The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-21
CRISIS IN MEXICO PENDING
bring the detachment back to their
camps.

bring the detachment back to their
| camps.
Consul Asks for Gunboat.
Mexico City, July 21.-Alarmed by
| threats of the rebels to attack the port
| of Frontera on the east coast, the
| American consul has asked Washing
have occupied two American owned
plantations near the city and have
done much damage.
Can Come. But Must Stay.
Nogales, July Answering a
query from General Alfaro Obregon,
commander-in-chief of Sonora troops,
General Hugh L. Scott, commanding
the border patrol, said today that
General Obregon might visit a hospital
to receive treatment for a sun stroke.
General Scott added, however. that he
would be allowed to return to Mex1-
con only on permission of the depart
ment of state. General Obregon said
he would not come to the Arizona side
unless assured positively of freedom
to cross back at will.
Mrs. Hudson BIames President Wilson.
New York, July 21.-At the Ameri-
can embassy in Mexico City two
months ago there was a list OF eighty
four American citizens who had been
killed during the fighting. Since then
the total has probably passed one hun
dr6d- Has PreS1QenL wilson seen CnaI
list? If he has not, why not?
This question was asked by Mrs.
Augusta Price Hudson, wife of Paul
Hudson, owner of the Mexican Herald
in Mexico City. Mrs. Hudson returned
to America a few weeks ago and is liv-
Ing with her son at Fort Hamilton
until affairs are quiet again.
She lived through the terrible bonn
bardment in Mexico City last Feb
ruary.
terrible" said Mrs. Hudson. "I can't
understand what President Wilson
means when he says that he cannot
verify accounts of atrocities there.
Americans in Mexico are waiting
day after day, always hopeful, in spite
of many disappointments, for sadly
needed help.
president Wilson refuses recogni-
ton or intervention and claims
Huerta's is not a real government.
Why not? Did Mexico ever have a
government that came in without
bloodshed? Why is this an exception?
And, anyway, what has that to do with
the case. when American lives and
American property are being destroy
ed during every day Of delay?
'"The United States would never had
to intervene had her policy been firm.
Had she said: You protect my peo-
pie or 1 will come down there and pro-
tect them they would have been por-
tected. The Americans who have
thousands of Mexicans who have been
slain would have been living, and the
hundreds of women and children who
fell into the ruthless hands of banditti
would have unharmed.
But now the government has allow
ed her citizens to be insulted and kill
ed and helped to perpetuate a war
that she pretends to be trying to stop.
is. needed badly. Recognition may be
too late. Why should Washington de-
lay until more lives are sacrificed and
more property is destroyed?"
Demand Protection of Americans
Mexico City, July 21.-The Ameri-
can embassy, acting under instructions
from Washington today made rep
resentations to the Mexican foreign Of
flee relative to the danger in which a
number of Americans in the town of
MADEIRA, state of Chihuahua, were
placed, the embassy urged the dis
Have Not Sent Gunboat.
Washington. July 21.-The sugges-
ton from Consul Lespinasse at From
terO, TabascO, that a United States
gunboat there would quiet the fears
of Americans who are apprehensive
because rebels have threatened to at
tack that port and already have oc-
cupied a few American owned planta-
tions near the city, is being consid-
cred but no request has yet been made
to the navy department for additional
war craft in the Gulf of Mexico.
Secretary Inspects Big Camp.
Galveston. July 21.-Secretary of
War Garrison today inspected the mill
itary reservation and also the perma-
nent camp of the Fifth brigade at
Fort Crockett and the camps of the
Fourth and Sixth brigade of the Sec
ond army division at Texas City.
Ambassador Wilson Delayed.
Havana, July 21.-The arrival of
Henry Lane Wilson, United States am
bassador to Mexico, was awaited early
today, but the steamer Mexico was de-
layed in its voyage from Vera Cruz
and was not expected to reach here till
late this afternoon.