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and Suarez had been killed in
Mexico City.

and 6uarez had been killed il
Mexico City.
''It'e too bad" he sighed whs,
he first learned of the shooting
through Assoc lated Press dis
patches. He reirained from com
ment saying he would main
tain h;s policy Of silence until h
had saken Office.
While nothing has come from
Mr.. Wilson to indicate what hil
attitude will be, he has kept him,
self consistently informed of de
velopments by careful scrutiny
of the news dispatches, display
ing at all times q keen interest
in the progress of events in the
trouble-ridden country.
| Mr.. Wilson, it is known, had
hoped from the first that Mexico'a =
pre- cbiems would find amioable
settlement without the least in
terference.from the United States,
He realizes the gravity of develop
ments, however, aud is studying
the situation most, earnestly. IL
even declared among some OF
lis friends that he may hasten
he announcement of his Cabinet
20 that he could avail himself at
,.,cs of their counsel on situa-
ion that will require the immedi
ste attention of the new admin
istration.
Washi :gton, Feb 28.-The
killing of Francisco I. Madero
aud Pine Suares, depossd Pfesi.
deat and Vice President, General
Huersa had assured American
Am mbassador Wilson of the safet,
of his prisoners from jus: such
attacks, created a painful i'm
preston in administration circles
here today.
Waen the first feeling of sur,
prise had passed, it was realized
by officials that this last tradgic
event had added greatly to the
gravity of the situation and un-
doubtedly had placed an addition.
al strain upon the already sense
relations between this Govern
mens aud that in the Mexican
capital. Sill. ~ PresidsnsSTats
himself declared the event in it.
self was not sufficient to demand
any departure from the policy of
strict non-intervension, which so
far has governed his Admiuistra-
tion.
London, Feb. 23.-The morn
ing newspapers denouncing the
silling of Francisco Madero and
Pine suasez as seassless and
barbarious. The Standard in
an editorial stigmstizes it as
an ''indsfensible crime, imposing
a load of infsmy on President
Huerta's administration"
The Standard declares that
| American intervention in Mexico
can hardly longer be delayed and
that British opinion will be
wholly sympathetic to any action
on which the Washington Cabinet
will likely decide.
The Daily Graphic says the
shooting of Madero and Saurez
shows that nothing has changed
in Mexico and that nothing will
be changed until either Diaz
arises or the "blg stick" from the
North realizes its duty tin these
anarchic wilds.
New York, Feb. 22.-Bsfore
President Taft leaves Office on
| March 4 he will have oonoentrat-
cd at Galveston. Tex, close to
10, 600 United States troops ready
to board transports there and de-
part for Mexico on = few hours
notice. The President, here to-
night to attend q banquet of thu
American Peace and Arbitration
League, is just as much opposed
to intervention as he has been fcl
two years. He is detarmlned
however, that he will 'lay th'
tab cards on the table" 20 tina
when Mr.. Wilson becomes Presi.
dent if . crisis arises, eli he will
have to do is to play them.
Through Secretary Hilles. tn
President announced tonight tina
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