The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
Taft Says Madero Has Been
Misinforned Regarding
Country's Policy.
MEXICO CITY CUT
OFF FROM WORLD
Iron Censorship NIakes~"te l,, '",slly
Impossible to Secure any Soc;
Regarding the Situation-Preaden.
Says Americans must be PROJECTED.
SUNDAYS AND ToDAY's
MEXICAN DEVELOPMENTS.

SUNDAYS AND ToDAY's
MEXICAN DEVELOPMENTS.
An armistice was arranged be.
tween the federals and rebels At 2
o'clock yesterday morning, and eff
fective until 2 o'clock this morn.
ing. Terms were agreed to by
both President Madero and Gen.
eral Diaz.
Tho armisticc was declared OF
before noon yesterday and h0stili.
ties resumed fiercely on both
sides.
President Taft called special
meeting Of the cabinet last night
to discuss the situation. Not q
member favored intervention.
Secretary Knox was instructed
to draw up a reply to Madero'S
plea for delay in intervention. The
reply was telephoned to Madero
today.
Communication with Mexico
City has been practically cut of,
and 1t is almost impossible for
the United States government to
get word to or from Ambassador
Wilson.
Madero is firm in his determine.
ton not to resign, and there Is
every Indication that the battle
will 60 to the finish.
Tho armistice. although of only
few hours duration. gave Am
hassador Wilson time to get q
number of the Americans still
within the zone Of fighting re.
moved.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Presiden,
Taft's reply to Madero's appeal fol
non-intervention has been forwarded
to Mexico, and will be made public
here just as soon as Knox has beer
advised that Madero has received 1t
The lack of news dispatches early to-
day from Mexico City Is causing the
officials some uneasiness. Meanwhile
the army and navy continue to move
into position to do instant work
Read Admiral Switzerland, in charge
Of the Pacific fleet has gone with
cruiser Colorado from Mazatlan tc
Manzanillo in response to the Request
of the United States consul there. wlse
reported anti-American demonstra.
tions. Numerous big ships Of the
United States navy are in Mexico wa.
ters today.
Taft's reply to Madero's appeal te
withhold Intervention in Mexico waa
telegraphed and was made public b,
Secretary Knox. 1t says in part that
Madero has been misinformed regard.
ing the United States policy toward
Mexico, and that the measures which
have been taken are merely precau-
tionary. 1t says that in view Of the
special friendship and relations be-
tween the two countries, he cannot
too strongly impress upon Madero the
vital Importance of an early establish
ment Of peace and restoration of or
der. which this government long has
hoped to see. because American citi.
zcns and property must be protected
and respected. Also, because this ma
ton sympathizes deeply with the af-
tiictions of the MeXicans.
In closing, Taft says: II feel it IL
my duty to add sincerely without re-
serve, that the course of events of the
past two years eliminating in the
present most dangerous situation, Gre
atcs in this country extreme pessism-
ism and the conviction that the pres
ent paramount duty is for a prompt
relief of the situation"
Mexico City is virtually cut off from
the outside world by the imposition OF
an iron censorship. The first dis.
patches, which filtered through Vera
Cruz from Mexico City. said that hos
tilities have been resumed and the po-
sitions of the armies has not under
gone change Madero .telegraphed
close friends in Washington that he
Expected definite results very soon.'
The Mexican embassy declared that no
dispatches have been received there.