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THE WASHINGTON HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY It, 1913.
BARRETT WANTS ;
COMMISSION TO
SEITLETROUBLE
Director of Pan-American Un
ion Writes to President Taft
Relative to Mexico.
PERSONNEL SUGGESTED
Comnranriation in No Way Is an
Official One of the
Union.
Intervention In Mexico and being Inspired
Tilth an earnest desire to And some
means acceptable to the Mexican people,
as well as to the American government.
which would bnng about Immediate ces
sation of hostilities in Mexico, John Bar
etr, director general of the Pan-American
Union, has been in continual con
sultation the last few days with Senators,
Representatives, prominent Mexicans and
uiucia vuuiy ltiLeresieu in lue question
with a -view to formulating a plan to be
ubmltted to the President and the chair
men of the foreign committees of the
Senate and House, intended to brine
about the desired results
Letter to President,
The letter which Mr Barrett sent to
President Taft last night sajs in part.
I hae the honor to submit, most re
spectfully, a suggestion, long and care
fully considered, which may provide an
Immediate solution for the present criti
cal phase of the Mexican problem
"While what Is recommended Is pro
posed personally on my own responsibil
ity, without Involving officially in any
ay the Pan-American Union or the
members of Its goernlng board. It still
Is inspired by the fact and thought that
I am an officer of Mexico and of all
the other Latin-American go eminent'
shall Immediately Instruct the "United
States Ambassador In Mexico to present
this plan to the Mexican government and
the revolutionary leaders, and urge com
plete cessation of hostilities, pending the
action and report of the commission and
that It shall beTnade known to the Mex
ican government and the people that they
will be expected, with this moral sup
port and Interest of all America, to carry
out the conclusions of such International
commission.
"1? the United States government will
at once confer with the Latin-American
governments throuch their diplomatic
Jrepresentatives here and through Its min
isters at their capitals, as well as wun
fthe government ot Mexico, I have strong
reason to bellee that mis suggestion
will meet with the Instant moral support
and kindly attitude of the governments
and neoDlex of all our sister republics.
eenlf diplomatic delicacy shall deter
some of these from omciai action
"All thl. nf course, la submitted with
the understanding that intervention or
mediation In the Judgment of the Presi
dent and Congress cannot longer oe
avoided.
CONlESSlTH
TAFTJNJEX1C0
Continued from re One.
retfs plan contains inconsistencies fatal
to Its adoption. Though he states that
the adoption of his proposal would save
ih uninrelcnty of Mexico from Impair
ment, et at the same time he proposes
that Mexico shall promise In advance to
obev the recommendations of such ft com
mission as he would have appointed.
Adoption of such a plan by President
Taft. It was declared, womu do eu.ui
i.n in a ririiberate affront to President
Madero, Inasmuch as It would be plac
ing Gen Diaz on the same level wun
lvuMmi xtnflero. and necessitate recog
nition of the belligerency of the faction
led In revolt by Gen. Mar.
stiii ,nnih.r nhlectlon brought against
Mr Barrett's scheme was that It would
mean the shelling of the aionroe ooc
iiin. nn h substitution of a principle
of Pan-Americanism, admitting the re
publics of Latin America Into equal co
partnership with the United States In
Its dealings with the other republics.
This feature of the Barrett proposal Is
the very one which will bring to It the
as well as of the United States, and n" emnusiasuc ""' " "-"' " " "
that I see this great question from the Americans, as " , J in.8"-
mem anion,; mem in ju . jt ........
a partnership with the United States as
the Barrett plan Implies.
Mtnatlon Unrhnnerii.
The failure of the contending" forces in
Mexico to achieie a decisite result in
the liUitin)? jetterdiy leacs the situa
tion -ibsolutclj unchanged with regard
to the course of the administration to
ward the Mexican question
The President still considers tlut the
customary measure put In'o effect t
his direction in the carl hours of
Wednesda mornlnc are all that Ihe st
nation requires He Intends to do noth
ing further until there is another turn to
events in Mexico City It is 8111 hoped
by the idnilnWratlon that a few hours
more will find the terrific contest for su
Iiremacj In Mexico City with either
Madero or Diaz In full cortrol of th
Hty and the national government. With
the elimination of eitner one trio admin
istration looks to see peace and order
take the place of the war and lawless
ness which now rule In the Mexican
capital.
