The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-24
WOODROW WILSON
MUST BEAR BURDEN
Taft Shifts Responsibility of
Mexican Situation to Presi-
dent Elect.
E WILL NOT INTERFERE
\ incoming Ci,ief Will Hold Con-
+. ference Witt Government
Officials.
Especial to The Times pispat tch.

Especial to Tie Times -Dispatchl
Washington, February 2:,.-It Is
learned Tonight that President Taft
Inns shifted the burden of the Mexican
situation to the shouIderE of the Pres
ident-eiect. Woodrow Wilson
When the President returned to
Washington from New York Tonight
HIS first net WAN to notify Secretary OF
WHr StimsOu and MHjor-GeneraI Leon
ord Wool that they were to confer
with Prcsidcnt-Iclcct Wilson some time
within tho next forty-cight hours.
probnbIy Tuesday.
Hurry calls were also sent out for
tho chairman OF tho Committees on
Foreign Relations, Military Affairs and
Naval Affairs. These representatives
of Congress- were likewise told that tho
Taft administration would take no
Initial step with regnrd 10 Mexico un-
less some direct attack should be mndc
on the American colony.
I'm route to Washington, President
Taft repeated to friends on tho train
that as long as tho Mexicans con-
fincd tho lighting among themselves
this country should not interfere.
II is considered highly probable that
when President Elect Wilson takes the
that Senator Cullon, OF tho Foreign
Relations Committee; Representative
Flood, of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee; Senator Warren. OF the Military
Affairs Committee. aud Senator Per
llins. Of the Naval Affairs Committee
be present.
VIII Not Discuss II.
No one OF thesc men would discuss
the matter to-niglt, or even admit the
nature of their talk with the Prcsi-
dent. other than to confirm the Taft
policy as already announced.
This policy of continued inaction in
the face OF reports revealing grucsome
a oii iiS nf bo rf in 10
City of Mexico is plainly Il surprise
to Secretary Stimson, Secretary Meyer
and General Wood.
Likewise, the diplomatic representa-
tives of the great nations of Europe
who have already demanded that their
respective citizens be afforded mill
, tary protection that the United
States abandon the Monroe Doctrine,
are peculiarly silent tonight. Each
embassy in Washington has been vis-
tied by representative of The Times
! Dispatch only to be given this answer:
1T is matter which we cannot
! discuss now"
The news that Madero and Suarcz
had been shot while being transferred
from the palace to tho penitentiary
electrified all Official circles. General
Wood hurried to the homo Of tho Sec
rotary OF War and remained there
until 1t was learned that there would
the Presidents dinner to his news
paper friends in Washington had been
concluded.
Wilson Reported Killed.
Huntington Wilson, assistant sccre-
tary OF state. hurried to tho State De.
partmont and remained rhcro through
out tho day. Keeping constantly In
communication with Secretary Knox
For many hours 1t was impossible to
get any confirmation OF what WAS hap
pcning In tho Southern republic This
Increased anxiety 10 such an extent
that when word was received to the
effect that Ambassador Wilson had
himself been the victim of an assas-
sins bullet, the information was ac-
ccpted us q fact.
Not even yet has any word becn
received telling whether or not tho
embassy was meuaced during tho most
recent riot. The brief extracts from
Ambassador Wilson'S dispatch. given
out att 9:t5 o'clock tonight merely re-
cito that Madcro and Suare1 were
killed.
4 IJucrta'S claim that there will be a
judicial Investigation OF the circurd-
stances under which his enemies were
DESTROYED caused a smile among the
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