The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-19

the Mexican problem in the hands Of
the United States, and an announce
ment that no moral or financial sup
port would be granted by England to
the Huerta regime, set forth in Lon
don press dispatches, created favor
able impression throughout official
Washington. 1t was felt that Great
Britain, France, Germany and other
nations now stood together in &C
ouiescence to the plan Of the United
States for the elimination Of Huerta:
President Wilson had prepared
early Thursday statement OF the
situation reciting what had been at
tempted in the communicative pre-
sented by Charge O'Shaughnessy and
John Lind, but within a few hours
such favorable advices were receiv-
cd as to cause the President to with
draw the document from publication.
He stuck 1t away in drawer with
many another summary Of interna-
tional affairs which it has been
found unnecessary to make public.
"There are elements in this case"
said President Wilson, (which I can
not at present discuss, but which
make it look to me very much more
favorable" The president spoke
thus Of the situation to q half hun
dred Washington correspondents at
their semi-weekly conference. His
manner was calm and it was apparent
that he felt decidedly encouraged by
recent advices. The President is not
usually Quilted after their confer
ences, but he permitted quotation to
the extent Of the single sentence.
This he did to allay any tension that
might have arisen in this country
over the situation described IN the
dispatches from Mexico City. Asked
about the word favorable, he e3-
planned that he meant favorable to
q settlement.
The President gave no details to
show upon what his optimism was
based, but he made it clear that the
primary condition Of settlement
was the ousting Of Huerta and all
those who stood for the kind OF gov
ernment he had been conducting. 1t
was evident that the president had
received important dispatches, but he
declined to say whether they were
from Mexico City or Nogales, the
Coustitutionalist headquarters. Lat
or, however, 1t was learned from 9TH
er high officials that the plan Of
financial isolation was bearing fruit
and that the plan for Huerta's elemi-
nation was being acquiesced in by
foreign governments, especially some
OF those which had previously recog-
nized him and upon whom he had
come to rely for aid.
One Of the important factors in the
situation, which caused Washington
calmly to await developments, was
the report through authoritative
channels taat members of the Huerta
official family were d.vi ler. some Of
them urging his resignation To avoid
international complications. They
were reported to be using avery eff
fort to prevail upon him 70 make a
formal announcement Of reti:,inent
at a fixed date. The situation has
progressed to the point, in the view
Of many officials, where even a def
mite rejection Of the American de-
mands BY Huerta would not alter his
future materially. Confidence pre-
walls that he is drifting into certain
bankruptcy and can not resist much
longer the pressure exerted against
him.
Another influence that is expected
to contribute to Huerta's overthrow
is the extension of moral support to
the Constitutionalists. If pressed to
the the extremity, the American gov
ernment will lift the embargo on
arms to aid the Constiutionalists in
composing the situation, but there Il
still a hopefulness among high OH.
cials that such q step will prove un'
necessary. The United States has OF
fered no mediation to the Constitu'
tionalists, but simply endeavored t.
learn what protection would be prom
ised to foreigners and their propert!
and what would be the program o.
action Of the Constitutionalists i
they were successful by arms.
The government realizes that ever
should Huerta announce his intention
to retire q competent machinery O.
government would have to be substi
tuted, and that negotiations for al
ar1nistice ard peace arrangement
looking toward a fair and free elec
ton would have to be worked ou
carefully. The United States pro
poses to help in any way it can. at
fording a medium Of connunicatiol
between Nosales and Mexico City