Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-23
SEVEN LEGATIONS
DENANDNARSRIPS
Enjoys OF Britain, Spain and
Other Powers Want Guard.
TALK U. S. INTERVENTION
Senators in Washington Change Views
and Suggest Force TO Thwsrt
Huerta-Cubsn Government
UneoVers Plot to Kill Diaz.

Mexico City, Oct. administers OF
Great Britain, France, Spain. Cuba,
Guatemala and Norway decided at
conference Wednesday, called by the
Spanish diplomat, to recommend to
their governments that warships be
sent to Mexico to protect the legations
should conditions so require.
a member of the diplomatic corps
made this statement last night. He
said also that the diplomats had rec
commended a temperate attitude in
Mexicos reply to Washington.
Washington, Oct. 17.-General Huer-
ia, dictator OF Mexico, has picked up
the gauntlet thrown down by Presi-
dent Wilson.
In spite Of Mr.. Wilson's declaration
that he would not recognize any ad-
ministration set up by the elections
to be held on October %, Huerta, ac-
cording to information received at
the state department, intends 10 car
ry out his program. Nelson O'Shaugh-
messy, charge daf1aires at Mexico
City, wires the department the text
of a decree issued by Huerta prescrib-
ing the regulations under which cleo
tons for president, yice-presideut and
members of congress will take place.
1t is apparent from Huerta's decree
that he proposes to proceed, irrespec-
tive OF the attitude OF the United
States. He has been told that this
government will not recognize the re-
suit of the elections. He says in ef-
feet that he is not concerned at what
the United States will 90. He pro-
poses to set up government which
he will claim is constitutional. and
he will then leave it to this and other
recognize it or not.
The deputies are still in the peniten-
tiary and processes in the civil courts
are being prepared against many OF
them.
1t is reported four judges OF the
supreme court have resigned.
Washington, Oct. 17.-While the
actual Developments of Importance lie
across the border the most significant
feature of the Mexican situation at
this end is the growing pessimishc
feeling among members Of congress
that the United States is drifting to-
ward intervention
This feeling is especially pro-
nounced among members Of the state
foreign relations committee, who here
tofOre have regarded drastic action
with respect to Mexico as 4 remote
possibility.
The United States government in
formed President Huerta of Mexico
Tuesday that it looked with abhor
renee and amazement on his assump-
ton Of both executive and legislative
powers, and that in view of his course
it could not regard as constitutional
the elections planned for October Is.
Two notes were sent to Huerta, one
strongly phraged and written by Secre-
tary Bryan, inquiring about the safety
Of the imprisoned members of the
Mexican congress; the other drawn in
fOrceful language by President Wilson
himself and said to constitute proba-
bly, the last efforts of the Washington
government to deal with the Huerta
authorities by diplomatic means I'M
less there is a decided change of
spirit on the part Of the officials in
Mexico City.
The battleships Rhode Island, Ne
braska New Jersey and Virginia Of the
third division Of the Atlantic fleet will
leave Hampton Reads October % for
Mexican waters. They will be COM
manded by Rear Admiral Clifford ].
Boush en- route, but on arrival in the
Gulf of Mexico will be turned over TO
Rear Admiral Fletcher.