The Washington herald., 1913-10-03
new SECRETARY
AN AID TO PEACE
Moheno's Heading Mexican
Foreign Affairs a Hope
full Sign.
ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE
Huerta Announces He Will Veto Any
Resolution to Postpone Sc
lection of President.

Mexico City, Oct. Improvement In
the relations between the United States
and Mexico is expected TO be the out.
come OF the appointment of Senor
MohenO as subsecretary of Foreign AT.
fairs TO succeed Penas Y. Royes, whose
relations with the United States Embassy
always were strained.
kilograms from the north today were
Of q decidedly roseate tinge, with the ex-
ception OF the news from Coahuila tell
ing Of the dynamiting of several import
ant coal mines by the retreating Carran-
zistas.
The opinion stin prevails that tine Oc-
tOber election will be declared void by
Congress because of the unsatisfacto
conditions which are likely TO result in
the disfranchisement OF many voters.
Gen. Huerts has announced that he will
veto any resolution postponing the cleo
tion, and is determined that it shall be
held or October 26 as announced.
FHibuStererS Are RePuIsed.
Eagle Pass. Tex, Oct Two attempts
by bands OF flihusterers from the Ameri-
can side TO capture the rebel capital at
Piedras Negras, which has been evacu-
ated by the rebels, were repulsed today
by the Federal garrison.
The rebels are reported to be razing
towns between the border and Peyotes
Huerta Able Politician.
Provisional President Huerta today
showed himself an able politician by
protesting against the enactment of the
bill introduced in Congress for the pur-
pose of postponing the national election
this month.
The Huerta government has gone on
record with the United States govern
ment in saving that the election will take
place October ~ and Huerta being
shrewdly aware of conditions throughout
the republic, is determined that the cleo
tiun shall take place as scheduled. I'm
less a Presidential candidate gets a ma
J"p+ty of all votes cast, Huerta will con-
tinue in office; and. under present condi-
uons, il is virtually a certainty that this
Constitutional provision cannot he full
filled
Huerta threatens to veto the bill post
n"ning the election If it is passed by
Congress.
Eagle Pass. Tex. oct. 2-Refugees ar
rvinG here today from Piedras Negras.
the seat OF the provisional government of
the Mexican cOnstItutionalists declared
that SMALLPOX has broken out there.
The town is full Of rebel troops. whose
mode OF living has tended to increase the
dangers OF epidemic.
There IS very little food in the town
and the lack of medicine and sanitary
measures are contributing to the spread
"t disease \ number of wounded Mex
cans were allowed to cross the border
during the night by the United States
patrol.
Counter Government Proposed.
Word was received in Washington yes
trrday that Notwithstanding their recent
reVerses, the CaTranzatistas propose TO
set up a counter provisional government
IN Northern Mexico.
The COnStitutiOnalists do not call this
proposed action a secession. but they
maintain that there must be pro-
visiOnal government equal to that of
liuertas in Sonora. Chihuahua Goa
hula, ZaCateCas, Durango. and be-
N"nd that territory wherever the con-
Sti'utiOnalistS are in control.
The ConstitutiOnalists have declared
that they will not lake part in the
election in Mexico because such cleo
tIUn Is unconstitutional in time of war
They will not only remain aloof from
the election, but will select their own
chief as a Provisional President with
the certain ultimate view of indepen-
denCe of Northern Mexico and a de-
mand upon the United States that is
he recognized de facto.
Military officers here do not regard !
the Statement Of the Huertas- /
lists as>~at all conclusive. They
say that there is nothing 10 show |
that within the next ten days the Fed |
erals will not be driven out of that |
town by a concentrated effort of the |
Carranzaistas.