Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-05-09
MEXICO READY TO
PROTECT lives
AND PROPERTY
HUERTA TELLS AMBASSADOR WILSON
TnIS.;WILL Be. DONE WHETHER HIS
GOVERNMENT IS RECOGNIZED OR
NOT.
NO DISTINCTION AS
TO NATIONALITY

Mexico City, Mex, May 9.-Presi
dent Vietoriana Huerta, during his
conference yesterday with Henry Lane
V ilson. the American ambassador,
stated very clearly the position of
Mexico in relation to the United
States. The following official version
CT the conference WAS given to the
Associated Press:
provisional President Huerta re-
spectfully stated to Ambassador VIII
son (that diplomat having referred to
official matters) that the government
of Mexico was disposed to arrange the
affairs pending between it and the
government of the United States.
1t was pointed out, however, that
for the time being, the ambassadc,
should understand the necessity which
the government OF Mexico has Tor alb
staining from hearing any official mat
ter with the exception OF urgent al
fairs or ordinary procedure, for the
simple reason that during the time the
government of the United States did
rot recognize the government of Mex
leo, all agreements would be met
fective in view of the fact the the
government of Mexico has 40 per-
scnalty before the government of the
United States"
This was the substance of the con
ference between his eXcellency, AM
hassador Wilson, and The president OF
the republic of Mexico, General Vic
toriano Huerta.
In addition, however, the govern
ment of Mexico, whether recognized
CT not by the United Stats, has adopt
ed and will always adopt measures
for the security Of the inhabitants OF
the country, whether its own ma
tionals or foreigners, and this has
been demonstrated by the attention
given to the just petitions of those
who have been in any manner injured
by past revolutions.
The United Stssas and all the peo-
r'es OF fiurope ~ proofs tina, The
government of Mexico is specially
nledged to give guarantees to every
body without distinction of nation
atty"
Outlaws Outwitted.
Washington, d. c., May 9.-Tired
of being raided and despoiled by ev-
cry passing band of brigands, the
little American colony of San Die
gueto, Mexico, recently took to the
war path. When a band of IA out
laws swooped down upon the colony,
ten colonists, reinforced by five Mex
lean federal soldiers, and few Mex
ican civilians, pursued and defeated
the looters and recovered number
of stolen horses.
A Fight is Imminent
Eagle Pass, Texas, May 9,-Fed-
erals under General Casas Lopez are
falling back on Saltillo, according to
reports received here today from
Governor Carranza at Monclova. He
said constitutionalist column was
following the federals and that more
state troops were in their front
Demands Juarez's Surrender.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 9.-Formal
demands for the surrender of Juarez
were received in a letter today by
Colonel Juan N. Vasquez, commander
of the federal garrison of the border
town. The letter is said to have
been signed by constitutionallst
leader in the field below the Texas
border, who declared that 1,500 in
surgents would attack. However, no
such large number of men is known
to be within striking distance of the
I town.
For An Aerial Navy?
Los Angeles. Calf, May 9.-Fed-
eral agents here awaited the arrival
of Didier Mason, the French aviator
/ and his mechanician, Thomas Dean.
/ who were detained temporarily We'd
nesday night because their machine
had been seized by United States mar
shals on the ground that it was des-
tined for use of Mexican constitu-
tionalists in their war against Huerta,
Mason in a message yesterday to
Van Griffith, secretary of the Aero
club of southern California, said that
he found no warrant for his arrest in
the hands of the authorities at Tue
son, and Griffith said today that Mas
son and Dean left Tucson believing
that there were no charges against
them. Several warrants were issued
at Phoenix after the departure OF the
airmen from Tucson, but Griffith
+. doubted that any of them called for
the arrest of the Frenchman and his
British assistant, Dean.
Among the Mexicans sought in con
uection with the alleged attempt to
smuggle a war aeroplane to the MeXi
can rebels of Sonora, are Manuel
Banche Alcalde, former editor OF
Madero's newspaper organ in the
City of Mexico, and his brother, Cap
tain Joaquin Alcalde. Another Mexi
can involved is General Santiago
Cambreras, a Maderista, who fec
Mexico with the Alcaldes directly aft
er the fall of Madero
Federals agents here and in Tucsor
believe however, that three men have
already gone into Mexico with an