Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
No Further Developments
Are Reported in Mexi-
can Situation.
IN PROTEST TO WILSON
President of Huerta Senate
Says Americans Desire to
Remain in Country.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 3O-The
Mexican situation is unchanged today.
John Lind is still awaiting at Vera
Cruz, and no advices OF his plans had
come to Washington. Secretary Bryan,
after receiving q message from Lind,
declared the situation unchanged"
| Lind is still acting al his own discre-
| ton about returning TO Mexico City.
New York, Aug. 30.-Senor Cana
cho. president of the Mexican senate,
has telegraphed James A. Scrymser,
president of the Mexican TeIegra ph
company, requesting him TO protest TO
President Wilson against the with
drawal of American citizens from Mex
leo. The message declares the Amer
ican colony in Mexico is satisfied and
| tranquil and that tremendous dam
ages" would result from their with
drawal. There is great alarm here,
reads the telegram, "over the Amer
ican governments order for the with
drawal of all citizens of the United
States having residence here. You
will understand there is no reason for
this order. The American colony
would be seriously prejudiced in its
welfare and financial interests were
it to abandon country in which it is
considered and esteemed and where
it has acquired numerous cordial rela-
tions"
RESPECTED POLITICIAN.
Camancho. president of the Mexican
senate is an aged and much respected
politician of the old regime in Mexico,
yWnoIFon several occasions, has been
president of the senate. He is presi-
dent Of the National Bank of Mexico.
| At the time of the revolution against
/ President Madero, in February last,
! Camacho, during the street fighting,
stood on a street corner and told
Mexican citizens that Madero had re-
| fused to resign at the request of the
Mexican senate He called attention
TO the imminent danger of interven-
/ tion and asked Mexican citizens to eX-
ercise their patriotism in an endeavOr
I to avoid such action. A message sim
/ liar in substance to that sent 20
/ Scrymser was telegraphed by Gang
/ cho TO John w. Dekay of New York,
who has large interests in Mexico.
TEXT OF MESSAGE.
Camacho's message to Scrymser
says: THE American colony of 10000
persons, am sure would suffer enor-
nous damage to its interests and we'll
being should it's members violently
abandon the country in which, ! re-
peat, they are considered and esteem
ed on all sides. / beg you to acquaint
, President Wilson with what | state,
calling his illustrious attention to the
tremendous damages that would result
from his determination, for which in
all loyalty ! state there is no reason,
and which undoubtedly was dictated
against sentiments of justice, and
mot by elevated sentiments of the dis
tinguished president of the United
States, but through simple ignorance
of what is actually transpiring in Mex
leo"
The enemy Camacho says, ARE
disappearing or submitting to legiti-
mate authority of the republic"
MISSIONARIES MAY STAY.
The Methodist board and Presbyter-
ian board foreign mission have in
structed their missionaries to decide
/ the question of leaving the country for
themselves, advising them, however.
that their women and children should
be recalled to safety. This action was
taken by the organizations after an
exchange of kilograms with Secretary
of State Bryan in relation to a request
TO advise them in the matter of with
The Methodist Episcopal board Of
, foreign missions received a telegram
from Dr. John W. Butler, superinten-
dent of its mission at Mexico City, stat
ing that President Wilson's instruc-
tions for an American exodus was
much resented" by the American col
ony. American missionaries of all de-
nominations object to leaving.
Nashville. Tenn, Aug. 30.-Several
southern Methodist missionaries who
have been ordered from Mexico since
President Wilson's message was pub
p lished have wired the mission board
here asking that they be allowed to
remain at their posts. The board had
: taken no action today.
DIAZ A CANDIDATE.
London, Aug 30.-'1 am now defr-
itely a candidate for the presidency OF
Mexico" General Felix Diaz, recently
arrived from Canada, told the Asso-
ciated Press this morning.
My friends in Mexico are working
in my behalf" continued Diaz. "Un.
fortunately, at this distance. l my
self am unable to do much, but am
awaiting instructions which may sim