Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-18
Defiant Attitude Of Mexican
Dictator is Causing
No Great Worry
PRESIDENT SEES THE
END OF HIS REGIME
Huerta Expects to Organize
New Congress in the
Next Few Days

Next Few Days
Mexico City, Nov. 1.-THE re-
port was revived today that Gen.
eral Huerta intended to resign on
the convening Of congress in regu-
lar session on Thursday. It was
based on the alleged declaration
Of member Of the new chamber
Of deputies.
Vera Cruz, Nov. IT, Eight
American families arrived here
from Mexico City this morning
and reported that general
exodus was beginning. Many
more are expected tonight and a
still greater number tomorrow
morning.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson does not regard the Mexi-
Can situation as having reached any
such critical stage as to require the
closing of the American embassy. Dis
Cussing reports to that effect today. he
said Charge O'Shaughnessy neither
had been given his passports nor had
he been told to come back.
Summing up the status Of affairs the
president indicated that while the per-
sonal attitude of General Huerta might
have changed, the circumstances on.
which the II American government
bases its conviction that; Huerta's elm
.inatlon IS inevitable, have not changed.
at all.
It was made plain at the white house
that the peremptory resignation OF
Minister Aldape did rot affect mater
tally the American plan as it was
pointed out that no scheme that this
government might have could very
well depend on the permanency of any
member of the Huerta cabinet. The
president made it plain that the
changes in the situation, though they
appeared Kaleidoscope in details had
not impaired confidence here in the
ultimate solution of the problem by
peaceful means.
Support From South.
Of1cial denial was made at the
white house of report that Pan
American mediation " as contemplated
and it was reiterated that no mediation
of any kind had been offered to either
faction South American nations, it
was stated, had been informed in the
same way as European nations and
have expressed in the main that their
desire to support the American policy
Brazil in particular q not having rec
Ognized the Huerta regime previously,
is regarded especially friendly to the
American policy.
Secretary Bryan has ordered an in
vestigation Of the executions at Juarez
but thus far has been unable to recon-
cile conflicting reports.
Continues Defiant.
Mexico City, Nov. 17.-General
Huerta regards his part in the recent
exchange Of communications with the
United States as finished. He expects
to find no difficulty in consummating
his plan to bring his new congress to
full organization tomorrow and he con-
tinues planning his military campaigns
and carrying out his policies of paci-
fication
What further move may be taken at
Washington is a question which neith-
er the Mexican nor the foreign officials
here find an easy one to answer, but
there was noticeable today an increas-
Ing expression of opinion that the
United States would continue the
hands OFF policy
Itwas not predominant belief, but
those who expressed 1t pointed. out
there was an element at Washington
which would be contented to see the
fcderals and constitutionalists play
their own game to the finish, the re-
cent taking Of Juarez by the rebels be-
ing cited as perhaps an announcement
OF, such disposition at Washington.
1t was reported unofficially today that
Chihuahua had been captured. The
war department, however has little in
formation regarding the military opera
tions, especially those in the north in
which the rebels are said to be victor
ious The situation about Tuxpam,
the center of the oil industry, is de-
cribed as acute.
Urge Closing OF Wells.
q The rebels are urging the foreigners
to cap their wells and leave them as
the rebels do not propose. to leave an
unrestricted supply of fuel oil for the
railroads nor to enable the govern
ment to derive revenue from that
source.
The exodus of foreigners, especially
Americans continued | today. The
trains Is Vera Cruz were jammed. 1t ]
was as serted at the American embassy
that nc new instructions had been re-
ceiyed. Many American citizens have
reached here from smaller towns in