The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Expected to Review Recent
Developments in Relations
Of Mexico and u. S.
LIND AT VERA CRUZ
AWAITING ORDERS
Rumored Two Well Organized Wings
on Floor of Chamber to Oppose In
fluence of Catholic Party-Refu-
ges in Hands of Rebels

4 mexico CitN, september l4.-With En-
voy Lind still awaiting instructions at
Vera Cruz. the Mexican authorities APP
pear to regard the diplomatic exchanges
as closed incident. Interest in the pos
sible- resumption Of the Negotiations Is
overshadowed by the approaching OPEN
ing of Congress ard the delivery of Pro-
visional President Huerta's s message. Con-
gress will convene tomorrow.
Much Importance is attached to the
message which is expected to review re-
cent Developments in the relations be-
tween Mexico and the United States and
to reveal more intimately the attitude
of the administration in the face of what
Mexicans regard as the coercive meas
sures of the United States
Two Well Organized Wings
That there will be two we'll organized
wings on the floor of the chamber Of
deputies. whose chief object will be TO
oppose the influence of the Catholic par
ty, is common report in political circles.
These factions Will be headed by Jorge
Vera Estanol, former minister of public
instruction. and Rodolfo REYES who ha .
Just retired from the ministry of Justice.
1t is expected the members of the par
ties which were influential In the previous
session-the reform and liberal indepen-
dent-will unite with one or the other
of these leaders and that both win be
strong
1t also is rumored that the represen-
tatives of the Catholic party which failed
to nominate presidential candidate, will
throw their support to General Huerta
in an endeayor to combat his elimina-
ton a political factor. Consequently
great interest centers in the question as
to what Huerta will do in event the ef-
fort of the Catholic party TO control
the house is thwarted
Col David De la Fuente, provisional
minister of communications. presented
his resignation to the president today.
1T is understood it will be accepted.
Americans in Danger
One hundred Americans, including a
number of women and children, refugees
from Torreon. are reported to have fall
len into the hands of rebels while pro-
ceedng overland to Saltillo THE author
tiles at Saltillo decline to take the re-
sponsibility of sending force to their
rescue, fearing they say. that the rebels
might commit atrocities on the refugees
which otherwise might be avoided
The report comes from ar official
source at Saltil1o. but has not been
confirmed. The American embassy has
been advised and has called on me
Mexican foreign offices to investieate
the matter and do whatever is pos
sible to relieve the Americans should
the report prove true.
Senior Gamboa, the foreign ninister.
has had no adyices further Than the
communication from the embassy. He
expressed regret but added that 1T was
no more than might be expected as
the result of the neutrality policy" OF
the United States. which had hainpered
the. administration in proceeding with
strong hand against rebels and bar
dts
Gen. Trucy Aubert. federsl com
mander With 1000 men, who is proceed
ing from the north to the relief OF Tor
reon, passed Saltillo yesterday He is
travelling over approximately the same
route as the Americans and 1t Is re-
garded as possible that the rebels will
disappear before his advance. lie Is.
however, making slow progress Mean
time the fate of the refugees remains
In doubt
The Americans are headed by Dep
uty Consul General JIG. Allen Of Mon
terey, who went to Torreon to notify
American residents there of President
Wilson's exit warning. They left Tor
'reon on September l. travelling by the
most available conveyances across the
plains in the direction of Salti,lo, there
having been no railroad communities
tion for many weeks. They were passed
on the way by j. r.. Everett Of Pal
estine, Tex, near Harras, about hal.
way to Saltillo or approximately 81
miles from Torreon. Everett reached
Saltillo September 10 and reported thai
the caravan was making slow head.
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