The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

No positive steps have been taken
by the administration here within the
last few days to compel n compliance
with the demand for the elimination of
Huertu.
No preparations have been made for
= blockade of Mexican ports such as
have been vnriously reported.
Foreign interests generally will be pro-
tected by the United States and at Tux
PAM In particular especial effort will be
made to protect British interests pending
the arrival of the British cruisers. The
sending of the English ships is in line
with previous notification to the United
States and is regarded as a normal move
taken in emergencies such as exist at
Tuxpam. 1t is intended to have a sober
ing effect on those constitutionalist Off
GERS who, according to official reports,
have announced their hostility to English
interests. .,s.t+-+as-z
LANDING OF MARINES
NOT NECESSARY
The landing of marines has not been
found necessary thus far and no instruc-
tions to that effect have been sent, nor
has there been any request for such in
structions. In the meantime Admiral
Fletcher will be Expected to take what
ever steps he dee/hs necessary to protect
all foreign interests.
The uarleys Nth the constitutionalists
have been carried on in no formal way,
but merely for inforamtive purposes.
The administration. though not condon-
Ing the inhumanity of the armed strife
generally in Mexico, Is inclined to view
with some complacency other reprisals by
sovstitutionalists and federals in those OIL
hcers or men who have been deserting
from side to side.
The foregoing salient facts were OBJ
tained from those with whom President
Wilson discussed the Mexican situation
today.
The impression that the Huerfa govern
ment Is fast losing its control over terri-
tory hitherto dominated by 1t, is based
ON the dispatches to the state department,
which show also that diplomatic pressure
from without is having much to do with
weakening the resources of the provisional
government.
SUMMARY ACTION
NOT CONSIDERED
There was some emphasis in the denial
any steps of a summary character had
been taken through instructions to Charge
O'Shaughnessy within the last few days.
The President made 1t clear that beyond
what has already been published there
were no moves In the situation, far as
the United States was concerned which
were unknown to the public.
The President holds the view that as a
result of all the influences now at work,
Huerta will slowly but inevitably be com
| PEELED to yield to the force of circum-
stances and retire.
| AS to the future programme of the
United States. the President believes that
of necessity 1t must be kept within the
secret councils of the administration and
that publication aforehand might impair
its efficacy. AS a consequence, there was
no information obtainable as to the plans
or purposes of the Washington govern
ment In the event that Huerta should re-
tire.
Will Protect American Interests
Washington, November 2O-Secretary
| Bryan said today that he had request
ed the navy department to cable in
.structions to Admiral Fletcher at Vera
Cruz to undertake the protection OF
foreign as we'll as American interests
in the oil fields on the east coast of
Mexico. He explained that a request
for the protection of British interests
in the neighborhood of Tuxpam and
! Tampico had reached the state depart
ment through the American embassy
in London.
The secretary stated positively that
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