The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-28
HUERTA MUST BE ELIMINATED
United States Desires Definite
Assurances on That Point
PROMISE OF LOANS IS MADE

Mexican situation, In brief today:
Hnerta has Withdrawn his request
for an exchange of ambassadors. and
asked that the present diplomatic sta
tus continue until after the Mexican
elections in october.
BY some that was interpreted as a
concession. Gamboa. Mexican foreign
minister. pointed out that the demand
of tho United States for the climina-
lion of Huerta will be met by a provi-
sion Of the Mexican constitution.
which makes the provisional president
ineligible to re-election. The Wash
ington government. however. desires
assurances more definite.
Lind. the presidents envoy, was au-
thorized To return TO Mexico city from
Vera Cruz, "if in his discretion It
seemed advisable" 1t is believed here
he will go and that the negotiations
over some of the disputed points. prin-
cipally the retirement OF Hucrta. will
be re-opened. President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan regarded the sltua-
tion as encouraging" and indicated
they expected some change in the at
titudc at Mexico City after the pres-
dents address to Congress yesterday
was more disested
American consular officers through
out Mexico were rounding up Ameri-
cans and addressing them to leave
Mexico. and preparing means to aid
them in doing so.
Major General Wood aud STAFF of
the army returned To Washington to
take personal charge of any military
measures to carry out the presidents
determination for strict neutrality.
Expect Good News Soon.
After an early conference with
Bryan and Chairman Bacon of the
Senate foreign relations committee,
President Wilson let it be known that
he believed the situation i'm Mexico
was encouraging. The president thinks
things are changing in Mexico city,
and that something definite will soon
he made known. There was no evil
dcncc here early today that the iluer-
Ia government had agreed to the Am
erican plan. but the disposition Of the
Mexican administration To withdraw
some Of it's proposals has encouraged
the belief in official circles that the
presidents message is having good ef-
feet in Mexico
Should Lind deem II advisable to
return to Mexico city To continue. IN
person, the negotiations he is conduct
ing by telegraph from Vera Cruz, he
has authority from Washington to do
50, II Is considered quite probable he
will SO.
Loans Not an Incentive.
Mexico City. Aug. 2S.-The full text
of the answer of FREDERICK Gamboa.
secretary of the state for foreign af-
fans, 20 the second note" sent him by
John Lind. President Wilson's conf
dental agent in Mexico. under date of
August 26, was made public here to-
day. II contains several interesting
clauses.
In one aragraph the Mexican diplo-
mat quotes Lind's statement that Pres
idcnt Wilson, "if Mexico acts immc-
diately and favorably upon the fore
going suggestions" would express to
American bankers assurances that the
government of the United States would
look with favor upon an immediate
loan TO Mexico. In answering this.
Gamboa begs to be excused from a
e..
than to say this suggestion appears
To he an attractive antccedcnt pro-
posal to the end that. moved by petty
interests. Mexico should rcnounce =
right which is incontrovcrsabe and
upholds his country az q time when
the dignity of the nation is at stake.
Il believe" he adds. there are not
loans enough to induce those charged
by the law To maintain that dignity
to permit II to he loosened.'
Referring to the insistcncc Of Will
son that Huerta bind Himself not to
he candidate for election. Gamboa
quotes from constitutional articles of
the Mexican republic To prove that
under these regulations the secretary
of state, I'm charge Of executive power.
shall not be eligible 10 office either of
president or vice president when the
elections take place" This, as Gam
boa intimatcs. prevents Huerta from
being n candidate.
Documents are Published.
Mexico City. Aug. 2s.--All the docu-
ments connected with Lind's mission
to Mexico City were published today