The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-09
MAY GO PEACEFULLY IF HE DE slREs, BUT MUST GO UNDER
 ANY GIRO cumsTANcEs,
WASHINGTON REMAINS FIRM
Wilson Holds Important Conferences With Cabinet and Foreign Reia. tons Committee and Bacon An. nounees Firmness of Purpose.

0dSulllbtoit NOV. S.-NOtWItll- standing intimations that Provisional President Huerta of Mexico would re. fuse to resign, administration off cials stated tonight that his elimina- tion would ba accomplished in "one way or another" They declared that every opportunity would be given him to retire peacefully and that drastic steps would be avoided, if possible.
 The chief development of the day was a call sent by President Wilson for members of the senate foreign relations committee, republicans as we'll as democrats. He had Senators Stone and Swanson with him for ln hour and expects to discuss the sub. ject individually with other members within the next two or three days.
 He is in constant com munciation with senator Bacon, chairman of the committee, who ear ly in the day had a long conference with Secretary Bryan.
 The Georgia senator said tonight that while he was not at liberty u1 discuss his talk with Mir. Bryan IL detail, he could state that there hal been no change in the fixed purpose of the United States to have Huerta eliminated from tle situation and that 1t would be done. though every effort wouad u made to avert eA- treme measures.
 Tn the view of many officials wno anticipate a flat rejection by Huerta of the American demands, only two courses are open to the United Stat23 either to compose the situation di- rectly, or to throw it's moral support with the constitutionalists in their fight to obtain possession of the gov ernment in Mexico City.
 That there is a strong disposition 10 adopt the latter course was evident in many quarters today. Officials .li the confidence of President Wilson said that while there was absolutely no alliance between the Washington government and the constitu'tionai- ists, the sympathies of this govern ment would incline toward the con situtonalist movement. The discus sion, it was said, had not progressed to the point where recognition of the beligerency of the constitutionalists was being considered.
 Lifting the embargo on arms, how ever is the method by which many senators believe the situation can best be met, and this Is being urged with renewed vigor upon the president and Secretary Bryan.
 It is believed that before the Wash ington government takes any step an understanding through informal and unofficial channels may oS reached as to the exact purposes ol the constitutionalists so that any ac' of sympathy toward their cause misE' be predicted on assurances Of very definite character. To this end IL is reported that agents of the unluso States government are gathering n formation along the border Of tht strength of the constltutionalists, ant the program which they have map ped out.
 That no final word had come iron Huerta as to the American demands presented by Charge OShaughnessS was admitted tonight by state ue partm9nt officials. The next step, J is believed, will not be decided uh til Huerta's reply actually is receiV ed. In the meantime the presldsh expects to keep members ot congress closely informed He did not talk his customary Saturday afternoon e'' tomobile ride, but remained at th' White House absorbed In the dlz patches from Mexico Besides Seha tors Stone and Swanson, Speake Clark saw the president late today but the speaker declined to sa' whether he had talked about MeNlec
 The president expects to forego hl usual Sunday custom of banishlng Qi fr9ial business for the day and VII see some of the members Of the ser ate foreign relations committee. m president is said to be imprsslnS ul on all those who discuss the suoJeo with him that it is tho duty Of tn United States to see to it that tn arbitrary assumption of power by H' erta, followed by hiss dictatorshll should not be permitted to ripen int q precedent in Latin,America.