New-York tribune., 1911-11-20
Declares His Administrator Had
No Hand in Procuring Gen.
eraI ReyeS'S Arrest.
SITUATION WELL IN HAND
Says Ex Minister Was Wrong to
Leave Mexico, and Denies
He Was q Victim Of Po-
iitical Persecution.


states neutrality laws. lie told thu
correspondent of The Ncw-Y url Tribun,
to-dav that the Mexican gOycrnmcr; hJd
taken TO hand in obtaining the indct-
mcnjs. adding that th" United state:
autho-iti,e had evidently acted urcu in
formation gained I'm Texas by federal
Secret Service mon who have had Cen
cYal Reyes under surveillance ever sine,
The former minister won't +" san An
tonic.
"N-turaliE. tn" NcNicau government
iy grJtifcl To observe IN" tendency ol
On, United states e. enforce it. neutral
ity '"vs .trici.v." said tho prceide1;
"u evidences 20 friendly disposition and
q desire to- save trouble. not only to the
'nitcd States but for McNi"u. which
should elicit thc hoartcet approval ~
cyerv patriotic Mexican
SO far as REYES himself is concerned.
II is greatly to hc regretted that TIE
Tnited Stat"e found II necessary +" pro
oe"I against him. hlt the fault Us on
tirely Royess. There vas TO uec"es'ty
for his leaving Movico. certainly this
government had given him no pyovoca
ton for the accusations Of political per
secution which no has So freely uttered
IIc had bad advisers. II was to have
heon expected If Reyes that he would
lend his influence and assistance TO tho
administration to support constitutional
government Hc promised to do this.
hut he did not keep his promise. If he
has been foolish enough to take part i'm
Z, ulot against his country he must stand
tho consequences.
The government is thoroughly in con-
troll OF the situation. Exaggerated re-
ports arc hoing printed of so-caIled revo-
iutionary uprisines i'm various parts Of
the republic. Is il fair 10 call it rcyolu-
ton when a hundred men or 50 band to
gcthcr To rob and pillagc in preference
to working for living? All these so
called revolutions amount to nothing,
cyccpt i'm two or three cases. The
Oaxaca uprising has becn ouellcd and
even this was not important enough to
be called revolution.
I'VE shall finish the Zapata episode
within a few DAYS. He cannot hold out
against the large forces of troops and
ruralcs which are moving against him.
THE government has received no sug-
gestion that the United states intends
to remobilize troops along the frontier.
The troops already there and the Texas
state troops can control the situation. |
|
ie to prevopt aoitatnrs and ,,Iottcrs from
working mischief against Mexico on
United States soil. No one-Reyes nor
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r,0'''"7
! lhosc VINO go ;" p'o' are dii''''"''" o"''
| by malicious desire To cause needless
trouble and bIoOdshod. They will bc
puuishcd as they deserve"
copor.1 Rovce ie REGARDED here as
,,,,.-, ...i,,,,,d .,o,.,i,,,, than shining Tborc
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c'IhehtS oPPoS'o 10 M'"'io nav p'''
I Kim as catSpaW IN Tn" Iack "i any
other Mexican sufficiently we'll known
and promiucnt 10 act ms initiative leader
vostorda,.,e ,rro,te ,ro rroualiGedIv
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United States can help him greatly by
! policing the frontier and going to cN-
trcUes 70 enforce its .eutralitv laws
rho h,,lI, of tho aIarrnino rcnorte re-.
....di,,o ,,,o. .i,,,a.io,, ,.hich roach tb,
I-,,i,oa cta,o. o., t.t,o, cro,,, sor,o.
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''o''"' anu ,i''S' '''''''' '''>'' a" ''"'
papers "hlch pilhl as lHctS an the ru-
morS without investigating thelr truth
Washington, Nov. l@-Thc arrest Of Gen
cral Bernardo Reyes by United States an
, thOritics at san Antonio f"r violation o
the neutrality laws is exactly in line witt
the policy of this government to stamp on
revolutionary activities against Mexico j
United states territory according to Secre
tary Of State Knox.
Inc arI'S' ~ "eI''' a. i''i'' N'' ~"
requested by the Mexican government
said Secretary Knox to-day. THE policN
Of this government has not changed on'
lotd Slh'o '''.
President So far as ihc United States j.
concerned. the situation To-Day Is ldentlca
with that existing last spring "hen Ma
dero's agents were oelhg arrested ior Nlo
lains the neutrality laws
Laredo, TeS.. Nov. l9.-Fcderal authori
ties to-day seized quantity of ammun
,'.a,,1od ~, nersons expectinr TO lead ;
ra,,ol,,tior against the Madero government
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