The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-30
Action of the Authorities Causes Much Surprise
 and Comment
REFER MATTER TO
 AMBASSADOR WILSON
Wild Rumors Fly in Washington in Regard to Mexican Capital and Officers Are Kept Busy
 Denying Stories

Nyexico citv. March 2s.-(9:S0 D m.)-- sswe have no fear regarding the out come of the revolution. We know ap- nroximately the strength and the con- dition of General Orozcos army We know his men are short of ammuni- ton. We have not had word from Gen. Trucy Aubert, but reports Of ms death are untrue"
 This Is the substance of President Madero's views on the situation m Mexico as given by him tonight.
 General Juvencio Robles is said to be successfully bounding the reyolu- tionary forces of Gen. Emiliano za- pata In the south.
 The government says the situation at Pueblo, Morelos, is entirely satis- factory.
 American Owned Paper Suppressed
 The suppression of the Herald was prac- tically successful, though 8 few hundred copies of the paper got away. The sec ond edition. however, was abandoned.
 Manager Paul Hudson of the Herald chose to ignore verbal notice that pub lication of the paper had been prohibited, but gave no reason for the order being 1SSueQ. objection of the government was due to the revolutionary news printed by the paper, which was considered unfavorable to the government. After the first ef- forts at defiance of the prohibition. MT. Hudson referred the matter to the Amer ican ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson, who approved of his action. The ambas- sador has made report on the situation to Washington.
 Causes Comment
 The fact that q newspaper owned by an American corporation was singled out for suppression aroused much comment, the Mexican newspapers having attacked the administration viciously and published equally as objectionable stories.
 The suppression of the dispatches of the Associated Press also was referred u Ambassador Wilson and President Madero. The latter said much matter that was being transmitted from General Orozco's camp was being censored by Orozco and was exaggerated or untrue He suggested the reference of all news dispatches to the official interior depart ment before they were permitted to pass.
  the matter of the suppression of news the subject of a special conference with the cabinet tomorrow.
 First Edition Got Out
 Despite the orders of the police, the Herald was printed at noon and copies of the paper were thrown to the street from windows of the newspaper building and the roof Fifty policemen who had been stationed in front of the building seized and destroyed, many of the papers, but & large number of them nevertheless gained circulation. Firemsn were called out to aid the police and played their hose on hundreds of newsboys who were trying to gather up copies of the Herald from the sidewalk. The affair aroused both indignation and amusement among the large crowd that witnessed the scene.
 During the excitement 1gnaco Lara, cir culation manager of the Herald, was seized by secret police and was taken to the police station. Miguel Martinez, Lara assistant also was arrested but was res cued by employees of the newspaper after a scuffle with the police at the entrance of the Herald building.
 The American locomotive engineers and conductors on the National Railways to- day presented their demands to the man. agement They expect these demands will be granted without the necessity of resort ing to strike as the Mexican government Z desires to avoid further complication in the republic. Negotiations between he railroad men and the managers are ex- pected to lay over week.