The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-21
Congress Opens and
rs Little Excitement

" eefkeON government DC
lieves the power Of the huerta
government is slowly "crumbIlna
and dlslnteoratina."
No positive steps have been
taken by the administration
here within the last few days TO
compel compliance with the
demand for the elimination Of
huerta.
No preparations have been
made for a blockade Of Mexican
ports such as has been vsrlousIy -
reported.
Foreign interests, generally,
will be protected by the United
States and at TuSpam, In partieu.
lar. especial effort will be made
to protect British interests pend.
Ing the arrival Of the British
cruisers. The sending OF the
English ships is in line with pre-.
vlous notification to the United
States and is regarded as a nor.
MAJ move taken In emergencies
such as exist az TuSpam. u is
Intended TO have a soberlnu et.
feet on those ConstitutlonaIlsts
officers who, according 20 official
reports, have announced their
hostility to English Interests.
The landing Of marines has not
been found necessary thus far
and no Instructions 70 that ef.
feet have been sent. nor has
there been any request for such
Instructions. In the meantime,
Admiral Fletcher will be expect.
ed TO take whatever steps he
deems necessary 20 protect all
foreign Interests
The parleys with the constItu.
tionalists have been carried on
In no formal way but merely for
Informative purposes.
The administration though not
condoninp the lnhumanity OF the
armed strife generally In Mexico,
Is Inclined TO view with some
complacency the reprlssls BY
constitutionalists and Federals
on those officers or men who
have been oeserting from side TO
side.
These salient facts were obtained
from those with whom President vii
son discussed the Mexican situation to
day.
Diplomatic Pressure Effective.
The impression that the Huerta gov
arnment Is fast losing its control ovel
based on The dispatches 10 the S+Tte
which show also that dip
omatic pressure from without Is hav
ing much 20 do with weakening the
resources OF the provisional govern
mcnt. There was some emphasis ir
he denial emanating from the White
House that any steps OF a summary
character had been taken through In
structiOns 10 Charge O'Shaughness
tho last dave Tho Pre-
ient made It clear that beyond what
has already been published, there wer,
no moves In the situation, as far a:
the United States was concerned
which We're unknown TO the public
The President holds the view thai
as result OF all the Influences now
AZ work. Huerta VIII slowly. but inev
'tably. be- compelled 20 yield 20 tho
force Of circumstances and retire.
As 10 the future program OF th'
United States. tho President believe,
hat of necessity % Wust be kept with
In the secret councils of the admins
.ration. and that publication aforehant
might impair its efficiency As "A con
sequence. there was 30 Information
,btainahle as 10 the plans or purpose.
)f the Washington government IN th'
event that Huerta should retire.
Only After Information.
II was made plain by the white
house that iu the parleys between
;eneral CarranZa. the Constitutional
- chief and william Bayard Hale. no
Effort was made 90 map out plans for
he future Mr. Hale's mission vas
described as one merely designed "a
earn what was In the minds Of the
'onstifutionalist chiefs. what theii
general character was, and what dis
position they seemed 10 have toward
.evcral phases OF the situation. Names
n provisional successors 20 Hucrfa or
anything 20 specific as might be
crmed Negotiations had not been
.arriod on or authorized by the prcsi.
lent. according to the white house *
Illnation. nor was there any formal
cqunst Of credentials from Mr. Hale
30 was made plain that Mr. Hale had
gotten fhe desired Information. and
white house officials stated emphatic
iIlv that the p1rleys conducted by Nr
IaIe dIi NOT affect tho pending plans
lf thD American government and that
hero had been no debate OF any fu
urr program which the Constitution
l'Iefs or this government would Zoo.
Ov.
D. became known also that uIn on
IdI invest fIEtfIUu into the execution.
if IIrrny bad not been completed Ir
hi. connection White House official.
TIIr1 attention tu TO- consular report
received from TOrrrun showing That
many NJ fHH alleged atrocities reported
n fIr % ratchcH dId not occur. that
.rrDirrnrs had hesn protected. bur that
Dr.. execution OF Federal prisoners bad
been justified %. tho CON .flfuiunal.af.
In fNH ground that these Officers were
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