Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Provisional Presidents Ignoring
of Wilson Demands and Mass
ing of Troops Indicate Rests
tance-Powers Support u. S.
American BattIeships Dominate
Coast-VeiIed Threat of An
other Maine Tragedy Brings
Stern RepIy-Money Debased.
Special Gable to The American.

Special Gable to The American.
MEXICO CITY. Nov. S.-The po1i4.-
ical situation in the troubled Mexican
Republic is to-day at a tense pitch
that can be relieved only by Amer
can invasion, or by eapitulation OF
Provisional President Huerta to the
demands the United States are MAX
ing on him TO resign, There appears
only these two alternatives.
Hubta has been informed Of tbs
insistence Of President Wilson that
the present Federal Government In
Mexico, with its authority by usurp-
ton, must cease, Early this week
the definite message came to MIN
from washington. and no answer has
been sent from the palace yet.
Indications point strongly to ths
continuation of Huerta's defiance
toward America. The fact that no
answer has come from him, and that
the FederaIs are massing their troops
with a disregard of the whereabouts
of the Rebels, leads to the general
belief that he is ready to defy forci-
bly, the demands of the United States.
Wilson Plays Waiting Game.
1t is well known here that the au-
thorities in Washington are playing
a waiting game, pending Huerta's re-
ply, making all preparations for in
vasion in event that reply is unfavor
able. American battleships are in
Vera Cruz harbor. their guns trained
on the town. There is a formidable
feet, with seven flrst-class battle
ships and a squad of lesser scout
boats. The Louisiana, Michigan,
Rhode Island. New Jersey, Virginia
Nebraska and New Hampshire are
the most powerful ships of the United
States navy, veritable dreadnoughts.
experimenting them are the Ches-
ter apd the Tacoma, scout cruisers
Of great speed and equipped with
marvellous wireless telegraph faciu-
ties. With these cruisers, constant
communication may be maintained
between Mexico and Washington. The
great wireless towers at Arlington.
just outside Washington, have a great
efficiency, and 1t is believed messages
may be flashed through the air and
received with ease
Warships On West Coast.
On the west coast The armored
cruisers California and Maryland are
at Guayanas and Matzatlan, respec-
lively. The gunboat Annapolis is also
at Guayamas. and the armored cruiser
Pittsburg is en- route TO that port.
President Huerta 1t Is well known,
has insinuated more than once that
harm would come TO the American
batueships il they did not leave his
ports. Once his threat reached Wash
ington, and only yesterday there
came an answer from Secretary
Josephus Daniels. of the United States
Navy Department, bearing the an
nouncement that the ships would n~e
be removed from Mexican waters ~
any other power than that of the
United States.
Meanwhile. Mexico City. the center
Of the Federal Government, is
seething bed Of hatred for all Amer
cans Huerta himself is the active
and loud voiced leader in the expires
sion of bitterness toward the United
States. Daily his conferences with
representa- tives OF foreign powers IN
clude a plea for their support Daily.
he condemns the United states Gov
eminent for all the troubles in Mexi-
co, declaring that the opposition from
the American Government has
thw@'"ted every move toward peace
and the establishments OF good gov
eminent that has been made by the
Federals He declares. daily ths.t the
moral Suepart EiNeR hE thA I.u4sed