Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-19
Peace Is Far Off,
L. S. Believes

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9--While the
state department today received dis
patches from Ambassador Wilson con-
firmatory of the overthrow of the Ma
derist regime in Mexico and containing
expression Of the hope that compara-
tive peace will follow the Inauguration
of the new president, neither the navy
nor the war department countermanded
their previous orders preparing for in
terventon south of the border.
The state department believes that
the enforced resignation of President
Madero makes the situation consider
ably more difficult and that the admin
istration OF General Huerta will be
brief.
Additional obstacles in the path of
peace south of the Rio Grande are the
pretensions of Generals Orozco, Sala-
zar, Zapata and the other revolutionary
leaders to the reins of government.
They do not regard Huerta either as a
very strong man or as a capable ruler.
1t is feared that until another Porfirio
Diaz is seated in the castle at Chapul-
and that foreigners will be subjected
to all manner of attacks and insults by
revolutionaries throughout the repub-
lie.
Warships Held Ready.
For this reason the United States
will not give it's battleships additional
orders for at least a fortnight. while
the entire Atlantic fleet will be kept at
Guantanamo, Cuba, ready for interven-
ton. until the latter part of March, un
less President Wilson sees fit to change
the Taft policy
The permanent corps of marines at
Guantanamo will assure. the United
States of a capable landing force ready
to be used at four days notice in any
portion of Central America, while the
temporary camp of the Third infantry
al Galveston, Texas, will permit that
regiment to be rushed to any part Of
the danger zone on short notice.
Herman O. Weiss, the Chicago civil
engineer, who was reported killed in
Mexico City, is safe and at Salina Cruz,
according to information received at the
state department from Ambassador
Wilson today Weiss and his wife left
the Mexican capital several days ago,
so far as the American authorities
know. and We're not molested on their
way to Salina Cruz, whence they in
tended to sail back to the United States.
Americans Reported Safe.
Ambassador Wilson also reported the
safety of the following Americans:
jefferson d. Smith and wife, William
Prim Wood, Archie Wood, Wesley A .
Price and family, Fred Shelton, d. c.
Macllie and wife, and H. A. Delima,
Horace Whittlesey and his family are
at Vera Cruz; Miss Helen Hofer is with
friends at Santiago, and F. l. Staral and
wife are safe at Coahuila f. d. San
derson, who was slightly injured in the
fighting last week, left for the United
States Sunday night, accompanied by
u nurse.
Ambassador Wilson gave no details of
the events subsequent to the capitula-
tion of President Madero, except to say
that the city was in a bad condition
from a military standpoint.
Consul Canada. at Vera Cruz report
tu lHdl many Oh tne refugees there nave
decided to return to Mexico City be-
cause they consider that the downfall
of Madero prcsages comparative peace
in the republic.
General Geronimo Nillareal. Of the
revolutionary forces at Neuvo Laredo,
according to Consul Garrett, has de-
creed that the tariff on all foreign mer-
,b,pGisa Unmarried into AIavir, Sbo11 ba
! lowered 40 per cent. General Villareal
claims to act on the authority of the
revolutionary iunta.