The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-11
WARSH|PS RUSHED
TOzONE OF DANGER
Sent Into Mexican Waters Tor
Protection OF Foreign Lives
and Property.
PROGRAM STOPS THERE
Administration Stoutly Sticking
to Policy OF Hands Off in
Southern Republic.

WASHINGTON. Fchrnnry I0.-Thc rcv0-
Iutionnry uprising, in the city of Mexico
completely absorbed the attention OF
-i'rcsideut Taft and the -stsFr. hur and
navy departments to-day, and nt the
end Of series of conferences IL was
determined TINT all this government
could do was 10 send sufficient MAYA,
force Ia Mexican waters To AFFORD re-
furc for foreigners, and 10 observe and
report upon conditiOus ns they develop.
In accordance with this Il cision
Secretary Meyer ordered the arnorel
cruiser Colorado, now "a san Diego. to
proceed AT once TO Ma2atlan. Another
vessel Of the Pacific Heet. probably the
armored cruiser South Dakota. also az
san Diego. will be dispatched to Aca-
pulcc, on the west coast OF McXico. TO
take up a pos, 10 be vacated by the gun
boat Denver. which was ordered to
Central America
II was also decided 10 send two bat
tleships 10 the Gulf coast Of Mexico.
but the choice OF the ships was lcft
TO admiral Badger. who was immedi-
ately cabled TO pick out TWO SHIPS
ready for instant service and TO send
one to Vera cruz and another To I
pico. The colorado, which goes To
Mazatlan. is ADMIRAL Southerland's
flagship. who. II is practically assured.
N!ll Eo IN person Nb htN1Ctli waters.
Cabinet Considers Situation.
These orders We're given after =
Cabinet meeting early In the day. fol-
lowed by conferences between the
retarics OF state and Navy ana the
army general stan. while Assistant
Secretary of state Wilson and ~. T. :,
DOYLE. Of the Latin American Bureau,
were in communication with Sccre-
tary Meyers naval aides regarding The
disposition of warships.
Though little official information was
received by the government from Mex
leo CITY, enough facts were at hand
to warrant decision upon Il course Of
action, which included renewal of the
determination to keep hands off, IN
Mexico. In announcing the dispatch
of ships to Mexican waters the state
Department issued q statement out
lining the position Of this government.
"Thc sending Of these vessels" the
state Department declares, indicates
no bias on the part of the government
of the United States as to which side
shall gain the aScenderc: in the struG
gle that has broken out in Mexico
City, and responds merely to the fresh
necessity Of great caution due to the
extreme uncertainty of the new con-
dition forced by the uprising in the
Mexican capital, both locally and in
Mexico. where American citizens and
their interests are so very numerous.
The sole purpose OF the naval dispo-
Sition is observation and rcpor; upon
the situation. particularly with refer
cnce to the protection being afforded
foreigners and their interests The
sending OF the vessels represents no
change whatever in the policy OF the
President
No LANDING. PARTIES
The state department has made ii
plain that there are to be no landing
parties beyond those ;nat might be
necessary in cmcrgc.C: to put down
anarchy in the ports where the ships
may lie. nor at present is there any
intention of organizing naval cx-
petition to penetrate the country as
far as the capital. Indccd, il was point
ed out. the main object of this gov
crnmcnt. which at his moment is the
protection Of the lives of Americans
and other foreigners IN Mexico. prob
ably would he defeated by any such
movement as the appearance of a hos
tile expedition OF Americans on Mex
lean soil. might c1usc the massacre
of many Americans at isolated points
in the interior Of the country
The opinion prevails in official
circles that this last storm which has
broken over Mexico will be followed
by the restoration Of permanent
stable government If Madcro tri-
umphs he will he so strong as to he
able to make short work of the small
portions OF the country. If Diaz should
gain control OF the fortress of Ghapul7
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