The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
He Cannot Dissolve 1t II He
Would, He Says.
4 CRISIS HAS been REACHED
John Lind Already Has Left tht
Mexican Capital.
Closing of the American En-
bassy the Next Step.

NAV he summed up substantially as IOi-
lows. The demands which the Ameri-
car Government made yesterday on the
provisional authorities at Mexico CITY
has not brought any response Iro"
Huerta or those representing MIN. I'e
American charge, Mr.. O'Shaughnessy'
has not been instructed to call for MS
passports nor have any steps been tax
on thus far toward the withdrawal oi
his diplomatic functions. ANY iurtner
stems in that regard are still TO pe oe-
termined. IN
The latest American demands cali on
Huerta for action wh1cn VIII plesentt
the meeting of congress voteo OH d.
the election held October 26. and no re-
ioinder has been made to that demanu'
'The unofficial negotiations Which VIII
liam Bayard Hale is carrying forward
with General Carranza at Nogales nav
to do principally with the question ..
raising the embargo of arms altnoush
~ 10 Expected to develop much other
Information concerning the constitu-
tionalists.
Renorts that a pacific blockade may
be applied to the ports OF Mexico arc
cOniectural and no serious consloeId
tion is at present being given to that
move although it is among otner uiti-
mate possibilities of redress.
while South and Central American
countries are being consulted and ao-
yised concerning the Mexican problem,
there is no concerted move towaru
securing united pan-American actlon.
Mex,co City, Nov. '13-An official no
+iHcation was published here today un-
der Yesterdays date ordering those
Mexican senators and deputies VINO
were elected on october 26 to assemDie
during the afternoon Of Saturday, mo-
yember Is in their respective houses
in order to effect their organization.
Huerta showed no signs OF weaken
ing this morning and the American
embassy was in a state OF suspense
An early caller on Charge ,O'Shaugnes-
sey was the German minister AoHlFai
Paul Won Hintze. t.L
It developed today that in the course
of the preliminary exchanges OF views
between John Lind and the Mexican
officials on the question of the dissoiu-
tion of the New Mexican congress.
Huerta advanced the plea that he
could not dissolve it because it had
been legally elected. MIR. Lind's reply
was the presentation Of the demands
made by the United States accompa-
MED by the declaration that what
Huerta had been able to do with the
former congress he must do with this
one of his own creation.
Carranza's Position.
Nogales. Nov. 13-General Carranza,
head of the Mexican constitutionals,
said today he would not accept media
ton in any form by the United States
or any other foreign government. He
reiterated previous statements that the
constitutionalists desired only the right
to import arms and ammunition from
the United States He declined to dis
cuss the results of his conference with
William Bayard Hale yesterday. The
proposition presented by Hale is un-
derstood to have been that the United
States would open the border for the
constitutionalists to obtain arms, II
Carranza could guarantee the estab-
lishment Of order within a reasonable
time and the foundation of real repre-
sentative government.
Carranza has said that Intervention
BY the United States would be q dis
astrous mistake and has given every
assurance that the lifting Of the en-
barge on arms would obtain realization
of President Wilson aims to solve the
present chaotic conditions in Mexico
No one here doubted today that yes
terday's conference had been satisfac-
tory to both sides.
Lind Leaves the Capital,
Mexico City. Nov. 1G-This morning
passed with no indication from Presi.
dent Huerta that he intended to ac.
cede to the American demand that HI
prevent the newly elected congress from
convening. When John Lind early yes
terday sent a notification to huerts
that the United States government
would have no further parley with tn,
Mexican government unless the pro
visional president replied to the Amer
&<Irny1 <T<ayrr 0yrfI vnwv6 Ill
he also indicated that the Mexican
government must inform the members
of the diplomatic corps of it's action il
respect to congress by midnight Mr.
Lind left Mexico City last night and Il
now in Vera Cruz.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, charge DAT
faires Of the United States legation
awaits instructions from Washington
It is believed that Washington will in
struct Mr. O'Shaughnessy to close tn
embassy or to turn it over to the 10
cation of some friendly power. Al
speculation as to the future, however
is tempered by some doubt as to tn
state of affairs at the national pa1ac<
Representations were made to hot
John Lind and Nelson O'Shauehness
that in reality. Provisional Presiden
Huerta had not been apprised Of tn
demands from Washington.
Can't Find Huerta.
This appeared to be substantiated h
statements made at the governmen
Offices early today. It was declare
that Adolfo De La Lama, Mexica
minister of finance himself. had eneas
ed in the search for Huerta and nm +
q late hour had not succeeded in find
ing him either at the national palac,
at his family home or at any of tn
places where he was accustomed I
90.
Early in the evening many person
hare had regarded this absence a.