Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-15
LAST WARNING
To MEXICO
Abuse Of Americans VIII
Not Be Tolerated Says
State Department
CONDITIONS GROWING WORSE
Arms and Ammunition Sent to
United States Citizens at
Guadalajara.

the contending factions in Mexico,
warning them against any mistreat-
ment of Americans, is believed to
have brought the relations between
the United States and Mexico to the +
critical point This is fair deduc-
ton from past experiences and ira
dition of the state department, not
ably and recently in the case of Cuba.
It is recalled that such warning as
this preceded the Spanish-American
war, eliminating in the famous mes
sage of President Mckinley, which I
referred to 'intolerable conditions ex-
| listing at our doorway
Beginning of the End.
1t still is hoped and believed by ad- /
ministration officials, however, that
Saturdays notes will have a SOLDERING
| effect on the passions of the factions !
and that it will not >e necessary for /
| the American government to consider ,
| drastic steps regarding Mexico This .
! hope led to renewed assurances from .
official quarters that there will be no
i Intervention. The next step must be !
| taken by MeXicans either through the !
rebel leader, Orozco, or by President |
Madero from whom some kind of an
resentation surely will be forthcom /
! ing ACTIONS speak louder than
words" was a state department CON- !
ment today in reference to Orozco, |
who will be judged by his deeds rath- !
er than by his promises.
Conditions Grow Worse Daily.
Meanwhile conditions throughout
Mexico have undoubtedly become
worse within the last week and state
department advices from various agen-
cies as made public, show that the
area of turbulence and violence has
grown to formidable proportions Con-
ditions in the states of Michoacan,
Pueblo, and Morelos, forming a semi
circle closely adjoining the state of
Mexico, are daily becoming worse.
Similar reports come from the
states of Sonora, and Sinaloa compris-
} ing most of the western boundary
: of Mexico, while disturbance in the
state of Vera Cruz threatens the At
lantic communications with the Mexi-
can capital.
Arms for Americans at GuadaIajara.
In response to an appeal from the
American consul at Guadalajara, Mex
leo. President Taft has authorized the
expectation of $50 rifles and $4,000
rounds of ammunition for arming the
citizens of the United States in that
: district.
This is the second step by this gov
ernment to permit Americans in
Mexico to receive munitions of war for
self-protection, Americans in Mexico
City already having been similarly
armed. The President also gave his
, consent to the expectation of 400
rifles, 100000 cartridges, and many
. miscellaneous gun parts for the Mexi-
can government.
Mexico Receives Warning.
! Mexico City, Mex, April 15.-Presi-
, dent Taft's warning to the Mexican
Y government that the United States,
I j''eXpects and must demand that Amer
\ lean life and property within the re-
/ public of Mexico be justly and ade-
quately protected" was transmitted
by the American embassy to the Mexi-
can foreign office today. The ambas-
sador declined to make any comment.
= The warning is regarded by foreign
ers here as wise and timely, though
> If iC rponUni1od hot bo o6
ministration is disposed to respect
i American lives to it's utmost capaci-
: ty. 1t is believed the warning will
have the effect of causing sharp in
structions to be issued to General
Villa, whose irregulars constitute the
:, danger point, if any, in the federal
= control. The foreign minister was un-
willing to make any comment pend
ing full consideration of the text OF
the message.
American r. r. Employees Out.
Laredo, Texas, April 15.-A lock-
:, out of American engineers and con-
i ductors on the National Lines of Mex
leo will begin tomorrow, it was an
nounced today. Mexican locomotive
. engineers will reach here tonight,
ready to take the Americans run in
to Mexico tomorrow.
Relations With Rebels Are Strained.
Ell Paso, Texas, April 15.-Mrs. Ma
:, rion Letcher, wife of the United States
consul at Chihuahua, and her two
children were among twenty American
t and other foreign refugees who arrived
+ here today. They left Chihuahua yes
terday morning at which time the
warning delivered to the Mexican peo-
y pie by the United States government
r had not been received.
L The Americans declared that rela-
e tions between the rebels and Amer
II leans in the war zone are so strained
as make it the part of discretion to
r leave. The Mexican colony here read
c. the governments warning with gloom
e and expressed the opinion that the
y only decisive Federal victory Can
); ward off international complications.
IS More Vigorous Campaign Proposed
1t General Huerta, the Federal com
Confirmed nn DaVo