The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-17

program Of exercises last evening.
rites, Is in fast and furious ppro
gress In every street.
The weakening OF federal power il
| motto cable in every state of the re
public with the possible exception
OF Cuanajuato and in many quarters
| disorderly bands of marauders art
cropping up who nave no more II
common with the Madero party tina.
they have with the Salvation Army
From several quarters comes news
of the murder OF the federal officials
and many of the politico projects
have deserted their posts.
FederaIS Are Poweress.
While the Situation is no worss
than it has been for days pasl, the
position OF many Americans living IN
isolated parts of~the country is I'M.
douEtedly critical, for. pleas fora adj
vice and more substantial aid are
pouring in on the enoassy where ali
complaints are Immediately forward
ed to the federal authorities, who as
! general thing do nothing hecaus
they are even powerless to prote
themselves against the rising wave.
t disorder.
In every case where request for
protection has brought no assistance
rom federals Ambassador Wilson ha
advised our citizens to arm and de.
fend themselves AMI property the
Hest they can. This description an.
)eals as well to Spaniards and mem.
5ers of other colonies.
Not Ant-An;er'can.
The disorders now Oh the increase
outside revolutionary territory are
not anti-American or even anti.for-
ign, but essentially against and des.
tructive. to property noicers' rights.
the extreme danger from repetition
of the border fighting is fully appre-
aiated here and no inclination is
shown in official circles, so | learn
beyond cavil, to criticise the instruc
tons which have been given to our
army officers to prevent, forcibly If
necessary, the repetition of the Aqua
Prieta incident and the killing of
neutrals on our side of the line. II
is recognized as an attitude which
would be assumed here under simiIal
Wovocation. However, they say here
it is not fair because the revolution
lists are pressing the fighting along
The border with the sofe object Of
bringing about an International con.
tlict and possibly Intervention.
This possibly is dreaded by the re,
volutionists as well rs the federals.
The rebels are, however, In urgent
need OF port of entry through which
with the present American contra.
band Jaws they could not be pre-,
vented from securing arms at least in
small consignments. Within very few
lays Madero will have to capture and
hold such place in the north.
Rebels Needing Arms.
He could put thousands more men
In the field if he had arms, and mis-
present force would be much NOR,
efficient but for the miscellaneous,
munitions at his disposal
Senior de la Barra, the foreign mir
lister, was most optimistic when saw
him this afternoU. He stated witt
emphasis that peace ne
gotiations We're under way and that
ne had every nope of being able to
announce in few hours that the
crisis in the interior situation had
Deen arranged. He added by way of
explanation that Satisfaction would
De given every legitimate demand OF
'HS oioNohtculeu pdFtleS.
IN this connection 1t should not be
lost sight that in view or the IN.
doubted successes which the political
insurgents have gained in the last
Few days It is by no means certain
hey Will consent to an arrangement
which might have been hailed with
ielight month ago On the other
land, II cannot be denied that many
impressed with the dangers which d |
continuance of the struggle means to |
Mexico. through lukewarm support OIL
ne actual regime are now rallying
Q the support of Diaz.
The most surprising of these ID uni
General Reyes, who has
'abed an offer OF his services to the
government.