Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-15
CRISIS SEEMS
VERY NEAR IN
MEXICO
EVERYBODY AWAITING HUERTA'S
next kOVE=SPANISH MINISTER
CALLS MEETING or DIPLOMATS
IN MEXICO CITY TO CONSIDER
HUERTA'S ASSUMING DICTATOR
SHIP.
MAY MEAN WITHDRAWAL
OF SPANS RECOGNITION

7 Washington, d. c., Oct. 1.-THE
t Mexican situation today was regarded
. by officials here as drifting toward a
. crisis, with the United States await
: ing Huerta's next move. The com
= manding feature was the action of the
= Spanish minister in Mexico City call
ing a meeting of the diplomatic corps
to discuss Huerta's assumption of a
practical dictatorship. Administration
officials and diplomatists attached
deep significance to that
This development attracted great
attention because of the Spanish min
ister's friendship for Henry Lane Will
son. the former ambassador Of the
United States to Mexico, and because
the Spanish minister never has sup
ported the policy of the United States
President Wilson discussed the sit
uation with Secretary Bryan and sew
eral senators and later the foreign re-
lations committee of the senate had a
meeting behind closed doors. 1t was
regular meeting day, however, and
the session of the senators was not
called by developments.
Chairman Bacon. of the committee,
after talk with the president, ex-
p, essed the view that even had the
United States recognized Huerta, his
assumption of the role of dictator
would, in his opinion have been suf-
ficient cause for a withdrawal OF
recognition, once extended, but diplo-
matists pointed out that such an effect
might be substantially accomplished
by withdrawing an ambassador. Plans
fol keeping an American naval force
in Mexican waters commanded almost
eoual attention. especially in view OF
the strained situation following so
closely Huerta's announcement that
bis governments permission for the
presence of American warships would
not be renewed this month and the
announcement of this governments in
tention to maintain this end without
conflicting with the laws Of Mexico by
changing the details Of ships.
1t was made plain that the Washing.
ton government was determined to
have a naval representative ready for
any eventuality and some observers
thought the next step towards cul-
mination of the situation might he
forced over that point.
Publication of President Wilson's
latest note to Huerta attracted wide at
tention for its brevity and forceful-
ness. The Mexican governments reply
was awaited with keenest interest.
Meanwhile all the agencies of the gov
eminent concerned in the situation
were in constant and close communi-
ca ton.
The instructions delivered by
Charge O'Shaugnessy to the authori-
ties at Mexico city defining the atti-
tude of the United States toward
Huertas assumption of dictatorship
were as follows;
"The president is shocked at the
lawlessness of the methods employed
by General Huerta and as sincere
friend of Mexico is deeply distressed
1t the situation which has arisen. He
inds it impossible to regard otherwise
han as an act of bad faith toward
he United States Huerta's course in
lissolving the congress and arresting
he deputies.
'It is not only violation of consti-
utional guarantees but destroys all
possibility of a free and fair cleo
ion. The president believes that an
lection held at this time under the
as now existing would
ave none of the sanction with which
sw surrounds the ballot and that the
esult therefore could not be regard
d as representing the will of the peo-
lie.
The president would not feel justi
ed in accepting the results of such
n election or in recognizing the pres
lent so chosen
The Spanish minister to Mexico has
allied conference today of the en-
re diplomatic corps in the Mexican
apital to discuss Huerta's decree of
relationship and the situation gener-
lly Advices to that effect reached
le state department early today
'om Charge O'Shaughnessy
'shaushnessy Called Into Conference
Mexico City, Oct. 15.-Nelson
'Shaughnessy. American charge
affaires, was requested by telephone
call at the Mexican foreign office
tie last night, Immediately after the
inclusion of the cabinet meeting
hich had discussed the two recent
from the United
tates government. These communi-
,tions, it is reported, contained
arning against the Mexican govern
ent permitting harm to come to the
exican deputies imprisoned by Cen
al Huerta and referred also to the
situation brought
bout by the forcible dissolution of
le chamber of deputies.
The American charge went to the
reign Office and remained there