Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11
MEXICO bLAMES FALL
FOR FAILURE At PEACE
Senator Criticised in Official
Statement Voicing Views
of Mader0.

MEXICO CITY. August 1O-Mexico
bames Senator Fall of New Mexico for
Its failure to come to peace terms with
Gen. Pascual Orozco. rebel leader. Presi-
dent MaderO came to this conclusion to-
day, and it was based principally upon
reports he received from government
agents at Ell Paso. He made his views
known in an official statement issued by
the department of the interior by his
autL OriZation.
Practically all hope of negotiating peace
terms with the rebels now has been aban-
doned by the government. Rafael Her
nandez, minister of Fomento. who con-
Quoted negotiations with Orozco near FL
PasO. has gone to Lower California to
study irrigation conditions.
Part of Senator Fall.
1t is understood here. government
agents at FL PasO reported that Senator
Fall played more than a passive part in
frightening Orozco off. Just what action
was taken the government does not pre-
tend to know, but it is intimated he
might have communicated directly to
OrOZco sentiments expressed in his re-
cent speech in the Senate on the Mexican
situation.
1T seems that Orozco had accepted
the conditions" says the official state
ment, when he brusquely and without
a known motive changed his attituue
completely. There is no official data
on the causes which brought about this
change but from reports that have
been received it seems that the deter
minatiOn of Orozco was influenced by
the efforts of an American senator, a.
b. Fall who lately delivered in the
Senate a speech filled with criticism OF
the Mexican government
Crozco's Proposition.
Orozco's proposition was that he be
permitted to leave the country, but it
was not definitely specified where he
expected to go. This left the United
States as possible chance, and gov
ernment officials now are inclined to
believe he expected to join his wife in
California.
Senator Fall has demanded that
OrozcO be held personally responsible
by the United States for acts committed
against Americans.
JUAREZ, Mexico. August 10.-Gen.
PaScual OroZco, commander of the reDei
forces in northern Mexico, denied fatty
today that he had made overtures for
peace if allowed to escape from Mexico
unprosecuted. OrOZco declared last night $
report was ruse by the federal govern
ment to create the impression that he
was weak.
II am tired of repeating that the rebels
will stop fighting only on the resignation
| Of President Madero and of his cabinet,
| said the rebel commander. 1T is false
| that l ever have admitted a lack of
power in commanding any of the rebel
| leaders. 1t is untrue that l have ever
| made any peace proposal, other than on
| the abolition of the Madero government.
The fighting will continue.
More Troops for Border.
Ell PASO Tex August 1o-Col f. r.
| Steever, in command at Fort Bliss, has
received word that a troop of cavalry left
San Antonio today by train to proceed to
Sierra Blanca. the center of the border
difficulty This is in addition to the troop
Of the I'd Cavalry that is marching along
| the border to the east. The latter arrived
early today at Fort Hancock, forty miles
| west of Sierra Blanca, and joined there a
company of the I'D Infantry, which was
disna tched from FL PaSo Yesterday.