Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
Government Officially In forms President of Mex leo 1t Cannot Regard as Constitutional Proposed Elections.
SAY HUERTA
 IS DICTATOR
Also Demands That No Violence Come to Impris- oned Deputies and May Lift Embargo On Arms In the North.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH


 WASHINGTON, oct fl. The i United States government informed
 Huerta today it looked with abhor-
 ence and amazement upon his as
 sumption of both the executive and legislative powers in Mexico and in l view of his course, would not regaro as constitutional the elections planned i for October 26. Two notes Were sent i one strongly phrased and written by 1 Secretary Bryan. inquiring about the 1 safety of imprisoned members of the Mexican congress and the other drawn in forceful language by Presi- i dent Wilson which it is said will constitute practically the last effort o1 the Washington government to deal with the Huerta authorities by diplomatic means unless there is decided change of spirit on the part u the officials in Mexico.
 Negotiations through John Lind had proceeded to a point where the state department accepted the endorsement of Federico Gamboa for the presiden cy as meaning the elimination of Huerta and where it was confident
 tally hoped that d fair and free election would be held on october 26. However, President Wilson made 1t clear the Washington government had with the events of the last few days in the Imprisonment of the deputies and the establishment of q dictator ship by Huerta, lost all hope of see ing a constitutional election held by
 the Huerta regime
 The steps taken by the United States were communicated. to all for eign governments. No further nego- tlations are planned through the di pIomatic quarters and it would not be surprising if John Lind would return al once Huerta's decrees proclaim
 ing himself in charge of the depart ments of the interior, administration, finance and war were received today
 and the text given out by the state department The documents were
 read at today's cabinet meeting and
 the members of the cabinet express 1
 cd themselves as astonished at the
 audacity of General Huerta They
 N ere apprised by President Wilson of
 the nature of the two communications sent to Huerta through Charge O 'Shaughnessy and all voiced approv- sI of the vogorous representations.
 The cabinet meeting was about to adjourn when press dispatches an nounced that Senor Querido Moheno, the Mexican minister of foreign af-
 fairs had characterized the admins tTation communications as "intemper- ate" Official Washington awaited
 tonight a formal reply being drafted
 by the Huerta administration
 Charge Shaughnessey reported he
 had conveyed both communications
 and had been assured with regard to
 the imprisoned deputies they would
 suffer no violence. but they would be tried for sedition. It was the second note of the American govern
 n1ent which is said to be only 150
 words in length, practically breaking off negotiations with Huerta which it is believed prompted Foreign Min ister Moheno's description of "intem- perate."
 Washington officials hold that with most of the members of the Mexican
 congress in jail, prominent member of congress who dared to speak ad versely to the Huerta administration
 IS still mysteriously concealed and the
 co ngress dissolved. it is impossible for the civilized world to believe the Huerta group capable of establishing constitutional authority in the repub- lie. They also feel that Huerta off, Cials ale no longer deserving of such diplomatic relations as have hitherto existed. There is yet no concrete evidence that the United States in tends to use drastic measures The White House has discoura ged the heads of the army and navy in talk 1 ing steps that would give an alarm 1 ist impression Some officials say 1 they would not be surprised if the 1 failure of Huerta to comply with the ! promises made to John Lind would cause the Washington administration ] tG throw its support to the constitu- | ionalists in the north of Mexico. This
 might carry with it the lifting of the 1 embargo on arms and many senators 1 think the constitutionalists would soon | triumph if they had such assistance. ] The president and Secretary Bryan l hitherto have opposed such ! step. 1 but an informal communication with l in the last two weeks with consti- tutionalists indicated that the Wash 1 ington administration is scrutinizing 1 the leaders of the constitutionalists movement to determine Whethef it (Continued on Page ThreeO