The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-15
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE HuERTA
AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION TO
CONSIDER ABROGATION OF
EMBARGO AGAINST EX.
PORT OF ARMS TO
MEXICO.
Huerta and His Congress Will not BE
Considered Any Further In Step
Which This Government May Take
May Allow The Sending of Arms
Into Southern Republic.

Washington, Nov. 10.--Develop-
merits in the Mexican situation here
today tended to emphasize a purpose
on the part Of the Washington govern
ment to refuse to recognize any OF
the acts of the new Mexican congress
and brought to light the fact that
serious consideration was being given
by President Wilson to the question
OF permitting expectations of arms to
all factions in the southern republic.
Secretary Bryan had long confer"
ence with senor Algara, charge daft
faires Of the Mexican embassy, during:
which, it is understood, he said the
United States considered the cleo
tion Of congressman as invalid as the
voting for president and vice presi.
dent,
The secretary summoned the minis
ters from five Central American coun-
tries and outlined 10 them in general
what had been done by the United
States in it's diplomatic parleys with
the Huerta government Later he an
nOunced that he also had been in COM
munication with the diplomatic rep
resentative of the European powers
and had informed them in general
terms Of steps thus far taken by the
United States.
IT was reported that some OF these
diplomats today transmitted long dis
patches to their home governments,
describing the situation as approach
Ing closer TO the complete break in
relations between the United States
and Mexico than at any time since
the Mexican problem became trouble
some.
The state department made public
Huertas statement to the diplomatic
corps in Mexico City, the burden of
which was that the presidential cleo
ton would be null and void but that
the newly elected members OF con-
Gress soon would be installed, that
the national legislature soon would
resume the legislative powers which
Gen. Huerta had seen fit to assume
during the interim between the arrest
Of the deputies for sediticn and the
induction of the new members Of con-
gress.
In view of the fact that the note
recited In detail Huerta's defense OF
his assumption of legislative author
ity and his arrest OF the deputies and
gave also his programme for the flu
ture. it was taken by many diplomats
as an obvious reply to the American
suggestion that he eliminate himself
The Mexican embassy here, which re-
ceiVed copy Of the note. declared in
on official statement that 1T may be
assumed that the dispatches received,
represent the attitude OF President
Huerta and indicate the nature Of his
reply to the inquiry Of the govern
ment Of the United States regarding
his purpose in view Of the recent
presidential elections"
White House officials called alton
ton to what seemed to them an in
consistency in the Huerta note
wherein it assumed as valid the elec.
tions OF congressman which were he'd
simultaneously with the voting for
president and vice president, to be de.
clared by Huerta null and void
The purpose OF the United States
neither to recognize Huerta's right,
to continue I'm power nor the acts Of
tho new congress is the essence OF
what has been communicated to the
foreign diplomats by this govern
ment. Future steps have not been
specially outlined. In fact, it is un-
derstood that. while the policy of the
government has been to keep foreign
nations informed, there has been no
direct effort to seek the support Of
the powers for the American pro-
gramme. There IL no secret, however,
of the desire of the United States for
the acquiescence OF the powers in it's
policy.
The trip TO the Arizona border of
William Bayard Hale. on previous
occasions personal representative of
President Wilson i'm Mexico, and the
wide discussion of the question of
raising the embargo have excited
considerable interest
secretary Bryan, when questioned
about Mr.. Halc's status. merely said
MIR. Hale is ut Tucson, Arizona" He
was unwilling to be pressed further.
MI. Hale for several months has
becn studying the Mexican question
and his visit To the border is Thought