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to cope with the situation could be
found.
May necome Candidate.


Officials here declared it inconceiv-
able that Huerta should submit his
resignation to a Cabinet of his own
choosing with any sincere intention of
having ii accepted Among Constitu-
tionalists here the report was construed
az meaning merely that Hucrta had
taken occasion to point out that he
alone was able to deal with the critical
state OF affairs They believe he may
even use that argument AS a basis for
becoming n candidate next week, in
the election set for October &c
Dispatches from Charge Onslaught
messy to-day We're on routine subjects
Few Americans in Torreon.
Comparatively few Americans are
left in Torraon. AZarco and Vclardcna
according to other information received
at the State Department to-day. and
the difficulty of getting foreigners out
of danger in places where they were
completely cut off from communication
appears to have passed.
The unconhrmed reports Of Huerta's
retirement to-day also limited that
Banquet Minister OF War, might sue
cced him. Blanquet was one OF the
group that acted with Hucrta in the
downfall of Madero. and his succession
probably would not be approved here.
The attitude of Great Britain. ac-
cording TO those who know the Views
OF the Washington administration is
causing some concern American Of
iicials showed some disappointment 70
learn that Sir Lionel Garden presented
his credentials to Huerta tho day af-
ter he had proclaimed himself as die
tator.
II is possible that diplomatic In
quiries may be made through Ambas-
sador Page as to the intentions of the
British Foreign Office.
Az Legal ns Rooscvcit's.
Spokane, Wash. October 1S.-"Thc
government of provisional, President
Hucrta. Of Mexico. is just as legal as
the government of Theodore Roosevelt
when he succeeded to the presidency
after the assassination of President
Mckinley" declared Henry Lane Will
son. former United States Ambassador
TO Mexico, in an address on the Next
can situation at n banquet given him
here last night.
president Wilson could recognize
Iluerta and still save his face, as he
has been trying to do ever since" Mr.
! Wilson continued. eff President Will
son does not get behind the Huerta
government. chaos is going to come
and we will have to so down and take
care of the country. We would have
to supervise the election and then the
new President would be labelled the
gringo' President.
Would Have to Intervene.
"As soon as our soldiers had left the
country the Mexicans would get out
their knives and we should have tc
| go back again. That would mean con-
trolling the country and all the coun.
tries TO the Panama Canal. InterVen-
ton would be all right if we stayed
there all the time, but 1t would be baG
Tor our morals and pocketbooks."
| Discussing the regime of Francisco
AIadcro. Mr. Wilson said that eighty.
four Americans had been killed ir
Mexico and not one murdered had beer
| punished, and that six months prio,
to the overthrow of Madero the entire
country wanted 1T. yet 1.-The death OF
| the two Maderos seems to have agi
tated the United States government
more than the murder of tho Ameri
cans"
Dcfcndk His Position.
Regarding th1part he took In bring
ing about the making of Huerta pro