Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18
Banquet Decides
To Dust Huerta.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 17.-Reports
reached the American Embassy hers
to-day that General Banquet, Minis
ter Of War, has decided to Dust Gen.
eral Huerta and install a provisional
President of his own choosing. At
taches Of the National Palace are
showing great excitement over antic-
ipated developments Of the next few
hours, but refuse to tell what they are.
General Huerta will fight II out
to the end. Negotiations with the
United States. which aim to Dust hi n
from office, are at an end In fact,
diplomatic relations I've practically
been broken on"
This omnibus statement was made
by an official of the Mexican govern
nent to the International News Serv-
Ice to-day. In explaining that part
OF his statement as to the breaking
OF OF diplomatic relations, he said:
Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy
can approach no member of the Cab
met freely. When Envoy Lind left
here only Minister Of the Interior AL
dape showed any cordiality to
OShaughnessy. It was through Al
dape's efforts that negotiations were
renewed, and now that Aldape has
been forced out O'Shaughnessy Is In
a peculiar position.
He is persona non grata to Huerta
because he is the official representa-
tive Of the United States, and Senior
Moheno, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
is a creature Of Huerta-"
Envoy Ready to Leave.
o'shaughnessy's personal property
all has been packed up and he is ready
to leave for Vera Cruz at moments
notice. II he does go. and the United
States Embassy officials expect him
to leave within 4S hours, II is prob
able that his departure will be taken
without any official notice to Huerta.
Friends of Senior Aldape, ousted
from his Cabinet by Huerta, declared
to day that he would be lucky IL he
got out of Mexico without being kill
ed. They charged that an attempt
had been made to assassinate Aldape
IN his private car as he was leaving
for Vera Cruz last night. A man in
civilian clothing, who was found to
be a colonel in the federal army, was
discovered in the car He was turned
over to the rurales.
Probably because he feared for MS
ON g. h,n1 rNlly< h.. A
praised the dictator when he left.
II am on cordial terms with General
Huerta, whom | regard as a patriot
and a strong man." said the ex-Minis-
ter Of the Interior. Il expect the Sem
ate to confirm my appointment as
Minister to France within ten days"
Aldape denied that he had been
forced out of the Cabinet because
he had counseled uerta to resign.
When Senior Aldape left for Vera
Cruz on his way to France, he car
ried with him an autographed photo
of General Huerta. Aldape called at
the Nat. Jnal Palace to sag farewell
to the dictator, and the latter. after
cordially embracing him, gave him the
photograph, which bore the following
inscriptions
"AbIest Man in My Cabinet"
"Jo Manuel Aldape, the best mem
Der OF my Cabinet and the aDlest
civilian to govern Mexico"
There was a touch Of irony In this
for II is felt in many quarters that
Huerta brought about the virtual ex-
pulsion OF AldRpe because he feared
the latter I'D deoigns upon the Pres
ident's chair.
Genera farcia Hidalgo. former
Military Governor of the State of
Aguas Galleries. held a conferenes
last night with Huerta that lasted unS