The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-22
Def OF HUERTA
FORCES U.S.. TO
TAKE NEXT step
Refuses Stin to Bulge From 0pposi-
ton to Nation Bringing
About Peace.
SENATORS NOT SATISFIED
WITH WHITE HOUSE TALK

Il
United States and Mexico, according
o official analysis at the State De-
Dartment and White House, have
ONE to the dead wall OF diplomacy
1ver the solution OF the Mexican
roubles,
Huerta is described as standing
drm on his proposition. or, rather.
| ttitude Of absolute election of
aediation and Special Envoy Lind
either voluntarily or by nstruc-
on continuing his efforts to make
in impression on Huerta.
Action Up to United States.
The one definite thing appears to
le that President Huerta has put it
quarely up to the United States to
| answer the conundrum. Huerta as
erts in his answer that the dignity
his position and the emergencies
| Mexico absolutely demanded that
le occupy his present position~-.to-
Wit that he could not tolerate out
| ide interference to the internal af-
fairs Of Mexico. In lieu of an alter
| atiye proposition it is understood
lere that the President prefers
ust now to continue his diplomatic
forts as Envoy Lind himself in
lis dispatches to the government to-
lay Expresses "hope"
Another definite fact with re-
pect TO the mission Of Envoy Lind
that three of the Senators OF the
foreign Relations committee are
wondering why they were not i'm
ormed Of the proposals Of Mr.. Lind
the Mexican government. These
senator's Messrs Bacon, Marcus
Smith and w. J. stone, wewre at
he White House Saturday night
week ago and it was officially stated
hat they and their conferees Of the
eoreign Relations committee WAC
at with the president until late
Hat night were given all the facts
rs to Lind's mission and that the ad-
oinistraiou cards were spread out
ace up on the tables
Senators Not Satisfied.
II has been explained In White
Iouse quarters that the Foreign
relations committee was not put in
possession of the proposals. to be
laced before Huorta by Lind for
he logical reason that there were
10 proposals" This explanation,
loweyer does not satisfy the dis
,runtled Senator'S 1t is possible
hat when President Huerta gives
out the text of Mr., Iinds proposals
nd the text Of his reply the mystery
viii be cleared up.
Neither the White House nor the
tate Department have yet been able
TO explain the startling announce
ucnts from Mexico City by Minister
trrutIa and their denials by Presl-
ent Huorta and Federico Gamboa.
linistev of FOREIGN Affairs.
The theory is gaining ground that
resident Huerta has cabinet
heb is divided among itself and
hat President Hucrta is getting
be benefit OF their eommunica-
ions" 10 the press in Mexico City.
Seno- Urrutia, Tor instance is de-
bounced by President Huerta for is
uing bulletins which substantially
would be the forerunners Of war
between the two countries.
Statements Are Permitted.
On the contrary Urruua's state
ments are allowed to go out and
Minister Gamboa practically says
That the press misunderstood him.
senior Urruua, however, is the offi-
iaI authority which was RESPONSE
b]o for the statements that Mr..
Lind would not be received and in
fact he backed up the original state
mcnts Of Minister Pro TEN Aldape
that Mr.. Lind was an undesirable
and that be could not be received.
Neither Adape nor Urrutia is
dismissed, and President tIuerta
stultides both Of them by receiving
Diplomat Lind and his proposals
from the President of the United
States
Orders were issued to rush the
runboat Nashville from the Charles
ton navy yards 10 Mexican waters.
The warship is being supplied with
coal and provisions for a three
months eruise. Several tons Of am-
munition were loaded into the ship's
magazines. IL is expected she will
leave tomorrow
It is believed here in some quar-
ters that Huerta practically has de-
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