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WILSON TAKES UP
PEACE bLljI; \ADE
May Close All ta,x3;aI Ports
to Gust tiu IA.
EXPECTS EUROPEAN H.
But Washington Administration Still
Hopes That Dictator Will In Some
Way Fall of His Own Accord.


Hopes That Dictator Will In Some
WAY Fall of His Own Accord.
Washington, Nov. 13.-With all the
world informed of his position, and
with many indications that he has en-
listed the moral support OF the i'm
portant European powers, President
Wilson apparently is waiting for some
development in the Mexican situation
which will give him an opening to
carry out the course of action which
he believes will result in the elimina
ton of General Huerta.
1t is still the hope Of the admins
tration that Huerta will, in some way,
fall of his own accord. There is. how
ever, no indication of any intention
on Huerta's part to disappear from the
situation without the application OF
force. If this condition continues
President Wilson will be compelled to
act.
There is reason for believing that
a decision has been reached that the
most effective way of forcing Huerta
out will be the establishment-of a
blockade of all Mexican ports. It Is
suggested that there might be estab-
lished floating custom houses" con-
sisting of American warships lying on
Mexican ports and collecting duties
from incoming ships, which would
then be permitted to disembark car
goes, all munitions of war" being
sedulously excluded.
President Wilson's cabinet stands
firmly behind him in his efforts to
force the retirement of Huerta as 2
necessary step to the pacification OF
Mexico. For more than two hours the
cabinet discussed every phase of the
Mexican situation, and the consensus
Of opinion was that the government
should not take single backward
step.
Though the secretaries were reti-
cent afterward about expressing their
views, it became known that they all
favored steps which would convince
Huerta that the United States was IN
earnest in its demand that he elimk
nate himself.
There is a hope on the part Of the
president and Secretary Bryan that g
measure so radical as permitting exl
portations of arms for the rebels mayH
not be required to solve the problem 4
That President Wilson might poss5
bly, issue statement in a day or stM45
making a comprehensive explana111
Of the purposes Of the United Sto4
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It is reported that fn this connect1
the president may announce the repd
diation in advance of any acts OF the
new congress, which General Huerta
has said would be convened Nov. 20.
The attitude of Europe is far more
satisfactory to the administration than.
it has been since the beginning of the
present phase of the Mexican situar
ton last summer. The Guilhall speech
of Premier Asquith is distinctly graft
flying.
England's attitude has finally been
clearly defined. and it's character is
friendly. Heretofore there has been
keen dissatisfaction with the course
followed by Great Britain, principally
because it had so much to do with in
spring Huerta with courage to defy
the United States.
The administration has given to Eu-
rope a full and complete explanation
of all that has been done, and has, 1t
is understood, outlined future course,
at least to the extent of saying that
this government would take some def
mite action.
Informing the world of its motives
and the more interested nations of its
intentions in the premises is regarded
as a preliminary to definite action. It
can be stated that if the president can
solve the Mexican problem to his own
satisfaction as we'll as that of other
nations interested without Intervention
with force he will assuredly do so.
He has not abandoned hope Of do
ing this, although the indications are
that the situation has gone so far that
the president has no alternative other
than to take affirmative action to Of
feet Huerta's retirement. It may be
said, further, that the president pur-
poses to accomplish that end, cost
what it may.