Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-24
Statement Made in Presence of His
Cabinet and Foreign Diplo-
matte Corps.
BRYAN MAKES NEWS PUBLIC
Discusses Telegram From Mexico
City Following White House
Conference-U. s. to Resent
Any European Inter
ference.

Definite. final and formal word
that Gen. Huerta will not consent
to succeed himself as president of
Mexico was received today at the.
State Department and made pub
lie by Secretary Bryan following
conference with President Will
son at the White House.
This announcement by Gen.
Huerta, made in the presence Of
his cabinet and the foreign diplo-
matte corps at Mexico City, served
TO relieve somewhat situation
considered to be the most serious
since the Wilson administration
came into Office. The Mexican
problem was still thought to be
very grave, however, because of
developments of the last twenty
iour hours, with the elections
Sunday only two days away.
Bryan Discusses Situation
Secretary Bryan's conference with Pres
ident Wilson on the Mexican situation
lasted until about l:a0 o'clock. when Mr..
Bryan made the following Statement to
the newspapermen. reading the facts
from a telegram he held In his hand re-
fceivei from the American embassy In
Mexico City:
| 'The embassy informs u.s." said Mr.
Bryan, that at meeting at II O'Clock
yesterday Gen. Huerta said to members
| OF the diplomatic corps and in the pres
ence OF his cabinet that as he had reason
! to fear some Of his friends would pro-
pose him as candidate for the presi.
dency OF Mexico. and vote for him at
the coming election. he wished to make
| 1t known that such vote would be null
and void. Even If he received a majority
of the votes cast his election wound be
null and void, and under no circumstances
! would he accept a mandate from the peo.
pie at this time
Will Not Consider Acceptance.
Gen. Huerta tried to impress on the
diplomatic corps that he would not con.
slider acceptance of the presidency, not
only because the constitution prohibited.
but also because he had given public
promise to the contrary He earnestly
to foreign governments az Washington.
After this he asked the American charge
d affaires to assure this government oi
his good faith.
said that none OF the dispatches from
Mexico confirmed the statement printed
in the morning papers by Gen. Hucrta
In which he is alleged to nave conveyed
another warning to this country 10
keep hands off Mexico Mr.. Bryan az
mitted he had received frnm John Lind
dispatches relative to the detention of
the Steamship Morro Castle, and said
he was preparing to send dispatch to
Mr.. Lind on this subject. The presump-
tion this afternoon is that this telegram
to Mr.. Lind will request prompt in
formation as to all the facts in con-
necessary the making OF representa-
tion to Gen. Huerta on the subject.
To Resent Interference.
A statement was in preparation today
by Secretary Of State Bryan and Coun-
selor John Bassett Moore which Secre-
tary Bryan took to the White House for
the Presidents approval. Although Of
ficials gave no intimation of it's contents.
there was reason to believe that before
many hours the United States will have
given notice that IL will not brook
European interference in Mexico by the
warships dispatched to Mexican waters
by various foreign governments.
1t also was understood that the United
States in this statement, Will make Ii
plain why recognition has been refused
to Gen. .Huerta and repeat that II is
the American policy that only a govern
ment based on constitutional law and
,rder wirl be recognized in the western
hemisphere
President May Cancel Trip.
The situation assumed such proper
tons that it was considered possible that
President Wilson might cancel his trip
IN Mobile, Ala. He Is scheduled to leave
early tomorrow morning and be gone un-
til Tuesday night. There was some
doubt in the Presidents mind whether
he could afford to leave Washington at
this time.
When the Ward liner MORO Castle
was released at Vera Cruz orders were
in preparation to the commanders of the
American warships in the vicinity to i'm
sist on that course. Capt. Huff of tho
liner who WAS said to he wanted to give
Mexico last April of DR.. Vasquez Comes.
now In Washington, was freed from
sponsibility In a statement made here to-
day by Df. Gomez
q. s. will Not Yield Views.
Chairman Bacon OF the Senate for.
eiSn relations committee called at the
state Department and White House.
He declared that while the United
states would always like to have the
approval Of foreign governments In Its
polfcy toward Mexico and would al
ways listen to suggestions, neverthe-
less this government would never yield
its views, because II had broader
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