Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-23
Washington is Watching
Developments in His
Candidacy.
HOLD ELECTION OCT. 26
Confidence Expressed That
Friendly Understanding Will
Be Reached With England.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 23.-Devel-
opments attending General Felix
Diaz's attempts to campaign for the
Mexican presidency, and the latest
turn in the situation of the United
States and Great Britain for the lat
ter's attitude toward Mexico. engaged
the attention of President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan.
In conferences during the day the
disposition of all officials was to main
tain absolute silence. In regard to
inquiries by. Ambassador Page at Lon
don it was indicated that the whole
affair would be handled in the quiet
realm of diplomacy. No official ex-
preston of policy was looked for on
the subject either from London or
Washington. There is confidence that
friendly understanding will result.
AS the Mexico election on Oct 26N
approaches the administration here is
in waiting mood. Secretary Bryan
today directed Charge O'Shaughnes-
sey at Mexico City to use his good Of
fices with the Huerta government to
obtain a fair trial for Denial and
Evarsto Madero, brothers of the late
president, arrested yesterday at Mon
terey
URGE SPEEDY DISCLAIMER.
London, Eng, Oct. 23.-Absence Of
any definite lead from British official
quarters, newspaper comment on the
Mexican situation today was generally
sSaRkiaed. to a brief paragraph ques-
tioning the genuineness of alleg.
ed interview given by Sir Lionel Gar
den, British minister to Mexico, In
which he is said to have remarked
that the Washington government
does not understand the situation of
Mexico" Most of the papers urge q
speedy disclaimer OF the interview,
declaring that the Americans. being
nearer the spot, are better able than
Great Britain to judge where the shoe
pinches.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: I'VE
ought to recognize British interests in
Mexico merely as commercial, while
those of the United States are ma
| tional, and therefore paramount. The
| friendship of the United States is more
important to Great Britain than any
I oil concession"
Ambassador Page said he had no in
tention of going to the Brftish foreign
Office today.
DOUBT ALLEGED INTERVIEW.
| Not a word has been heard here off,
cially in regard to an alleged inter-
view given by ST. Lionel Garden,
British minister TO Mexico, to which
dispatches from Washington say the
United States government takes excep-
tion, and no action will be taken in
this direction unless the British gov
ernment's attention is drawn to the
matter officially. Diplomatic circles
here cannot believe a man of the ex-
perience of Garden would publicly crit.
icize the policy of another government.
The government has great confidence
in Garden. Foreign Minister Grey has
gone TO the country for brief vaca-
ton, and this action would Indicate
he does not consider the situation SER
ious.
REBELS WIPE OUT VILLAGE.
MeAltO iltyg OCA. Sos-fheNOiuliOu-
lists yesterday murdered the entire
population Of about fifty in the village
of Cheren, at Zieuria, in the state OF
Michoacan, while they were defending
church against looters, who burned
the village to the ground
The rebels are reported to have kill
ed all members OF a small garrison
south of Neuvo Laredo. Three of the
victims-a lieutenant and two soldiers
were forced to march several miles
after the rebels had skinned the soles
off their feet They were then be-
headed with machets because they re.
fused to shoot for Carranza.
TO ATTACK MONTERREY.
Dallas. Texas, Oct. ga dispatch
TO the Times Herald from reliable
source on the Mexican border an
nounced the constitutionalists had sur
rounded Monterey, Mexico, and expect
ed to assault that city today. Mon
teTey is the most important city In
northern Mexico
An ohll mo nor