The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-06
NO OFFICIAL WORD As YET
Talk of Lifting Embargo on Arms
to Mexico Is Revived at
Washington
WILSON MAY READ MESSAGE

Mexico City, Nov. G.--The purposes
of Huerta were voiced this morning
by a person close to the provisional
president He is determined To reject
all Of the demands set forth in the lat
est American communication, and is
resolved 10 seat the Congress just
elected
II the Congress, however. declares
the recent presidential election null
ana makes arrangements for another
ballot, Huerta will be disposed to abide
~ this decision, and submit To the
people the choice of a man who would
occupy the presidencS until autumn of
1916
No Formal Reply Necessary
Mexico City, Nov. 6-There was still
no indication this morning whether
Huerta would make a formal reply
10 the communication OF the United
States. The nature of the mcmoran
dunn is said to call for no other reply
than compliance. The city itself re-
mains i'm ignorance Of the nature Of
the new representations TO Huerta
The newspapers printed only denial'
or the reports from the United States
until today when they partially con
drmed them. The Herald, the only
English daily, published dispatch
from Vera Cruz. stating that John
Lind had confirmed the reports that
certain indications gre being made
by Washington to Mexico
The city is filled with rumors anc
speculation as to Huertas course OF
action. The opinion generally is in
line with the unofficial information OBJ
taina5lc at the national palace last
night that Hucrta intends to rcfuse
compliance with the demands, but vii
proceed with the program of reorgan-
iZing the MeXiean Congress. ard abid-
ing by the findings of that body rela-
tive To the recent elections, stimuli
taneously ignoring Washington's
warning that the new Congress viii
ilbl l't thuUltNHllttu.
No Comment at Washington.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The news that
Huerta would reject the American de-
mands for his elimination was receiv-
ed in official circles without comment
Secretary Bryan had long conferenc,
with President Wilson. Chairman Ba-
con of the Senate foreign relations
committee was an early white house
caller
Talk of lifting the embargo on arms
has been revived i'm congressional cir
cles with considerable vigor Some ol
the senators have told the president
that there lie an overwhelming senti-
ment in Congress in favor of permit
ting exports of arms to Mexico.
In the presidents address to Con.
Ercss last August he took "a position
against lifting the embargo. Many per
sons have been pointing out To him
however, that one of the alternatives
open, if Huerta declined To resigl
through the efforts of diplomacy, was
To lend moral support To the Constitu-
lionalists. The Constitutionalists here
declare they do not wish recognition
OF their belligerency but only wish tC
obtain arms on an equality will
Huerta
May Read Message Soon.
Although discretionary power 10 per
MT the expectation of munitions OF
war is vested with the president, some
observers think IL unlikely he will TAX,
Such step without some communica-
non To Congress. That phase of the
Atuation has given rise to expectations
'hat the president might soon read an
"ther message to Congress outlining
me status of the negotiations with
Mexico and making specific sugges.
tlons Of future policy.
oihcials declined To say whether they
mao received an answer directly or in.
oirectly from Huerta To the latest com.
munication
Situation Is Discussed.
ne Foreign relations committee dis
cnsSed the Mexican situation at length
'ouay and gave principal consideration
70 the question of lifting the embargo
VII arms. The senator's said nothing
"''''ite was done. From individual ex-
P'esslons IL seemed that most of tn,
senators Of the committee had not
'''"hSed their favorable attitude to-
"ard such a move. but were still dis.