Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-10-29
Such Is the Feeling In Vera
Cruz Following Sensational
Appeal Of Late General for
American Protection,
FUGITIVE TAKES RESI-
AND RECEIVERS NERVE
Admiral Fletcher Is Waiting
Tor Instructions From State
Department as to What to
Do With His Guest.

ar NoHsso Journal aproiAl ltAsro yv,s,t
vera cruz. oct gN Mexico. as
represented by her authorities here.
Ia phurkIiug over the Daz incident.
b'H- Be- resting coutcntedy aboard
the American warshlp Louisiana. ana
Rear Admiral Fletcher s wondering
iHt what disposition Washington
VIII ask him to make Of hits sclf-in-
vIted guest
This was the net situation al the
claso of General Felix Dmzs first day
as refugee Ashore. the arrest Of
TWO or three persons of lesser inn
poranco served 90 sustain interest.
lt was not generally known that tho
German consulate has become an
asylum for a follower OF Daz Ra-
l"ei AI'alea, brother-ln-law OF
hIaz. alarmed for his own safety.
sought refuge with Consul Gertz. The
Mexican authorities apparently are
ignorant of hls presence there.
Friends of Alcolca expect to get
Mm cut Of the country at the first
opportunity and the possibility Is that
he too viii become a refugee on a
warsh.p III $50, Il Is probable that the
iierthea g German cruiser. will be
chosen No order has been mule
for his arrest.
Rear Admiral Fletcher and Presi-
dent Wilson'S representative. Mr.
Lind reported tho flight and subso-
MONT do.ng of General nlaz to Their
respective departments but. SO far as
Is known, have received no answer
The admiral assumes that he will be
Instructed either To- put Diaz and his
two companions aboard some passen-
ger steamer whose schedule does not
eau fur stop at Mexican ports. or
set them ashore from some warship
at goo American port
General Daz and his fellow fugl-
uNes displayed marked signs OF re-
lief when they reached the warshlp.
but not greater than did the authori-
Ties ashore whose attitude is that
DIa2 has relieved them of an EN-
hauassiug position They insist that
they irlve mo- orders to protest. and
express the belief that General Huer-
.u is highly pleased that General
piaz has chosen to eliminate himself
n such a manner
30 honors were accorded General
Diaz when he went aboard the Louisi-
ma 20 which he was transferred
from the Wheeling, but marked
courtesy was shown him by the adj
miral. who assigned him to his own
mess and sent the other refugees to
he ward room.
A long rest i'm the afternoon served
% restore General Daz's nerves which
eomed To- have been badly shattered
by the developments or anticipated
developments since he arrived i'm
deXico Tie explained that he had
onsentcd to take refuge in the con
uhtc and then board warship
uIy aftor deciding that this was the
lst extremity TO preserve my life"
le added that he had no plans eX-
cpt to avoid being set ashore in
loHico lt was probable. he said that
he would establish residence in
europe. although he thought be
night spend some time in Havana
iu his own testimony he would be
'cleomc in the camps of the rebels
md his presence there probably
ouli mean his death,
General Diaz finds hiself in more
warkword prcdicament than most
fugcas. as there is no quarter of
he republic in which he considers
Imsclf safe His wife stil is In Vera
ru2 ana was no less apprehensve
3 to Ibis safety than he himself She
ypreesed her delight that her hus-
lud was safe aboard an American
amhip.
THE Vera cruz papers give much
.om0uencc 10 the escape Of Diaz,
ulbuuug his position to undue par
.paton In recent events The mill
y authorities here. however. have
ceEcd no Instructions relative to
% case
1bc wives Of Eyuisto and Daniel
idero. are held here subject to or
Is from the capital They accom-
uiod their husbands here on gun
at from Tampico, to which port
.y were taken after their arrest at
lutcreN They have communicated
th MT Lind as TO what assistance
connection with their case they
MA expect from the United states.
cy were assured that the American
yerument desired to see justice
ne and We're informed Of the repre-
ltahons already made to the MeXi-
. government to the effect that the
ited states would deplore any yio-
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