Evening star., 1913-11-19
Will Be Passed on by Advisers
Before Being Read to the
Mexican Congress.
RECEPTION is EXPECTED
TO BE WITHOUT PROTEST
Constltutionalists Demand Creden.
tials From Hale-Carranza
Starts South.


k1am from Secretary Of state Bryan q.
reported 10 have reached the American
e"Dasss here this morning. IL L. said 10
contain Inform alton thar .n ma,..
serions nature" Is under cou.tser,,,.,
IN W Arlington I'm reference IN ucx,co
MEAlCo CITY, November l9.-,;en.
iiuerta planned today 10 submit "a th,
members OF his cabinet the messar.
which he proposes to deliye, 10 his
newly convened congress tomorrow.
The cabinet meeting was called for
this afternoon. at which time il was
expected Gen. Huerta would ask IN
members to go over the message with
him.
The document is short and il is SAID
10 review terseIy the most important
acts of the Huerta administration.
dealing frankly with the dissolution of
congress ana directing attention TO the
strained relations with the United
States
II Is expected that congress VIII re
cefve the message without protest.
thereby giving Huerta a virtual rati-
fication of his acts. Ii is said tina;
the message viii open a way to an inl-
/ mediate discussion by congress OF Ia.
late presidential election. ard il is a
4 -
| VIII declare the election null
Huerta May Continue Head.
1t is regarded possible that the
congress may name some one else for
| provisional president for a period en-
suing until the election and inaugura-
| tlon OF permanent ch: Z executive.
but it would undoubtedly be a big sur
prise TO most Mexicans as well as for
! eigners III Gen. Huerta should NOT be
instructed to continue a: the heal al
! affairs.
Officials of the Huerta administration
have been moved by two emotions since
they learned that the constitutionalists
! had insisted that William Bayard Hale
| the representative of President Wilson.
| should show his credentials before con-
4 t1nufng conferences with Gen. CarranZa
! and his advisers. The Huerta officials
/ are pleased that Carranza, as a Mexi-
can. is still showing a tendency TO re-
1ect interference. and are Sratified at
what they interpret as indica tions OF
! failure of.the rebels and the United
States authorities to reach a working
agreement.
SO far had been asceriained eariy
today all of the foreign diplomats here
with the exception of Nelson O'Shaugh-
| messy. the American charge d'affaires.
! VIII attend the opening session Of con-
I Sress. Mr. OShaughnessy Will not be
! present. and ii is assumed that his ab-
I Sence IL authorized by instructions
from Washington.
Gen. Carranza Of to the South.
/ NOGALES. Sonora, Mexico. Nove4n-
Der 19.--iien. Carranza with his staff will
leave for the south at pm. il was am
nounced today. Foreign Minister Escg-
dero said he would announce before tn
trains departed what effect this would
have on the negotiations with PresiaeuS
-nE "a la L.
was not made known whether r-scuder,
and oiher members of the conStituI. on
| alists would accompany calranza.
Following Minister Escuderos declata a
ton last night thar he hau asked Envoy
Hale Tor his formal credentials, the an
nouncement today was taken 70 nla..i
| a virtual breaking OH Of exchanges mitn
Washington.
Escuderos demand was interpreted by
| many virtual demand for recog-
milton of the constitutonalist revolution
before the exchanges between the car
ranZlStaS and the Washington govern
ment are concluded.
The announcement OF the constitution
alists' demand was a surprise No one
on the American side expected a request
for formal recognition of the insurgents.
even in the event that permission 10 inn
port war munitions from the Inyted
States were granted. At the beginning
of the negotiations Gen. carfanza AS
serted ttat the constitutional lists asSe
desire it-and only wan-ed ia. embargo
on the Importation OF arms lifted
Change in Their Demeanor.
change had been noted in The de-
meanor of the consttutionalists since the
capture of Juarez anu the subsequent suc
cesses of the revalutionists that have been
reported from different sections of tn. re-
public.
The only credential Ar. Hale presented
at his Lrst meeting with Carranza and
his provisional ca binet is said To have
consisted of A personal letter from Presi-
dent Wilson saving that AIr. Hale was a
personal friend Of his and an unofficial
Investigator for the United States
II was stated that Carranza S manifesto
regarding the internal and external af-
fairs Of Mexico" would not be- ISSUED b.
fore his departure.
CarranZa when n left his provisional
capital at Hermosillo. more than two
weeks age. was not accompanied 70 No
gales by any troops. He will be accom-
panied south by his general staff and
probably by the four members of his
provisional cabinet
President ', ilson was notified early Ia
day of the unexpected Developments here
The matter. it was believed would rest
until late today account of the slow
transmission OF messages by code between
Washington and Hale
Rebels Fighting Their Way