The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-29
OF D|Az
PLEASES MEXICO
Authorities Chucklc Over Incl
dent Which Saves Them From
Embarrassm
ON BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA
Rear-Admiral Fletcher Wonder
ing What to Do With Self
Invited Guest.
ON BATTLEsHIP LOUISIANA

Vera Cruz October 2S.--Mexico, rs
represented by her authorities here. is
chuckling over the Diaz incident; Diaz
is resting contentedly aboard tho
American warship Louisiana, and Rear
Admiral Fletcher Is wondering just
what disposition Washington Will ask
him to make OF his self-invited guest
This was the net situation at the
close of General Felix Diaz's first day
as u refugee Ashore, the arrest of
two or three persons of lesser impor
tancc. sustained interest. but there Is
ono feature which Is not generally
known and that is TINT the German
consulate has become an asylum for
q follower OF Dlaz. Rafael Alcolea AL
cola, q brothcr-in law Of Diaz. alarmed
for his own asfety. to-day sought ref
uge with Consul Gertz. The Mexican
authorities apparently are ignorant of
his presence there.
| Friends OF Alcola expect to get him
out of the country Mt the first oppor-
tunity, and the possibility is that he,
too, will become refugee on n war
ship. No order has been made for his
arrest
| Both Rear Admiral Fletcher and John
Lind reported the flight and subse-
quent doings of General Diaz to their
respective departments. but so far as
is known have receive no answer
General Diaz and his fellow -fugitives
ulSpiaySQ HlaThcu Si6HS VI iciici W heit
they reached tho warshp. but not
greater than did the authorities ashore.
whose attitude is that Dia2 has re
lieved them OF an embarrassing posi-
ton. They insist TINT they have no
orders to protest and express the be-
lief that General Huerta Is highly
plea sed that Diaz has chosen to elimi-
nate himself in such manner
Courtesy shown DIM.
No honors were accorded General
Diaz when ho went aboard the Louis
lana, to which he was transferred from
tho Wheeling. but marked courtesy
was shown him by the admiral, who as
signed him to his own mess ana the
other refugees TO the ward room.
y long rest in the afternoon served
to restore General Diaz's nerves. which
seemed to have been badly shattered
by the DEVELOPMENTS, or anticipated de-
velopmetns, since he arrived In Mexico.
Iie explained that he had consented to
take refuge in the consulate and then
on n warship only after deciding that
this was the last extremity to pre-
serve my life"
He added that he had no plans ex-
cept to avoid being set ashore in Mex
leo. 1t was probable, he said. that he
would establish IL residence in Europe.
although he thought he might spend
some timo In Havana. on his own tes-
timony. he would not be welcome In
the camps of the rebels. and his pres
ence there would probably mean his
death
General Diaz finds himself In a more
awkward prcdicament than most re fu :
gees, as there is no quarter OF the re-
public In which he considers himself
safe. His wife still Is In Vera Cruz
and expressed her delight that her hus-
band now was safe aboard an Ameri-
can warship.
The Vera Cruz papers gIvo much
prominence to the escape OF Diaz, at
tributnG his position to undue mr.
ticipation in recent events. The mill
tnry authorities here have reported 10
the capital. but have received no in
struction relative TO the case.