Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-15
f Foreign Minister LascuiaInI
Reported to Have Asked AM
basSador Wilson to Move
From Location
TAFT STILL NOT IN
FAVOR OF INTERVENING
Stories Told of Dead
" Battle Raging in Streets
Of City, Terrifying Foreign
Residents,

NV Morning JousRni spcclnl Isnsed Wire.
Washington. Feb. li.--News from
Mexico city that Peter Laseurain. the
Mexican foreign minister twice toe
hAy. had requested United states Am
lassador Wilson 10 move the Ameri-
can embassy to another location,
caused The state department consider
able concern and efforts to obtain Of
fetal confirmation of this Information
We're begun at once.
The unofficial report that the fed
eral authorities had mnde such RE-
quest as a result OF d military plan TO
draw the rebel fire Ia the path of the
embassy. WAS calculated to raise a
grave issue and the further report
that. despite Ambassador Wilson's re-
fusal TO aouede to the request. the
federals had begun 90 place cannon
ln position 90 cndanger the embassy
aroused unusual activity In the dee
lpartment. Messages were sent TO AM
haasadOr Wilson for a report on this
development as soon as possible. ana
lonicials Of ths department. remained
on dnit la s. tta eo,nmanleate te
Secretary Knox an Information ob-
tainable. II was thought probable ~
the fierce artillery firing continues
that the ambassador might bo forced
10 yield tu this demand This neces-
sarily would involve additional hnrd-
ships on American refugees who
would have o. be removed hastily TO
other quarters.
Ambassador Wilson's refusal early
in the day to yield TO General piaz's
request for recognition as a beiiiger-
ent met with the fun approval Of the
state department. 1t was pointed out
however. chat. should General Diaz's
forces obtain complete possession oI
the city through decisive defeat OF
the federals. the ambassador would
be authorized 10 transact business
with him as a de facto official ai-
though that would not constitute
political recognition Of the usurgent
cause.
The ambassador. IN graphie reports
To the department, emphasized today
the torrors Of the situation in Mexico
city. The number Of dead and wound
ed he reported as enormous Shots
again have been striking near the EN-
bassy and one American named
Brandenburg, was wounded today
Late in the day the Belgian aud Gu
ban ministers were driven from their
residences hy the fierce artillery fire.
and the French and German legations
were frequently struck by bursting
shells and bullets. Constantly. there
Is danger that some incident will
OCCUR that will force a change of atti-
I'tnde on tho part OF om own govern
'ment. though entirely against the viii
of President Taft. The ambassadors
latest advice represented the condi-
Iuion Of Americans, as well as other
foreigners in the Mexican capital. as
extremely precarious and deplorable
The American embassy. he des-
scribes aus overcrowded with reiu-
gees In addition, food supplies are
running very low and it is necessary
for the ambassadors servants to make
sallies through the lines OF fire into
the suburbs of the city to gather up
food for the hungry. 1t is understood
that similar conditions prevail in the
other legations, though several Of
these have been obliged to find new
homes. Many Americans, the ambas-
sador reports are displaying great
courage and a spirit Of solf-saerihce
but the panie Is still great and an
enormous amount Of property, includ-
ing several large American apartment
houses whose inmates were rescued
with great difficulty, have been de-
stroycd
Mr.. Wilson report at some points is
unfavorable to the prospects Of a fed-
eral success. for he cites the case Of
volunteer regiment which. together
with the twentieth regular regiment
should be annihilatcd BY the revolu-
tionists. Military experts also have
told the ambassador, that. although
the fcderals were constantly bringing
up more troops they were apparently
not gaining in strength, owing to the
constant loss in wounded and dis
abled
The American embassy constantly
Js rushing automobiles through the
firing lines. almost between salvos 70
pick up such Americans as remain
in the danger zone. The effort to re-
move them all has not been fully Sue
eessful owing to the range Of fire
and the limited localities Of refuge
Train service between Mexico city
and the remainder of the country, is
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