Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-21
Huerta's Power
 is CrumbIing
SUCH IS THE FIRM BELIEF AT
 WASHINGTON
RESOURCES WEAKENED
Foreign Pressure Said to Be Having It's EfFect-SpeoaI Effort Made to
 Protect Foreign interests at Tuxpam

Washington, Nov, 20.-The Washing ton government believes the power of the Huerta government is slowly 'eFumbling and disintegTating." Ne positive steps have been taken by the administration here within the last few days to compel compliance with the demand for the elimination of Huerta.
 No preparations have been made for blockade of Mexican ports, such as has been variously reported.
 No U. s. Marines Landed.
 Foreign interests generally will be protected by the United States, and at Tuxpam, in particular, especial effort will be made to protect British inter- ests pending the arrival of the British cruisers The sending of the English ships is in line with previous notifica- tion to the United States and is re- garded as a normal move taken in emergencies such as exist at Tuxpam. It is expected to have a sobering eff feet on those COnstitutionalist officers who, according to official reports, have announced their hostility to English interests.
 found necessary thus far and no in structions to that effect have been sent, nor has ,here been any request for such instructions. In the mean time, Admiral Fletcher will be expected to take whatever steps he deems ~neces- , sary to protect all foreign interests. Circumstances May Force Huerta's
 Retirement.
 The impression that the Huerta gov ernment is fast losing its control over territory hitherto dominated by it is based on the despatches to the state department, which show also that diplomatic pressure from without is having much to do with weakening the resources of the provisional govern ment. There was some emphasis in the denial emanating from the White House that any steps of summary character had been taken through in structions to Charge O'Shaughnessy within the last few days. The preS1- dent made 1t clear that beyond what has already been published there were no moves in the situation, as far as the United States was concerned, which were unknown to the public.
 The president holds the view that as a result of all of the influences now at work Huerta will De slowly but in evitably compelled to yield to the force of circumstances and retire.
 The ParIeys With Carranza.
 It was made plain by the White House that in the parleys between General Carranza, the conStitutionalist chief, and William Bayard Hale no ef- fort was made to map out plans for the future MT. HaIe'S mission was described as one merely designed to learn what was in the minds of the coDstitutionalist chiefs, what their general character were. and what dis position they seemed to have toward several phases of the situation.
 It was made plain that MT. Hale had got the desired information and White House officials stated emphatically that the parleys conducted by MT Hale did not affect the pending plans of the American government and that there had been no debate of any future pro- gramme which the constitutiOnalists or this government would follow.
 Executions at Juarez.
 It became known also that the of ficial investigation into the executions at Juarez had not been completed In this connection White House officials called attention to a, consular report received from TorreOn showing that many of the alleged atrocities reported in the despatches did not occur; that foreigners had been protected, but that the execution of federal prisoners had been justified by the cOnstitutiOnalists on the ground that these officers were traitors. It was apparent that Presi- dent Wilson views the constant fuc- tuatiOn of officers from one side to the other in the Medication revolution as naturally leading to executions when they fall into the hands of those With whom they pfeVlouSly mad been affiliated.
 Huerta's message was made public at the state department and published here today. His request for sanction of his acts was regarded as significant as was especially the intimation that if the congress did not approve of his as- of dictatorial powers or pre- vious conduct he and his cabinet would be perfectly resigned to the judgment
 There are many people here cOnYer- sant with the situation who believe Huerta merely wishes ratification for his acts, so that he can retire in dignified way.