The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-14
MEXICO IS READY
That the Time for Intervention
Has Arrived
Is the Belief of Large Num-
Der of People.
SITUATION GROWS WORSE
Five Days of Fighting Fails to
Show Results.
Except Damage to Property
and Increased Suffering.

! Mexico City, Feb. 14.-Ffve days of
! fighting in the streets OF the capltal
| has in the opinion of close observers
| done more to change the sentiment OF
/ Mexicans in regard to Intervention
than has the whole two year period OF
revolution. l.
Months ago a quiet feeling began to
develop among a few of the better
class of MeXicans in favor of outside
assistance but it found no pub1c eX-
preston at that time This sentiment
has steadily grown. however, ana .ne
events of the past few days nave
strengthened it tremendously me
subject is now frankly discussed py
Mexicans and foreigners, ana IRE
ouentlv it is Mexican citizen VINO
, EXPRESSES the opinion publicly that the
United states or some other power or
powers jointly should intervene:
In the Colonia Juarez last night a
better class made no secret OF their
desire for intervention. Their formal
statement of their feeling was as fol-
lows: a 90 o,,r
country's troubles even through in
tervention.
Conditions generally in the capital
are steadily growing worse. All bust
ness, both public and private, except
that connected with the war has
ceased. Even the general postoffice
has closed its doors and many OF IT'S
employees are carrying rifles IN the
ranks of the federal army.
City Was Dark.
The CITY was in almost total dark
ness throughout the night owing to
the cutting of the electric cables by
flying shells. Today provisions of all
kinds were scarcer than ever and
prices scared to unheard of heights.
Robberies, burglaries and petty crimes
of all kinds are on the increase owing
illumination The disposition of
garbage has become a serious problem
and the changing breezes bring home
to the people that the carcasses of
street fighting of the past week still
lie in the cutters. Foreigners of
military experience who have care
fully followed the operations in con-
nection with the DiaZ revolt declared
today that in their opinion Diaz would
be able to hold out Indefinitely against
the federal attack.
THE government has an almost i'm
with heavy guns or by direct assault %
declared one military expert connected
with the British legation.
Rebels Well Fixed.
The rebels have ammunition enough
to continue the warfare for several
days at least. They also have many
more machine guns than they yet
brought into use. Their losses hitherto
have been comparatively light Their
being paid regularly two dollars a day
and a large amount of money appears
to be available to their use The
craftsmanship of the rebel artillery
during all the fighting has been ex-
cellent and their ability to sweep all
approaches to their position with ma
chine guns makes it appear inevitable
that any attempt by the Madero forces
to rush the arsenal would result in
heavy slaughter.
An attempt of this sort was made in
the last hour of last nights battle,
when detachment of federals
marched down the streets toward the
arsenal occupied by the rebels and was
repulsed with heavy loss. It is be-
lieved this experience will cause Cen
eral Huerta to abandon such tactics
and confine future operations to the
neutral property and the killing of
more non-combatants.
The death of another woman duri
yesterdays fighting further excited the
foreign residents.
Mrs. Greenfield, mother of Try
Greenfield, an employee of a power
company was killed by a shell in Vic
toria street. This makes the third
woman killed among the foreign resi-
dents. Mrs. Greenfield was a Cana
dian.