The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-19
'MADERO IS WARNED.
PRESIDENT TAFT SENDS ExEcu.
TIVE OF MEXICO A CURT
MESSAGE.
DEMANDS END OF REVOLUTION
Washington Chief Also Asserts the
lieutenant in This Country Re-
Guests End OF Dangerous situa'
tionn-Battie Is still On In Capital.

lieutenant in This Country Re-
Guests End Of Dangerous situa
tionn-Rattie Is still On In Capital.
Washington, Feb. ia curt note
of warning in reply to Madero's ap
peal that the United States keep
hands off, of Mexico was telegraphed
by President Taft. 1t passed on the
wires news that the battle in the Mex
lean capital had been renewed and
was being waged as holly as ever In
this its ninth day. President Taft's
message follows:
From your excelleny's telegram.
which reached me the 14th. it appear
! ed that your excellency was somewhat
! misinformed as to the policy OF the
United States toward Mexico, which
has been uniform for two years, or as
| to the naval or other measures thus
| far taken, which are measures OF
natural precaution. The ambassador
| teiegraphed that when you were good
enough to show him your telegram
to ME he pointed out this fact.
"Your excellency must, therefore.
be aware that the reports which APP
pear to have reached you that orders
have already been given to land forces
| were inaccurate.
The ambassador. who is fully in
formed, is nevertheless again instruct
ed to afford you any desired informa-
ton. Fresh assurances of friendship
to Mexico are unnecessary after two
years of proof OF patience and good
| will.
I'm view of the special friendship
and relations between the two coun-
tries / cannot too strongly impress up
on your excellency the vital import
ance Of early establishment OF that
real peace and order which this gov
eminent has SO long hoped to see.
both because American citizens and
their property must be protected and
respected and also because this nation
sympathizes deeply with the Affections
OF the Mexican people.
In reciprocating the anxiety shown
by your excellency's message, | feel
it my duty to add sincerely and with
out reserve that the course OF events
during the last two years, eliminating
in the present most dangerous situa-
ton. creates in this country extreme
pessimism and the conviction that the
present paramount duty is the prompt
relief OF the situation.
WILLIAM II. TAFT
The telegram was given out by Sec
rotary Knox as soon as he had been
informed of its presentation to the
Mexican president
Censorship Causes Suspense.
Mexico City was virtually cut on
FROM the outside world by the impo-
sition of an iron censorship.
With no direct news dispatches
from there, and only one official dis
patch from Ambassador Wilson, which
simply said fighting had been resumed
and that the armistice had been
broken. President Taft and officials
waited in suspense.
The first dispatches filtered down
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz and
said hostilities were resumed.
Madero telegraphed close friends in
Washington that he expected definite
results very soon" Those dispatches
came through promptly.
The Mexican embassy declared that
no dispatches whatever had been re
ceived there and that it was depending
on press dispatches for its informa
tior Of the fighting in Mexico City.
Hard to Obtain Troop Ships
The army has gone as far as it can
under present arrangements for pos
| sible troop movement to Mexico. The
plan to send an expeditionary force
from Galveston has been confronted
with some difficulties in securing mer
: chant ships.
The quartermaster general has al
} opportunity to get some cattle-ships
' but it would take week to fit them
out It may be finally decided to SEND
some of the transports at Newport
1 News around to Galveston:
: Meanwhile, with the army practical
: ly marking time, and the navy stand
ing by, officials waited in suspense fol-
: news Of the stirring events which arr
9 believed to be taking place behind the
{ veil at, Mexico City.
4 Disturbed by Censorship.
i 1t is known that the thing which
Q President Taft and the cabinet nov
g regard with most concern is the main
C tenance of communication with Mex
S leo City, or any attempt on the par
q Of the Madero government to put {
y censorship on dispatches to this gov
s ernment
The isolation of the United State
u embassy and foreigners would be on
: of the first things to force the LANDING
5, OF troops on Mexican soil at this juno
e tuTe
Q Earliest dispatches to the state dc
!. partment were largely eonfirmatory o
5. earlier reports, and officials wer
h watching the resumption of the battl
=, In Mexico City anxiously. s,ss-
t FOUR KILLED, IN LABOR RIO