New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-10
UPRISING IN MEXICO
SHOCK TO CONSUL HERE
No Hint Even of a Threatened
Revolt Had Been Received
from His Capital.
AMERICANS NOT IN PERIL
Senior Dehesa, Former Governor
Of Vera Cruz, Now in the City,
SAYS Outbreak Has Been
Pending Some Time.

Enrique Sobral. Consul General To the
limited states from Mexico. appointed by
the Madero administration. said last
night that the news OF the revolt i'm
Mexico City came as a complete surprise
~ him. lie declared that he had received
M hint of q threatened uprising from
either the government authorities in
Mexico or his friends there.
When a reporter for the Tribune Wis
tied the Consul Generals house. at No
stephens Court. Flatbush. Brooklyn.
last evening ne found that Mr. Sobral
had lust returned from a visit 10 friends
I'm Manhattan.
81 have just learned of the revolt" ne
stated 1T is a great shock TO me. as i
have had not the slightest inkling that
such a state OF affairs existed nm my
country BY tomorrow / will doubtless
receive many messages from my friends
and the authorities I'm Mexico appnsing
me of the conditions. Until then il will
be impossible for me to make any sort
Of statement. l really know less of the
situation than the newspapers.
Sees No Call for Alarm.
From another source-a subject of Ma
dero in an official position here-it was
said that the uprising was. i'm all proba-
bility. of no serious moment This man.
who asked that his name be not used,
said that If the greater part of the army.
especially the city police. had remained
faithful 10 the President then ne would
soon again he i'm control Of the city. I'm
that case the trouble would be much
less than has been expected. He con-
tinued:
- Whichever party gains control of the
yituatIOn and controls the army ana
police Will soon be- able to restore order.
II would be impossible for any AWericau
waTShip to reach Vera cruz before three
days. or al the very least tOrN-eight
hours and then il would be necessary to
land marines that would have TO 80 to
Mexico City, which takes twelve hours
10 reach from the port.
BY that time II Is absolutely certain
that quiet has been restored ii must
be remembered that outside OF the police
ard army. the rough element is the only
one that could possibly get hurt. They
are very liable to IniN up lu any trouble
that arises but there is absolutely no
occasion for the better class OF people
and especially the Americans. 10 be in
iured.
II President Madero is successful i'm
quelling this last movement il is certain
10 have q decided effect. because he will
be forced TO wipe out all his present enc
mics, who will necessarily have to show
tleir hand. If on the other hand, DiaZ
succeeds in getting control and is really
supported by the whole army and all the
conservative element of the DiaZ regime
then II is more than certain that he viii
soon pacify the whole country.
Only late Saturday everything must
have been normal i'm the city. according
10 kilograms receive here, therefore TINS
movement must have been very sudden
End must have broken out early yestcr-
day morning
Apparently the raid must have been
that ID caught the government unaWares.
il is very likely that General Reyes. who
was i'm the military prison o, Santiago.
end Felix Diaz who was i'm the pentiten-
tiary. had been in communication through
some medium and planned the revolt
However. the whole affair. as IL stands
~ the present time. depends entirely on
the attitude Of the army. I'm view of the
fact that the army has heretofore been
faithful 10 the constituted government, u
IS doubtful whether the whole OF il would
rebel
No particular apprehension should be
felt ABOUT the American colony I'm Mexico
city. for any one familiar with that place
knows very well that il is very far from
the seat OF the trouble. and entirely out
side Of any official building. and there is
no reason whatsoever why any American
should get hurt IL they only Keep quiet
and away from the places where the ilSht-
Ing might take place.