Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-21
HUERTA REGIME
CRUNBL|NG, IT,
OFFICIALS THINK.
Absence of Many Catholic Mem-
bers at Congress Opening
Significant.
WASHINGTON AND LONDON
A UNIT ON CONCESSIONS
Maderos Seek Refuge in Amer-
ican Consulate at Vera
Cruz.

WASHINGTON, Nov 21.-Conven-
ing of the Mexican Congress and
Huerta's reading of his message are
regarded by officials here as merely
carrying the situation one step fur
ther along, and not as events which
forecast any immediate step by the
United States. The view here Is that
each day adds to what administration
officials regard as the steady and
gradual disintegregation OF the
Huerta regime.
The official view IS that should the
Congress act on English oil conces-
sions pending such acts will be re-
garded as invalid not only by the
United States, but by Great Britain.
perfect understanding is under
stood to have been reached between
London and Washington.
Inasmuch as foreign governments
generally have signihed their assent
to the American policy as thus far
outlined, 1t is being taken for granted
here that so far as the nations of the
world are concerned, the new Mex
lean Congress may legislate as 1t will,
but its acts will not have interna-
tional sanction as the constituted
law making body of the republic.
Relieve His Regime Is CrumbIine.
Such a favoraple attitude by other
nations generally strengthens the
confidence of the Washington govern
ment that the power of the Huerta
regime s crumbling The fact that
many members of the Catholic party
did not attend the session of Con-
gress by previous agreement is re-
garded as another evidence OF the loss
by Huerta of one of the chief sources
of his previous support.
While no positive steps are being
taken and nv action of IL summary
character, so far as known, Is
planned, the disposition of high offi-
cials Is to await the slow, but, what
| they deem inevitable, process of
J forcing Huerta to retire.
There was no cabinet. meeting to-
day, but the President saw SecHe-
| taries Garrison and Bryan am IT.
! ing Secretary Roosevelt. of ths wv.
- Dispatches received from Re <Ad-
uiral Fletcher teere 3tseuxssZ hiit
the contents wei!e not divulged.
EHTdT 1t became known that Ad-
miral Fletcher's dispatch concerned
/ asylum for Evaristo and Daniel Ma =.
dero and some of their followers who
/ have been liberated from the Vera
Cruz prison and have applied to Com
sui Canada for projections.
| 1t was indicated that they probably
would be taken aboard an American
warship as was Felix Dias.
-
| MEXICO CITY, Nov 2l.-The fact
that Nelson O'Shaughnessy, Ameri-,
can charge d'affaires. has had two
conferences with the Mexican min
lister of foreign affairs during the
! past few days, became known here,
today The exact character of thess
meetings and the nature of the con-
versation are not known, but 1t is
! evident that their net result did not
change the situation.
| Assurances were given at the em-
bassy today that no instructions had
been received from Washington for
Charge O'Shaughnessy to leave his
post. 1t Is known that his personal
affairs are in such order that he
could leave at an hours notice IL
the necessity arose.
A lew of 900 pesos has been
| made at Monterey to pay the troops
there 1t is stated that the American
Smelling and Refining Company's
contribution toward this amount was
25. 900 pesos.
VERA CRUZ, Nov. 21.-Evaristo
Madero, Daniel Madero, Seandro
Aguilar, Andres Aguilar, Antonio dc
la Paz and Santro Mora, all relatives
of the late President Madero, took
refuge Inc the American consulat
| here yesterday All the men We're
released yesterday from the Fortress
San Juan Ulna, where they We're M
| carcerated several weeks ago charged
with sedition.