Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-10
Huerta's Reputed Represent
ative to Await Events
Before Calling.
SAYS HE is NOT TO MEET
WITH RAILROAD DIRECTORS
Is Net at Union Station by Ar.
tache of Mexican En-
bassy Here.

Senor Manuel de Zamacona e Incran.
iormer Mexican ambassador IN tb.,
United States and the man who is bs-
leved to hold the solution OF the Mari-
can situation in his hands at the nresanr
time. arrived in Washington this afte,-
noon from Mexico City by way of YER,
cruz Havana and Key West.
Senor de Zamacona insisted that IN.
| came to Washington on private business.
He said he could not explain the fact that
just prior to his departure from Mexico
City the Huerta government had sent
word TO the United States asking whether
he would be received in Washington.
Senor dc Zamacona. smiling, waved
aside all questions regarding the Mex,-
can situation. He made il evident that
until further developments he has no
intention Of giving publicity to hi.
views
when asked whether he expected an
election to be held in Mexico October
70. he said that he Understood that was
the intention when he left Mexico He
added that notices calling the election
had already been posted.
Denies Railroad Connection.
Regarding the report that one of hin
reasons for coming to the United States
was to attend meeting OF shareholders
OF the National Railroads of Mexico to be
held In New York the first week in Octo-
Der, he said that he did not expect to at
tend the meeting. He said that he was
formerly director of the company, but
now has no connection with il. The rail-
road is said to be in serious financial
straits and the meeting next month lis
considered unusually important.
Star reporter met Senor de Zamocona
| at Alexandria AMI rode into Wash
inston II, IN, with him: He was met
group of reporters. He was very affabls
and willing to talk about everything but
Mexican affairs. He insisted that he had
retired from Mexican politics.
He added that he did not know how
long he would stay in Washington, and
that he expected to go to New York be-
| fore returning home. He is at the Shore
| ham Hotel.
When asked whether as the former
| ambassador to this country he would cal,
upon the President and Secretary Of
| State Bryan, he said that future events
| would decide that question. He was
| met at the Union station by an attache
| OF the Mexican embassy here.
Question Zamacona's Visit.
Administration officials here said that
the latest communication between
Charge O'Shaughnessy and John Lind
probably concerned the visit to Wash
ington of Scnor Zamacona. It was
suggested that the American repre-
sentatives We're preparing to ask IN.
officials Of the Huerta government
about the object of Senor Zamacona's
visit, with a view TO making II known
thaf hA ,r1a ha a6 Hcia
in Washington If he came for the pur-
pose of renewing negotiations with the
United States looking to the restora-
| tion Of peace in Mexico along the lines
| indicated In the notes presented by Mr.
Lind.
The coming of Senior Zamacona is
awaited with considerable interest in
official circles. although up to this time
semi official character that he is
charged with any mission from the
government in Mexico City.
Rail Communication Uncertain.
/ Advices to the State Department are
to the effect that rail communication
between Tampico and San Luis Potosi il
! uncertain and that revolutionist$ are very
active in the San Luis Potcs district.
The railroad has been cut to the north.
east and west of San Luis Potos
Between Saltillo and Mexico City both
railroad and Geographic communication
is reported interrupted: also that several
bridges to tn. south OF Nanesas have
been burned.
From, the Vera Cruz district many
raids by banditti are reported. q CONNER
cial house at Los Tuxtias having neen
sacked and a large ranch and village
near Cordoba attacked. A slight skir-
mish between federal troops and the
marauders took PLACE September in
the mountains near TERRA Blanca put
without definite result. In the north
east there is no Improvement in the sit
uation.
The American consul at Nogales has re-
ported to the State Department that de-
crees recently issued by the Governor OF
Sonora contain stringent regulations al
fcctns the acquisition of property other
than. mining properties ny foreigne1s'
also the sale OF state prodncts In eA
cess of a value of $50, without prior
consent of the executive An additional
tax to be applied a forced war sub
sidy, is also to DE levied upon capital
invested IN the state belonging TO persons
or corporationS known to be enemies To
the cause of the constitutional.sts.
Gov Maytorena also has decreed that
the fiat money recently put INTO cilcu-
lation by the Sonora state authorities
shall be- received as legal tender by mer.
chants and business men In the state.
under penalty of imprisonment
To Fight Decision in Court.
A legal contest to determine whether
large amount of fiat money issued by
the constitutiona1ist government in the
state of Sonora is munitions of war
and is to he barred from expectation
from the United States under the
Presidents recent order has been pre-
cipitated by the decision of the gov
ernment here that the money is muni-
tions of war.
request of the State Department here
United States district attorney for the
ton directed toward the confscation OF
are preparing to test the decision in
the courts.
Some time ago the government of So
nora, which is entirely I'm the control or
the constitutionalists. decided to issue a
large amount Of money. The money was
manufactured in the United States and
several shipments We're started toward
Pfedras Negras. via Eagle Pass. AT
EAGLE Pass the shipments were seized by
United States officials, and the State De-
uartrnent here notified.
The question whether the money is TO
be considered as munitions OF war was
M. uu to the State Department here,
and ii is understood that John Bassett
Moore, counselor Of the department I'm
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