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WILSON DELAYS
ACTION ON MEXICO
IS Not &ady to Take Up ST.
uation with Congress-
WORD TO HUERTA NOT FINAL

President Declares No Time Has Been
Set For Reply From Dictator and
He Is Not Ready to Lift Embargo on
Rebels Arms.
Washington, Nov. II. - President
Wilson discussed the Mexican situa-
ton and cleared the atmosphere OF
many reports as to the intentions OF
the United States, in view of General
Huertas continued defiance of the
American insistence that he give up
control of affairs in Mexico City.
Among these reports were that
drastic action to drive Huerta out,
either armed Intervention, lifting the
embargo on arms and ammunition for
the rebels, might be announced this
week as the policy of the administra-
ton; that General Huerta had until
Monday to resign, and that John Lind,
President Wilson's personal represen-
tative in Mexico, had recommended
the prompt severance of diplomatic re-
lations between the United States and
Mexico.
President Wilson made it clear that
he had no intention at present of adj
dressing congress, because the situa-
tion was not in shape for him to have
anything to say, and that while GER
tain representations had been made to
the Huerta government, no reply had
been received. He declared that no
time limit had been set for q reply
from Huerta.
The president told inquirers that he
was not ready to discuss recognition
of the Constitutionalists, and that his
opposition to raising the embargo on
arms had not been changed.
Nevertheless it became known that
the president has given consideration
to raising the embargo on arms. In
talks with senators he has asked their
advice particularly on that point and
has been advised by most of them to
lift the embargo.
A copy of Huerta's note to the diplo- i
ment from O'Shaughnessy. Secretary
Bryan would not comment upon it fur
ther than to say news dispatches from
Mexico City described it accurately.]
AS carried by the press dispatchess
Huerta's statement is a direct def
ance of the United States demand that
he resign, and sets forth that he inS|
tends to seat the. new congress, al
though the presidential elections WIN
be declared void and a new elec15ol
will be called. ~ M
Official advices signed hY
Minister Noheno received ht q
ien on 6zssy ss5 that che iesi5l7 L
power assumed by Huerta viii be -
stored to congress Nov. 20.
Informal comment on HuertAZ|
statement emphasized that, though the
elections of the president and vice
president were to be declared null and
void, Huerta intended to consider the
election of congress valid. BY the
Washington government that Is re-
garded as an inconsistency of which
foreign nations must take cognizance,
and the impression prevailed that the
reputation of all the acts of the new
congress would be forthcoming by the
United States.
President Wilson made it plain that
foreign governments had been fully
advised within the last week of the
steps taken by the United States, but
that the future policy of the govern
ment was dependent on further de-
velopments.
T~ CIT, ton
with newspaper men the president
spoke especially against reports repre-
senting the situation as more serious
than it really was. Sensational reports,
the president pointed out, embarrassed
the task of the administration, espe-
cially when those reports predicted
moves in advance of action by the ad-
ministration.
One official, familiar with, the ex-
changes with Huerta, said the latest
representations from Washington
were not such as to place President
Wilson in the attitude of having said
the last word, if Huerta refused to abs3
dicate
It was said that the language of the
representations did not directly call
upon Huerta to resign, but made clear
that, if he had the good of Mexico at
heart and really desired that some
government in Mexico City be recog-
nized by the United States, he would
retire from the situation.
The communication is also under
stood to have indicated that, If Huerta
remained in power, the United States
would repudiate all his acts, as well as
those of the new congress.