Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-11-04
SUCCESSOR 10 Be APPROVED
IF HE is NOT SATISFACTORY TO
AMERICA He. WILL NOT BE
RECOGNIZED
EUROPE GIVES APPROVAL
MOST or THE FOREIGN couN-
TRIES THINK THE POLICY is
a WISE ONE

i Washington, Now president
Wilson let the Mexican situation sim.
mer few hours today while he went
to Princeton, N. J., to vote The ten.
sion over this governments ultimatum
to Huerta was not relieved by the
presidents absence, however, and be-
fore Mr.. Wilson left the White House
he conferred with Secretary Bryan.
All officials here we're silent oyer
the notice to Huerta to vaoate the
provisional presidency Of Mexico and
seat no partisan Of his in his place.
Inc unaeIstsnG 6 rs mat the atti-
tlpi here tlf5,etimes q announcements
Just md am -Nazf the next step.
ears ahead ,satest interest eentered
! ar.-ss HueTtas Qpference with the
aexieos city dlpf sis corps
as Charge O'shaughnessy had deliver
ed the latest note. FIuerta called in the
diplomats, but no announcement was
made Of their conference.
President Wilson planned 10 be in
touch with the situation practically
every hour he is away today and to re- /
turn to Washington tonight. The
president left here at 10 O'Clock this
morning, expected to arrive in Prince
ton at 1880 o'clock this afternoon. cast
his ballot, leave Princeton at APO
o'clock and arrive back in the capital
at 9:25 o'clock tonight.
Administration officials directly CON
nected with the Mexican negotiations
have adopted a policy of absolute ST.
lence, considering it inexpedient at
this time to define the course of ac-
tion being pursued and declining to
comment one way or the other on the
reports from Mexico City, regarding
the presentation Of a summary note to
Huerta requiring his immediate res
ignation
That this elimination Of Huerta is
a sine qua non, is admittedly the fund
amental principle Of the administra-
tion policy, but beyond this the sue
eessive steps taken or contemplated
are not disclosed.
Powers VIII Give Support
An air Of confidence in official cir
cles is taken to Indicate mat the Unit
ed States is satisfied that practically
all the great powers have agreed toll
support the administration policy at
least to the extent Of observing a (,
strictly neutral attitude and allowing
the United States to test its own plan
for restoring peace in Mexico.
In the absence of any official state ,
ment, but on the basis Of expression
Of opinions by competent observers, It
IS believed that Huerta has been In
formed that practically all the powers
automatically represented in the Mex
lean capital are disposed to defer to
the United States in the task Of re-
storing constitutional government
Bryan Keeps Silent
Secretary Bryan flatly refused to dis
suss the situation when inquiries were
made concerning the demand for the
immediate retirement Of Huerta. t
Senator Bacon, chairman Of the for
9ign relations committee, after a con
erence with Secretary Bryan, said: i
4 consider the situation to be near
conclusion. We are very hopeful G
hat things win turn out well" Fl
Navy has ships Ready It
Secretary Daniels reiterated today :
hat the three battleships Of the sec
nd division Of the Atlantic fleet viii
emain in Mexican gulf waters until
urther orders. in spite of the fact