Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-22
.HUERTA Seeking A
EASIER WAY OUT
MAY HAVE \ SCHEME TO RETIRE
WITH ALL HIS COLORS
ILNING.
WILL DEFY u. S. TILL LAST
Congress Had Quorum, but Speaker
Adjourned II, saying No quorum
Was Present.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 21.-The bulk
Of tho evidence at hand continues to
II Lotto that Nictoriano Huerta Is
= srably determined not to acoede
demands Of the United states
'nmcnt FOR his elimination as
{ dent OF Mexico, but there Is some
for the belief that he may at
o. give in. but in such way as to
. e the impression that he acted ot
: own free viii. defylng Washington
: he last
= he high handed parliamentary
= .ctlce ln the chamber OF deputies
TINS afternoon gave rise to consider
able speculation. The roll of mem-
bcrs WAS called and II was quite evil
dent that the number necessary for a
quorum was preesnt, but Senior Corral,
presiding in the absence OF Eduarfdo
TamarI2 the speaker. who is said to
be III, declared there was no quorum.
Not deputy protested and the cham
ber stood adjourned until tomorrow.
A Wen Laid Plan
1t was suggested that this action
might be a part OF plan to bring
about the death OF congress and thus
split hairs with the Washington gov
crnment which, through John Lind,
President Wilson's personal represen-
iative has assisted that this new Leg
'slatiNe body should not come into
existence.
Under the law, should there be no
quorum three times In succession, the
house would be automatically dis
solved. one prominent Mexican,
Specializing upon the motive for to-
days adjournment. suggested that II
was merely time saving device, add
ing: Time for Iluerta today is fine
spun gold"
II became known today that Man
uel CARA Aldape, prior to his ex-
pulsion from the cabinet submitted
for the consideration OF the United
states a proposition that congress
should meet merely for the transac-
tion of three or four measures, name
~, ratification Of the decree Of Octo-
ber il dissolving congress. declaring
the elections Of president and vice
president nun and calling for new
elections and, because there might
arise the question as TO the legality
of the new chamber and senate. call
ing an election for deputies and sem
ators as we'll 1t was understood that
after these measures had been acted
upon the new congress would adjourn
and the nation again would await tho
results Of elections
Sparring for Time.
For this reason II Is not believed
that the no quorum rule viii be car
ried out indefinitely. and that II was
used today merely as a mater OF
sparring for time. Government Off
clals are authority for the statement
that there has been inaugurated be-
tween Nelson Shaughnessy, the
American charge d'affaires, and Mex
leo certain negotiations. Confirma-
ton of this is not obtainable at the
embassy and in government circles
all details are refused
That British cruiser squadron was
ordered from Barbados to Vera Cruz
on representations made by Sir Lionel
Garden became known here today. 1t
was also learned that counter order
was made as the result of communl-
cation of Secretary Of State Bryan to
the amba assador at Washington.
Sir Lionel Garden IL said to have
represented to his government that
conditions We're becoming so bad that
fresh uprlsings would be no surprise.
and In the event that these occurred,
he doubted the ability OF the marines
at Vera Cruz TO offer proper protec-
ton
Mr.. Bryan. according to cablegrams
reaching here. learned the news from
the press reports and gave the Brit
ish am AMBASSADOR to understand that the
United States would regard the pres
ence Of British squadron In Mex
lean waters undesirable. and as re.
suit the order was changed TO pro-
vide for one cruiser to proceed to