The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
HUERTA REMAINS IN RACE.
O'SIIAUGHNESSY HAS NO POSI-.
TIVE ASSURANCES AS TO
HIS COURSE.
TrcvinO May BE Minister of War to
Succeed General Banquet.

government departments today Of any
change in the diplomatic side of the
Mexican controversy, two phases OF
the situation attracted much attention
in official quarters.
One was the published disclaimer by
Nelson O'Shaughncssy American
charge d'affaires at Mexico City, that
positive assurances had been given
him of the intentions of VictOriano
Huerta not to be a presidential can
didate in the approaching elections.
The other was the receipt of private
kilograms saying Gen. Trevino soon
would be made minister Of war to
succeed Gen. Banquet. 1t had been
supposed by many that Trevino was
ordered back to Mexico City by Huerta
to be given the reins Of the govern
ment as provisional president, while
Huerta entered the presidential cam
paign.
Mr.. O'Shaugnessy incidentally dis
closed the fact that Mexican officials
had supplemented the argument OF
the second Gamboa note calling atten-
tion to Huerta's ineligibility by verbal
references TO that part Of the note
This further encourages Washington
10 believe the Huerta candidacy will
not materialize. They realize that
Huerta could circumvent constitu-
tionalist obstacles by resigning in ad-
vance of the election but such an
act would be regarded us a breach Of
faith. They are proce eding on the
assumption that Huerta has been elm
mated.
The story that Treyino would be
appointed to the cabinet and Gen.
banquet, the present minister Of war,
sent to the front, is in line with
various reports that have reached
here Of the alleged infl,lelity of some
OF Huerta's military. chiefs, WASH,
ingtOn officials have been led to be-
lieve that Huerta fears the instigatioN
of plots and intrigues among his gen.
erals and Is moving them about to
prevent any concerted action. Gen.
Blanquet was the right hand man Of
Huerta in the days just preceding the
overthrow Of Madero.
The war department received q re-
port of the killing Of Lieut.. Acosta
Mexican federal officer, by Ameri-
can immigration agents at Ell Paso
Texas. The report confirmed press
dispatches of the incident, saying
Acosta was killed after he had cross
ell to American territory and had first
fired on the Americans. The affair
Is in the hands of the civil authorities
at El Paso, though the immigration
department here will make inquiry
into the occurrence.
The state department has an
nounced that shipments of dynamite
and other explosives needed for work.
ing mines in Mexico would be author
lied as necessities.
Literally interpreted, President Will
sons Mexican message 20 congress in
dicated that the eXpOrta ton to Mexico
from the United States of explosives,
even for industrial purposes, would be
discontinued. However, when repre-
sentatives of mining interests report
ed to the state department that this
would work a great hardship, they
were told such a step was not con-
templated.
Every precautiOn will be taken to
see that no explosives shipped from
the United States shall be diverted
from strict industrial uses. 1t is un-
derstood President Wilson also will
authorize the expectation of limited
quantities of arms for Americans i'm
Mexico to use for self f-defense. ), /
after the president announced that an
embargo would be placed on all arms,
Mexican constitutionalists petitioned
in behalf OF Americans that they be
permitted to equip them selves for self
defense with arms purchase in their
country. Officials doubted the dis
interestedness of the lstitutionalists'
petition and it was denied. In the
past arms sent for the defense of
Americans have been taken from them
and used by both Opposing Mexican
factions Administration officials
said that, in adherng t. his policy Of
warning Americans to leave Mexico.
che president would be extremely eau
tious about issuing orders for the
shipment of arms tC them.
The state department has been ask
ed 10 determine whether n naval
company can sell the Iucrta govern
ment II drigiblc airship without vio-
lating the nctrality acl that forbids