Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-14
Huerta Said to
 Be Weakening
IS REPORTED TO BE READY TO
 MAKE CONCESSIONS
ANXIOUS TO SEE LIND
Minister of Interior Wants to Reopen
 egotiations-President Wilson Res ceives Encouragement from Powers.

Washington, Nov. 13-Unfted sup, port from the great powers abroad for the American policy toward Mexico. shown in a variety of quiet diplomatic activities, gave President Wilson and Secretary Bryan a confident feeling today that the elimination of General Victoriano Huerta as provisional president of Mexico would soon be an accomplished fact
 An exchange of cablegrams with Ambassador Page, an agreement by Great Britain to leave the solution of the Mexican problem In the hands of the United States. and an announce ment that no moral or financial sup port would be granted by England to the Huerta regime, set forth in Lon- don press despatches, created a favor able impression throughout official Washington. It was felt that Great Britain, France, Germany and other nations now stood together in acquies- cence to the plan of the United States for the elin1ination of Huerta.
 President Wilson More Hopeful
 That the financial blockade institut- ed by the United States had effective- ly tied the purse strings of Europe, that diplomatic pressure was being ex- erted necessarily on all sides at Mex leo City, that close friends of Huerta were applying their influence and per- sistent reports saying Huerta had gone into mysterious seclusion raised the hopes of the Washington government that at least it was making definite progress toward solving the Mexican problem
 There are clements in this case;" said the president which I cannot at present discuss, but which make 1t look to me very much more favorable"
 Huerta's Elimination Favored.
 The president spoke thus of the sit uation to a half hundred Washington correspondents at their semi-weekly conference. His manner was calm and it was apparent that he felt decidedly encouraged by recent advices.
 It was evident that the president had received important despatches, but he declined to say whether they were from Mexico City or Nogales. the con- stitutienalists headquarters. Later, however, it was learned from other high officials that the plan of financial isolation was bearing fruit and that the plan for Huerta's elimination was being acquiesced in by foreign govern ments, especially some of those which had previously recognized him and up- on whom he had come to rely for aid. Huerta Cannot Long Resist Pressure.
 One of the most important factors in the situation which caused Washing ton calmly to await developments was the report through authoritative chan nels that members of the Huerta off,
 
 them urging his resignation to avoid international complications They were reported to be using every effort to prevail upon him to make a formal announcement of retirement at 6 fixed date.
 The situation has progressed to the point in the view of many officials where even a definite rejection of the American demands by Huerta would not alter his future materially. Conf dence prevails that he is drifting into certain bankruptcy and cannot resist much longer the pressure exerted against him.
 May Be Unnecessary to Life Embargo
 on Arms.
 Another influence that is expected to contribute to Huerta's overthrow Is the extension of moral support to the constitutiOnalists. If pressed to the extremity the American government will lift the embargo on arms to aid the constituencies in composing the situation, but there is stiH hope among high officials that such a step will prove unnecessary.