Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-22
EMERGENCIES PREPARED FOR
If TROUBLE WITH MEXICO
BREAKS OUT NEW PRESIDENT
CAN ACT PROMPTLY
RUMORS OF MORE WARFARE
SEVERAL STATES IN SISTER RE-
PUBLIC REFUSE TO AcKNoWL.
EDGE HUERTA

Washington, Feb. 22.-Consular
reports today indicate a more general
acceptance of the new order OF
things in Mexico.
At Vera Cruz where serious resist
ance was threatened, Consul Canada
reports the military authorities have
acQuiesced and will work with the
new administration. The consul at
Mazatlan reports recognition of the
provisional government and General
Huerta by the state of Sinaloa, which
also had shown signs of resistance.
The same is true of the state of
Nuevo Leon.
But most important or all is the
reported declaration of Governor
Carranza that local opposition in Sal
tillo has been abandoned and that he
will act in accordance with the new
provisional government The only
sign of discord reported today is in
the outlying district of Acapulco.
Government troops from the Acos-
Ia Grande region, however, have been
concentrated there.
There is some doubt as to the atti-
tude of the people or Cananea and
that of the troops at Aqua Prieta.
There is a report of rebel activity
near San Luis Potosi and a demand
of surrender of that town. but moth
ing to indicate what rebels these are.
Train service is SUN irregular
throughout Mexico, though the capi-
tai is in communication with Vera
Cruz.
Consul General Shanklin at Mexi-
co City reports the Heyser family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Mills, Mr.
and Mrs Whitney j. Rider, the Julio
Limantour family and the Mendiza
bel family are safe and well,
The regiments affected by this
new order are the Fourth infantry
Fort Crook, Neb., and rort Smelling,
Mimi; the Seventh at Fort Leavn-
worth; the Nineteenth at Fort Leav
enworth, Fort Meade, S. D., and Fort
Sill, Okla, and the Twenty-eighth in
fantry at Fort Smelling.
These troops will be in movement
within few hours, as nearly a week
ago the division commander, Major
General Carter, was instructed to
have them placed in position for I'M
mediate foreign service.
Troops viii Move Quickly.
All railroad transportation facin-
ties have been arranged; wagons
have been provided; the soldiers
have packed their haversacks, rolled
their tents and blankets and are
ready to entrain within an hour after
they have received the order. 1t is
calculated that some of the troops
will begin to arrive in Galveston by
tomorrow night or Monday morning
and the entire brigade. should be
ready to embark If necessary on the
army transports Fitzpatrick, Sumner
and Mcclellan upon the arrival Of
those vessels at Galveston.
Await Action on Madero Case.
A summary execution Of Madero,
regarded as the constitutional presi-
dent of Mexico, and his constitution
al advisors, without duep rocess Of
law might possibly De interpreted as
demonstrating the absence of proper
government in Mexico and of the ex
istence of practical state of anar-
chy, according to some Of the admin
istration officials. However. it was
positively stated today that there
was no present intention Of utilizing
the armed forces Of the United
States 10 back up the attitude Of
President Tafts administration, but
it win be left to President Woodrow
Wilson and his secretary Of state to
determine what shall be done. Mean,
willie ibe outgoing administration re-