The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-11
President Considers
That as Solution of
Mexican Problem.
DIPLOMATS TOLD
OF STEPS TAKEN
To Their Home Governments
They Send Long Dispatches
Describing Situation as Close
to Open Break-Huerta
Shows No Intention to
Eliminate Himself.

Washington, November 1o.-Devel-
opments In the Mexican situation here
to-day tended to emphasize a purpose
on the part of tho Washington gov
ernment to refuse to recognize any of
tho acts of the new Mexican Congress-
and brought to light tho fact that Sc
rious consideration was being given by
President Wilson to the question OF
permitting expectation OF arms to all
factions In the Southern republic
Secretary Bryan had a long confer
ence with Senior Algara, charge daft
faires of the Mexican embassy, during
which 1t is understood ne said the
United States considered the election
of congressman equally as invalid as
the voting for President and Vice
President.
The secretary summoned the minis
ters from five Central American coun-
tries and outlined to them in general
what had been done by tho United
States in It's diplomatic parleys with
announced thnt he also had been In
communication with the diplomatic
| representatives or the European pow
ers and had informed them in general
terms OF the steps taken by the United
States thus far.
Close to Complete Break.
1t was reported that some of these
diplomats transmitted long dispatches
to their home governments to-day. de-
| scribing the situation as approaching
closer to complete break IN relations
between the United States and Mexico
than ut any time since the Mexican
problem became troublesoIac.
The State Department made public
Huerta's note to the diplomatic corps
In Mexico City at midnight last Sat
urday. the burden OF which was that
the presidential election would be null
and void, hut that the newly elected
members OF Congress soon would be
Installed; that the national legislature
would soon resume the legislative pow
ers which General Huerta had seen fit
to assume during tho interim between
tho arrest of the Deputies for sedltion
and the Induction of the new members
| OF Congress
| In view of the fact that the note re-
cited in detail Huertas defense of his
assumption Of Legislative authority
1 and his arrest of the deputies. and gave
| also his program for the future, it
/ was taken by many diplomats as an
| obvious reply to the American sug-
gestion that he eliminate himself The
Mexican embassy here. which received
n copy of the note, declared In an off,
cial statement that 1T may be assumed
/ that the dispatches received represent
/ the attitude OF President Huerta, and
Indicate the nature Of his reply to the
| inquiry OF the government OF the
| unitod States regarding his purposes in
/ view OF the recent presidential cleo.
| tons" VA
| Inconsistency in Note.
| White House officials called attention
! TO what seemed to them an inconsis-
| tency In the Huertn note, wherein it
assumed as valid the election OF con-
| gressmen, which was held smultane-
| ously with the voting for President and
vice-President, declared by Huerta.
| null and void.
| The purpose Of the United States
! neither to recognize Hucrta's right to
| continue in power nor the acts Of the
! new Congress. Ia the essence OF what
has been communicated to the foreign
diplomats by this government
Future steps have not been specift-
| cally outlined @n fact, it is understood
that while the policy of the government
has been to keep foreign nations cons
| ttnually informed. there has been no
| direct effort to seek the support OF the
| powers TO the American program.
There is no secret however OF the de-
/ sire OF the United States for the ac-
quiescence of the powers In Its policy.
/ The trip to the Arizona border OF
F! William Bayard Hale, on previous oc-
casious. personal representative or
! President Wilson in Mexico, and the
/ wide discussion OF the question OF
! raising the embargo. has excited con-
1 siderable interest
! Secretary Bryan, when questioned
! about Mr.. Hales status. said merely:
| "AIr. Hale is at Tucson, Ariz" He
was unwilling to be pressed further
Mr.. Hale, for several months, has
| heen studying the Mexican question,
| and his visit to the border is thought
! to he one of the unofficial ways by
which the Washington government
J hopes to get information about the
| strength and purposes OF the Constitu-
tionallst movement. and perhaps tho
efficacy OF raising the embargo on arms
Mr. Bryan denied incidentally that any
negotiations were being conducted with
the Constitutionnlists by the United
| States government.
| Authority Questioned.
| The question OF exporting arms to-.
| Mexico has raised the point In official
| circles OF whether the President, by
| executive authority. could let down the
| bars or whether action by Congress
would be necessary. The joint reso-
luton of March II, 1912, prohibta ex-
! portatlons OF arms and munitions OF
war TO countries In Central and South
America, where domestic violence
exists. with such exceptions as tho
President deems expedient. Such ex-
| ceptions hitherto have been only to ~
| legally constituted government Presf-
dent Taft making the excertion La
favor OF the Madero Administrations ii \
/ tho time OF the Cioaco rebellion. 81
/ Many persons have suggested to tho
President that q repeal of tho Joint
resolution Will be necessary IL tho
United States finally dccided to grant !.
arms on an Alualtty to the disputanss.
The President told callers to-day
/ he had no present intention OF saying Il
anything to Congress on the MexIraft,F
| situation. ard that he was waftln -