Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-19
RUERTA DENIES
HAVING MADE
DEMANDS
REPORTS THAT He HAD INSISTED
ON RECOGNITION UNDER THE
PENALTY OF SEvERING DIPL0.
Matte RELATIONS WITH The US.
PROVE UNTRUE.
SITUATION, HOWEVER,
IS VERY DELICATE

Washington, ID. c., Aug. I9.---ln
United States will await the final out
come of negotiations between John
Lind and Provisional President Huer
ia before taking further steps IN It's
policy toward Mexico. Last nights
reports of an ultimatum by Huerta de-
manding recognition and intimatlons
that he might hand Charge O'Shaugh-
messy and William Bayard Hale their
passports, were denied in official dis
patches from the American embassy
today, while their authenticity was dis
claimed in Mexico City.
President Wilson, Secretary Bryan
and administration officials. generally,
however maintained waiting MOOD
and counseled like course with sena-
tors of the foreign relations commit
tee. who agreed with them and quiet
ed threatened outbreaks on the senate
floor.
Charge 'Shaughnessy cabled Sec
retary Bryan from Mexico City early
today that President Huerta, through
Foreign Minister Gamboa, emphatical-
ly denied there was ANY foundation
whatever" for the statement that
Huerta had issued an ultlmatum 10
the United States demanding recognl-
tion with the alternative of handing
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy his passports.
A dispatch from John Lind inform
cd President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan that he had been in conference
with Provisional President Huerta at
an early hour today. He characterized
his reception and conference win
Huerta as cordial
Last nights dispatches attributlns
the announcement by Minister Urruta
of an ultimatum by Huerta stirred OF
fetal circles here deeply. Secretary
BRYAN, an early riser, read the morn
ing newspapers and hurried down TO
his Office where he found the reassur-
ing cable from Charge O'Shaughnessy
and then went to the White House TO
confer with President Wilson. Whlle
there the message came from Mr.
Lind, telling of the conference with
Huerta.
Charge 'Shaughnessys dispatch,
backed up by Mr.. Lind's served to
dispel the impression the first news
dispatches had given and the offlclal
views switched around to a general be-
lief that while the situation was dell
cate one, there was hope OF some sat
isfactory conclusion so long as con-
ferences were continuing between
Huerta and Lind.
Senators Lodge and Stone were
shown the following cablegram to
Secretary Bryan from Charge
O'Shaughnessy, dated last night ana
received at 4 a. m. today
"The correspondents have cableG
that the Mexican government has stat /
ed that it's note to Lind demands that |
the United States recognize the HuAf- |
ia government before y o'clock ma |
Il ght today or statement practical
IL to that effect.
81 brought the matter to the urgent
attention of the minister OF foreign
affairs at 10 D. m. He Immediately
saw the president and the minister OF
gobernacion, Senor Urruta who is sup
posed to have given out the statement
and he authorized me to deny this
statement to my government as hav-
ing any foundation in fact"
The senators were also shown
dispatch from John Lind, in which he
said he spent two hours with Huerta
at his suggestion. Very cordial.
The message was received at 2:20
a. m. today.
The senators conferred briefly with
President Wilson and as they left the
White House said they were satisfied
that alarming reports were not Just!-
fed. They still were hopeful that Mr.
Lind's efforts to bring about an amic
able understanding would be success
full.
Both senators were acquainted with
the contents of Huerta's note to the
American government cabled by
Charge O'Shaughnessy to the state de-
partment. Although the tone of the
note is SCOTulul III iCJCSLlOH VI
American suggestions, nothing in it I
related to an ultimatnm or a demand
for recognition. |;
A general disposition in the senate
TO demand some definite statement
from the administration was headed
by Senators Lodge, Bacon and Stone
no had direct information from the
hite House.
Senator Penrose had prepared to
,eak again on his resolutions asking !,
r. reports on Mexican conditions and
,e official status of William Bayard
ale. Senator Lodge urged him to de- {
Nv and after conference between the {
xo on the floor, Senator Penrose took I
is seat without raising the Mexican a
5uestion. Later he asked that his reso- Q
,utions be allowed to go over for two T
n three days without action. The |
'oindexter resolution, asking what v
measures had been taken to protect \
Americans in Mexico, also went over
without debate. Conferences took