The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-10-31
BRYAN LEAVES THE CAPITAL
MEXICAN POLICY AWAITS
European Powers are Anxious to Hear
What the United States is Going
to Do in the Mexican
Situation

Washington, u. g., Oct 3O.--Secre.
tary Bryan, leaving today to speak in
the New Jersey political campaign, said
there was no change in the Mexican
situation.
Although the state department has
not been informed officially Cf the re
ported purpose Of Gen. lIuerta 10 us
clare Gen Blanquet elected president,
Il is certain that in line with previous
declarations the election of last sunday
will not he recognized as constitutional
The inability of the Huerta govern.
ment t. conduct constitutional elec.
tion, il is thought, will lead the Amer.
can government ~ suggest n method of
holding the elections in which sa,,.
guards and guarantees can be given
which will permit the Constitutional.
lists to participate freely.
That the next step in the Mexico
policy Of the administIa ion has not
been worked cut finally and may not be
announced for another week was indi.
rated today al the white house.
Time has been necessary, said
chairman Bacon, of the senate foreign
relation committee, "tha' the European
nations should recognize the right of
the United States to deal with the situ.
atcn. Now hat We have that recogni.
tion, it will take little time for TIA,
president to work out the problem. -
The possibility that within the next
few days definite announcement will
bc made by the Huerta government Of
the result Of the ELECTION last Sunday,
is having the effect of postponing ne.
tion by the United States
While the election had been repudi.
ated here, the actual formalitics Of pro
claiming the result may have some
bearing on the situation for while this
government has already refused t0
countenanrr the result, foreign govern
ments have not taken any position AZ"
it is felt in many quarters tina; IN" L.
~ should await formal action by the
authorities in Mexico City before pvt
ting ON record its rejection.
President Wilson is considering care
fully suggestions from his advisers, aud
Il was said today that the plan might
not he ready until next weeks cabinet
meeting.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt, of the
navy, today, instructed rear admiral
Fletcher 10 place Gen. Felix Diaz, the
Mexican refugee, and his party, aboard
New York and Cuba mail steamer.
after the ship leavs the last Mexican
port OH her sailing. The ship has not
been selected.
To insure the safety of Gen Felix
Diaz and his party of refugees how
aboard the battleship Louisiana, rear
admiral Fletcher has asked the navy lie.
partmrn' TO decide whether they should
place the party On board one of the
American wnrships.
Under that plan, Diaz aud his party
viii he transferred from thc hattleship
Louisiana 10 New York and Cuba lin.
or after the latter sail from PrCgrcso
a; date yet TO be determined. Mr.
Rooscyelt's : instructions were issued az
ter conference today with president
Wilson. The transfer of the fugitivcs
will be at sen ~ guard against their
arrest by the Hucr'a authorities.
American naval officers on the war
ships now patrolng the east coast Of
Mexico seem 20 know of no peril i'm
pending at San lgnacio to the French
colonists there. Rear admiral Cowle,
from the flagship California, at Quay
mas, makes no mention OF any 'roubl,
inland aud rports all quiet at Maza
tian and Guaymas. Fix