Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Ihe MeXl-
can situation has reached a crisis,
This was the unanimous opinion in
official circles to-day. None would
express any doubt that this Coun-
try was on the verge Of war with
her southern neighbor After prac-
tically an all night vigil at his Of
fee waiting for news from Mexico
city, Secretary of State Sryan was
at his desk early to-day with orders
that any dispatches from Mexico be
brought to him Immediately
state Department officials feel that
the Mexican situation, which sew
eral times has reached the boiling
point, is now about to boil over
the crisis had been preclpitated by
the uitimatum from President Wilson
to President Huerta- delivered by
Charles 'Shaughnessy on Sunday.
The patience of the administration
is exhausted, 1t is declared, and hay
ing a military and naval force avail
able to back up its demands, Presi-
dent Wilson is understood to have
decided TO play his last diplomatic
card and to follow it with a demon
stration from the seven battleshlps
and l 200 troops already within strik-
ing distance Of Mexico
Congress Ready TO Act.
with the President out of Wash
ington no hostile developments are
looked@for to-day. but 1t is predict
ed In official circles that II, upon his
return to the Capital tonight he
finds that Huerta has defied the Unit
ed States and has decided to remain
la, ha
be ordered into action. This can only
be done with the consent of Con
gress, but those who. know say that
the President will have little trouble
in getting this consent.
Meanwhile matters will rest, walt
ing for Huerta's reply to Sunday s
ultmatum, which, II was learned at
the State Department to-day, was of
such a nature as to make failure
TO reply equivalent to direct de-
ilance
Both the army and navy are ready
for action, it was stated at the War
and Navy Departments to-day.
Twelve hundred troops are encamped
along the Mexican border and the
army transports are held, provisioned
at Galveston, Texas. to move 60 Vera
Cruz If necessary.
Gould Win in Thres Months,
Three battleships are already at
Vera Cruz and Tampico and others
are on their way, due to arrive to-
morrow This viii give the United
States a force ample to shell anc
capture both OF these ports and hold
them. pending the arrival of the army
transports The plans OF the Wal
College, completed yesterday, insure
the placing in the field of half "A mil
lion troops within ten days after or
ders to do so, and military experts
here claim that the subjugation OF
Mexico ought not 10 take more than
three months.
Il will neither affirm nor deny In,
report that an ultimat um has beer
delivered to Huerta by CharS,
'Shaughnessy The State Depart
ment viii give out no information
concerning Mexico at the presen
time said Secretary Bryan to~dd'
10 the newspaper men when they
asked for information on the lates
developments in Mexico.
Bacon and Bryan Confer
When pressed for information con
cerninR the ultimatum said 60 hav'
been delivered to Huerta on sunday
the Secretary Of State replied wiz
some heat that he considered tbs
question to be improper"
Later Secretary Bryan denied tina
any ultimatum has been sent t'
Mexico
The Secretary gave out the follow
ing statement:
Il have made IL a rule not 20 dis
CuSs newspaper reports concerning in
ternational matters; but the nature O
the dispatches from MeNico thi
morning suggest "a departure from tn
rule at this time. No ultimatum ha