The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-24
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Gomez has been advanced as a presi-
| Dental possibility by the VasQuista
revolutfonists in Mexico.
Gomez's Telegram to .BfaderO.
San Antonio, Feb. 24@The tele-
gram sent to President Madero by
Gomez asking him to resign reads:
When you became president only
part of the state of Morelos was in
rebellion. Today on account of the
| action of the government this rebel
lion has spontaneously extended to
the greater part of the country and
win continue to extend.
The telegram continues:
In the conscience of citizens, for
eigners and yourself and for reasons
we will not discuss this condition
makes the return of peace impossible.
The result if you continue resisting
| the numerous revolutionary move
ment by military force, will not be in
pursuit of a peace already impossible
and your resistance will oblige all
Mexicans to continue killing each
other without other result for you,
than to assume the grave responsible
ity of causing the shedding of more
Mexican blood to prolong and make
more intense the state of disorder and
each day to make more distant the
return of peace, which all desire so
urgently. This respect your respOn-
sibility to the country the world and
history is immense.
ITO obviate such great evils, and the
gender, I believe it to be my patriotic
duty to appeal to your patriotism, in
Wiling you, as I have, in the name of
the country to return to the revolution
the power which it gave to you and
which return of power I ask today ac-
cording to the plan of Tacubaya' in the
name of and to comply with the plan
of San Louis PotOSi'
I'm this way there would be no fur
Their killing of our brothers, these arm
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cease at once and peace would descend
on the country with tranquility and
confidence for all interests and for all
consciences which it is urged to obtain
and assure.
viii your patriotism give the coun-
try this great blessing. Upon you it
exclusively depends
Juarez Expects the Rebels.
FL Paso, Feb. 24.-Juarez is mo-
mentarily expecting the arrival of
rebels from the south. Antonio Rojas
is reported as coming from the region
of MADEIRA and Inez Salazar and his
command are said to be waiting at
san Pedro, short distance south of
Juarez, in, possession of a train, to
come in when ROjaS arrives and joins |
them. It is not believed that tehre |
Will be any resistance in Juarez and |
1t is generally expected that the town
Will surrender when the troops arrive. |
More bridges have been burned be- |
tween Ell Paso and Chihuahua and no |
trains are operating on the Mexican |
national line. The Mexico Northeast
ern officials started the two trains last |
night from the south in the direction |
of Juarez, but do not kniw if they are
coming through or have been held up |
as wires are down. Juarez is perfectly |
tranquil but most of its residents have |
moved to FL Paso.
Washington Is in Doubt.
Washington, Feb 24-State depart
ment officials are in considerable doubt I
as to General Orozco's status. They
have nothing more than rumor that |
he has desterted A1adero for the revo- |
lutiOnary cause official dispatches rel
laung entirely to revolutionary move |
ment in the belt east and west across |
the country from Torreonto Tampico |
on the Gulf of Mexico
The only exception is Il short messag e
from Juarez indicating that the situa- /
ton there remains unchanged That /
discomfort seems to be on the increase;
that many persons are departing into |
the United States and that the rail- /
road does not attempt to run trains. +
Depicting the general situation the dis /
patches say apparently all the reVOlu-
tiOnary bands which have been in evil |
dence in Nogales have gone into Chi
hua hua.
From San Luis Potosi a report was re-
in Coahuila, also is reported quiet
by the rebels and telegraph
wires have been cut. Organization of !
Vasquez bands is rumored from Tampico |