Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-16
Excitement ID Mexico At
Fever Heat Is Congress
ConVeles
Despite Rueltl's Assertions
Washington StllI Hopes
for Peace
CarfaDza'S 0uiburst Toward
Americans Not Taken
Seriously

Mexico City NOV. 15.-Regardless
Of rumors and notwithstanding the in
sistance of his friends, Huerta ap-
4 peared more determined last night on
retaining the presidency and carrying
out his plans for installing substi-.
tute congress than ever.
Huerta reiterated that he continued
to be the head of the Mexican govern
ment and the fact that he took no step
toward preventing the Inauguration
of the new congress as demanded by
the Unietd States was construed at
the embassy and legations as indica.
tive of what could be expected in the
future.
4 The meeting of the house of depu.
ties reflected the chaotic conditions
brought about by the dissolution of
the old congress- No disorders at.
tended the preliminary session Of the
deputies. No troops were seen In
the streets or about the building.
Early Saturday the seriousness Of
the situation appeared to be realized
both by officials at the palace and
the people on the streets.
4If q time limit has been fixed by
Washington, in which Huerta had to-
make his concessionS this is not
\ known to the public, and outwGrdly at!
least, the situation has not changed
from Friday afternoon. Certain Of
Huerta's riends continued their efforts
70 persuade him to give III, But an
other group urged lli min effect to de.
y the United States.
While Huerta was unable to bring
his congress fully to life he and his
friends believe the greater part OF
their work is done, because the new
~ created lower house formally anu,
in their opinion, legally met official
". The senate, they think, will be
induced to move into line Monday.
Washington While official infor
NATION from Mexico City was meager
the Washington government maintain
ed last night its confidence that Pro,
visional President ,Huerta would soon
be eliminated from the situatiOn.
Steady pressure through diplomatic
channels, a financial blockade and the
practical certainty that the embargo
on arms will be lifted unless Huerta
Yields, is expected to force the re-
tirement o the provisional president
how soon this will occur no official
will predict.
Neither at the white house nor at
the state department. was there any
disposition to regard seriously the
statement isued from the national pa
lace at Mexico City, declaring that sin
view of Venustiano Carranza's re.
pudiation Of any form mediation by
or alliance with United States Huer.
ta can do no less than join him in op.
position to the unpatriotic senti-
ment and maintain unaltered his dig.
nified attitude towards Washington. :"
While on the surface this state.
ment gave the impression that the
United States had met with a rebuff
In the diplomatic camps of both Mexi-
can factions, the administration Off
cials conyersant5 with the situation,
construed It as merely an attempt
to meet temporarily the arguments OF
expedieney being urged upon Huerta
by his close friends.
Carranza's utterance was not mis-.
understood by the United States, for
inasmuch as he appealed to the Unit.
ed States to lift the embargo on arms
and a special envoy had gone to his /
headquarters to discuss the situation,
the necessity Of showing his follow
ers that he doesn't intend to surren:
der the sovereignty of his country by /
negotiations with any foreign govern
ment was taken into full considera.
ti0n here.
Consul Edwards reported to the
state department from Juarez that