Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-05
Scout Cruiser Has Orders
to Sail at Once From
Philadelphia.
WHITE HOUSE IN TOUCH
Still Waiting on Reply of Huerta
to Latest Note Demanding
His Resignation.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 5.-The
scout cruiser Chester, at Philadel-
phia, today was ordered to sail inn
mediateIy for Vera Cruz. The Chester
is the highest power wireless ship in
the navy. With her apparatus Wash
ington and Vera Cruz will be in direct
touch constantly through the medium
of the great wireless towers at Airing
ton.
Secretary Bryan fatty refused to
discuss the Mexican situation today.
He refused to confirm or deny re-
port that Ruerta had made reply to
the recent communication from Wash
ington.
In we'll informed quarters 1t was
admitted that negotiations have been
proceedings in pursuance of President
Wilson's determination to secure the
elimination of Huerta as a factor in
Mexico. That this involved delivery
to Mexican authorities of another
communication was also admitted,
though it was said this communica-
ton did not partake of the nature of
an ultimatum.
HELD ABUSED TERM.
~Ttis much abused diplomatic term,
it was pointed out, marks state in
negotiations where one party notifies
the other Of a compliance with GER
tairf demands must be made by a
certain fixed hour and date, leaving
it to be inferred that force would be
used If necessary to bring about u
compliance.
The term often popularly used to in
dicate an urgent diplomatic communi-
cation that in effect is calculated to
bring the negotiations to definite issue
and some officials suggested that it
probably was in this last sense that
the term was used in reports of action
taken at Mexico City.
HUERTA MUST GO.
The correspondence already pub
lished shows that President Wilson
has from the beginning insisted that
the United States government cannot
recognize the legality of Huerta's
claim to the presidential Office and
also that the so-cailed elections held
Oct. &c, in Mexico fell short of meet
ing the Washington view of the re-
quirements of the constitution.
Consequently, it was said today, it
is a logical deduction that this last
note or communication was in the
line of development of policy which
President Wilson has consistently ad-
hered to.
In communicating these views, how
ever. it was said, that the officials here
are anxious not to over-emphasize any
condition which would imply that the
resources of diplomacy had been ex-
hausted.
RULER ALSO SILENT.
Mexico City, Nov. 5.-The under
of conversation at the national
palace today carried rumors regarding
President Huerta's attitude in the face
Of WashingtOn'5 demands that be re-
tire, but the president himself pre-
served an enigmatical silence.
The memorandum from the. admin.
at Washington, states that
unless General Huerta retires imme-
1iately and thereafter has nothing to-
10 with the conduct Of affairs or the
formation of new government, the
president of the United States will
ssue an ultinatum, which If rejected,
will cause him TO call upon congress
% authorize him to use sterner meth
DDS.
The language used caused Huerta's
riends to regard the American COM
in itself as conclusive,
since General Huerta is given no
;hoice regarding further participation
u Mexico's official affairs.
In the memorandum IL is impressed
ipoD General Huerta that his retire
nent from the presidents chair and
ION interference on his part are the
,niy steps which will be acceptable
o the American government He ia
reminded that any attempt
IN his part to leave as his successor
md of the men connected with the
Cup d. etat, By which he obtained
he presidency, or to utilize In the
government, any OF those
,hosen in the recent election, even
hese named as congressman, would
esult in the definite breaking of of
III relations.
General Huerta is reminded that
he United States is anxious to avoid
rouble, as much for the welfare OF
dexico as to preserve international