Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-06
Americans Are Safe.

According to State Department advices
the army transport Buford found every
tnlng quiet and Americans safe at Mazat-
Ian. 1t reports the general situation on
the west coast from there to the north as
better.
Several hundred Chinese, fleeing from
the disturbed zone in the state of Goa
hulia, Mexico. are appealing to the United
states government for temporary asy
lum in this country. Terror-stricken by
the memory of the Chinese massacre of
the last revolution, Chinese poured into
Piedras Negras, opposite Eagle Pass. Tex
Their urgent request for permission to
cross the border line reached Washington
today, and was acted upon favorably a
short time after.
The appeals were transmitted by Col
lector of Customs Dow at Eagle Pass
to Secretary MacVeagh of the Treas
ury Department. AS an immigration
problem was involved. Mr.. MacVeagh
consulted with Secretary Nagel Of Com
merce and Labor.
The Mexican federal forces, according
to advices from American agents. have
been defeated by Gen. OroZcos army at
Custro Cfenegas, in Coahuila The
federals apparently retreated to Monclova,
where another fight was expected today
Appeal to Embassy.
From Frontera 1t is reported that there
has been no change in the situation in the
state of Tabasco, which is perfectly peace
ful and where Americans are not molest-
ed in any way. The situation in Vera
Cruz is also unchanged. A British war
vessel has arrived there
The United States embassy in Mexico
City is receiving many appeals from
American citizens who, on account Of the
widespread disturbances and the extended
business danraSCinn OH
and through no fault of their own, have
lost all their property, and in many cases
are no longer able to reside in the in
terror.
1t is entirely improbable that DR..
Policarpo Ruedo, who representa- the
Mexican revolutionists in Washington,
Will be received at the State Depart
ment. 1t was declared there today. 1t
is explained that any intercourse what
ever with the representatives of the
revolutionary party might be seized
upon as of political significance and
lead to the belief that the United
States was recognizing the belliger-
ency of the revolutionists
Statements Are Issued.
Simultaneously with the arrival of
Senor Manuel Calero, the new ambas-
sador of Mexico to this country, DR..
Ruedo appeared in Washington to ask
this government to recognize the bel
ligerency Of the provisional govern
ment Each issued a statement
THE uprising has been confined to the
state of Chihuahua" said Ambassador
Calero, in spite of what has been said
to the contrary and is daily being re-
peated in the United States. Disturb
ances exist, 1t is true, in other portions of
the republic of Mexico. but these are not
political in character. but are rather
brigandage on a greater or lesser scale.
My government, while successfully COM
batting these movements, is earnestly
striving to find remedy for the problem
and has, in this connection, already ac-
cOmpliShed some most important work
Effort at Protection.
Il must emphatically deny that there
exists any such thing in Mexico as an
anti-American feeling. There are perhaps
some Americans who may have received
injury either to person or property at the
hands Of the bandits. but this happens
everywhere. The government is making
and will continue to make every possible
effort toward protecting all interests both
domestic and foreign"
DIR. Rueda declares: '"rhe provisional
government is a fully organized political
state. capable of discharging the duties
of a government by enforcing the law
and protecting life and property and
meeting its foreign obligations. 1t holds
two states and many cities and towns:
it has an established seat of government:
it is supported by the people and is
homogeneous and popular organization,
carrying on trade, manufactures and
war"
DIR. Rueda says the provisional govern
ment is lin every respect a de facto gov
ernment. worthy of recognition as such,
and entitled to all the rights of bellig-
erent.