The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-25
MExlcANS MERELY SHRUG THEIR
SHOULDERS TO EXPRESS
SENTIMENTS.
ELECTION TALK IS HEARD
De la Barra, 'Redolfo Reyes and Dr..
Francisco vasquez Gomez Will Be
Rivals Of Felix Diaz For the Presi-
dency-Rebellions in the Country Do
Not Seem to Pan Out Well.

Mexico City, February 24.-The
American ambassador, Henry Lane
Wilson, made the following statement
tonight regarding the death of Ma
dero and Suarez:
I'm the absence Of other reliable in
formation, am disposed to accept the
governments version of the manner in
which the ex-president and ex-vice
president lost their lives. Certainly
the violent deaths of these persons
were without government approval,
and if the deaths were the result of
plot, 1t was OF restricted character
and unknown to the higher officers of
the government.
Mexican public opinion has ac-
cepted this view of the affair and it
is not at all excited. The present
government appears to be revealing
marked evidence of activity, firmness
and prudence, and adhesion to it, as
far as / have been able to ascertain,
is general throughout the republic, in
dicating the early establishment of
peace.
THE government as constituted Is
very friendly to the United States and
Is desirous Of affording effective pro-
lection to all foreigners.
For the present, American public
opinion should deal with the situation
calmly and accept with great reserve
the highly colored stories which are
being furnished by some few CORE
spondents The great majority of the
correspondents here are endeavoring
to deal fairly with the situation.
Confidence in the new adminis-
tration is growing in the capi-
tall conservative Mexicans and for
eigners alike regarding military re-
gime as the solution of the present
difficulty. A revulsion of sentiment
has been caused by the death of Fran
cisco I. Madero, and Pine Suarez but
the great majority of the Mexican
people merely shrug their shoulders.
1t is likely that there are few chapters
of that tragedy still to be written.
The bodies have been removed from
the penitentiary pending the transfer
of the Maderos to the family home at
San Pedro de Los Pinos in the state
of Coahuila, and the Suarez family to
Yucatan, permission having been
granted.
One afternoon paper in Mexico City
denies the stories Of the attack on the
Madero guard. alleging that the affair
was carried out in accordance with
pre- arranged plans, but the Mexican
government appears honest in it's en-
deavor to place the facts before the
world by means of judicial investi-
cation. This investigation probably
will not be concluded for some days.
Already the political world is turn
ing to the elections. 1t is said that
General Felix Diaz will have as his
opponents in his candidacy for the
presidency, Francisco de la Barra, the
present minister of foreign relations;
Roldolfo Reyes, son of General Ber-
nardo Reyes, who was killed in the
first attack on the palace, and DR..
Francisco Vasquez Gomez. Friends
have begun a campaign in behalf Of
these various candidates.
The holding of the elections will de-
pend upon the state of the country
but President Huerta insists upon a
free choice of the people when peace
is restored.
Reports are not altogether reassur-
ing from the states of Coahuila, Nueva
Leon and San Luis Potosi, where reb-
els are committing depredations. The
Zapatistas in the south also are giving
trouble and it is reported that one
town in the state of Pueblo has been
sacked
This, however, is characterized by
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