Show AMERICANS IN DURANGO IN DANGER DANCER i 1 Ii All n in That State Warned Into Durango City for Protection CONDITIONS ABOUT CANANEA GET WORSE Government Reply to Mexican can Note Delayed Until I January V M BM W M WA WASHINGTON ON Dec Dee 21 Reports of ot contin continued cd disorder and turmoil throughout Mexico o continue to pour 1 in into o the state department The TIle strike situation at the American mine at Can Can- Cananea Cananea anea Sonora has not improved but out conditions have havo grown worse There appears tobe no protection of or life liCe and property in Durango state staw Americans Ame have been warned to come into Durango Du Du- tango City for tor protection Tho The presentation of ot the state tate depa depart 1 t.- t. I pIeis ments ment's rejoinder to the Mexican reply to to Secretary iary x's note not of ot last Sep Bep demanding protection for tor fo Am American rican interests in Iii Mexico may no not take pl place ce until after the holidays Secretary Knox is 8 in leaving Washington Washing Washing- g. g ton t today da for his homo home a at YaIl Valley v Forge to bo be absent until early in January Jannar and tho the int intervening timo time before ho re to- tu turns turus probably wilt be utilized in th careful preparation of tho American note nofe which jn a aay way ay is likely to bo be p. p of hi historic importance as markIn marking a distinct distinct dis dis- crisis in tb tho relations between the tho two to countries Will W U Not N tB Bo Be Ultimatum ai disclaim that tho noto note will willbe be an attaching to that thu word its technical meaning of ofa a demand dc de- mand h murl 1 lio bi complot completely me meby met by B R specified d date date t But Dut t that hat tho the forthcoming note whilo moderate 11 in terms ami d in character will deal with nth tho- tho i issues ues between en America and nod Mexico Mexico-In in tim firmest and most un- un e lt s snot p tJ b d J jas s th the er Jm rf p. p Id er t dI dt na d. d as t. t 1 tl th o di d not bo ba known tn before Ills Ilia act actual al depar depar- turk ture ih The administration has bas b been eAn brought rought to to this this' bi attitude by tho Iho u o. o d defiant f tob toh o of tim tho Mexican reply to Secretary Knox Knor's Knors September note Tho The secretary had requested the Mexican government o to to to protect American interests interest H lives lires s sand and property in Mexico o and bad had adduced ad ad- tinned a long list or i whore tho those o interests had suffered enor- enor To Th the the surprise of or the stat stai depart department t meat ment cl t the tho Mexican reply pt was fall of resentment of tho secretary's suggestions tiomi and oven O tnt t t tho p point of impugning 1 in tho accuracy of the statement state state- moat ment of alleged facts contained in tho the secretary's note It II was charged that m many nY y of the Continued on on page 10 I AMERICANS IN DURANGO Continued from pago rage 1 1 Americans who ambo complained of mistreat uncut were to blame biame having hav hay having haying ing secretly participated in tho the rebellion rebel lion hoe and aud it was practically that time the eutimo Orozco n uprising would have bave been impossible except for Amer ican lean support It was this uncompromising spirit in iu inthe the tho Mexican i reply that brought ho time admin administration to t tho o conviction that tha it was duo due to the tho dignity of this gO gov eminent that a u furt further er presentation bt hue mado made to the ho hc Me Mexican ican government couched d in such language e a as to place ilace the statements beyond controversy anc and to oblige tho go t to tom m ct the time just complaints of tho States i in iii a a proper spirit On Thur Thursday a night five fin attacked at mit- tacked Santa Isabel ranch owned by byan byan byan an American ne negro ro colon colony twenty five miles from the cit city of Duran Durango o. o Two lIl men lumen n wore ivere beaten and aud two women were attacked governor gO of or the province pro juice ince has lias prom promised ti cl to scud mounted police police po po- po lice ice in pursuit of tho tin marauders rl |