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ISSUED a statement that they had been
killed by officials Of the Government
during q rescue attack made by their
friends. During the next few hours I
had ut least a dozen eyewitness re-
ports OF the affair. all differing In de-
tails. all lacking In elementary prob
ability and none convincing or posi-
tive.
Realizing the profound horror
which this act would produce In the
United States. and believing that IL
was for the best interests OF our own
people in Mexico that the government
tai version. in the absence OF n
other reliable me-. should be accepted,
I publicly stated hat l accepted It.
leaving il. however. TO be clearly IN
ferred by the one Of the statement I
gave u that it was accepted for OFF,
cial reasons.
My own theory about the death Of
Madero. and | know no more to-day
than ] knew then, Is that the Cabinet
agreed upon his transfer Ia the ma
tional penitentiary in good faith, and
that MaLero's death was Brought
about by u military conspiracy.
1T must be recalled here that n
special train vas prepared by Huer,a
10 take President Madcro 20 Vera Cruz
and that all OF his family were in
structed to go aboard the train and
await his arrival. In the meantime
kilograms were sent to Gen. Nelasco,
military commander of the Depart
ment Of Vera Cruz. by some one Of
the Madero family t%evidence Of which
can be obtained IL necessary urging
him to rise in favor Of the former
President, who had legally resigned,
and recognize him as President, and
Gen. Nelasco announced publicly that
he would do so. This upset all of the
plans OF taking him W OF the coun-
try and left him as a problem on the
hands OF the then constituted prov.-
sional government, and the President
, announced to the Diplomatic Corps
that he would ssum no further re-
sp~onsibility, for he had In the mean
time been made provisional president.
1.-THE new administration entered
upon It's career with every promise OF
success and with the confidence and
hope Of practically all OF the Mexican
people. There were no disciples u
Madero left In the country, except
those who had been holding ofice
1.-The new government found the
treasury looted, the army demoralized,
the state governments financial
wrecks. 1t had necessarily to begin
the work OF reconstruction. To do
this, It needed the moral support and
the aid OF all the peaceloving civilized
people OF the world, and Of all gov
ernments which desire to see that or
der and peace reign, that prosperity
prevails among the people and thai
is free and unrestrained.
ut is not an ideal government. but
Il Is a strong government, 80 far as
one can say any Mexican government
may be strong. 1t has made an army
OF so. 600 men, and drilled and equipped
II. II has negotiated a loan upon the
markets Of the world. 1t has respected
its international obligations. and In
the earlier stages Of its existence II
afforded better protection and showed
a kindller feeling toward Americans In
Mexico than any other government
that has ever existed there"
I The circumstances attending The
termination OF his mission to Mexico
are recounted by Ambassador Wilson
in the following memorandum.
ION July %, while at my post in
Mexico. l received Il telegram from
Secretary Bryan, directing me to come
Immediately to Washington for the
purpose OF making report to the Presi-
dent ON the Mexican situation AL
though the summons was entirely I'M
expected in view of the manifest i'm
p%ortance OF my being at my post at
that time. I made all of my arrange
ments. packed my trunks and In n great
furry of excitement among the en-
bassy employees and servants left for
Vera Cruz twelve hours after the SUM
mons.