The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
President Wilson Gives Up Ne
gOtiating With Huerta.
VIII Look to Insurgents for
Means of Peace.
WOULD LIKE Information
Regarding What They Propose
to Do for Country.
Drastic Policy Is Delayed by
Situation in Congress.

Washington. Oct. 17.--Gen. Huerta
plans to assemble the foreign diplomats
in Mexico today or tomorrow accord
ing to latest state department advices,
and make statement on the present
situation. No inkling of Huerta's pur-
pose was contained in the dispatches.
Those closest to the administration
policy believe dealings with Huerta are
practically ended and that peaceful
measures to compose the situation will
next be exerted in other directions.
President Wilson has from time to
| time said he would welcome infor-
nation of the purposes of the consti-
tutionalists should they become sue
cessful by arms. There has been no
direct communication but the president
is expected to be in receipt of informa-
ton along these lines directly. One diff
ficulty is that the constitutional chiefs
are in various parts of the republic
! and communication is SO slow that
united action on any plan which might
be submitted would take sometime to
| formulate.
In the meantime the administration
| regards Huertas promises for Solu-
| ton by an election as violated and is
| said to feel free to hear other pro-
| posals. The meeting of the diplomats
! in Mexico City Wednesday was in
conclusive and bound none of the par
|
ing to other advices. Official dispatches
! today reported the meeting called for
| a discussion of the situation in the
public reached no collective opinion
as to a solution of the problem The
meeting was held at the German lega-
ton and representatives of Great
Britain, Spain, Germany, Austria,
France, Russia, Norway and the United
States were present
No More Until After Election.
| Washington, d. c., Oct. 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson has indicated to those
with whom he discussed the Mexican
! situation that he was irrevocably de-
termined to deal no longer with the
-Huerta regime, hut that further steps
| toward bringing peace to Mexico were
being considered. No move is ex-
! pected, until after october 26, the date
| set for the Mexican elections.
| Just what the Washington govern
| ment will do is yet a matter OF specu-
| lation among the high officials, but
| the trend of events, they say, is IN
mistakably toward conducting nego-
tiations in some form or another with
| the conStitutionalists.
The policy of the United States has
been to make complete the record OF
having attempted to handle the prob
| lem by peaceful means. Up to the
present parleys have been carried on
with the Huerta authorities who have
rejected the good offices of the United
| States. Strong pressure now is being
| brought to bear upon the president
| and Secretary Bryan to give the con-
| stitutionalists an opportunity to com
pose the situation through the support
| of this country.
Reports that the president was pre-
pairing to recognize the belligerency
| of the constitutionalists are based
chiefly upon the friendly disposition to-
ward them that has arisen among the
administration officials since Huert9s
proclamation of dictatorship.
Such action might not be formal
recognition which would present
curious tangle in technicalities or in
ternational law, but it is pointed out
by those who are urging informal
dealings with the constitutionalists
that in reality Governor Carranza was
legally elected chief executive of the
state of, Coahuila and that he and
Governor Maytoreana of Sonora just
ify their armed resistance of Huerta
as a measure of defense against those
who took possession of the federal
government machinery in the Mexd-
can capital by arbitrarily overthrow
ing Madero.
That President Wilson believes the
Mexico City administration Is incap-
able of restoring constitutional au-
thority is evident, and there is a well
founded understanding that the
Washington government would ADOPT
very drastic policy Immediately but
for the fear that it interfere with the
! other legislative reforms.
Held Prisoner by Huerta.
Murfreesboro, Oct. 17.-According
to information received here from
William E Alger, American consul at
Mazatlan, Mexico, Granville r. Hug
gins, member of prominent Muir
| freesboro family is held prisoner in
the Mexican city by the Huerta gov
ernment. accused of abetting the
rebels. The consul asked that money
be sent for Hugginss defense, but as
the letter was dated September "a,
the family fearing delay, today wired
to the American state department
| asking that action be taken in Hug
the First Tennessee regiment in the
Philippines.
Two Americans Killed.
Guadalaiara, Mexico, Oct. 1.-Two
| American citizens and one Mexican
were killed on Tuesday as the result
| of a feud at Hostotipaquillo, mining
camp in the state of Jalisco. about 80
miles to the northwest of this city.
Twenty-Five foreigners there were
threatened with determination.
| The dead Americans are Thomas
Barrett, mine manager and William
K endall, a mine employee.
News of the killing reached this city
early today.
Barrett was murdered with an ak
bv the Mexican, who was captured by
| Kendall and turned over to the rural
guards.
While the guards were escorting the
murderer to Magdalena they shot him.
| A story reached the mining camp that
the murderer had been killed by Ken
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