Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-04


a few hours today while he went to
Princeton to vote. The tension over
this governments ultimatum to Huerta
was not relieved by the presidents abb
sence. however, and just before Mr.
Wilson left the White House he con-
ferred with Secretary Bryan.
All officials were silent over the no.
tice to Huerta to vacate the provisional
presidency Of Mexico. The attitude
here is to make no announcement here
now.
The greatest interest centers about
Huerta's conference with the Mexico
City diplomatic corps. AZ soon -aa
the latest note Huerta called in the dip
made Of their conference.
President Wilson planned to keep in
touch with the situation while away
today and return to Washington to-
night. The president left here at 10
this morning, expecting to arrive in
Princeton at $3.50. cast his ballot, leave
Princeton at 1920 and arrive in Wash
ington at 9:25 tonight.
Policy Of Silence.
Administration officials directly con.
nected with the Mexican negotiations
have adopted policy OF silence, con-
sidering 1t inexpedient at this time to
define the course Of action being pur-
sued and declining to comment on the
reports from Mexico City regarding the
presentation Of q summary note to
Huerta requiring his immediate resig-
nation.
That this elimination Of Huerta is a
sine qua non. is admittedly the funda-
mental principle Of the administration
policy. but beyond this the successive
steps taken or contemplated are not
disclosed.
Confident Of Europs's Aid.
An air Of confidence in official circles
10 taken to indicate that the United
States is satisfied that practically all
the great powers have agreed to sup
port the administrators policy, at
least to the extent to observing a
strictly neutral attitude.
In the absence Of any official state
ment but upon the basis Of the ex-
pressions Of opinion by competent OBJ
servers. 1t is believed that Huerta has
been informed that the powers diplo-
are to defer to the United States the
ernment. Such q statement ordinarily
would be accompanied by pointed in
quiry framed to develop Huerta's in
tentions. It Is believed that the last
note may not disclose the purpose Of
the United States in the event Huerta's
reply was not satisfactory as such a
in the negotiations.
Huerta's conference with the resi-.
dent members Of the diplomatic body
is taken to bear out that theory. The
opinion is that 1t would naturally fol-
low that the de facto president would
call on the diplomatists to make sure
that the positions Of their governments
had been stated correctly and that they
were aligned with the United States.
eattlsship FIsst Increased.
Secretary Daniels reiterated today
that the three battleships Ct the second
division Of the Atlantic fleet will re-
main In Mexicon gulf waters until fur
ther orders. notwithstanding that four
Of tho third division are
due at Vera Cruz and Tampico tomor-
row.
Rear Admiral Fletcher will take
command Of the entire squadron. The
New Hampshire and Nebraska will
keep station at TaMlpico. while the
Michigan, Rhode Island and
West Virginia will await developments
OF Vera Cruz. In addition the gunpoat
and the cruiser Tacoma are
of Vera Cruz while the gunboats
Petrol and Nashville are in Dominican
waters not far away.
On the west coast the armored
cruiser California ana Maryland are
at Guaymas and Mat4alan respectively.
The gunboat Annapolis also 10 at
Guaymas. and the armored cruiser
Pittsburg Is en- route to that port.