The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-20
The Belief Is Strong In the
Mexican Capital
WAITING FOR RATIFICATION
OF the Past Acts of HIS
Administration.
This, 1t Is Believed, VIII be
Promptly Forthcoming.

Mexico City Nov. 20.-It was re-
9arded here today as not entlrely iii
possible that Huerta. after navlhs re
lieved himself through the ratl1lcatAoi'
Of the new congress from the oansei
of being called to account Tor MS Aces
bv some future administrator n,ieu
be brought to the point OF seli eil.
nation through the efforts OF tne ioa
eign powers. It was not gene 4resi-
pected today that provisional Is. -
dent Huerta on the conVenng OF Tue
new congress at o'clock tnls eVenile
would encounter much OF the ops.i .
tionst tactics which characterized the
last congress as the new oeput;i,s .,s
his policy. On their meeting, due..d
it was assumed would automatcaias
forfeit the power which he has ENJOY
ed since the dissolution OF the 'wo
houses early last month.
one of the first steps the new CON =
press was expected to take was the
Fabrication in entirety of the chle1
executives acts as dictator: IL was
plainly indicated in Huerta Hieseoe
that the two houses Woulo We dsHo
to do this. The desire for rauIlcal'oi, 81
Of his acts is currently reported u
have heen a main reason why Huerla
SO obstinately opposed the pressure
brought to bear on him TO Wlthui d :
The provisional president is saio u
have been persuaded that ne mus. re-
sign and is said to have oeclueu ~.
Manuel Cara Aldape, former minlste.. .
of the interior, as the man he deslreu
to succeed him. The tnsistence oi
John Lind, the representative OF Pres
ident Wilson, caused him 70 cnanse
his attitude and reject the loea VI fe
signing.
TN to the moment of the last rep
resentation made to him by Jonn
Lind. the friends of the provisional
president say he frequently euloelzeu
Senior Aldape as one OF the nos.
worthy to be head OF the Mexican
with some degree OF equaninAty U
the idea of turning over the presi-
dency to Aldape.
Washington Still Waiting.
washington, Nov. 20.-The eyes OF
official Washington were turned TO-DAY
on the Mexican congress ana duerta
message on his recent assumption OF
dtctatorial powers The possioln.y
that the new congress might act on
Concessions discredited in advance by
the United States was thought In
manv quarters to be a pivot on which
the next move by this government
might turn. Those who nave Deen
Of the opinion that Huerta would re-
tire after his acts had been ratified by
the congress still held confidence in
their theory.
So far as can be learned the Ameri-
ran government means to continue it's
blan of financial blockade with diplo-
matte pressure from without. The
closing feature of Huerta's message
in which, after proposing the sanction
of congress, he added that If this
should be withheld and authority
should be entrusted to another he and
t.
to accept such a result, was regarded
with some significance as Indicating
that Huerta himself was at last recog-
nizing the possibilities of his own
elimination.
Some officials declared there was no
new move in prospect for the imme-
diate future. 1t was also said that
no instructions of final character
had gone forth to Charge Onslaught
messy. The departure Of William
Bayard Hale from Nogales after par
1eying with the constitutionalists was
also said to be a factor in the delay.
It was regarded as possible that off,
cials here would await Mr.. Hale's re-
turn to gain first hand information
for making another move.
Huerta Elevates Taxes.
Mexico City, Nov. 20.-One of the last
acts of Provisional President Huerta
places a restriction on his powers, was
an edict today making a sweeping in.
crease in the internal taxes of Mex.
leo.
The stamp tax which requires a rev.
enue stamp on checks was doubled. Tht
tax on tobacco, alcohol and crude pc
troleum was heavily increased.
The marked manner in which
Huerta displayed his cordiality to
ward Nelson O'Shaughnessy and tn,
way in which he applauded the play
ing of the Star Spangled Banner a
the reception in Chapultepec castl
were the subject of much commen
matte corps was present, Huerta 6li,
not converse at length with any O
the diplomats except O'Shaughnessy
with whom he spoke privately for ;
quarter of an hour.
The provisional president appeare.
to be in high spirits while he was in
forming O'Shaughnessy of the sub
stance OF the message he was abou
to deliver to the new congress. an,
was telling him that he would send ,
copy to the American embassy in ad
vance Of its delivery. Sonora Huert;
showed great cordiality in her recen
ton Of Mrs. O'Shaughnessy. The re-
ception was On very elaborate scale
ans ana tne e,.1, rooms e'n were profusely deco
bill alone amounted to $4,000.
COwdray Asks Protection.
London. Nov. 20.-The U. S. EN-.
bassy in London, acting on the ner
sonal request of Lord Cowdray, cabief
to Washington today asking tn.
American government to extend II,
protection to the imperilled interest,
In Mexico of the Pearson concern.
Lord Cowdray declares that th.
presence of U. S. battleships at Tam
pico had a statutory effect in prevent
ing the destruction of the property O,
the concern and that he would appre
ciate continuation Of such protec
tion. Lord Cowdray also asked Am
hassAdor Page to convey to Washing
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