New-York tribune., 1913-11-18
Move Believed To Be Made
for His Greater Per-
sonal Safety.
GERMAN MINISTER
WARNS OF BLOCKADE
Capital Hears Rebels Have
Captured Three I'M
portant Cities.
SENATE AGAIN MEETS
Preliminary Organization of Up
per Body Completes Dicta-
tors Defiance of u. S.
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tors Defiance of u. 5.
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Mexico City, Nov. 17.-Much signif-
canoe is attached by the public to the
fact that General Huerta has gone 10
the Castle of Chapultepec. It is taken
for granted that his move is TO insure
his greater personal safety.
Before Huerta removed TO Chapul-
tepec he summoned the members of his
staff and his personal friends and told
them that if any disaster came he
would be the only one to suffer.
In his talk TO the members Of his
staff and personal friends Huerta intl-
mated that he would be ready to re-
sist intervention by the United States.
The Senate held it's first session this
afternoon and organized by electing
provisional officers. This is regarded
as the finishing touch TO Huerta's def
ance of the United States's demand
that the Congress should not be al
lowed TO convene, as the Chamber OF
Deputies completed it's preliminary or
ganization last week.
General Francisco Pronces was chos-
en- temporary chairman Of the Senate,
and a committee on credentials was
appointed. A similar committee Of the
Chamber of Deputies began to-day the
work of revising the deputies's creden-
tials, and there is nothing to indicate
that the formal opening Of Congress
next Thursday will be postponed.
Hear Three Cities Are Lost.
Closely following Huerta's renewed
defiance of the United States. the fall of
Juarez and the ousting Of Manuel
Cara Aldape from the Cabinet, ii Is
persistently reported here to-day that
the Constitutionalists have captured
Ciudad Victoria, capital OF Tamaulipas;
Chihuahua, capital Of the state of the
same name. and the port of Guaymas.
in the State of Sonora.
That either Of these important places
has fallen is fatty denied at the War
Department, but the rumors continue
to circulate.
The report was revived to-day that
General Huerta intended TO resign on
the convening of Congress in regular
session on Thursday. II was based on
the alleged declaration of a member of
the new Chamber of Deputies.
The situation about Tuxpam. the CEN
tre Of the oil industry, is described as
acute The rebels are urging the for
elgners to cap their wells and TO leave
them. as the rebels do not intend to
leave an unrestricted supply OF fuel oil
for the railroads, nor to enable the
government to derive revenue from
that source.
Adape Sees No Change.
Senior Aldape said last night that he
did not think that his withdrawal from
Huerta's Cabinet would affect the
situation. He denied that he had ever
occupied in the Cabinet the dominant
position attributed to him, and added
that he believed Huerta's prudence
and craftsmanship would be equal TO
all emergencies.
1t is known that Huerta had to
choose between the resignation OF AL
dape and the resignation of Senor
Moheno, Minister of Foreign Affairs;
General Banquet. Minister of War;
Senior Lozano, Minister Of Communics-
tions and Senior Garcia Naranjo, Min
ister Of Public instruction.
The resignation of Senior Leopoldo
Rebollar, Minister of Fomento, is ex-
pected, Rebollar being a protege Of
Aldape.
Before leaving Sehor Aldape received
from Huerta a photograph, with the
following autograph: ITO the ablest
member of my Cabinet and the man
best capable of governing Mexico"
This is taken as a specimen Of Huerta's
humor.
O'shaushnessy Plays Golf.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the American
charge d'affaires. played golf this af-\
ternoon at the Country Club and dined
out tonight He denied that he had
received any instructions to leave.
1t is thought here that the United
States can well afford to have Mr..
OShaughnessy wait, as important de-
velopments in the Mexican situation
may at any time be expected from the
National Palace.
There was considerable gossip in po-
litical circles to-day Of further changes
in the Mexican Cabinet being in pros
pect General Aureliano Banquet.
Minister of War. was said to have had
misunderstanding with President
Huerta which might cause him to leave
his post
Further, it was reported pcrsstently
that Banquet was scheming to force