The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Madero Opens Twenty-Fifth Session of Congress With
 Optimistic Message
RELATIONS WITH
 THE UNITED STATES
Shipment of Rifles and Ammunition Destined for Ojinaga Held Up at Eagle Pass-Federals
 Move on JuareZ

Mexico City, April 1.-Military opera tions in Chihuahua, initiated by Gen. Gonzalez salas, will be continued aggres- sively: the government has ordered con- centration of all essentials to warfare in Torreon as a consequence of the battle at Rellano. in which the federal infantry suffered losses which did not exceed per cent of its total force, while the enemy lost enormously by the federal artillery fire, said President Madero in his mes sage opening the twenty-ffth session Of congress tonight. He referred to the re- cent military operations in the north.
 "The total available fighting force per taining to the war department at present. he continued, lis 27,796 men. It we add to this the body of rurales pertaining to the federation, which in round numbers is 120OO, we may say that the government has under arms approximately 4o,0o0 men.
 "The executive is stimulating recruiting with the result that within a short time the federals will number COCO men. In these estimates are not included the forces maintained by governments Of different states"
 Relations With United States
 Touching upon the relations existing be- tween Mexico and the United States the President said:
 The government of the United States has been the first to put an end by its own acts to the insensate idea of inter- vention and has given reiterated proofs to the government of Mexico of it's profound spirit of justice and sincere respect for the rights of this country as a sovereign nation-'
 AS proof of his statement, Madero point ed to the action of the American Congress in prohibiting the exportation of arms to rebels against constituted governments.
 The President devoted several para graphs in his message to the agrarian problem and the alleged failure of his government to carry out the promises of the "plan of San Luis potosi," calling attention to the fact that from the day of his installation he was compelled to com- bat conspracies to overthrow him by armed bands of Mexicans who pretended that they were not getting their rights and who insisted upon having free lands immediately.
 Herald VIII Not ReSume In reply to an announcement made | by government authorities that El Heraldo Mexicano. suppressed by the police several days ago, would be per mitted to issue again. the publishers | of that paper today made the following announcement:
 We find it impossible to resume publication, as members of our force are under arrest others still threat ened with arrest until our staff Is alarmed and disorganized. Our ad- vertisers are being menaced with boy colt, our credit has been injured and as our paper was suppressed without regard to constitutional guarantees or legal procedure, we can consider even government permission to resume pub lication as protection against a repe- tition against the arbitrary act that has not only destroyed El Heraldo. but placed the entire business of the Herald company in jeopardy" Wilson Intervenes
 It was learned today that Ambassador Wilson, on instructions from Washington, has made representations to the Mexican government on behalf of the American railroad men in Mexico. The official communication was made on application of railway orders of the United States, or WnlCn AmeIlcaHb Hefe ihtihDciS D. Ambassador Wilson declined to make any statement relative to 1t and the character of the message is not known. Representatives from American ern- ployes of the National railway have notified the government that if their de- nlands are not recognized they will with draw from the country at. once.
 The departure of foreign women and children, principally Americans and Eng llsh. for the United States, has for three nights occasioned the use of additional railway equipment on regular trains. To- night six Pullmans-four more than Is customary-were attached to the Laredo train, the passengers being principally women and children, among whom were some from Pachuca. an important mining camp near the capital. The possibility of railway troubles, coupled with the politi- cal disorders. is given as the reason for the renewed exodus.