Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-26
MEXICAN EVENTS
SATISFY WILSON
Candidacy of Gamboa Taken to
Mean Withdrawal Of
Huerta.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 26.-Cumu-
lalayn ss4dence received by the admin
is:ration has convinced president VIII
son that the situation in Mexico short
ly will be clarified 10 his satisfaction
The candidacy of Federico Gambca,
Huerta's minister of foreign affairs,
for the permanent presidency is re-
garded as conclusive confirmation of
the intimation heretofore given nu.
that Huerta would not be a candidate
to succeed himself This is regarded
as the overwhelming feature of the
{ situation and is the basis for the
claim of the administration that It's
/ Mexican policy soon will be crowned
( with success.
! From high official source it was
learned today that President Wilson
/ will not seek TO pass upon the &C
ceptability of Mr.. Gamboa or any 9th
er candidate who presents himself for
| the coming election. This informa-
ton was Obtained by a person who
desired to know what was the attitude
of the president toward the candidacy
of Foreign Minister Gamboa, who re-
I signed from the Huerta cabinet yes.
terday to accept the nomination Of the
/ Catholic party.
The president does not consider that
the United States has the right to have
preferences among the candidates sc
long as Huerta himself remains out OF
the race in keeping with the Amer
can demands.
1t followed from this, friends of the
administration said. that the situation
of the government at Mexico City viii
be changed materially soon after rec
ognition by the United States. FRS
of all. the constitutionalists, who are
now in some degree regarded as bel
ligerents by the United States, neces
sarily will be viewed as rebels and per
sons unfriendly to peace. They viii
be denied arms while the embargo viii
be lifted as far as the newly consti
tuted government is concerned.
The financial difficulties of the reb
els will be greatly increased by tn,
new attitude which the United State,
will be forced TO assume toward them
whereas recognition by the United
States almost Immediately will enabl,
the successor 10 Huerta to procure ad
equate loans from American or Euro
pean bankers.
Those who brought out these point
predicted that with the backing o
American sympathy the new Mexican
government speedily would be enable
TO drive back the opposing forces an
|, to establish a nearer approach to peac
in the republic
President Wilson did not conceal hi
satisfaction today ar what he COZ
sidered the vindica-ion Of his intel
probation of the last note received fror
the Huerta government It was Iearr
ed that he regarded the statement {
! Huerta last week that he would nc
interfere among candidates for III
presidency. and later of Gamboa's non
: ination. apparently with the approve
: of the provisional president. as ev
: dence adding soundness to the positio
z this government has taken.
l. was evident that the presideI
will be satisfied il the election is hel
only in the territory now controlle
Il b. the federals, for he told a Gale
= that the United States offered its GOO
T services to procure the par icipation
3 the constitutionaiists in the eIectio
and that this offer had been rejecte