Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-10
Nsore Ships May Move.

NipIS 0uIpS 3Ndy pAoSS.
The Mi.ican uprising, coming as the
climax = general unrest through
out Cctsral America which already
has ca ssed the movement OF five
United Estates men-of-war to the
Latin rss,ubIfcs. may cause the move
ment ofsnore ships at any moment, as
a prec*s tionary measure to provide
refugees at all Mexican seaports for
Americais and other foreigners who want
10 get os. of the danger zone.
Early dispatches to the State Depart
ment tdAay contained no further news
Of the nsrising or the fate Of President
Madero. =
1t noy7s develops that the administra-
ton wa1Snot completely surprised by the
uprising IN the City of Mexico yesterday
AS far 'tyck last fall. when Felix Diaz
began iG unsuccessful attempt at revo-
luton iEE Vera Cruz. officials here fully
eXpectef%sthat the Madero regime would
soon enss Since the collapse of that re-
bellion esere has been continued discon-
tent any although officials here hoped
that thE crisis would be averted until
after NsS-ch /. when the policies of the
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new ha .Ss, no actual surprise was felt
here wissn the upheaval came yesterday.
ause for Intervention.
The o.Eestion to concern the cabinet
meeting soday was the precarious situa-
ton of ;Amerieans in the City of Mex
ieo. IL ;.iaz or President MaderO could
not sua:intee protection for their lives
or prOpsi-ty. The principles of interna-
tional lt;w are understood 10 sanction
interveny IN where there is no titular au-
thOrity 81 a country able and willing to
assume sine duty OF keeping down anar-
chy an n preventing the pillage OF the
property: OF foreign residents and the
sacrifice :of their lives.
Ii the { 'nited States were to intervene
the firsts step would be taken by the
navy. = would fall to Rear Admiral
Badger commander -in-ciiief of the At
lantic fsi,t. to dispatch some of the big
battleShfSS to Vera Cruz TO land a force
of marisAs and bluejackets.
sArmy to Be Ready.
Meanwhile the "expenditionary Dri-
gade" CT the army. which has been held
under Dash for many months. will be
held un:ser orders to entrain and embark,
precisel.: as it did several months ago.
when ts.' situation in Cuba appeared to
require attention.
This 3sorce. numbering in the aggre-
gate alssut 1900 men. would be dis
patcheG,.in case OF need from Newport
News ;ssd New Orleans. converging on
Vera CyslZ. While OF course, there would
be coI;entration Of troops on the north
ern boIseer of Mexico.
But oSsicials are hopeful that no such
order wssl be necessary. They look for
speedy settlement in Mexico by the COM
plete viz DRY of one side.
When Secretary Knox went to the
special zSieeting of the cabinet this morn
ing he kad little Information beyond that
conveys in the press dispatches.
The president and Secretary Knox
reached.sthe conclusion that there is no
more RON for interference i'm Mexico
now th:s5l there has been all along.
Cruisser to Be Held at Acapulco.
Secretsry Knox at the end of the meet
ing said it las been decided to hold the
cruiser :E,enver at Acapulco, Mex, in
stead Offending the Salvador, as has been
planned.s Other naval movements were
discussed the Secretary said, but none
decided :.ipon.
Secrets.ry Knox said he had telegram
from IT Paso. Tex, stating that the
garriso,st there remained loyal to the Ma
dero ga eminent and that the news of
the co,ss d'etat had not caused much eX-
citementf along the northern border.