The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-18
GEN. HUERTA SCHEDULED TO DELIVER
HIS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS THURSDAY
LITTLE DEVELOPMENTS OF ANY CHARACTER EXPECTED BY
WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO THAT TINE
WASHINGTON Is WAITING.
Persistent Rumors That Charge About 70
Are DeniedGOyernment Concerned Over Situation
Negotiations With Carranza to Close

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-That
the United States, in its policy
toward the provisional govern
ment in Mexico is contcn. to
await the outcome Of the steady
pressure being escrted TO bring
about the downfall cf the Huerta
regime, was apparent To-Day in
official circles here. Exciting ru-
mors from Mexico City wholly
failed to rutfle the calm conf
dence Of President Wilson or
Secretary Of State Bryan.
THE mills Of the gods grind
slowly" was the declaration Of
one high official Of the govern
ment in discussing the develop
at all aroused by reports that Mr..
O'Shsughnessy. the American
charge d'afiaires. was about TO
quit Mexico City. and IL was stat
ed that no orders had been given
either TO Mr.. O'Shaughnessy or
John Lind. at Vera Cruz. to leave
Mexico. Rumors that the Ameri-
can embassy would be closed
within forty-eiGht hours were
characterized IN official sources
as fake"
The president told callers dur
ing the day that while there had
been some change in the Mexican
relations as TO persons. there had
been no essential change in the
circumstances TO which he had re-
ferred the other day as seeming
favorable to 4 solution OF the diff
fculties. The president. u is
said. is confident that the finan-
cisl boycott Of the Huerta regime
by the United States and the
great foreign powers will be a
powerful factor in bringing about
the end Of Huerta.
Rumors Unfounded.
In discussing the persistent rumors
that Charge 'Shauchnessy wa.
the American embassy records II
the care OF one of the ministers rep
resenting the foreign powers. Secre
tary Bryan stated fatty that neither
the charge nor Mr.. Lind had any con
ditional instructions and iutimatet
that both were acting under precis.
Instructions from Washington II
every step in the negotiations
Indications. based on the few ad
missions Of the state department OF
fcials. are that no action is contem
plated AT present that would precipi
tate a crisis in the situation.
on the other hand 10 was re-
marked that no one here can foretel
what action General Iluerta might
take in the city OF Mexico that would
bring about such a crisis.
Secretary Bryan has been Informed
10y MIR. 'ShauEhucssy Of the resig
nation OF Manuel Cara Aldape ai
minister of the interior, but he ha:
heard only rumors OF the intention o
General banquet TO surrender hi,
PORTFOLIO as minister Of war While 10
some quarters there was q disposition
to regard cabinet changes as the
'orerunner OF disiutegrad OF N,
Huerta regime, In others DO was point
ID out that IL might mark the adop
ION ny General iucria OF more 1c
i've and vigorous policy. and enc NOR.
iehant of the United States govern
nent. IN early development of hi.
purpose Is expected Boo view Of th,
act that in the ordinary course O
vents he must submit hI- specIa
message 70 the con re-- not Istel
han Thursday.
Causing Some Concern.
IL" possibility OF au Interruption o.
he railroad communication betWpel
The city ot MEXICO and tho seaport ID
Vera Cruz. which Ir now prdCucall.
The only outlet from The capital b
giving considerable concern to tho oi
hcials here. and D. D. said that amy 40
tempt TO thus completely isolate th,
Americans and other foreigner. in thl
Mexican capital would result iu quicI
action By Oh" uItcd States 20 pro
vent Do. Secretary bryan had hear
from some of bis AGENTS that tho liu,
~ communication was threatened hu
10 was NOT clear whether Oh. iuterruu
lion was to hn expected I. a result a
some decree OF tho HuD.ts s0tprumeu
Hr from operations OF fre revolution
lists. who have suddrrI. appeared ID
-ome force Iu fhc difficult mountain
country IrIur h4fH.l.r Ne..t I.r-y g.. r.