Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-08-27
WILSON'S NOTE
TO HUERTA TOLD
Presidents Terms Made Public
Latter Denied Office.
U. S. BLAMED FOR REVOLT
Proposals Rejected Were: Cessation
Of HostilitIes; Huerta Quit and
Not Be a Candidate for
Office Again.

City Of Mexico, Aug. 22-With rev.
eIation of the proposals which the
Washington government made through
John Lind to Provisional President
Huerta. all OF which were rejected,
Iexico's foreign minister FREDERICK
Gamboa, announced Wednesday that
negotiations with Mr.. Lind were pro
crossing cordially and satisfactorily"
and that he believed a satisfactory
arrangement would be made within
a few days"
The proposals of the Washington
government. which Mexico rejected n
toto. we're:
l. Complete cessation OF hostilities.
2. That President Huerta resign in
favor of a president ad interim.
9. The fixing of an early date for
the presidential elections.
/. That General Huerta should not
be a candidate for the presidency.
An additional feature of the Amer
lean note was the request for a reply
10 the question as to what, in the
opinion of General Huerta, the pres
ant conditions were due and what
the remedy.
General Huerta's fat refusal to ac-
cede to the four demands would APP
pear to be sufficient reason to con-
slider that negotiations between the
TWO governments were concluded. but
IN replying to Washington's pointed
request for an explanation regarding
conditions in Mexico and the cause
General Huerta himself injected into
the controversy what might be re-
garded as a counter demand-namely,
that Of recognition of his regime.
In a general way Huerta places the
blame for Mexico's civil war on the
United States. He insists that had
lt not been for President Wilson's
refusal to recognize his administra-
ton ne would long ago have sup
pressed the rebellion, and even now,
he asserts, the United States can in
directly enable him to restore order
in a comparatively short time. He
asks of the United States government
only recognition and the withdrawal
OF the American battleships.
The last section of a long CIPHER
report prepared by President VIII
sons personal representative, Mr..
Lind. should have reached Washing
ton during the day, but for three
days the American government has
been fully aware of the character of
HUerta's reply, as a summary was
sent soon after the delivery of the
reply at the embassy.
At the American embassy no one
is promising or denying a resumption
of the negotiations. Mr.. Lind did not
appear optimistic on this score
As to the question of elections.
these have been called for October 26.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Intimations
are contained in Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta's reply to the American
note presented by John Lind that
President Wilson is not backed by
congress or the American people in
his stand against recognition of the
Huerta government in Mexico.
Referring to attacks on the Wash
ington administration by members OF
congress and pointing to the recon-
mendations of Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson for recognition, Huerta
declared he is entitled to be recog-
uized. He holds that the Democratic
party's power is temporary and ar.
CUES that recognition of his govern
ment is a partisan question in the
United States He intimates that ne
reaches his conclusion on private ad
vices from Washington.