The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-22
u. s. WARNS HUERTA
NOT TO KILL MADERO
New Regime Learns That Such
Action Would Cause Bad
Feeling Here.
THE PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE
\ Administration Doesn't Want
TO Make Any Peremptory
Demands.

WAsniNGToN, Feb. 21.-Informatior
from Henry Lane Wilson. Ambassador
to Mexico. satisfied President Taft to-
day that Francisco |. Madero. deposed
President of Mexico. will not he put It
death, as has been threatened since his
downfall.
This Information is satisfactory to the
President and the State Department.
Ambassador Wilson informed the Hu-
crta regime that he was OF the opinion
that the killing of Madero would pro-
duce a painful impression not only In
the United States but in other countries
This opinion has been sustained by the
Department of State. which in its de-
spatches To the embassy remarked that
the execution OF Madero would have q
rcgrettablc effect on public opinion In
the United States.
Assurances have since been received
from Ambassador Wilson which have
convinced the President that the neN
administration in Mexico city will not
yield to demands for the life OF the de-
posed President.
While the conviction that Madero Is
not to be put TO death Is satisfactory
to the President, Ii may be stated that
Mr.. Taft was not prepared to go to any
extremes on behalf OF the former Presi-
dent. 1t was considered by the Admin
istration that the United States has now
too much at stake in the way OF inter
ests of its citizens to risk its influence
with the new Government in Mexico
by making a peremptory demand on
Huerta that the life of Madero be
spared.
Serious resistance to the authority o.
the provisional Government is feared al
Vera Cruz. According to dispatches
from the United States Consul at that
city the Federal and local officers have
united against recognition Of the Huerta
Governments These officers have been
meeting in the Ulta fortress to discuss
the situation and. according to the Con.
surs Information, are opposed TO ac-
cepting the new regime.
Those in the conference included Gen
Nelasco and Gen. Valdez. the customs
collector. the Mayor. the police In
spector. the District Judge and the
commanding officers OF the gunboats In
the harbor.
The surmise in Washington regarding
the situation at Vera Cruz is that the
opposition of the Vera Cruz group may
easily he overcome by the Huerta Gov
ernment II 1t adopts a conciliatory pol
icy. II Ia believed here that the re-
sistants will be willing enough to sup
port the Huerta Government IL some con
cessions are offered them in the way
OF offices.
In case of disturbance, however. three
American battleshps are in the harbor
at Vera Cruz and in a position to give
ample protection to any Americans OF
other foreigners in that city. A plot
on the part of sympathizers with Ma
dero to seize the local government a,
Durango was discovered by the locaI
authorities. according to reports to the
State Department to-day from Consul
fiamm. The soldiers and other malcon.
tents who had Joined with them Were
arrested and disarmed.
on the border there is great specula.
t'on as to what attitude the rebel lead.
ers Salazar. Roias and Campo, who for.
merry served under Orozco. will take
toward the provisional Government
From Nueva l.areda it is reported tina,
Gen. Huerta has Invited the military
leaders who seized that town in the
name o: Gen. Felix Diaz to come "a
Mexico city and confer with him. All
other parts of Mexico are quiet, accord.
ing to state Department information.