Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-21
State Department Reticent
Concerning Terms of Note
Which it is Expected Will
Cause Little Dictator to
Take Notice.
WASHINGTON RESENTS
ATTITUDE OF MADER0
Defiant Tone of Reply to
American Suggestion That
United States Citizens be
Protected Arouses Govern.
ment.
my Leased Wire to Evening HcroIdI

Washington. pee. 81 Tho pres
rntation nr the stat" department. r".
iuindcr tu tnr MoNtau reply ro Sec.
rotary Kn"N's note ui lusi september
demanding protection Tor American
Interests in MrNi,o may not tHl,"
place until alter the huliduNs.
Secretary Knox Is leaving Wash
ingtun tOday Tor his home at vail, g
Forge to H., absent umul carry -
Janunrl and the intervening time h'-
fore h" returns probably viii hc
utilized In IN" careful preparation -.
IN" American note, which, In way.
is likely To h." OF hiSturi" importance
a. marking Il distinct crisis In the re-
latiOnS hctwccn III" two countries.
officials claim that the not" Viii
not hc an "ultimntum,' attaching To
word up technical meaning Of u de-
inHnd which must u" completely net
by specified date. I'nt that tho
forthcoming note. while moderate ln
terms ana dlgniucd IN character, VIII
Ionf WITH tfIGf fiEsiits bctWcrn Arfr~rs
lea and Mexico In the nrincSt ana
most uncumprnmlslng spirit II fullv
CXncctcd. A. tho same tim" Mr.
Knox Hil has the subject under Inn
mediate consideration and final de-
termination ~ tn when the not" shall
lt' ulNlNltll'H VIII lNl ~ kN'lNH Nv
f,rc his actual departure.
rho administration has hccn
brought 30 this attitude 10y the uncN-
pcCtCdly dcnt II ton" Of the Mexican
reply 10 Secretary EnoX'S September
note. Tho secretary had earnestly re-
pucsted the Mexican government Ia
take measures To- protect American
interests, lives and property IN Mexico
and had adduccd long li-i Of in
- "a a thnl,, ttTt1,gfg a. hal p.
forcd enormously.
TO the surprise uC tho state depart
mcnt, the Mexican reply WAS fun oi
resentment Of the sCCrCtary'S suggcs'
iiOHs ana oven went Ia ia" point al
impungIng tho accuracy at the state.
mcnt of alleged facts contained IN the
RecrctHry'R note, II was charged that
many Of the Americans who com
plalncd of mistrcalm"nt wcrc them
selves 10 blame, having secretly par
tiCipatcd In the rebellion, ana II wat
practically intlmatcd that IN" entire
OrozcO uprising would have been i'm
possible except for American support
II was this uncOmpronising splrl
In tho Mexican reply that brought th'
administration To tho conviction tina
II was due to the dignity of this gov
crnment that further presentation
br made Ia the Mexican government
COuched IN such language as Ia plac,
the statemcnts beyond controvers!
and 10 ohlige the Madcro Rovcrnm0n
t0 meet the Just complaints oi th'
United StatcE In q proper spirit. ne
ports Of continued disorder ana tnr
moil throughout Mexico continued u
pour into the state department
The strike situation at the Amer
lean mine at rnnnneR, sonora. ha
not improved, hut conditions hnv
grown worse, There appears 10 b
no protection Of life and property Il
Durango province. Americans hav
been warned 10 come into nuranR
city for protection. on Thursda
night Ave bandits attacked Santa Ian
bel ranch, owned 10y an American no
gro colony. twenty-five miles frOr
durango. Two mon were beaten an
two women were attacked.
Tho governor of the province ha
promised To send mounted police !
pursuit Of the maraudcrs,