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Show D MUTINY AT. JUAREZ QUELLED J BY PROMPT WORK OF MADER0 El By Associated) Press. Kfll JUAREZ, Mexico, May 13. The bu- BB prcme test, the clash between the nrili- Dl tary and political authorities, was ex- HH perienced by the provisional govern- BVH .ment qf Mexico today and Provisional H President Francisco I. Madero, Jr., to- 0EI night is complete master of the situa- Km "ou Ewft' After a day of thrilling incidents. EMf during which tho lives of Madero and IQJf his chiefs were in danger, General HK1 Orozco in a moment of passion order- HK ing tho arrest of the little robel leader Bl and demanding the resignation of the Hl provisional cabinet, tho capital of the provisional government is quiet. Navarro's Escape. General Navarro, tho defeated fed-oral fed-oral commander, who life was thrcat-cned thrcat-cned early toda' by angry mobs of in-surreetos, in-surreetos, was spirited away by ifran-HH ifran-HH cisco L Madero, Jr., himself to the American side of the liio Grande and tonight is safely ensconscd in the home of friends in El Paso. A plot deeply laid is suspected by the H- rebel leaders as the cause of tho near M riot in front of the Madero headquar- ters today and some of the Madcristas freely venture the opinion that, it was a sinister scheme on the part of those who aro trying to break up the organ-ization organ-ization of tho revolution to foster tho opinion throughout Mexico that the movement is one of bandottory and an-archy. an-archy. Provisional President) Madero in a H statement issued tonight charged that IBB General Orozco 's actions wore incited "by persons interested in bringing w about disunion among uh. " Early today General Orozco called on Provisional President Madero and the two men talked alone for some time. Suddenly their voices were raised and the other rebel chiefs rushed into the room only to find themselves held back by some of Orozco's men. A throng of soldiers had gathered outside out-side the building and Scuor Madero determined to appeal to them. Six-shooters Six-shooters had been drawn and rifles were leveled, but Senor Madero stood bravely brave-ly before the crowd and slapping his breast shouted, "Shoot me; shoot riic if you dare." General Orozco was at his side. His men ostensibly had been summoned to take part in the coup d'etat, but as Madero stepped forward among them and talked in his calm, reassuring way, the affection whiih has been ripening among his men since the revolution, began be-gan crystallization in a mighty shout, r'Viva Madero!" Thcro arc all sorts of stories as to tho clash today, but at bottom it. was apparent that dissonsiou' among tho military chiefs was the basic, cause of the disturbance. Colonel Villa was said to have insisted on General Navarro's life, while General Orozco also was said to havo been displeased with the naming of a civilian as minister of war Tonight all is harmony. ScnorJ Madero has impressed upon fionoral I Orozco that the choosing of a cabinet! and tho management of a government J is quite outside the function of the military. ElBked His Life for Navarro. Apprehension for tho safety of Gen-oral Gen-oral Navarro stirred tho sympathy of Goneral Madero after the incident; at the municipal building and ho determined deter-mined at tho risk of his own lifo to save the brave federal commander. Ho was whisked away in an automobile to whore Goneral Navarro has been staying stay-ing since he was captured and after 'a brief explanation conveyed General Navarro to thc river front where the latter waded tho river and soon was safe on American territory. American troops were ready to protect, him if necessary, but tho insurrcctos were completely ignorant of Senor Madero 's move till it. was accomplished. General Gen-eral Navarro gave his word of honor that he would return to Mexican soil when required to do so, by Madero. Jf be feeling against Navarro among tho insurrectos, because of alleged acts of cruelty in previous battles, becomes stronger, it may be that a courtmartial will be ordered. Some of the rebels want a courtmartial but the disposition of Senor Mndcro and his supporters is jto save Navarro from any harm. Madero Makes Statement. Madero tonight gave out the following follow-ing of the day's events: "Orozco, excited bv the victory, probably from the adulation and bad advice of persons interested in causing disunion among us, committed a fault which fortunately had no consequences. "He complained that tho troops did not have sufficient provisions and wanted to lay the fault upon the persons per-sons designated by me to provision the army; but the truth is that in the storehouses we have more than enough provisions, so the fault is with the provider pro-vider of his corps, who has not attended to his dutv. "He told me also that he did not like tho persons whom I had designated as cabinet officers, but X answered that it was not he who should teli me whom I should appoint. "There being present a considerable number ol soldiers at the place where we met it appeared to me opportune to address them and explain to them what was transpiring. They all showod that they were well disposed to concord, and in order to terminate the small and dis-agreable dis-agreable incident, before thorn, Orozoco and 1 clasped hands and forgot everv-thing, everv-thing, ns J took into account that although al-though it was true that he had iust committed a fault, on the other hand he had given good service to the country. Counts Upon Loyalty of Soldiers. "This incident, in itself disagreeable, disagree-able, lias lurnishcd mo with one more data to assure me that I can count on my soldiers in :iny case whatever, and that the oflicers, although they may go astray for a moment, never attempt to disobey my orders. AtAs 1 feared that some ill-advised soldiers might commit an outrage agamst General Navarro. I look him lroin the beginning to my house; but as 1 could not be at his side constantly and with what passed I began to fear that he would .be injured in my absencg. In order to avoid it I took him personally to the bank of thc river, so that he might pass over to American territory, where he continues as my prisoner of war, under his word of honor. "In honor of Orozco I should sav that he himself proposed to me that wo should act in this manner from the boginning, and even Villa himself, when I told him my intention to grant Navarro his lifo. told me, with all submission, sub-mission, that whatever I did was well done. Consequently, it is not true that any of the oflicers havo demanded his lifo of me. as not even tho soldiers have attempted to do it. although J havo heard that hero and thcro some ono expressed that opinion, but it is not thc general desiro of my soldiers. who arc bravo in battle and magnanimous mag-nanimous in victory. (Signed) "FRANCISCO I. MADERO." Tho provisional cabinet mot several times today t.n arrango routine affairs of the government. Its moetings arc hold in thc large cast room of the customs house, where Presidents Taft and Diaz onco met. On the green burlap bur-lap hangs a portrait of President Taft. A few days ago a painting of General Gen-eral Diaz hung beside it. Now the gilt-edged gilt-edged frame stands on the floor, with head down, underneath a painting of Benito Juarez, after whom this town was named, and who, in 1857. drafted the constitution, for an enforcement of whose provisions the rebels claim to be fighting. |