7 interview attributed to him critieisins Americans is regarded in Mexico City as closing the incident No important disap- proval has been received by the state de- partment. fM
 Increasing nxiety, approaching alarm, is felt by administration officials for tho safety ofsAmericans in Mexico, especial ly In the vicinity of Acapulco, on the west coast. Conditions described as ''in- describable' were reported to the state department today by Ambassador Will son, and it Is probable that naval forces will be ordered to Acapulco at once.
 A Mistake
 That the withdrawal of the American naval vessels sent to visit the Mexican coast cities was a mistake is now pri- vately admitted in official circles. They were originally sent southward on the usual practice cruises and if it should be- come necessary to dispatch again to Mex ican waters there could be no concear- ment of the real purpose of their move- ments
 A reference of the state department to the "intolerable conditions existing at Acapulco is taken in some quarters as a sign of the intention of the government to dispatch cruises to that port and to Maxatland as well.
 There are a number of warships at San Diego, but the distance from that port to Acapulco and Maxatland is about 1000 miles and the voyage would consume four or five days at least.
 MT. Wilson said the Mexican war de- partment had sent urgent telegrams of instructions to the commanding officer at Cacapulco to afford all possible aid to Americans.
 Reported danger to Americans was in- vestigated by MT. Wilson when it was re- ported that two sons of Judge Melvin Goodman had been murdered by alleged revolutionary bandits at their fathers hacienda, Buena Suceso, not far from Acapulco. The neighborhood of the re. ported crime is said to be overrun by bandits who owe no allegiance to any re- sponsble organization.
 MT. Wilson states also that Americans in Mexico City are becoming alarmed and that their unrest is due in some measure to apprehension of the failure of peace negotiations and a consequent prevalence of anarchy.