Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04

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can situation has reached u crisis.
/. This was the unanimous opinion In
official circles to-day. None would
express any doubt that this coun-
try was on the verge Of war with
her southern neighbor After prac-
tically an all-night vigil at his Of
flee, waiting for news from Mexico
city. Secretary Of State Yryan was
at his desk early to-day with orders
that any dispatches from Mexico be
brought TO him Immediately.
State Department officials feel that
the Mexican situation, which sew
eral times has reached the boiling
point, is now about to boil over
the crisis had been precipitated by
the ultimatum from President Wilson
to President Huerta delivered by
Charles 'ShauRhnessy on sunday
The patience of the administration
Is exhausted. IL Is declared, and hay
ing a military and naval force avail
able to back up its demands, Prcsl-
dent Wilson is understood To have
decided TO play his last diplomatic
card and 10 follow IL with a demon
stration from the seven DattleshIps
and 200 troops already within strik-
ing distance Of Mexico.
Congress Ready to Act.
With the President out Of Wash
ington no hostile developments are
looked for to-day, but it is predict
ed in official circles that II, upon his
return 70 the Capital tonight, he
finds that Huerta has defied the Unit
ed States and has decided to remain
in power, the army and navy viii
be ordered into action. This can only
be done with the consent of Con-
gress. but those who know say that
the President will have little trouble
in getting this consent.
Meanwhile matters viii rest, walt
ing for Huerta's reply to Sundays
ultimatum which, II was learned at
the state Department to-day, was OF
such nature as to make "a failure
to reply equivalent to direct de-
fiance.
Both the army and navy are ready
for action, it was stated at the War
and Navy Departments to-day
Twelve hundred troops are encamped
along the Mexican border and the
army transports are held, provisioued,
at Galveston, Texas, to move to Vera
Cruz II necessary
Could Win in Three Months.
Three battleshtps are already at
Vera Cruz and Tampico and others
are on their way. due to arrive to-
morrow. This will give the United
States a force ample to shell and
capture both OF these ports and hold
them, pending the arrival of the army
transports. The plans of the War
College, completed yesterday insure
the placing in the field OF half n mil
ders to do SO, and military experts
here claim that the subjugaton of
Mexico ought not 10 take more than
three months.
II will neither affirm nor deny the
report hat an ultimatum has been
delivered TO Huerta by Charge
O'Shaughnessy The State Depart
ment viii give out no Information
concerning Mexico at the present
time" said Secretary Bryan to-day
TO the newspaper men when they
asked for information on the latest
developments in Mexico.
Bacon and Bryan Confer.
When pressed FOR information con-
corning the ultimatum said to have
been delivered to Huerta or SUNDAY
the Secretary of State replied with
some heat that he considered the
question to he improper"
Later Secretary Bryan denied that
amy ultimatum has been sent TO
Mexico.
The Secretary gave out the follow
Iug statement.
Il have made 10 q rule not to dis
russ newspaper reports concerning in
reTnatonal matters. but Tie nature of
tHc dispatches from M,Nlco ibis
morning suggest "a departure from THE