The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-01
Well Organized Movement
Now Under Way.
HUERTA ASKED TO QUIT
" Present Head of Government Re-
tires and Some Really Competent
Man 10 Chosen to Succeed Him In
reference by the United States
Would Be Unnecessary.

Washington. July 30.-President VII.
sons Mexican policy will not he made
public Just at present.
He has decided on the attitude to
be assumed. But because of reports
reaching him of a well organized ef-
fort of leading Mexicans personally to
reconcile the Huerta and Carranza
elements official announcement of the
scope of the plan was withheld These
reports indicate the following situa-
ton:
The economic pressure in Mexico is
so terrific that President Wilson be-
lieves 1t will of itself force a settle
ment of the internal warfare.
The national industries are at a
ftandstill
Exchange is at prohibitiye rates.
Merchants generally are bankrupt.
Great French fnanciers, who are dom
inant factors In the Mexican financial
world. are demanding reforms. And
they can themselves force Huerta to
make such concessions that all or
ganized revolutionary movements will
fall of their own weight.
Huerta's Retirement imperative.
Huerta can bring order out of cha
os almost Immediately by resigning
his present post and seeing that one
of Meyicos big men, any one OF
proven executive ability, is named as
his successor But the price of per.
marent peace in Mexico is the per
manent retirement of Huerta and his
chief lieutenants.
Leading Mexicans and the agents of
the European financiers in Mexico
City are endeayoring to persuade
IIuerta to withdraw. They have sent
the word here that they are hopeful
Of success.
There are more we'll known MeXi-
cans in Washington today than ever
before They are here to tell Presi-
dent Wilson of conditions in Mexico
They have made 1t plain that as
final resort American Intervention
might succeed in Mexico, They want
President Wilson to permit time for
the Mexicans to reconcile their own
differences before outside Intervention
Is made
The hint has been given them that
| thev will have to do something Tn
| hint has come from the admiDtstra.
ton that if they permit matters 10
| drift the way they have, occasionally
encouraging revolutionary move
ment. they will be personally respon
sible
And It was unnfficiaily learned from
Mexico City that the big French imam
cial agents are actively at work try
ing to get ell the leading factions to.
gether. How long President Wilson
vii, wait before trying his hand per
sonallv in the settlement is not known.
He does not want to wait very long.
And If reports should reach him a.
anv time indicating that the reported
attempts at settlement in Mexico are
not being carried out in good faith
| he will promptly act
Ambassador Wilson has been re.
1uested to hold himself at the dis
posal of the president, state depart
ment and senate committee on foreign
affairs His status is not yet settled
It is generally believed his resignation
will be accepted in the near future.
The president and Secretary O
state Bryan refuse to discuss the am
| bassa doris status. But because OF tho
| free manner In which he has crit
cised his superiors and issued news.
paper interviews it is tn" general
opinion that he will not be asled TO
return to his post The present
charge daffaires in Mexico City is
Icompetent and experienced and con
s,dered well able to handle any situ9
lton that might arise at present