Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-23
Foreign Pressure May
Cause Him to Yield to
Proposals.
MESSAGE TO BE HELD
Dispatches from Envoy Lind De-
scribe More ConCiiatory
Spirit of Leader.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 23.-Foreign
governments, some of which have rec
ognized the Huerta government of
Mexico, are exerting such pressure
upon it to yield to the demands of the
United States that developments may
cause President Wilson to defer read
ing his message to congress next
Tuesday. Administration officials
take that view today.
Dispatches from John Lind describ-
ed a more conciliatory disposition on
the part of HueTta. AS a result of the
senate debate here Thursday in which
the president was almost unanimously
endorsed in his efforts to bring peace,
| the United States informed Huerta
/ that unless the envoy he proposes to
send brought a favorable aswer to the
/ American note, his mission would be
! fruitless.
| No envoy is now expected, but the
results of foreign pressure are expect
ed to bring important developments in
a few days. President Wilson mean
while has practically completed his
over with Secretary Bryan late today.
Washington, D. c., Aug. pa sug-
gestion has been made to the Wash
/ ingtOn government since the exchange
I Of notes which indicates a tendency
on the part of Huer,a officials TO delay
/ the issue. A published report N
Mexico City Yesterday that Emilio
/ Rah haS hp AMI n AaC IA oft tnTh hN
! Huerta on a confidential mission is
| credited here to the extent it is known
| that Huerta has under consideration a
plan 10 send on the envoy to the
! United States to talk unoffiCially with
the president just as Lind did with
Huerta Il is believed, however, that
Gamboa, minister of foreign relations,
would be the man chosen by Huerta
for the mission, if such were intended.
! Whether such a proposal will meet
with the approval of the United States
is not known as yet, but as evidenc-
ing the first rejection of the American
proposals the news is regarded OF
much significance.
That the American government,
however, will not yield from the po-
sition that Huerta must be eliminated
as factor in the situation, is likely
10 be made plain to the Mexico City
administration before Gamboa comes
so his mission would constitute a sup.
Elementary procedure to brine
about such an undersl anding. In
many quarters the sending of the en-
voy to talk with Wilson is regarded
as an effort to relay the plans of the
American government 1t is likely
that this government will wait beyond
Monday for evidence on the part OF
the Huerta government to recede from
lis position. The present intention is
TO have President Wilson proclaim in
his message to congress, Tuesday. the
policies the United States is to pur
sue, and which the nations of the
world, it is expected here, viii firmly
support.
MORE ARMS FOR HUERTA.
President Wilson has granted per
mission for the expectation OF 2.OOC
rifles and $50, 1000 cartridges to tn,
Huerta government. All but LOO
rifles, which go to Vera Cruz from New
Orleans, will be shipped from FL Past
via Juarez. Some of the latter hav,
already gone. 1t is the first permits
sion granted since June %, many ap
: plications having been turned down. /
IS pointed out there has been NJ
change in the governments policy. n,
: general shipments will be permitted
Unofficially it is said the United State
is not aye5se to having the Huerta gar
rison at Juarez we'll armed to discouI
age attack and battle on the borde
with consequent complications. Meth
er is this government averse TO seem
the line of communication between
, Vera Cruz and Mexico City kept opel
as an avenue of egress for foreigner
in Mexico.