Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 812.00/6347.

The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

American Embassy,
Mexico, February 24, 1913—2 p.m.

33. The Government refuses to accept the adhesion of Governor Carranza of Coahuila and is sending troops against him. Consul Holland telegraphs me that Carranza has evacuated the capital with 1000 men.¹

The tragedy of yesterday evidently produced no effect on the public mind. The city remains perfectly quiet, and unofficial telegrams indicate the same situation throughout the Republic, with a few exceptions. All conditions will, in my judgment, improve for a time, and it is quite evident that the people hail with satisfaction the present régime.

Wilson.

1. Compare with Mr. Holland’s despatch No. 172 of February 21.