The Washington herald., 1913-09-10
HUERTA TO TELL
HE'LL RUN AGAIN
Predicted His Message to
Congress Will State Such
Intentions.
MAY BE NO ELECTION
Possible That Provisional President
May Declare Conditions in Mex
leo Too Unsettled.

Mexico City. Sept e-President Huert1
! Of Mexico has begun to prepare the mes.
sage TO Congress which he will read or
| September IL and which, It was pre-.
dicted today. will contain the definite
assurance that he will he a candidate
for Reelection against Felix Diaz
The message is also expected 10 deaI
with the relations between this country
and the United States, the domestic af-
| fairs and the state OF the National
finances.
There Is a chance that a national cleo
ton will not be held in October II
Huerta sees his chances of occupying
the National Palace imperiled. his polit-
ical opponents believe he will cause a
postponement Of the election on the
ground that the country is too unsettled
now for a satisfactory opinion OF the
people to be rendered.
Denials were made of the reports that
friction exists between Charge d'Anaires
Nelson Shaughnessy. Of the United
ment. Both are working in accord. it is
said.
The Mexican situation now is in abey-
ance, pending the arrival Of Senior Zama-
coma, who is bringing a message from
Gen. Huerta.
This message is expected TO be
Huerta's final answer to the American
proposals. There is an understanding
here in official circles that Zamacon is
coming to the United States as the fnan-
cial agent OF the Mexican government,
and that he desires to ascertain from
President Wilson what financial support
may be looked for from American bank
ers should the Lind proposals be ac-
Cepted. 1t is regarded as certain that
Senior Zamacona's mission necessarily
must be more than that OF confidential
agent to carry on negotiations initiated
by Lind.
In the meantime the administration is
preparing to interrogate Huerta as to
whether he intends to hold the elections
on October IS as provided for in the
Mexican constitution. Numerous reports
have reached Washington of late that
Huerta will make the plea that ii will
be impossible to hold the election on
the day specified by the constitution be-
cause of lack of time in which to pre-
pare for it.
News from Mexico yesterday was of
decidedly conflicting character. Accord
ing to one report, the Huerta govern
ment had been brought to the verge of
bankruptcy by reason Of the pressure
br ought to bear upon European bankers
by the Wilson administrat ton.
Another report had it that Huerta had
completely outwitted the administration
in diplomacy. This report was sup
ported by circumstantial details which
lent to it an air of plausbility.
1t was stated that Huerta still main
tains control of the Congress which
elected him Provisional President; that
he will be able to have deputies present
at this Congress from Sonora, Tabasco,
Durango, and Chihuahua, just as if there
were no civil war in progress and those
great provinces were actually in control
of Huertas army.
Huerta in absolute control of the Con-
gress may, or may not, have an election.
just as he chooses, and If he decides, or
the Congress at his bidding ":des, that
there shall be no election, he will have
himself reelected Provisional President.
1t is admitted by officials that, with
Huerta reelected Provisional Presi-
dent, the administration will find itself
at it's starting point, with the excep-
ton that Huerta will have a firmer
grip on the Mexican government and
will be more disposed to resent the
diplomatic interference" of the United
States.
Powers May Not Recognize Him.
The future conditions under Huerta
rs a new Provisional President will be
Inherent, perhaps, in the respect that
Huerta may not be recognized again by |
foreign powers.
1t was explained yesterday that the