The Detroit times., 1913-11-20
Dictator's Defiance in Seating IIS
legally Elected Legislators A.
parehtly Unnoticed by 4
Washington
IFI'
DICTATOR'S MESSAGE
JUSTIFIES HIS ACTS
Says That Only Force and De.
termination Can Save Mexico
From Anarchy

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 2O.--As the hour
approached for the formal opening ofS
the Mexican congress that might (
easily bring on the apprehended 81.
ternational crisis. Mexico City todGyl
was filled with reports OF 4 vioao.st
quarrel between Gen. Huerta, the peuE
visional president, and Gen. BlanquGts
his minister Of war. M
The dictator and Banquet were rs- 4
ported to be at logserheads over u
most every phase Of g6vernunGxtS:
policy. and an open breach betWoo6
them was regarded ~ Z posSfb3liey. 81
This would be serious compllcat1on
at critical time.
Optimists believed there would ~
no crisis In the situation today. r.
cause Of Gen. Huerta's action IN oonl-
Ing his son-in-law, Cen Luis rtlenton.
to the United States. Fuentes lof.s
last night. 1t was reported. but uot
confirmed. that hc WAS ON his way to
Washington. on mission 70 tho
United States government. Il
A member Of Huerta's stan gave to
the fDreign correspondents advonc y.
copies Of what purported to be ~
speech Huerta would deliver to con
grsss. The xddrass, first or atf, n 3
defense Of Huerta's course a. pro.
visional president. He tells hjs
reasons for dissolving the last con
sress. and assuming the dlctatorsl,ir.
He. says that his country faced = cflsie
which only force and determinatton
could avert
The speech makes.no direct reeors
! ence TO the United States 81 fAny o<her
foreign power. II conclu6ea: 4.
Messrs. osnators and dopu1 NM
lis most solemn m0Enent III rtUt5'
aspect and one that is likely 70 pt6Sa
decisive for the future Of tho
nation. Not only the eyes OF 10000
600 Mcxicans, but those Of the whole
civilized world are at this time watch
ing us. Your attitude and your &C.
tions shall proclaim to your CON.
patriots and to coming generations
F, whether we have been in the right
when we have insisted ON our nation.
ality in placing the national dignity
above the paltry interests Of the mo-
ment, or II. on the contrary, instead
, Of devoting ourselves to this task VI
supreme national effort, we should
have bent before damnable interests
and niggardly ambitions"
| The reception at Chapultepec castle.
given by Gen. and Sonora Huerta, far
nished considerable food for specula-
tlon. After the Mexican national an.
them, "The Star Spangled Banner
was played, and Gen. Huerta led. ths
| cheering. All OF the diplomatic. corps
were present, including Charge an,t
MrS. O'Shaughnessy Huerta was e.
fusfve IN his greeting to- O'shaugh.
messy. and when the American M
tional air was played, embracsd the
| charge.
Afterward Huerta proposed toast
to the People of the United States
and his emphasis left the inference
! that he did not include the United
States government.
The caterers bill for the reception
was $4,000. The Mexican government
Is supposed to be bankrupt.
A government decree issued today
placed tax Of eight centavos on do
mestic cotton. The explanation gives
was that the money IL needed to de-
tary operations necessary to transport
district. near Torreon. The tax II 20
be paid by the growers and cotton
goods manufactured on the planta-
tions Is exempted.
Gen. Teller, of Huerta's party, an.
nounced today he would send q COM
plant to Washington against Unite.
States Consul Hanna. at Monterey. He
charged that Hanna has been favoring
the constitutionalists.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.--Impene-
trable silence marked the Mexican
situation today so far as ofiicialdom
was concerned The theater Of action
was Mexico City where the new con
gress whose legality Washington quey-
tIons, resumed It's session. Huerta
was to deliver his regular message.
The entire diplomatic corps WAS
present And not a single high ON
cial of the government here would
venture a guess on just what wou1
happen there.
Ii orders of momentous character
have been sent to O'Shaughnessy.
Washington will not discuss theEt.
The president and Secretary Bryan
insisted there was nothing to say 'at
this time" about Mexican affairs. And
II there was any occasion for In
creased apprehension there was moth
ing in the attitude OF either ohlcis1
10 indicate II.
Until something decisive transpirss
there will be no announcement ~ I.
garding Mexican affairs, accordlno ~
10th the president and the socrctnxy
of state. And so far ~ the csop - G
rumors covering every cohcelvob)p. I.
phase of the situation b cunoeeio
oilicialdom II content 10 ignoge t1elD