Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-19
Rojas' Visit to Vera Cruz IS
Believed for Purpose of Re-
opening Negotiations With
u S, Government,
DICTATOR BEGINS TO
PRESS FOR MONEY
Rich MeyIcans Are Called to
Office of Provisional Presi-
dent and Advised to Assist
IN Restoring Peace,

Mcxico city March iS.-Forced IA
lhr increasing seriousness of the sif
uaiion IN Mexico, from financial
rather than q military ylowpoint
president Huerta at last appears tn be
| ready Co resume negotiations win
john Lind President Wilson's ber.
sohal representative, which wore
broken Off last August. II reporfg c,ir.
rent In the capital tonight are true.
inc minister az foreign affairs. lose
Lopez Pnrtillo y Rojas has been di-
rected 10 reopen the unofficial dinlo-
matte exchanges with Mr.. LIND. as
eording 20 the report here. ana for
mat purpose went TO Vera cruz today
whether he Will meet Mr.. Lind "a
vera cruz or at some point further
removed from the general public. ls
nor known. Every effort has been
lnHde % keep the meeting "a secret
ana should H. for any reason, fail 10
take place. the government would be
ln "a position to fam buck npon tho
explanation already given that ne
minister D. taking the trip To eele-
hrnte Saints day and color is given "a
THIS by the fact that hp was accom-
panied hy his wife aud other member
oi his family.
f'NAN hAANAt ittA ON NiIfts
President llucra TODAY summoned
20 the national palace sixty VI me
We0lthtest Mexicuns residing Ia tho
capital and iniihiutcd that indirect H.
nhncial support would be highly
HBrceahie. ln view % The vigorous
campaign wnleh he proposes 10 n-
ausurate against the rebels. lie re-
minded them that "a decree issued sew
u "a yam
OF haclenda5 TO equip and maintain
ton men for purposes OF defense. has
meyer been compiled with ana no
urged them now TO do this.
Such compliance would mean. ace
eording 20 the official figures. tho
maintenance of about 500 600 men. ns
it De- estimated that there are fifty-two
thousand hnciendas ana smaller
ranches within the federal jurlsdlc-
ton
President Huerta also requested
these men To furnish him with horses
Tor leV cannon expected to arrive
soon from Japan and Europe. He
asked their moral support. Suggesting
inut they form a sort OF military so-
ciety not for actual fighting, but that
INSIGNIA Dee worn by the members to
Identify them as being loyal 10 ne
government
tasIro's Report Dlscrcditcd.
The report that "a large number of
those WHO mutiniod recently at Jo-
Julia bad been executed is based on a
ferbal statement made hy General D.
minoz Castro 10 the war minister
General Castro was recalled from the
eoVcrnurship and received
hero today The war office has no
other information relative 10 the all
legged executions.
General Castro reported that after
The muuneers. who numbered about
% thousand and We're reinforced hy
laputa adhercnts, had abandoned joe
lutla they wore pursued hv the fed
erals. Many ~ them were killed Tn
battle the prisoners being executed.
In view Of the discrepancies IN This
and previous stories on the same sub /.
.rct, there is disposition not 10 take
'aslrO's report seriously.
All but one OF the Mexican newspa- }
lers minimize the report which is
generally discreditcu.
Relative TO the fighting north of
forroon General nlanQuot said to-
night
Unfortunately II is not true"
Tho war department reports that
Castillo Brito. one Of the
.ehel leaders, has met with severe
iefeat nt Toncsiquc. I'm tho state OF
Tabaaco. The department adds that
he remnants OF Brito's force are
.ieeing towards Guatemala.