Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-26
records will ever reveal the correct

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From a source usually considered
careful land conservative 1t has been
stated that the: number Of dead is not
less than 1000, while the total of the
wounded amounts to from 5000 to TO-
900. The great majority of these are
not soldiers, but men, women and
children unable to escape the lines OF
fire. This estimate was made after
hearing the reports Of scores Of Off
GERS of the White and Red Cross So
cieties and of the hospitals.
1t is a. well known fact that detach-
ments Of 80 and 100 men have been
slaughtered here and there at various
times when caught in the narrow
streets and moved down by machine
guns.
Carts piled high with corpses have
been seen driven to spot in the out
skirts of the city, where the bodies
have been burned.
Every morning may be seen what
appear In the zone OF the actual fight
ing to be piles OF burning rubbish.
These heaps are for the most part
rubbish, but the odor OF burning flesh
tells another story. s. 81.
News Pleases President Taft.
Washington, Feb. 19.---The news
that the fighting had stopped and an
ending to the struggle was near ere.
ated a feeling Of satisfaction in the ad-
ministration. President Taft does
not care, he said, who rules Mexico, as
long as Americans and other foreign
ers and their property are respected
and protected. What the administra-
ton. wants more than anything else ia
peace and 1t makes no difference
whether Maderist or some one else
rules. s5. III. b gg
Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City
has been Instructed to hurry q full re-
port OF the last development.
No orders to suspend the military
preparations OF the United States will
be given until 1t is seen that the new
order Of conditions Is going to prevail.
It was stated at the war and navy
departments that the preparations for.
Intervention would proceed until abso-
Lutte peace was restored In the Mexican
republic. s5 Il.
Must End Revolution.
While this government will take no
concern over the choice of successor
to President Madero. such a successor
viii have to demonstrate his ability to-
maintain stable government before po-
litical recognition will be accorded
him by the United States. Mexico 10
today honeycombed and torn asunder
by many revolutionary movements.
The principal Of these are the Orozco
movement in the north and the Zapata
uprising in the south. Lawlessness
has become rife and robber bands,
masQuerading as revolutionists, have
sent terror through the state OF Next
co from the Rio Grande to Yucatan.
In order to lay claim to political
recognition from this government, this
government will demand that the new
president, be he General Huerta or
some other, must put an end to these
disturbing elements, restore order and
establish the workings OF justice In
the states.
The formality of political recogni-
ton In all likelihood will fall to the adj
ministration OF President-eiect Will
son. There would hardly be time for
the negotiations in the remaining few
days of President Taft's term OF Office.
IN the event that Ambassador Wilson's
term as representative Of the United
states in Mexico's capital should close
with the administration which sent
him there, 1t would nrst be necessary
for the president of the United States
to appoint his successor.