Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-11-06
MEXICO HEARS
OF WILSON'S
DEMAND
FIRST INFORMATION ABOUT U. S.
UlTIMATUM LEAKS OUT IN mex.
leo CITY.==HUERTA, THROUGH
FRIENDS, LETS IT Be KNOWN He
WILL IGNORE WILSON'S NOTE.
next MOVE IS NOW
DUE FROM THE U. S.

Washington, d. c.. Nov. 6.-The
news that Huerta would reject the
American demands for his elimination
was received in official circles without
comment. Secretary Bryan had a long
conference with President Wilson
Chairman Bacon of the senate foreign
relations committee, was an early
White House caller. Talk of lifting
the embargo on arms was revived ir
congressional circles with consider
able vigor. Some senators have told
the president there was an over
whelming sentiment in congress in
favor of permitting exports of arms
to Mexico The president in his ad
dress to congress last August, took a
position against lifting the embargo
Many persons have been pointing out
to him, however, that one of the alter
natives open, if Huerta declined to
resign through the efforts of dpilom
acy, was to lend moral support to
the constitutional movement Consti
tutionalists here declare they do not
wish recognition of their belligerency,
but only wish to obtain arms on an
equality with Huerta. Although dis.
cretionary power to permit exporta-
tions of munitions of war is vested
with the president, some observers
think it unlikely that he would take
such step without some communica-
ton with congress. That phase of the
situation has given rise to expecta-
tions that President Wilson might
soon read another message to con-
gress outlining the status of the nego-
tiations with Mexico and making spe-
cific suggestions for future policy
Officials declined to say today
whether they had received any an.
swer directly or indirectly from Huer-
ia to the latest demands.
Count Ven Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, who only recently has re-
turned to this country, had an en-
gagement to see the president late to
day. Although the ambassador came
to pay his respects, it was believed
not improbable that the Mexican sit.
uation would be discussed. Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador,
returned to the capital this morning.
The foreign relations committee dis
cussed the Mexican situation at length
and gave principal consideration of
the proposition of lifting the embargo
on arms. Senators said nothing def
mite had been done. From individual
expressions of opinion it seemed that
most senator's on the committee had
not changed their favorable attitude
toward such move but still were dis
posed to defer to the president and
await some Indication from him.
The battleships Louisiana, New
Hampshire and Michigan, of the sec
ond division of the Atlantic fleet
which were to be relieved from duty
in Mexican waters, on the arrival of
the four vessels of the third division,
were today formally ordered to re-
main at Vera Cruz. Orders were is
sued for the armored cruiser Califor-
mia to remain in Pacific Mexican wa.
ters, although original orders to the
Pittsburg were to relieve the CaIifor-
mia.
At the white housetoday it was Of
ficially stated that Charge d'Affaires
O'Shaughnessy at Mexico City had
recently been given certain instruc-
tions to communicate to the Huerta
government. Whether such instruc-
'tions were the same as those referred
to as demanding the elimination of
Huerta, officials declined to state spe.
cifically.
German Warships on Tour.
Berlin, Nov. 6.-The newest German
battleships, Kaiser and Koenig Albert,
and the cruiser Strasburg, have been
ordered to leave early in December
for South American waters.
The cruise is said to be merely a
"test voyage" but the warships, as is
pointed out in the newspapers here.
will evidently be available for service
on the Mexican coast if it should prove
necessary.
German naval circles regard the
South American cruise as patent evil
dence that Anglo-German tension is
as this is the first time
German battleships have been de- |
.ached from the North Sea fleet since
the naval rivalry between Germany |
and Great Britain became acute.
Mexico City, Nov. 6.-There was
still no indication here this morning !
whether Provisional President Huerta !
would make formal reply to the |
communication made by the United
States. The nature of the memoran- /
dunn is said to call for no other reply !
than compliance. How long Wash |
ington expects to wait for this COM |
pliance after failing to receive a ver-
bal rejoinder, is a question which is
greatly interesting the few here who |
are convinced of the passage of the I
from the United
States government to the provisional
president.
Mexico City itself still is ignorant
Of the nature of the new representa-