Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-21
MAOERO DENIES
PRESS REPORT
Declares in Interview That
Uprising Has Been
Grossly Exaggerated

UtOssiy EAdSgeTdteu
Mexico City. Mex. Feb. %. The
Daily Mexican prints the following
Interview with President Madcro
The notices which have been
Published IN the press are % cVae-
cerated tina, We believe Il u duty
To publish a statement Of the conGi-
tlons OF the country as indicated by
tho adviccs received in the different
state departments.
In the state Of Morelos. the ac-
tiyity when has been a matter that
las caused some alarm during the
last few DAYS. since the Zapatists
had taken a position In the country
between Tres Narias and Cuerna-
yaca. Is the result Of the active pro-
sccution W the rebels in other parts
of the state. They have already been
expelled from This region with heavy
losses
The other group of rebels direct
~ under the command OF Lapata
which was operating IN the vicin't!
Of Tiruman. flces whom il encounters
federal troops and has moved into
the southern portion of The state Of
Norelos
Neither OF these two bands nome
hers moro than 300 mon and in Wow
Of the fact that only about go q. %
pcr cent Of Thorn have arms which gro
seryiaoablo tfoy are hardly Co Dol
feared aul Gro capable of loiuc r0
harm except 20 ranches without q de-.
Tense. 80 town Boz the s'lte with g
garrison Of fifty mon IS wolostod hy
the Zapatlsts.
The government has sent Gen
Robes 90 that section of country
with instructions 20 organize o lare
number Of flviuc columns composed
Of from 100 20 $50 men, in order Oh.
the eitra'ion may Pc Wen uule.
hrul These columns win carry pro
". IONS for three or four d1vs in or
der 10 Dee able 20 rc%conno.tgr th'
whole state 'n O thorough manner
Going into tho most irlcccs,ihi.
pieces
Llrata was lately 'islodgol from
tho strouehol6s which he h'd iu th'
niIs and ne is being pursued closely
Conditions in Guerrero.
Alarming notices regardue fh.
state of Guerrero have also hecu pub
/, UshoI The only thing which ha
happened there has been tie loser
/, ton Of Sl'eado with some fifty men
, Ic MANAGED to got tocether thou
| 100 20 % illegal estimate Thes'
troops have been completely route
hy the combined forces of Blanque
and Figuoro. and Saleado is now
! FUGITIVE with q very small fullCvius
r Almost tho entire state o. Guerrer
FOO peace. hrt since communicate
With Ielal1 was Cut Off ulmorou
ALARMING and cya""crafod report
have uecu circulated
Tho situation iu Chihual 1
2 come down 20 % simple lack Of d..
q cipline arong the troops. who .
some cases have been guilty OF j.
J. mcntable acts such as those Viii
! took place ion Ciu1ad Iuarc2 I'd
, fact that the rebels had no dcfinif
revolutionary plan Is patent In the.
making the very commander wh''
they made a prisoner accept the pos
.t.cn of iefe politico OF the town atr.
. ny had consulted with the cons.
/. boo ID paso as 90 the ACCESSIBILITY .
T, doing so TIE latter act on the On.
!, .f Estrada made n evident 10 'e
= government that he had accepted On
q office OF 'cfc rolitiCo solely as
o means 10 bring tho retoli0us soliW.
4 to order. which he cid The presaa
~ plsrpal Oro2co put aside 'hC
hostile attitude and accompany h.
tt Chihl ahua for trial. due puuis'
!, .ut being melted ont 10 The sHil.
o.a- Ciudad Tuare7 has been cl
u r.-ougl with loyal troops and sIa.
/, Chen th, city has been ir 0..
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