Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-21
President Is Sure That Time
Alone Is Needed to Secure
Complete Elimination Of
Mexican Dictator
NO BLOCKADE OF
PORTS IS ORDERED
Special Efforts Are Being Made
to Protect English interests
at Tuxpam Until Arrival Of
British Vessels,

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Washington. Nov 20.-The WASH
ington government believes the pow
er of tho Huerta government is slow
ly "crumbling and disintegratlng.'
No positive steps have been taken
+ hy the administration here within the
+ last few days to compel compliance
with the demand for the elimination
f OF Iluerta.
/ No preparations have been made
for blockade or Mexican ports.
Foreign interests generally will be
protected by the United states. At
+ Tuxpam in particular, special effort
4 viii be made TO protect British inter-
osts pending the arrival Of British
cruisers The sending Of the English
ships Is In line with previous notifi-
cation 10 the United states and is re-
garded as a normal move taken IN
emergencies such as exist at Tuxpam.
+ II is intended 10 have a SOLDERING ef-
/ feet upon those constitutionalist Of
ficers, who according 10 official re-
ports, have announced their hostility
/ 10 English interests.
The landing Of marines has not
+ been found necessary and no instrue-
tlons to that effect have been sent nor
has there been any request for such
instructions. In the meantime, Ad-
mlral Fletcher will be expected to
take whatever steps he deems neces-
sary to protect an foreign interests.
The parleys with the constitution
alists have been carried on in no for
NAL way but merely for Informative
/ purposes.
The administration. though not
icondoning the nhumanity OF the
armed strife generally in Mexico, is
inclined TO view with some complac-
ency the reprsals by eonstitutlonallsts
and federals on those officers or men
who have been deserting from side to
side.
These salient facts were obtained
from those with whom President
Wilson discussed the Mexican situa-
tion today.
The impression that the Huerta
government Is fast losing It's control
over territory hitherto dominated by
a. Is based on dispatches to the state
department. These show also that
diplomatic pressure from without Is
weakening the resources OF the pro-
ylsional government
There was some emphasis in the
denln emanating from the White
House that any steps of summary
character had been taken through in
structlons 60 Charge Oshaughnessy
within the last few days. The presi-
dent made 1t clear that beyond what
already has been published, there
were no moves in the situation as far
as the United states was concerned
which were unknown TO the pub
lie.
The president holds the view as
the result of AN the influences now
az work that Huerta will slowly but
inevitably be compelled to retire.
As TO the future program OF the
United states, the president believes
that Of necessity II must be kept
secret, as premature publications
might impair its efficacy
1t was made plain at the White
House that In the parleys between
General Carrauza, the constitution
aHst chief ana william 3ayard Hale.
no effort was made to plan for the
future Mr. Hales mission Il was said
was TO learn what was in the minds
OF tho oonstituuonallst chiefs, what
their general character was and what
disposition they seemed 70 have to-
wards several phases OF the situa-
tion. Discussion of possible successors
TO Huetta or anything so specific as
negotiations" had not been carried
on or authorized by the president ac-
cording TO the White House explana-
tlon nor was there formal request for
credentials from Mr.. Hale
Il was made plain that Mr.. Hale
gained the desired information. and
White House officials stated empha-
ticaly that the parleys had not af-
fected the plans Of the American gov
and that there had not been
any debate Of any future program
which the constuutionalsts or this
government would follow
1t became known also, that the Of
.cial investigation into the executions
AZ Juarez had not been completed. In
This connection white House officials
called attention to consular reports
from Torreon showing that many of
the alleged atrocities reported in the
dispatches did not occur that foreign
,rs had been protected, but that the
execution of federal prisoners had
leen justified by the consttutionalists
or the ground that these officers
were traitors.
Senator Bacon. chairman Of the
foreign relations committee holds
he view that in Latin-Ameriean war
fare the execution of. those guilty Of
reason has been natural circum-