The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-14
.HUERTA REPORTED
ABOUT TO YIELD
How His Elimination From Stu
alton Is to Come About
Not Explained
OFFICIALS REMAIN SILENT
Armistice May Be Arranged
While New President Is
Elected by People.
OFFICIALS REMAIN SILENT
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l


Washington, November 13.-Secret
dispatches to tho State Department to-
day from DR.. william Bayard Hale.
special envoy to General Carranza, Con-
stitutionalist leader. and from John
Lind and Charge dATaires Onslaught
messy. who are dealing with Huerta.
are locked up In President Wilson's
| desk with special message no had
prepared to give TO the public
After White House statement had
been made carly in tho day that a spe-
cial announcement on tho Mexican sit
untion was to DO sent out. tho Presi-
dent said late this afternoon:
There are elements In this case
which l cannot at present discuss, but
which make It look to mo very much
moro favorable"
1t Ia understood that the White House
has been Informed Huerta Is about to
yield to pressure and to eliminate him
self as the stormy petrol In Mexican
affairs.
How this elimination is to come about
was not explained. Tho White House
and tho State Department are dumb
on the subject. Those best acquainted,
with the Mexican situation believe that
Dr. Hale has secured from General
Carranza pledge TO agree to an ar
mistice. while some prominent Mexi-
can yet unidentified with either or my
political faction In that country can
bc presented to the people for election
as President and that reports from
LIND and OShaughnessy carry hope
that ducrtn may accept the agreement
Not Made Public
The text of the Hale and O'ShauRh-
messy notes to the State Department
were not made public, although ndmis-
sion was made By Secretary Bryan that
they had been received
me early determination OF the White
House TO mako public All announce
ment on the Mexican situation was
based on tho rejection by Huerta of
the demands OF this country that he
retire, and that tho new Mexican Con-
gress should be dissolved because of
illegality in his election.
The armisticc proposition was n last
hour attempt on the part OF this gov
eminent to avert either special mes
cage telling Of defeat in attempts 10
bring about amicable adjustment OF
the difficulties In Mexico, or an appeal
to Congress for support In further mo-
diation or authorization to proceed
along lines leading TO intervention
While DR.. Hale's mission has been
kept secret and President Wilson has
announced that he does not represent
him In any negotiations he may be
conducting with Carrapza, the Hale re-
port to-day was the most important
received at the State Department and
II Is held as official. The President act
ed on that report when 1t was backed
up by reports received from Lind md
O'Shaushncssy.
1t is held by State Department au-
thoritics that Hale could not have
dealt with Carranza on tho subject of
raising Of the embargo against the
shipment OF arms into Mexico because
this plan has been condemned by tho
Interested foreign governments and is
opposed by Secretary Bryan.
Significance was attached to the In
decision OF the White House In refer
ence to thu issuance OF the statement
OF conditions with reference to the
Mexican situation and the announce
ment Of new policies OF the admins
tration. Secretary Bryan gave notice
yesterday that statement from the
President might be expected at any
time.
Locked in His Desk.
Following this announcement. the
President lot 1t be known early to-day
that he would Issue announcement
later III the day. He admitted that 1t
had been prepared. Three hours later
the President announced that he had
no statement TO make, and did not
know that any Mexico announcement
or statement OF policy would be given
10 said that he had written out some
views for his own guidance, but that
ne had locked his notes In mis- desk
Dispatches received at the State De-
partment to-day announce the success
or the revolutionists In Mexico In CAP
turing the port % Altata. Lower Cali
fornia. Consul Alger. at Mazatlan, re-
ported that the water supply Of Mazat-
ian on tho west coast of Mexico had
oeen cut about three miles out OF tho
city. Tho revolutionists aro operating
in that section with the purpose Of
capturing Mazatlan
The value 10 the revolutionists OF
getting seaport town is to control
the harbor. in which they may be oble
TO secure arms and munitions Should
they succeed In securing Mazatlan, they
would be free/to tako In without &C.
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