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

File No. 812.00/6091.

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American Embassy,
Mexico, February 11, 1913—1 p.m.

The fighting seems to be conducted in violation of the rules of civilized warfare, as no notice has been given to noncombatants in fighting zone. The direction of firing is indiscreet. The Consulate General has been rendered uninhabitable and the Consul General and his staff have repaired to this Embassy.

Wilson.