The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-05
Negotiations, However,
Look to Elimination
of Huerta.
DIPLOMACY NOT
YET EXHAUSTED
Air of Confidence Prevailing in
Official Circles Taken to Indi-
cate That United States Is
Satisfied That the Great
Powers Will Support Ad-
ministration's Policy.

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lean situation was the subject OF wide
spread comment In W,sbinpton to
IA, t,,, -, ,,
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o!Hcihi quarters added little Of def
!''e or Tangible character concerning
the exact status OF dHaits. The re-
ports from Mexico city that a new
ana somewhat summary move had been
h.tao bE the United states toward the
elimination ot Geucrhl Huerta brought
no response from the state Depts stment
or other Official sources beyond Il brief
statement from Secretary Bryan that
10 "ultimatum' had been presented
Whether some other communication.
less drastic than an ultimaturrl had
been presented. Mr. BRYAN positively
declined 10 state. maintaining that the
government should be fr.n Ia shane
its course Of action IN such affairs
without dcGninr .arb r.o, ,Lro,,,.h
the press
presid.n. Uilsor i..r, c,,1 - o,.,
Mis- vo,. in E.,y Iar.., ,.,,,r,i 49,
NE o,.a,i '''t'e az 'nNe
Erv., ,c,,,f,a., " 49,. g., go,
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,,i ''"s 'He icPo'ts from
.H'co '-1'S - "Ho'heF urgent COM
H'"''i'"'.o"'
10 ''r' Hid "i Huertn.
=" "e!t -iAtoFH'd quarters II was
""''ittcd ihal negotiations have been
proceeding In pursuance OF President
lisons determination to secure the
elimination OF Huerta as a factor in
Mexico. That this involved the de-
livery to th" Mexican authorities Of
another communication also was ad-
fnittcd, though IL was said the com
munication did not partake OF the
nature of an uitimatum
This much abused diplomatic term.
IT was pointed out, marks. stage In
negotiations where one party notifies
the other that compliance with GER
tain demands must he made by I: Ger
tain fixed hour and date. leading il 10
he inferred that force would be used
II necessary To bring about compli-
ance. The term is often popularity used
10 Indicate an urgent diplomatic com
munication that in effect il calculated
to bring tho negotiations 10 n definite
issue, and some officials suggested il
probably was in this last sens. th,;
the term was used in reports OF action
taken at Mexico City.
The correspondence already publish
ed shows that President Wilson bac
from tho b.r-inuinr insistcd ~, III.
United states roynrnn,,,, c,nrn, r.n
ogniZc the legality Of Iuart,,s claim
TO the preslacn,inl ono. ana also ,ha,
rho so-r,lled ,lor,,ous MA -, p.,a,..n
~ in Mexico fen short Of mrcti,,s ~.
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~ 1ui'cnt t'ts thvsc views now
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"esit ' ous oi haN'hS th@it movements
ptoectu III Norman anu nominal man
..e' m';nout @ .i' ~, en- iphhs!s, "hich
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fonr hattlnshins ~ ma t,,iri divisinn
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Roar Admiral Fletcher coon,auding
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mand ~ ,bc entire snuatron Tho New
uampsllir. and Nebraska will keen
station at Tampico. while the Louis
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