Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20

As To what President Wilson intends 10 do in the face Of the Mexican diff Sulty was inecessed today by the knoW4edge tlSt the American charge . affa1res. Nelson O'Shaug ghnessy had Received now instructions and that i'm portent matters were under consider stion.
 The announcement that a British Fquadron was coming to Mexican wa ters created keen Interest. but the ef- Feet upon the Mexican mind was re- assuring rather than otherwise. be- cause the Mexican people continue to look upon Great Britain as a friend Tn official quarters the despatch of the squadron was styled as an act of cour- tesy.
 Foreigners Preparing for Defense.
 The foreign colonies in the Mexican ca pital are preparing to defend them eelFes in the event of disturbances in the city and particularly should the Enal settlement be left to the Mex leans themselves. Both Sir Lionel Garden and Admiral Von Hintze, the British and German ministers respec- ufeAl, have suggested to their nation sls the adv1sability of perfecting some Sort of 6 defense oTganizat ton.
 NO such advice has been given to rhe Amer5cans. but committees are quietly working ont a plan of defense and It Is possible that there will be formed general organization, en1- bracfng the American British Ger man and Austrian residents
 Huerta to Quote NapoIeon.
 The American charge today attended a reception given to the diplomats bv General HueTta at ChapuItepec castle H was an elaborate affair and was held 1here because of the restricted facil- tEes of the presidents town and sub EThan homes
 President HusrEa in his message to congress Thursday afternoon will quote Napoleon in justification of his arbi- t1'a-y diss0lEtion of the old congress and he serves notice that he will ask The new congTREs to grant him q pO- 6tical bin of health
 Not even a reference to information CT relations is made in the message which General Huerta has prepared. | I'he document was read and briefly discussed at 6 meeting of the cabinet today. the ministers agreeing with their chief that he had done well in not attempting to cover too much ground.
 The Moment Solemn One"
 The president confines himself en- t&rsly to a review of the incidents lead ing 10 the dissolution of the old con- Eress and justification for his act What may be regarded as a hint of Ehe delicate situation which Mexico as a nation Is occupying appears in the conclusion of the message, when he Herninds The congressman that the mo- Enent Is solemn one and possibly 6eclsive Tor the future of the nation. En this connection the president says Chat the eyes Of all the people of Mex scp as well as those of the civilized world, are upon them.
 The message closes with an eKpreS- E1on Of the hope that soon all Mexi- Esns may be united and that all may Soin in the task of national recon Etrucuon-
 Congress a Revolutionary Agency.
 The message calls attention to the alleged lack of harmony existing be- tween the executive and judiciary, on $be one hand, and the chamber of dep Eues on the other prior to the diSSO- tI1on, charging that the chamber at tempted to frUstraTe the executive and explains that the executive did all in his power to prevent a rupture and maiDta3n good relations with congress. yielding in more than one instance and attempting ln many ways to bring about a more cordial feeling of cooper stion
 According to General Huerta ~con- gTess became in fact the center of rsv- oleuOnary activity. a sort of open agency for northern rebels engaged with arms in slaughter and pillage. and what is worse still, in the task of bleeding the fatherland to expose r. in it's weakness and poverty, to danger from abroad, took an attitude of opposition against the government kn The work T was atJem pf1ng and Invaded progressively not only the prov ince of the judicial power but also Shat or the executive, in order to sec Gnd ID th5s manner the nefarious ac- f5Eity of the Tebels-7
 @Dikso4ution Of Congress Noble Act" E Fhs president saEs that he chose not to vsccdHase under these conditions snS TRsoFs.ed al last to the extreme Sleas-Ers of dfss04Edng congress using Eas necessary rdgeT to face such &sl3cste situation and ea5led new cleo Etons. Defending his action, General E1ezta saSE it will always he a noble act and argEes that in any case it is EnsfeTs5Ae to save the nation. even al hhe sacrifice of principles. than to pre- . serve intact, at the expense of the reople the rigid, inert precept of Jus k-e the RtEity Of which may be open cgoLss $spoaeop to the effect that rthe law is not violated when you save Fte EstherlanSF
 Calls for Sanction of Congress.
 Fe proSnises later to give congress 2 detailed report of his acts in con Eec4ion with the taking over of the direction Of the departments of finance interior and war.
 Congress is informed that if it con Eiders the presidents acts as honest pasriotfc and of service 1t will give nin its supreme sanction. But if not q ss Invited to place tIle responsibility upon him who aeSeTyes | with the aSEurance that neither the president aor any of his secretaries will evade any responsibility. since all had agreed to any sacrifice necessary in behalf of zhe welfare of the country.