Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-02-26
UNCLE SAN SUGGESTS TO MEXICO.
Army and Navy Ready to Demand Fair Trial
for Fallen President.

Army and Navy Ready to OeIaand taIf lIIai
for Fallen President.
Washington, Feb. 21.-Iterven'
ton of the United States Govern.
ment to secure justice, or at least
. fair trial for fallen President
of Mexico, as announced
by Secretary Knox at the cabinet
meeting today, was an unexpected
development of the State Depart
ment's policy in regard to that
As recently as yesterday
it was annouuce1 that there wac
no intention to depart from. the
of non.intervention in the
troubles. It appears,
that this stateme emit was
based upon the natural assump.
ton that the new establish d
Mexican Government would CD.
serve the amenities of CIVILIZED
warfare in its treatment of rris.
oners of either high or low degree
and when the killing of Gustavo
Madero gave ground for genuine
apprehension for the fate of the
ex.president, it was felt that tbs
time had ooms to stretch fourth a
restraining hand.
The administration feels that it
has not in any manner departed
from it, policy Of strict r~utrality.
Its action was purely impersonal
and probably would have followed
as surely had Goperal Dlaz been
captured by Madero and threaten-
ed with death without the process
of law. The fact 10. though not
officially admitted, that in an IN.
official manner the State Depart
ment did bring to bear Influences
which saved Diaz from death
when he vas captured by General
Beltran at Vera Cruz last fall. 1t
is believed that the Mexican peo.
pie themselves, after the heat of
combat is over, will be the first to
express gratitude to the United
States Government Of preventing
the placing of such q spot on the
reputation of their country, %
would follow what practically
would amount to the murder of q
deposed president.
1t is recalled in some quarters
that the action of the adminlstra,
ton i'll the case of Madsr 10 pre-
c. sely the reverse Of that taken 46
years ago when Pre- sldent Andrew
Johnson refused ~ intervene to
prevent the shooting Of she unior-
tuuate Emper~r Macmillan, who
was by q singular coincidence be.
! sraysd by the military leader,
General Lopez, who Was his main
rellaucs. In that case, hover, it
ia pointed ous that Macmillan
was IN Mexico greatly against the
will of the Un1sed Slater and also
snst he was tried BY q legal tri-
bui.ai t. the torn of a court mar
tlai
Wn = It IS hoi Il tG.s tn
Hu-Cta goy9rAneat Val be epte
t. draw to its support All Of Size
revolutionary leaders Of the N - h
ana the South, the admlElssrs-
tlon Continues under she military
aud naval policy of preparedness.
Pursuant to this, the first and
fifth br,gades OF the army remain
under preparatory orders for for
eign service and the three army
transports. which are due to ar
rive at Galveston early nexs week,
will be retained there ready to
embark troops at q moments no.
tice.
Francisco 1. Madsro, deposed
president of Mexico, will not he
railr oaded to Jail, thrown into e
msd-house OF summarily executed
by Provisional President Huerta.
according to reports today from
ambassador Wilson. Madero, the
ambassador reports, will be given
a fair trial and possibly she worst
fate that will await him will re
exile. Secretary Knox, with the
approval Of President Taft. had
instructed Ambassador Wilson to
convey to Huerta in diplomatic
terms the intimation that the
United States would seriously ob.