Arizona republican., 1913-02-12
Holds Early Morning Con ference Today With Mem bers of Cabinet and De- cides Situation Requires Prompt Action.
TROOPS ALSO
 IN READINESS
Believed By Friday or Sat
 urday That No Matter What Developm Il t s Americans Will Be Ac- corded Ample Protection.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

day) ).--As a result of an early morn ing conference at the White House three additional battleships will be sent to the east coast of Mexico today, and orders will be issued at once for the immediate placing In commission of two army transports for troops to Mexico City for the pro- lection of the lives of Americans and foreigners, should the situation there grow any worse.
 Evidently recognizing the crisis the Mexican situation has reached, Presl- dent Taft summoned to the White House Secretary of State Knox, Sec retary of War Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Meyer together with d number of army and navy officers shortly after midnight.
 At 1:3O o'clock this morning the last of those summoned arrived and with Secretary Hilles, a conference was held in the library of the White House
 The officers in conference were General Wood, chief of the staff Of the army; Brifadier- General William Crozier president of the war college; Brigadier- General James E. Aleshire. chief of the quartermasters corps of the army and Rear Admiral Bradley A. F'iske. of the inspection depart ment of the navy. A general discus sion of the availability of troops and marines for instant dispatch was be- gun as soon as all had arrived,
 Having ordered the dispatch of a sufficient naval force to meet any of the needs of the Mexican situation as d result of the existing revolution ary outbreak, the state department officials marked time today awaiting developments. Measuring messa ges ! from Ambassador Wilson in the City of Mexico. as to the condition of Americans, and other foreigners in that capital, were received The American embassy has been receiy- ing numerous frantic appeals for in- formation as to the safety of mem bers of the American colony and at Ambassador Wilson's suggestion the state department made public the fact 1 that so far no Americans have suf- l fered in person or property from the ! Diaz revolt. This was regarded as re- l narkable in view of the fact that | the ambassador reports that at least | $50 persons were killed and 500 | wounded in Sundays fighting. The | navy acquitted itself with credit in | Secretary Meyers opinion by it's | prompt response to the state depart ments call for warships for Mexican | service. Sailors of the old school l remembering that it rarely took less
 than one week to get a vessel away |. from the navy yard no matter how urgent the call, noted that, although l Admiral Badger received orders only
 last night he was able to dispatch the l battleship Georgia to Tamico and the l Virginia to Vera Cruz by o'clock 1 this morning. The former will ar rive at it's destination on Saturday the latter Friday.
 l Admiral Southerland, clear across the continent, also received orders last night and by 10 o'clock was or his way to Mazatlan on his flagship 1 the Colorado. and due to arrive or Friday The big arElored cruiser l South Dakota, was to follow him
 within a few hours, proceeding tC
 Acuapulo, which port it will reach next Sunday.
 It was reiterated today that there lis nothing for the United States army to do at this stage except tC continue its border patrol and main tain strict neutrality.
 | Other states of Mexico it is feared by officials, also may join in tho revolt and precipitate a situation fal
 more serious than the present preca-
 rious conditions confronting Madero | According to information received
 here, the prospect of revolution il Chihuahua is so grave that it's gov ernor is prepared to flee at a mo-
 ments notice. He declared he i:
 convinced that friends of Diaz are : strong enough to overturn their owl forces at any time and revolution
 there is imminent.
 , Ther are three thousand regular ; at Chichuahua. says dispatch re , ceived tonight. all of whom are be } lieved to be devoted to the cause o ; Diaz and five thousand volunteers 5 most of whom could be counted upol to remain loyal to MaderO.