The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-21
KNOX TO SEND MADERo OUT.
LINE OF POLICY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
AGAINST INTERVENTION
CABINET HOPES MEx,cANs WILL
SOLVE THEIR OWN
TROUBLES.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
situation In Mexican Strife.

Armistice at Mexico City broken af-
ter few hours; hos.iiitle s Il fe srseesi
and forces OF General Felix Diaz drive
them back.
sadoT Wilson President TAFT calls Cab
met meeting which remains In session
until l o'clock In the morning; Next
Secretary of State Knox INSTRUCTED
by President to send TO President Mo,
dero of Mexico the reply Of the United
States to Madero's request that TINS
country keep Its hands off.
Cabinet members reiterate that they
see no necessity for immediate inter-
vention In Mexico and think such a
step would be incorrect.
Ambassador Wilson reports reports. that the the
ing hurried from Mexico City to places
OF safety principally in Vera Cruz.
" Mexican '1 soSernment establishes a
strict censorship and keeps news OF
real situation from becoming known to
Unit ed States will demand that tele-
graph lines and cable be kept open Tor
Hnti1foreiRn q feeilnS Erowlns through
Rebels throughout Mexico openly In
British minister to Mexico has mar
row escape from being shot by Ma,
sesos soldiers While shr ESing to
Madero declares he can command sit
uation and that he Will not resign the
Senate.
Taft and Cabinet In Night Session.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Secretary Of
State Knox was directed by President
Taft to reply to the request of Presi-
dent Francisco /. Madero OF Mexico
for a definite statement OF the policy
OF the United States toward Mexico.
The Cabinet, which was In session
for more than two hours. adjourning
at 1910 O'Clock, spent the time dis
cussing the terms OF the reply.
Though no official statement was
given out It was declared that Secre-
tary Knox would state that the atti-
tude Of this government would re-
main Just as 1t had been for the last
two years.
1t was stated that the note would
be dispatched to Madero at once.
Upon leaving the White House Sec.
Rotary Knox reiterated that interven-
tion was not now contemplated nor
would there be any change in the
naval or military plans relating to
Mexico.
Mexico City, Feb. 17.-Hostilities
were resumed with renewed fierce
ness in the Mexican capital Sunday
after truce which lasted only few
hours.
The armistice signed at o'clock
Sunday morning by the. representa-
tives Of both sides, agreeing to sus-
pend operations for twenty-four hours.
was broken before noon
Soon the sound of heavy cannonad-
ing and tho wiiirr of machine guns an
nounced tho return of the federal
, troops to their posts in front OF the
arsenal.
1t appeared as IL the words Of Ma
dero and Diaz might prove prophetic
and that this time the battle would
be to finish.
President Madero reiterated his re-
fusal to comply with the suggestion o,
the senators that he resign. He de-
clared that he still YVES able to DON'T
nate the situation and that II given
time he would crush tho rebel forces.
General Diaz had not shown himself
to oc greatly in favor of the armistice
but consented to 1t out Of respect for
the efforts of the American ambassa-
dor and the ministers OF the powers, -
trins about cessation OF hostilities
until foreigners and other non-combat-
ants still within the zone of fighting
could be removed to a position of COM
parative safety.