Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-17
Ambassador Wilson and Ger
man Minister Demand Ar
mistIce Allowing Foreigners
Time to Seek Safety,
THREE BATTLESHIPS
TO MENACE VERA CRUZ
People Who Formerly Had
Secuted Advice to Quit City
Are Now Eager 10 Seek
Safety in Flight

,Bv Morning SuarnaI special Leased Wire
Washington. Feb. l6 - Hurried
preparations were made in Mexico
City today for the fiien- NJ American
women and children from The slr'cl.
en- city to safety within the borders
Of the United states AS soon ~ the
armistce had heen declared the
American embassy staff and the rom-
mttee appointed hy Ambassador VIII
SON. began the work of assembling
the panic stricken fugitive women and
children at the embassy
Many who hitherto had paid no
heed to the warming of the amhassa-
dor to leave the city, now are eager
70 embrace any measures which
meant their deliverance from the
panic which has followed in the wake
Of weeks disorders
It was pointed out that the easiest
WHY to safety lay via Vera cruz, only
a short distance bg rail. once arrived
III the port ut the capital ctN the
refugees would have full protection
pending the continuance of their
tourney he efeHme "a American snn
one American dfeadnought the Gcor-
sia already lies at anchor in Vera
cruz harbor. aud two others. the
Vermont ana Nebraska are due to-
morrow.
With the guns Of these three sea
monsters le,eled toward the city
refugees would have little 20 fear. but.
if necessity should arise the fueityes
could be taken aboard ship. While
preparations for the flight Of the
women and the Younger members of
the American colony were going for
ward the work of removing all for
eieners from the danger zone WAS en-
tered upon tn earnest and hundreds
sought safety in the ncighborhood Of
the American embassy, where every
kind Of shelter was employed as a
place of refuge.
Messages from Ambassador Wilson
under date of February 18th, received
up 70 n O'Clock last night, were em-
bodied into general statement by
the department as follows
1T appears that yesterday the
American ambassador i'm company
with the German minister sought %
with General Huerta but
upon their arrival al the palace were
asked to see President Madero. Gem
eral Huerta and Mr.. Lascuraln the
for foreign affairs. were pres
ent. The American ambassador rec
duested. first that the federal forces
should be SO disposed ns not to cause |
any firing over the foreign residential /
section in attacking the citadel Sec /
ond. that the neiehborhood OF the em- /
bassy should be treated not only as an |
a zone being established to cover the /
neighborhood which would thus en-
10y special character OF immunity /
due to humanitarian precedents
third. that an American committee for /
he purpose of establishing centers of /
food distribution 20 the poor should |
be joined by the government In its e.
forts. fourth, that soldiers who have
leen placed on certain public build
ngs notably ones being used as
place of refuge and upon certain
American buildings. should be taken
lway. NTH, that in order to make it
possible for the American rescue com
mittee to remove from dangerous
places Americans hacking supply OF
'ood and take them to safer places.
here should be three-hOur armis-
ice and sixth chat there should be
IN armistice of twelve hours to eD
lble foreigners to leave the city by
aii
1T appears from the Ambassadors
'eport that President Atadero and
ieneral Huerta finally acceded to AM
hese requests THE ambassador adds
hat the UNDERSTANDINGS above re-
erred to have been posted publicly
md that the American colony is much
ratified at these results.
The American ambassador had 4
conference in the very early hours OF
february IS saturday.. with his
british. German. spanish ana French
olleaeues at The American embassy
o consider the situation. The meet
ng was brought about with great diff
Guilty the automobile sent for Mr.
trong. the British minister. having
een struck by federal bullets. al
houeh occupied hy federal colonel
nd six soldiers as a guard AS a re- !
ult OF this discussion. the Spanish ,
inister proposed to visit the palace
, speak un0ffieIaily 10 President /,
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