PLANS TO OBTAIN
PUBLIC CAB STANDS
see this great question from the
standpoint of our sister republics and
their peoples, as well as from the jtaml-
Volnt of the l nttcd States Government
rind Its people
s should bo known, I have stood
"mm the first, ind still stand emphatic
all and conscientious against inter
vention in Mexico because I recognize,
from my Intimate knowledge of the Mex
ican and Latin vmerican governments
and peoples based on manv 5 cars of
expcrlenco as a I nittd Mates Minister
to Latin American eountrieis and as the
executive officer of the Pan-Anlerlcan
Union, that Mexico s rights as an Inde
pendent sovereign nation are regarded
by the Mexicans and all other sixty mil
lions of Latin-Americans as being Just
as sacred and Inviolate as our own na
tional rights and sovereignti . and that
the harm done to the prestige, the good
name Influence and commerce of the
United btates throughout all Latin
America bv unwarrantetd or hasty In
tervention would incalculabl) and Irre
parably outweigh any possible good
which might result from such interven
tion. I would add, moreover. In this con
nection that the United States Govern
ment has won the respect and admira
tion of all Latin-America because It
has bo -far stood steadfastly against In
tervention despite powerful influence to
the contrary
Realizing, however, that a condition of
extraodinarv eriousness has now arisen
in which no matter how much as a
I.atin- merican sympathizer and defend
er I ma deplore its being done, the
United States maj decide to take action
bevond am thins that it has vet done.,
I beg to outline a plan which may be
worthy of consideration and adoption.
It in olve. mediation, rather than In
tervention, International American ctr
operation rather than Individual United
States action and a practical applica
tion of the Pan-American, rather than
3f the Monroe doctrine
UKg-ents Ilryan or Itoot.
In a word the suggestion is that
thro zh the initiative of the United
States government an international com
n isslon bhall be mimed latelj named con-
slat ng of oni of the most available
statesmen of the 1 tilted State" such as
Klihu Hoot or William J Bryan, some
eminent i.aiin-Americun diplomat now
in Washington representing a govern
ment surndtntl remote from the United
States and Mexico 'o have no prejudices
and vet be kind! disposed toward both,
and at the same time arouse no Jeal
ousies .itnong the other Latin- merlcan
countries, like Senor Don Ignaclo" Cald-
eron Milliliter of Bolivia, or Dr Carlo'
Maria le Pena Minister of Uruguay, and
some corresponding! distinguished and
influential Mexicin. like feenor Don
Irancisco de la Barra, late provisional
President of Mexico and former Ambas
sador to the United States, or Senor Don
Joaquin D Casasus. former Ambassador
to the Lnited States, who ha!l Investi
gate th" whole situation in Mexico on
the ground and endeavor to compose it
and make recommendations to Mexico
which (.hall readjust the situation in
favor of permanent peace and stability,
that the President of the United States
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Mm Sophie Irene Loeb Addresses Pen-
Women of Washington on
Subject
Miss Sophie Irene Lo"b add-esed i
lure audience at the New Raleigh last
night on "The Regulation of Taxlcab
Stands.
Miss Loeb, v ho has been conducting
1 campaign '1 ?ew iork Citj to have
the taxlcab stands put under municipal
control, demonstrated to her xudlcnco
whj the private rtands for cabs should
be abolished
She pointed cut the Inefficiency of al
lowing the parking privileges around
hotels and theaters to remain In the
control of these establishments, anil
ftatcd the abolition of private stands
would int onlv prive of benefit to the
I ublic. but woUd in the end pay the
vaxicao rompaii'es
One of the features of the Pcn-VAom
ens evening was the meeting of Miss
Loeb and William P Lno Iv hen Miss
Loeb was studvlng traffic conditions In
Paris Ambassador Herrick told her that
he wanted her to meet Mr Eno, who was
one of the leading authorities on traffic
questions Miss Loeb left Paris without
having had opportunity of meeting the
notcu street traTlc expert.
Sir Eno attended the meeting last
night, met Miss Loeb, and upon her In
vitation, addressed the gathering He
confirmed the results of Miss Loeb's In
vestigations and declared cab stands
regulated by the municipality to be a
needed reform
MaJ Richard Silvester, Superintendent
of Police, Introduced Mrs. Edith King
man jvem. iire-iuens 01 ine ieague or
American Pen Women. In the receiving
line were .airs tnth Kingman Kern,
Mrs. Steven B Ayres, Dr and Mrs. W.
M. Davidson, Mrs Fred Dubois, Mrs
William E Andrews, Mrs. John Cap-
stick, or New Jersey, Mrs. P. V. De
Craw, Mrs A. J Barchfeld. Mrs. Salcon
Josljn, Mrs. John De W. Gardner, Mrs.
Limen B Swormstedt. Dr and Mrs.
J W Hcustls, Mrs. TV E. Buell. and
others
Miss Bertha (rands Wqjf, Miss Anna
HeustI". Miss unsworn and Miss Lliza
beth V. Brown were ushers. The evening
was closed with several delightful musi
cal selections by Mrs. Bertha Lincoln
Heustla.
