The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-10
HUERTA'S ANSWER
NOT YET RECEIVED
Still Has Under Consideration
Last Proposal Made by
This Government.
REPORTED TO BE ULTIMATUM
Sentiment Is Strong in Senate
for Raising Embargo
on Arms.
Especial to Tho Times-Dlspatoh. !,


Washington. November 9.-Presidcnt
tuerta has under consideration the
las, proposal 10 be made to him by
,hls government for 4 peaceful retire
mcnt from tho Dictatorship or Mexico.
president Wilson and Secretary BRYAN
"re waiting with impaticnco and
anxiety the response of Hucrta to the
latest message sent him through John
Lana, the special representative az
president Wilson. This message Lind
carried personally from Vera cruz to
Hucrta at Mexico City.
FROM official sources close to tho
state Department and to tho senate r.
was learned to-day that the President
and Mr. Bryan have decided To tolto
no further step in tho Mexican troubIc
uhtii reply has been received to this
message
The character OF this last message
rs guarded jealousy mt the White
House and state Department. From
Mexico CRY come repeated rumors that
II - three day ultimatum To Hucrto
To retire. -
Sentiment In tho United States Sen
ate Is stlll strong for rnising the en-
harSo and permitting the Constitp-
tiohalists 70 get from tho United States
All tho arms and munitions they can
buy This course It is held, would soon
Justify the claims OF those opposing
iiucrta that they could drive him from
power and restore order In Mexico 81
thelr soldiers were properly armed and
equipped
Percse Romero, confidential, ronre-
sentative OF tho Constitutionalists. IL
leaving unexpectedly for u conference
WIN General Garral2a, q NoSalcs 1t
Is minated that the purpose Of the
conference" has to do with tn, rntsInp
OF inc embargo by tho United states
Expects Material Assistance.
hepofts are reaching here that
Hucrta Is preparing FOR any contin.
sency. and that no expects material
assistance through large shipments OF
artillery ana munitions from France
ana Austria
President Wilson locked himself in
The White House to-day. abandoning
nus sunday custom OF going to church
hhd denying himself to visitors
lie IS preparing |; definite announce
ment Of tho ADMINISTRATIONS future
policy with regard 10 the Mexican sit :
ualion based upon possibility Of con
unued refusal by Huertu to acccdc to
III" demands Of this government.
The Presidents action In preparing
MS announcement Is said to have been
FASTENED by q formal statement ia
Sueu by Hucrtn to-day declaring that
IN" recent elections in Mexico were
man because too few precincts partici-
pattd in them Iiucrta announces that
'he Mexican Congress. when IL con-
Stncs w!!i so declare and order now
elections and unril these new elections
nave been held he viii continue his
program OF pacincation.
Confirmation OF this new Statement
ny Hucrta is awaited cgcrly ut tho
INTO House aud state Department
from Lind and Charge d'Affaircs
OShauenessy. Should the reports or
i-lnd and O'Shaughncssy show that
iiucrta VIII set up open defiance, as
Indicated BY this new announcements.
TINS governments hands will be forced
ana there can be no delay in an
nouncing the next step
because OF the delay usually cx-
pcrienccd in forcing from Iucrta ro-
sponses 10 diplomatic notes from this
government. no reply was expected at
the state Department. To-day Sccre-
tary bryan did no, 20 TO his Office. rs
has been his Sunday custom. when
other crisis in tho Mex lean situation
nave arisen 1t was announced late
Tonight that no messages had been
received from Mexico city.
Rumor II Inspired.
published claims by the Hucrta fac
ton in Mexico city that aid had h.on
received from Lord Cowdray. tho Eng
lish concession holder in Mexico, to
carry the Iiucrta government alon,: for
month. are denied here by representa-
tiNes Of tho Constituencies. They
cllifn mat inc rumor was inspired de-
hberatcly Ia ncutraliZc the threat
cncd panic in Mexico City caused bv
the unlawful issue OF bank notes In
great numbers against which there
Is no reserve
Comment on the published action OF
Lord Cowdray could not be obtained
from the British embassy. Some one
speaking for Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the
ambassador said:
THE ambassador will mako no com
mont ola Mexican affairs"