The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-17
Paramount" Duty Is
AIIeViati0n of
Present Stress
AMERICANS FLEE FOR SAFETY
MadeTO Bitterly DenOunceS
Diaz Declaring He Broke
Truce Agreement
DE LIE BARRA'S APPEAL
Country Districts Quiet Pending
Outcome of Battle About
Capital
DE LIE BARRA'S APPEAL

Washington, Feb. 1HDeclaring that
''fresh assurances of friendship to
Mexico are unnecessary after two
years of proofs of it's patience and
good WILL President Taft, today,
made public his formal note to Presi-
dent ,Madero, of Mexico, in reply to
the 1atter's protestations not to in
tervene.
The Taft note, a brief document of
about 300 words, does not mention the
word intervention nor does it state
that at the present time the United
States is not considering such a step.
Merely negatively does it contain
the impression that America will not
step in. It goes only so far as to say
that troops have not been ordered to
land to deplore the circulation of false
rumors to this effect, spread broad
cast in Mexico City.
The Presidents reply in full was as
follows:
From Your Exce11ency's telegram
ed that Your Excellency was some
what n1isinformed as to the policy of
the United States towards Mexico.
which has been uniform for two years
thus far taken which are measures of
natural precaution. The ambassador
enough to show him your telegram to
me, he pointed out this fact. Your
Excellency must, therefore, be aware
that the reports which appear to have
reached you that orders have been al
ready given to land forces were mac
curate- The ambassador, who is fully.
informed, is nevertheless being again
instructed to afford you any desired
information. Fresh assurances of
friendship to Mexico are unnecessary
after two years of proofs of patience
and good will
I'm view of the special friendship
and relations between the two coun-
tries I cannot too strongly impress
upon your Excellency the vital inn
portance of the early establishment OF
that real peace and order which the
government has SO long hoped to see,
their property must be protected and
respected also because this nation
sympathizes deeply with the affIic-
ton Of the Mexican people.
''In reciprocating the anxiety shown
by Your Excellency I feel 1t my duty
to add sincerely and without reserve
that the course Of events. during the
past two years, eliminating in the
present most dangerous situation,
creates in this country extreme pes
sin1ism and the conviction that the
present paramount duty is the prompt
relief of the situation. (Signed) Will
liam H Taft"
official Washington construed the
last paragraph of the Presidents mes
sage to be in the nature of an ulti-
matum. In as strong language as
diplomacy permits they think he
amelioration of the situation in Mexi-
co is necessary-and he has left for
Madero to figure out-exactly what will
happen If improvement is not noted.
Officials think that Madero will not
have great difficulty in seeing the
yelled threat in the Presidents care
fully guarded phrases.
Save for a. brief announc EN- ent that |
Ambassador Wilson has presented |
state department received but little |
today, regarding the |
course of events in Mexico City Will |
son confirmed the report that the |
armistice, which he had arranged. !
was broken, yesterday, but he said be- |
fore the renewal of hostilities a great |
many women and children had been |
placed upon trains and safely started
towards the United States.
Wilson said he was desirous of ar
ranging an immediate armistice so
that all Americans could be moved to
a safety zone.
Reports received at the embassy in
Diaz side have not been great and
that their lines have been extended in
one direction beyond the palace of
the ministry of the government which
they have taken and in the other di-
rection as far the German school.
State department Officials who for
obvious reasons refused to be quoted, |
Today, declared their belief that the
revolution was in its death
throes and that within the next 4S
hours either Diaz or Madero would
control the army and the reins of gov
ernment.
This, they declared, did not mean
that the trouble had abated but that
the crisis was at hand and that an
other day would determine exactly
Just what part the United States would
play in the drama of Mexico City.
With diminishing food supplies, SOL
1iers exhausted by a weeks incessant
lighting under conditions never before
oaralleled, with ammunition rapidly
cunning low, the department awaited
nomentary word that one or the other
;orces had gained an advantage
Secretary of State Knox, today, re-
,eived promise from the Mexican
federal government that communica-
ion between Mexico City and the
White House would be kept open as
ar as President Madero was able to
10 it. In one despatch from Ambas-
sador Wilson, it was learned that
President Madero intended to enforce
absolute censorship regarding com
nercial and press dispatches.
One feature of the Mexican situa-
ION which complicated negotiations
with Madero is the fact that the Mex
can president and Ambas assador Will
son are not on particularly good r.
erns- Lack of good feeling it was
laid, dated back number of months |