The chronicle=news., 1913-02-21
MADERO NOT To
BE KILLED OR
JAILED

Washington. Sb. .i.-Franclsco
], Mndcro. tcpoScd president OF Mex
leo will not b" railroadod to Jail,
thrown into n mad house. OF sum
marily executed by provisional pres
idcHt iin"rta. according to reports
from Ambassador Wilson. The am
bassador reported Mndcro viii b.
given a fair trial and possibly the
worst fate that will await Will b,
exile.
Secretary Knox. with III. approva!
or Preident Taft. has instructed Am
hnssador Wilson to convey to liuer-
To IN diplomatic terms the intiHa-
ton that the United States would
seriously object 10 summary exc
cution of sentence OF Madcro.
II was not TO be- countcnanc.d
that ih" former president had been
slaughtered or put out OF the way for
crimes which seemed purely polit-
irnl. without u fair and open trial.
This View WAS mad. plain TO liucrtn
aud III" fact was not concealed that
III" United States looked with dia-
favor upon tn. shooting of Gns'nyo
Mnd"ro. the presidents brother.
The administrations attitude to-
ward the provisional government of
Mexico was discussed ut todny's cab
met meeting.
President TAFT and Mr.. Knox hava
never believed. II II aid. that Ma
d"ro was strong president for
republic sown with revolution. They
hay" believed. however. that he has
displayed many human" traits and
that h" is entitled 10 a hearing
They have no particular Interest
other than that OF humanity In what
10 done with him Of II Is done In To-
gal fashion.
Mexico City. Feb. 2l.-Soi'citud.
for the personal safety OF Mnd.ro
was given by provisional President
| iiucrta TO diplomats today IA tho
| reason why the cN-pr.sidcni can not
be removed from tho capital Tor tho
present. President Hucrtn recalled
TO his visitors til. attack upon tho
train which bore eN-pr.fidcnt D'a.
10 Vera cruz on his eNil. 10 h.uroNs
when Huarta himsci: was in COM
mnpd OF the escort.
! Th. president added that the In
Ncs,iga,ion OF tho records al In"
Madero administration was being
conducted with great care.
Concern over tho actual coming
of the peace 10 the republic today
supplnntcd speculation on the tat.
OF Francisco Madcro. dopos"d pr"-i-
dent OF Mexico
Dispatches from chihuahua indi
Gated that General Pascual Orozco
would accompany David De al. Fuen
to. chosen from tn" rebel list ~ u
cabinet minister. to the capital and
personally express his allegiance 10
the new government. No word pf
agreement has come from General
Gcn.vcve Dc La o or Zapata aud
disouiciing reports Tint the COVER
nors of four states--Angus Zalicn-
ties. Nuov" Leon. Coahuiia and So
nora-have openly refused allegiance
have made til. situation moro COM
plcN. Federal forces, II Is under
stood. will he dispatched to these
states to check any rebellion move
ments.
Madero. with SuareZ and GaTZI.
remained under guard all night. Sc
nora Madcro, who has been her hus-
bands closest advisor. broke down
today under the strain. She has for
several days been tireless In plead
ing that her husband be saved from
death and General IIuerta has per-
sonally assured her Madero Will not
be killed.
Charges which are not altogether
substantiated wcr. made today by
the new authorities. tending to indi-
cate that the Madcro administration
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