Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
MADERO MAY CALL
A TRUCE IN MEXICO
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Spanish war minister. to whom he made
his declaration of defiance to the rebels.
Senate's Power Questioned.

Senate's Power Questioned.
| Mexican attorneys say the senate has
no power to force the president to resign.
Joint action of the two houses is prac-
tically impossible, because there probably
are not enough deputies in the city to
make quorum. 1t is also considered
Questionable whether any action of the
senate would be valid in view of the
proclamation of martial law.
| 1t is expected that the senate's mani
festo will be issued before tomorrow
morning. The imminent danger Of inter
vention is referred to and the people are
urged to exercise their patriotism to the
fullest extent in order to avoid such
action.
The news Oft the senate's intention and
the failure of Madero to receive the com
mittee was given to the public by Senator
Sebastian Camache, rich and aged Mex
lean of the old regime. who stood on d
street corner and told the people what
| had been done. He described the prepara-
| tons made by the United States for the
| protection of Americans and other for
| eigners, in view of which the senate had
| decided to depend on the patriotism of
the people.
Threat of Intervention.
| The senators told the people that
President Taft had telegraphed to
Pedro Lascurain, the Mexican foreign
minister. that at the request of the
British minister here, he was sending
| marines to Mexico to protect Americans
and other foreigners.
The senators said President Taft had
declared this should not be construed
as Intervention, but it nevertheless was
SO.
In the meanwhile Felix Diaz on the
rebel side and Gen. Huerta. in command
| of the federal troops, proceeded as
| though no interests other than military
| ones were concerned
| The government forces placed a bat
| terry within two blocks of the Amer1-
| can embassy, but Ii did not go into &C
| ton. as Ambassador Wilson persuaded
| the commander to withhold his fire I'M
| til he could communicate with Gen.
| Huerta and attempt to dissuade him.
Added Peril to Americans.
! Its fire undoubtedly would draw re-
| ply from the rebels. which would en-
danger not only the embassy. but num-
bers of American citizens residing in the
district. The battery was later removed
| by order of Gen. Huerta.
| Ambassador wilson went TO the ma
| tional Palace shortly before } o'clock to
make a further protest to the federal
! commander, Gen. Huerta, against the
continuance of the rifle fire which was
crossing the American colony and the
American embassy.
| Mr. Wilson also intended to ask Presi-
dent Madero to agree to an armstice so
as to enable the ambassador to remove
| a number Of American families who still
| were within the danger zone.
Would Retake Nuevo Laredo.
| LAREDO, Tex, February 15.-1t is
stated on information gained from federal
telegraph sources that Gen. Geronimo
Trevino, commander Of the Mexican army
in the northern states, has dispatched
troops from Monterey with orders to re-
take Nuevo Laredo. which surrendered
today to small rebel band led by Col
| PaScuaj Orozco, ST.
| 1t is also stated that directors of the
Mexican telegraph lines have ordered
| communication with Monterey severed.
Operators employed in the Commercial
| telegraph office at Nuevo Laredo have
quit their Keys, taking their tSpewriters
and the records of the company with
Them In anticipation that an attack might
occur during the night
| The passenger train due In Laredo at
s o clock was held up by band or rebels
| at Lajarita station. eighteen miles south
of the border, tonight
| The taking of Nuevo Laredo today Is
| but the first step of the revolutionary
program in the northern states, accord
ing TO Col. Orozco and Andres Cara
| Galan.
| I'VE are going to continue our opera
| tons until the overthrow of the present
| administration is brought about" said
Orozco to the Associated Press tonight.
Gov. Colquitt Asks for Troops.
| AUSTIN, Tex, February 15.-Gov. o. b.
Colquitt of Texas sent a telegram to-
night to President Taft urging that
United States troops in sufficient num-
Der be sent to Laredo and Brownsville.
Tex, to protect that section Of the bor-
| der against Mexican bandits that might
! cross the boundary bent on looting In
| the event federal troops are not O. dered
| to the border the governor asserts he will
establish a militia patrol along the Rio
| Grande.
1t was also learned tonight that Gov.
Colquitt appealed to President Taft three
days ago to intervene in Mexico In re-
ply dispatch from Secretary Of State
| Knox to the governor stated that events
J UP to that time were not considered as