Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-28
GUERRILLA WAR TO END;
PEACE NEAR FOR MEXICO?
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bad that President Taft dispatched
troops 10 the border. II is because
| these conditions are growing worse
! that the administration is going TO keep
them there. Secretary OF State Knox
held a conference with the president
yesterday afternoon on the question of
how long the troops were to remain on
the border.
While the president hopes the new
! Dfaz cabinet will be strong enough to
! cope with the situation. he is not under
estimating the strength OF the revolu-
tionists and will take no chances of
| further jeopardizing American interests
by Withdrawing the troops at least I'M
! Ill there is tranquility
WILL IGNORE IN MESSAGE.
| President Taft does not intend send
F.. ing a special message TO congress on
the Mexican situation or even referring
! 70 il except in an incidental way, unless
/ the house or senate orders an inquiry.
! OF course if the army stays in Texas
/ long enough to require a deficiency ap-
( preparation ii will be necessary for the
/ president to make some kind of ex-
| PLANTATION to congress.
! AID FOR CHIHUAHUA CITY.
! FL Paso. March Dispatches
| from chihuahua City today saw
/ General Rabago, with 100 federal
/ troops has reached the city, after a
months march from Juarez Chi
huahua City is now said to be we'll
fortified and garrisoned by $500
federaIs- II is reported detach-
: ment Of federals soon will he started
northward to find and engage Ma
dero.
CHANGE THEIR SCHEME.
Fl Paso. Texas. March 2S.-Guer-
rilla warfare has been formally ahan-
dcned by the Mexican insurrectos
according to the decree of Francisco
l. Madero made public here today.
The decree organizes the entire re-
public of Mexico into seven groups
of states. each group 10 be known
as war zone, and the insurrectos in
each group to constitute a corps.
PROMISE PENSIONS.
Army ranks and a promise of
law giving pensions 20 widows and
children are announced. Madero be-
comes supreme head Of the insur-
gent army
One of the objects of abolishirg
guerrilla warfare is TO induce for
eign countries to recognize the bel
ligerency Of the insurrectos. it is
; stated.
NEW AMBASSADOR To L. G.
Mexico City, March 2S.-Coinci-
/ dent with the official announcement
yesterday of a new Diaz cabinet
came that Of the appointment of
Manuel de Zacama coma Incland as
ambassador to the United States.
succeeding Francisco Leon de Ia
BaGra
/ ~ the same time the resignation
Of Miguel Macedo as subsecretary Of
the department OF the interior be-
came known.
! ONE PORTFOLIO VACANT.
! IN the cabinet as announced yes
/ terday the office of secretary of the
! interior was left vacant and specu-
/ lation as to IT'S incumbent still IA
vored Teodoro Dehesa. candidate for
( vice president at the last election.
/ General CosiO retains the port
folio of the department of war.
! MAKEUP OF CABINET.
! The cabinet as at present consti-
tuted follows:
Foreign relations-Francisco Leon
! de la Barra.
Interior-Pending.
Justice-Dementrio Sodi.
/ Public Instruction-Jorge Vera
I Estanol
Fomento-Manuel Marroquiny Ri
vera.
Communications and Public Works
-Norbeto Dominique.
Finance-Jose Yves Limantour.
War and Marine-General Manuel
Gonzalez Cosio.