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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4--The Next
can situation has reached a 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
nee. waiting for news from Mexico
city. Secretary of State sryan was
st 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 Shaughnessy on Sunday.
The patience of the administration
is exhausted. II is declared, and hay
ing a military and naval force avail
able to back up its demands. Presi
dent Wilson is understood to have
decided to play his last diplomatic
card and TO follow it with a demon
stration from the seven battleships
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 to the Capital tonight, he
finds that Huerta has defed the Unit
ed States and has decided to remain
in power, the army and navy Will
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 will rest, walt
ing so- HuertG's reply to Sundays
ultmatum, which. II was learned at
the State Department to-day, was Of
such a nature as to make a failure
10 reply equivalent to direct de-
fance.
Both the army and navy are ready
for action. IL 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, provisioned,
at Galveston, Texas. to move to Vera
Cruz IL necessary.
Three battleships 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 mill
lion troops within ten days after or
ders TO do So and military experts
here claim that the subjugation of
Mexico ought not to take more than
three months.
II will neither affirm nor deny the
report that an ultimatum has been
delivered TO IIuerta by Charge
'Shaughnessy. The State Depart
ment will give out no information
concerning Mexico at the preseu;
time" said Secretary Bryan o-day
10 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 on SUNDAY,
the Secretary of State replied with
some heat that he considered the
question to be improper"
Later Secretary Bryan denied thai
any ultimatum has been sent TO
Mexico.
The Secretary gave out the follow
ing statement.
Il have made II rule not to dis
cusS newspaper reports concerning I'm
ternational matters, but the nature al
the dispatches from Mexico this
morning suggest a departure from th,