Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28
MAKES COVERT APPEAL
TO THE UNITED STATES
Pledges Restoration of Peace and
Cessation of Bl0odshed.
SITUATION sA1D TO BE GRAVE
American Subject Makes Statement
That Outside Interference Means
Death to All Foreigners
in Mexico.

Paving the way for a more formal
demand for the recognition by the
American government of the belligerency
of the Mexican revolutionists, Manuel
Lujan. one Of the little junta repre-
senting Orozco, and now in Washing
ton, submitted to the State Department
yesterday a signed copy of a proclama-
tion issued by their leader addressed
all the people of the republic of Mexico
and it's foreign colonies
In this pronouncement Orozco declares
the objects of his party to be a COM
plete recognition of the principles of
the Mexican constitution and establish
ment of law and order. which the
Madero government has failed to
achieve. Stress is laid upon the charge
that at present the lives and property
Of Mexicans as well as Of foreigners
are in jeopardy; that through acts of
violence Mexico has lost moral and
determination on the part of the United
States and other foreign countries to
forcibly intervene in behalf of their
citizens residing in our midst for the
purpose of protecting their lives and
property"
Would Deplore Intervention.
Orozco points to the vast amount of
foreign capital invested in Mexico,
which he pledges himself to protect
as we'll as to stop all bloodshed and
disorder. He declares: I'VE do not want
intervention; We must not have inter-
vention. We should not permit, there
fore. conditions to prevail which in any
sense AFFORD a just cause for interven-
tion. The idea of Intervention on the
part of any foreign government is ap-
paltng; 1t means our ultimate loss of
independence. the downfall of our re-
public. as well as of hundreds of thou
sands of lives sacrificed and hundreds
stroyed.''
orozco refers with pride to the present
hua, and which he promises soon will
prevail in the newly acquired territory
of Sinaloa. He condemns destruction OF
property, looting of the treasury and the
provocation of International difficulties.
The conduct of Madero is said by Orozca
to demonstrate his weakness OF charac-
ter. his Inability to govern his personal
greed and his willingness to antagonize
the well-meaning people of the republic
He should. therefore, be turned out at
the earliest possible moment" continues
the proclamation, (which winds up with
declaration Of the intention of the revo-
lutiOnary party, after restoring peace :. to
reorganize the administration, and put at
the head Of the government a man selo is
the free choice of the people.
Rescue of Endangered Americans.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 27.-The
United States army transport Buford,
which received orders from Washington
to sail to ports on the west coast of
Mexico and take: aboard American refu-
gees, viii leave here Monday noon This
was decided upon by army officials today
as the earliest possible moment at which
the ship could be put in. readiness. :
Capt. Frank u, ,Healy will be in COM
mand, and There will be "a full Quota of.
dpctorA. and NURSES It has been decided
20 take 'seveYaI women nAEseB, If this plan,
is; sapctioned by WashlMgtoth on account.
ef*the certainty that nianys refugees are
women and children. :
Intervention Means Massacre.
MOBILE Ala, April a7.-'If the United
States interyenes in: Mexico every per
son Of white slsinirrespective OF his ma
tionality-will be killed or tortured = de-
clared =. Hroinadko, an Afnef4car sub
ject,. who arrived here from Qhapaha4a,
a town on the Guatemalan border, 6y,
way Of Livingstone Guatemala: -.
Hromadko said he was operating q drng
store in Cha apahala. He asserted that
when Mexican bandits found he was an
American subject they threw his goods
into the street and broke up his store:
He said he lost 5000. - II. Z
The. American consul advised him and
othhe Americans to- leave the southern re-
puf1 nmediately, warning them not to
atten1 s4Q get to the Texas. border, but
To lexiVS Nv wsS,. Of IHfIa tervnaIa HIonod.
ko made: the tHb In an OK cart. :.
The refugeeSsaid that frequently the
bandits operate Unt negroes who claim
citizenship I'm z the United States He
says he saw one black hung up by the
head and tortured until. he gave the
bandits moRey. The negro operated
restaurant. L