Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
HUERTA MAY END
DEFIANT CONGRESS
He Denies Rumor, But Reports
Show Political Change in
Mexico City.
ELEMENTS ARE LINING UP
AGAINST CATHOLIC PARTY
Convention Today Of the Latter Nav
Decide on Gamboa as Presi.
Dental Candidate.

MEXICO CITY. September en-PoI,t.
ical affairs in Mexico have undergone n
marked change in the last few days
The liberal party's defiance of President
Huerta In the chamber of deputies veg
terday, growing out of opposition to the
appointment of Eduardo Tamariz one
or the leaders of the Catholic party, as
minister of public instruction, appears
to have opened the fight squarely on the
issue of the Catholic party influence in
governmental affairs. with the liberals
and affiliated elements in congress lined
up against II.
Eduardo TamarfZ tonight resigned his
portfolio as minister of public instruction
and resumed his seat in the chamber OF
deputies. Gen. Huerta had conference
with the leaders of the opposition In an
effort to close the breach
Rumors regarding the action President
Huerta is likely to take went SO far
today as to deal with the possibility OF
his dissolving congress to rid himself of
opposition from that source, and backing
Federico Gamboa, the foreign minister
| as his choice for the presidency in the
coming elections.
Other rumors were that Gen. Huerta
would bring about a postponement OF
| the elections pending the pacification of
| the country and would either remain
| in the presidency or retire in favor OF
Minister Gamboa.
Choice of Rumors.
No one rumor appears to have better
foundation than another. President
! Huerta declared himself on the subject
of the possible dissolution OF Congress,
saying he has no intention of going to
that extremity. While it was authorita-
lively stated a few days ago that Gen.
4 Huerta had determined to recall Gen.
Felix Diaz. pursuant to settled plan
OF action. 1t is now said that he mas
| abandoned that course So lar can
be ascertained he has not Yet recalled
| Diaz
Great interest attaches TO the action the
| Catholic party will take tomorrow In con-
vention in view of recent developments.
The name of Federico Gamboa Is the
| only one figuring tonight in the gossip as
the probable choice of the party. although
It is said that compromise candidate
| might be selected Because of Senor
Gamboa's very recent appearance as a
| political factor he is not widely known
among the delegates.
/ Scott Bars Carranza.
Ell PASO, Tex, September 20-Gen.
Hugh L. Scott today refused a request
from Gen. Venustiano Carranza, consti-
tutionalist leader. TO pass through the
United States on the way from Nogales.
Sonora, to Ciudad Porfirio Diaz. to rejoin
! his command. The rebel leader was re-
| ferred to the State Department at Wash
| ington. Carranza has been in Sonora in
conference with constitutionalist chiefs.
| Braulio Hernandez, former secretary OF
| the state of Chihuahua. secretary of the
Mader1sta junta here and representative
| in Washington in 1910 and of
Maxine Castillo's chiefs was arrested to-
day by the United States Army and held
at Fort Bliss on the charge of violating
| the neutrality law. Hernandez family has
been living in Ell Paso and Hernandez
crossed the border several days ago, an
nouncing he was through with revolu-
| tiOns
| U. S. Bars Fiat Money.
| NOGALES, Ariz.. September 20.-Amer-
| lean Consul Simpich notified Americans
| in Sonora today that they could not be
required TO accept state fiat money as
proposed by the Sonora authorities. He
said he was acting upon positive in
structions from the State Department
| at Washington. The announcement will
affect the Southern Pacific of Mexico and
testing vigorously through American
! consular agents.
Gov. Carranza. the constitutionaist
| leader announced today that he would
make Hermosillo his general headquar-
4 ters for a time. but was not intending to
establish a constitutional government He
| said he intended 10 direct from Hermosfllo
all operations of the insurgents.
THE cannot end until the victory
of the constitutionalists over Huerta is
,,y.t1k 80 n ,la ffafR
| can be no legal election while the coun-
| try is in a state of war. The constitu-
| tionalists will take part in the cleo
| tions next month nor recognize those who
may be elected"
Appeal to Wilson.
LOS ANGELES. Cal, September ~
An appeal to President Wilson to in
vestigate the circumstances under
which American settlers in the Yaqui val
ley in Sonora left their homes and came
to the United States was telegraphed
from Los Angeles today by Charles
O'Brien.
/ In the message Mr.. O'Brien said he
was appealing directly to the President
because he had received no respnse ex-
cept through news dispatches. to a re-
quest he had made to the State Depart
ment that the settlers be returned to
Inelr sonora MONIES at lne expense
the United States or that their property
In Mexico be protected by this nation.
Mr.. O'Brien wrote of ''the apparently
deplorable blunder'' which caused l39
refugees. who recently arrived here on
the T.. s. s. Buffalo to abandon their
homes and their property when no neceS-
sity for such action existed
He declared Consular Agent Robert
Vail OF Guaymas and Lieut.. R l.. Hem
ley virtually had ordered the settlers to
leave on forty-eighL hours notice. and
had failed to acquaint them with the
contents of President Wilson's message
relative to the quitting of Mexico by
Americans.
He added that telegraphic advices to
him received today from Sonora stated
all was quiet there and that the faqu1
Indians were causing no trouble.
Sixteen Refugees Arrive.
Bringing sixteen American refugees
and one German from points around
Topolobampo. on the west coast Of Mex
leo. the United States gunboat Yorktown
arrived here today.
The Yorktown was on guard duty on
this Mexican coast for sev1R0l monfhs,
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