Officers of the Pen Women of Wash
ington present were Mrs Edith Kingman
Kern, president, Mrs Anna A. Wilder.
first vice president. Miss Maj Ruth Nor
cross, second vice president: Mrs Blancho
Tiler Beaton, corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Eliza M. Barnes, assistant corre
sponding secretary. Mrs. J O Esta-
brook, recording secretary;. Miss Jessio A
Grlswold, treasurer. Mrs Virginia K.
Frye, auditor. Mrs. Susie Ruth Rhodes,
librarian, and Miss Mabey Louise White,
historian.
TO-DAY'S SELECTIONS.
BT NEW YORK TELEGRAPH.
Charleston.
First race Vlley, Ella Grane.
Wood Dove
Second race Edna Leska, Ida
Cook. Bulgarian
Third race Eaton, Con Curran,
Hareourt.
Fourth race Donald McDonald,
Col Cook, Effendi.
Fifth race Abrasion, Tiny Tim,
Pink Lady.
Sixth race Sylvestris, Progres
sive. Lord Wells.
Jnarex.
First race Dara Ever, Brevitj,
Benedict.
Second race Faneull Hall, De
lena, Mike Molett.
Third race Mazurka, Lescar,
Shooting Spray.
Fourth race Lodyy Rankltf. En
field. Dr.Doughert.
Fifth race Inquteta, The 1'ad,
King Ncison.
blxth race Evran. Bus. Judge
Walton.
out by (he rebel shell that tore through
the .main entrance and wrought havoc
In the Grand Hall.
The encampment of Federal troops in
.the Zocola or Plaza de Arms-the square
In front of the "palace had to be evacu
ated before nightfall because of the
deadly shower of shells The Zocola
had been regarded as., safe. Fifty non
combatants, refugees from endangered
houses, who had. 'Sought haven tn the
park, were kilted when Diaz opened
fire from Independenda Street.
The situation If there can be a sit
uation amid chaos appeared to hlntfo on
a determination of Madero to exhaust
the rebels even though Diaz holds the
almost Inexhaustible munitions of the
arsenal
As for DlRzt he. becomes each day more
aggressive, mans the roofs of buildings
nearer the palace. Ventures sorties. The
report that Madero. outnumbers him Is
not true "They- stand, practically equal
perhaps 7 0OT on each side While Vera.
Cruz ai d the outlying civic centers are
rushing re-enforcements to Madero. the
followers of Miranda de Laoand Zapata
are cautiously, slipping Into the city In
small squads but mighty numbers to
aid Diaz.
American Embassy in Danarer
To-da s fighting began with more de
liberation than that ot yesterday, but
the firing Increased to a doubled fury.
It began shortly after S o'clock. It had
a lull like yesterday's at about 11
o'clock. At 1 o'clock In the afternoon
It blazed forth again with a suddenness
that brought death to many noncom
batants who had ventured Into the
streets to buy supplies. Even the night
had not been safe There was scatter
ing fire from the fall of darknets until
dawn The fighting zone has been widen-
Dlars supporters, coming in from
the outskirts of the cltj, have placed
guns on roofs In the suburbs. The con
dition can be Imagined, not described
There Is not a safe place of refuge with
in the city limits The American Em
bassy, which Is sheltering hundreds of
the foreign population. Is not free or
danger.
There Is a report that Madero is ready
to flee tho capital, but there la no sign
of his Intention to mrrrender
The rebels showed everi evidence ot
confidence, or. perhaps. It was despera
tion At 1 o clock, when a blast of fire
came from the Alameda, the return of
artillery wrecked the steeple of the
Church of San Diego and riddled the
cable office
Telesrraph Operators Heroes.
The operators stood by their kejs as
busj firing the shots htard arouna ine
world' as the federals and rebels were
busj raining sharpnel and small arm
bullets upon the building The telegraph
operators am the heroes or me unne
rolc situation. Tho help that all believe
will come soon will be the result of this
darlnc and incessant work
As the morning thundered on there be
gan to come shots from the cornices of
buildings In the district that embraces
sa. a mile of terrltorj surrounding the
palace This was the work of the zap
ats. followers who had skulked In dur
Ing the night. They are sharpshooters
all. and they harried tne naileries 01 ine
government until several positions had
to be shifted
It is evident that appeals for peace are
useless Do la Barra, former provisional
president, tried again to-day to influence
Madero to Mela, lie was cuniy. inrrai
Ingly rebuffed.
The Americans here are confident of
aid from home. The approve the bt
tleshlp programme, but what Is needed Is
the Immediate advance of marines from
the Coast. Nothing In the world can
cow the Mexican mind like the swing or
even a little troof of bluecoats through
the streets of the city The stolid con
fidence f the United States fighting man
Is something that controls the nervous
svstem of the Latins rhree hundred
American marines would have taken
both the arsenal and the palace In half
the time of the present fighting period
Hesitation Is Condemned.
