The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-22
'AUERTA MAY QUIT.
JOHN LIND REPORTS INDICA.
TIONS OF INTENTION TO
RESIGN.
United States May BE Asked to Rec
Ognizc Successor of IIucrta as
Provisional Presidcnt-Talk i'm
Washington of an Armed PrOtcc-
ton Over McXicO-l'rOpOsitiOn Not
Acceptable to Wilson Administra-
ton.

tiOn Over McXiCO-l'rOpOSitiOn Not
Acceptable to Wilson Administra-
ton.
President Wilson's personal repre-
sentative in Mexico, has reported from
Vera Cruz indications of Gen.
Huerta's intention to resign the pro-
visiOnal presidency.
Mr.. Lind has advised the president
that if the information that has come
to him is reliable, the United States
may be called upon indirectly to in.
dicate whether it will recognize or
open negotiations with Huertas sue
cessor. Apparently various names are
being suggested and ;.cceptability to
the American government, it is
thought, might influence the final
choice.
Mr.. Lind's report, filed Wednesday,
received today, aroused rumors OF
fresh negotiations with the Huerta
government. but at the White Hous.
and state department these were de-
MED.
Speeches today in congress and
other suggestions for an armed pro-
tectorate over Mexico in conjunction
with other nations were met by high
administration officials with the dec
laration that such an act would inn
pair the sovereignty OF Mexico. At
tention was called to President Will
sons original instructions to Mr. Lind,
In which he said:
1T is our purpose in whatever we
do or propose in this perplexing and
distressing situation not only to pay
the most scrupulOus regard to the
sovereignty and independence of
MexicO-that we take as a matter of
course to which we are bound by
every obligation of right and honor
but also to give every possible evil
dence that we act in the interest OF
Of any person or body Of persons
who may have personal or property
claims in Mexico they may feel they
have the right to redress"
1t was declared today by those who
know President Wilson's attitude OH
tnese questions that no matter what
emergency may arise even though
drastic measures eventually are re-
quired to compose the situation in
Mexico, under no circumstances will
the present administration at Wash
ington interfere in any way with
the sovereign or territorial rights of
Mexico.
London dispatches declaring Great
suggestion of armed intervention be-
cause it would not benefit British in
terests while it might by annexation
of territory or idemnity recompense
the United States, brought from Off
Gals the comment that territorial
acquisition would never be considered
in connection with interference in
Mexico, any policy that may here
after be adopted looking merely tc
and peace.
An unconfirmed report today reach
ed Washington that in the conference
of diplomats called by the Spanish
minister at Mexico City Wednesday
practically all those present, except
the British and American represen.
tatives, recommended armed interven.
ton. State department officials, how
ever, said no such report had reached
them.
The situation tonight seemed un.
changed with respect to further dip.
government, which is disposed to trea,
no further with the Huerta regime
though admittedly in receptive
mood for suggestions or declarations
Of purpose on the part of the consti.
tutionalist chief. Constitutionalist
representatives are maintaining ST.
lence with respect to such negOtia-
tions. The only development to which
they tonight called attention was the
appointment Of Gen. Dclipe Angeles
as minister of war to Gov. Carranza
They said Angeles was commissioned
major general in the federal army
before MADEIRA was overthrown, thai
he remained in Mexico City until 8
month ago and at the first opportu-
nifty sailed for Europe and came tC
the United States at once, today ar
riving in Nogalcs, Sonora, to joii
Carranza. News of his active par
ticiption in the constitutionaliSi