The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-15
De La Para May be
President,
SIXTH DAY OF FIGHTING
Neither Side Gained Much
Advantage.
MANY FAVOR INTERVENTION

Mexico City, Mex, Feb. 15.-Presi
dent Madero resigned as president OF
Mexico last night. The resignation OF
the minister of the interior, Rafael
Hernandez, Immediately followed.
Francisco De La Barra, the peace
maker of the republic, is to be created
provisional president with the consent
of General Diaz. Senor De La Barra
was the head of the temporary gov
ernment after the Punishment OF Por8
firio Diaz.
The news of the designations OF Ma
dero and Hernandez was given out al
the British legation. De La Barra had
taken refuge at the legation on Thurs
day afternoon, after Madero had
spurned his offer to mediate.
It is taken as fact that the British.
minister, Francis w. Stronge, used
his influence to end the civil war. The
envoy of Great Britain had spoken
his mind plainly to Madero and tc'
Lescurain, the foreign minister, on
several occasions. 1t is said that the
British minister used the strongest
possible arguments to induce Madere.
to retire from an impossible position,
and that the legation insisted on De.
La Barra as provisional president.
Despite the optimistic attitude Of
the government it had become certatna
that Madero would be- obliged to re,
tire. Verified report T from Pueblo
the second city of Mexico; from ths1
north and from many large towns
made it certain that the entire coun7
try was going over to the revolution.
In the provinces Maderos cause wat|
lost after the second or third day OF
his repulses by Diaz. Federal com
manders who had started to reinforce]
the government troops in Mexico City
halted to await developments. Such
commanders as threw in their lot with
Madero and came to the capital were
unable to make their troops fight
against Diaz. These reinforcementsi
were impotent. Hundeds dssas - -,
the Diaz standard. Hundreds m re
fused to fight.
Much of the truth was disclosed at
ter the presidents resignation. The
backbone of the government was Cen
eral Huerta and 1000 of his troops.
These have been decimated by the
terrible accuracy of Diaz's artillery
men and machine guns. The govern
ment soldiers came to the point where
they realized that they had nothing tcl
expect but death.
Peace, although it may be temper
ary only, has come in time perhaps tc
save the capital from the horrors of q
famine and pestilence. Conditions are
appalling. The main part of the CAPT
tai is in ruins and $20,000,000 will
hardly cover the damage to property
At least 1900 soldiers and citizens
have been killed and the wounded
number twice as many.
The sixth day of fighting brought
no diminution in the fierceness Of ,he
battle. No appreciatble gain had been
made by either side.
United States Ambassador Wilson
was twice requested by Pedro Las
curain, the Mexican foreign minister
other location. The ambassador re
fused to consider the suggestion.
The object of the Mexican govern
ment's desire to move the American
embassy is to permit the federal
troops to place their cannon in a po
sition which would draw the rebel
fire from the arsenal directly in line
with the embassy. "A great number OF
residences occupied by American citi
zens would thus be endangered. De
spite the refusal of the ambassador
it is understood that federal batteries
are being placed there.
Three different engagements in the
streets were precipitated by the edg
ing in of tho federal forces toward
the rebel positions. In each of them
10th sides played safe after sharI
exchange of small arm fire and 6
vicious play of machine guns.
Evidences of life on the streets eA
cept that displayed by the militar,
were lacking. Non-combatants hud
died together in their refugees, al
though some occasionally ran The
gantlet OF the danger zone and Were
welcomed as couriers by those wish
ing to learn about developments il
other quarters. Few people, however
took these risks and when they die
they crossed the open streets on the
run.
1erron-Stricken People Pray.
The hundreds of thousands of ter
ror-stricken non-combatants have nov
CROWD Indifferent as to who wips, bu
all III the city uttered a prayer tina
one side or the other might bcing t;
a termination the terrible artiller,
duel which has wrecked the city an
caused so much misery and loss
life, Grim determination was eS
pressed by both sides. An ultimatun
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