Taft has not been quickly condemned
for hesitation But citizens of Germany
and England, of France and Spain are
asking In violent talk
"What in Gcd s name Is he waiting
fir-
All the navlc3 in the world can do no
good In the city of Mexico What is
needed is sololerj and It is needed now
Every hour's delay in the growing fo
mentation of race antagonism means In
creased peril to Americans. The feeling
of th citizens of the other countries Is
that the United States, hlng nearest to
tho -one of trouble, should protect the
people of the civilized powers In a coun
trj that can hardly longer be considered
chlllzcd
About TOO women and children of Amer
ican families have been sheltered In the
embassy and buildings near It. but this
-i sasss vrnht' W rrgi
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Wc Give Votes in The Herald's 23,000 Contest.
Is no longer a neutral zone. There aro
five thousand American families
Mexico Cit.
Hundreds of non-combatants have been
killed In to day's fighting In addition to
tho soldier of both factions The
shnpnel lire was wild, the shots fell
cvr where
And still, lladcrn In tho palace, ex
pressed optimisticvlcws if the situation
Although It will take months to repair
the damage alreadj done to his iirtlelil
mansion, . e calmlv declared that DIhS
would soon bo captured and quiet re
stored
Hotel Ilooms 'W recked.
Diaz showed a little more humanit) In
liis expressions He said he was sorry
that foreigners we,re endangered, but that
the contest had gone too far for diplo
matic ending now.
The Hotel Jardln, diagonall) opposite
the cable office, was pierced by a shell
In the late morning Several rooms were
wrecked, but no one was Injured
For tho first time In history of wars,
the Red Cross has been barred from the
federal lines There Is a claim
Madero's generals that the emblem was
U'ed by rebels as a deco).
The white cross ts still recognized
Several shots have hit the American
Cub building, one bursting in the llbrarv
and shattering the portraits of Wash
ington McKlnlej, Rooevelt and 'Wood-
row Wilson
The attempt of Diaz to put his troops
Into the streets and effect a hand-to-hand
engagement was not responded to
by the federals, but the) made a counter
sortie in the afternoon and tried to take
Bellm Prison, which, freed of Its pris
oners bi the rebels esterday. is now one
of the strongholds of Diaz. Sixty fed
erals were killed and as roan) wounded
In the furious, but futile asau!t
At least 1,000 Americans are trying In
vain to get out of the city The banks
have been closed since Saturda), and
they cannot get money to buy railroad
tickets; A large number were at the
railroad station to-day awaiting north
bound trains, but most of them were
turned hack because checks would not
be accepted In payment for fares
There aro hundreds of foreigners, who.
though possessing ample means, cannot
obtain food, because of the closing of
the banks and the paraljsls of business
The dead, many from the second and
)esterda)'s battle. In addition to those
killed to-day, little the streets within
the zone of fire The casualties to dav.
however, were fewer among the women
and children as nearly all have been
sent to points of safety.
Ambassador Wilson and his staff are
still at the embassy. The building has
been damaged, but there was no casual
tics there to-day.
Only one newspaper, the Herald, was
published to-day The type was set by
hand as thfe machine compositors are
too nervous to work because the church
toner alongside was being shelled by
the rebels.
Th federals received from Vera Cruz
to dav two million. pounds of ammuni
tion and six hundred rifles which have
Jnt been Issued These are being sup
plied by American dealers. An uncon
firmed rumor ga)s four Americans were
killed on attack on the Methodist Church
South
It looks now as though tho daily
bombardments ma) go on for man) da) 3
or until the ammunition, which Is being
used up very rapidly Is exhausted There
will be plenty of time for the United
Mates soldiers to get here while the
firing continues. If they start now.
weatheTfTiIsto
dampen motor "bugs"
Despite the bitter cold weather, the
salesrooms of the various dealers parti
cipating in the auto carnival wero
thronged with motor 'bugs' whom It
would seem will never tire of an oppor
tunity to Inspect and admire the new
1913 models on display Although to mor
row night will mark the end of the car
nival the dealers have not become lax
In their attentions to their visitors nor
allowed the freshness of the decorations
of their showrooms to suffer
Not only are the motor enthusiasts
loud in their praises of the carnival, but
the dealers also are highl) gratified with
results of keeping open house A ma
Jorlt) of the dealer participating in the
first carnival have already signified their
intentions of striving for a bigger and
better display next )ear
Every dealer participating in the car
nlvnl has been able to report sales.
Business has been exceptionally good.
nnd the dealers feci that they have re-
elve-l -imple encouragement from the
public to repeat the carnival next year.
Infant's Fall Fatal.
hdwnrd Nach. a two-) ear-old infant
fell from his high chair In the home of I
his parents at 1434 W Street Southeast,
vestcrda) afternoon and sustained
Juries which caused his death at Cas
ualty Hospital an hour later The child I
tilted the chair backward until It fell. I
His head struck the floor, fracturing the'
skull nnd causing severe concussion of I
the brain
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