Evening journal., 1913-02-24
MEXICO SHOWS NO
SORROW OVER Staying
OF MADERO AND SUAREZ
City Continues Gay With Bunting and Business Goes
on as Usual, the People Evidently Being Salts
fled With Huerfa's Explanation of the Shoot
ing offhe Former President and Vice President
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR INSISTS
THAT BODIES BE GIVEN TO FAMILIES

that most Of the malcontents are al
ready sick of their opposition The
troops sent TO suppress opposition to
the Huerta administration are taking
vigorous methods to enforce their de-
mands.
Even the dreaded Zapata, most no
torious of all of the brigands in the
field, has suffered. Many OF his men,
it is claimed in government circles,
have already deserted him and Zapata
has made overtures TO the government
to declare his loyalty II granted inn
munity
May Execute Zapata.
It is openly asserted by officials
close to the administration that If
lapata is taken he will be immediate
ly executed The real reason for
this will not be outrages he has com
mitted Instead it will be because
it has been proved that he has had
a secret understanding with the dead
Madero. 1t is claimed by officers who
arc close to the administration that
Madero furnished both money and
arms to Zapata. while at the same
time processing bitter opposition to
him and his methods
The British cOlonists IN the capi-
] tai today are circulating a memorial
endorsing the action Of Heny Lane
/ Wilson, the American ambassador.
! They thank him in the warmest terms
for his activity in. behalf OF the Brit
ish, as we'll as all foreigners. and
when signed with the names OF most
of the leading Britons i'm the city will
be forwarded TO the American repre-
sentative with a request that he trans
nit It to Washington.
The British colony is bitter over
the inaction of its own minister Il
is reported, but not confirmed, that
certain leaders of the colony are cir.
culating a petition to be sent to the
foreign Office in London asking that
it recall him and replace him with Z
more active representative.
No announcement has yet been
made regarding the burial OF MaderC
or Suarez. IT is known that the gov.
ernment will not permit any ostenta'
tious display or any attempt to make
martyrs Of the dead in this connec
ton
General Diaz is being deluged will
. letters and kilograms Of congratula
: tion on the success of his 4poup II
securing control of the government
So many are being received. it Wa
! said at the palace today that fou
? secretaries, one OF them an American
, newspaper man. have been pressed in
to service TO handle the kilograms
The fears expressed in certail
quarters that the new government
will be unable TO get funds sufiicien
to restore the depleted national fin
ances do not seem to be borne out b,
/ the known fdcts. Ii was officially stat
ed today that offers Of large loan
e have been received not alone from
New York firm of internationall
, known bankers. but also from Britis
and French capitalists.
I, Victims Slain at Close Range. ~
II is a popular belief today that tn
7 formality OF a government autops
. over the bodies OF Madero and Suare
y was held mainly to cover up powde
!, marks and other indications tendin
4 to show that the men were slain b
!, executioners among their suppose
p guard. II is reported that Medero'
, hair was actually burned by tn
4 flames from the weapons that kille
n him and that when the body was eN
?. amined after being turned over I
. his family the hair had been entirel
cut away from the wounds. Suarei
clothing, it is said, bore powder stain
{ around the bullet holes. The clothin
s had been changed when the body wa
n sent to his relatives.