Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-08-27
WILSON'S NOTE
TO HUERTA TOLD
Presidents Terms Made Public
Latter Denied Office.
U. S. BLAMED FOR REVOLT
Proposals Rejected Were: Cessation
Of Hostilifies; Huertz Quit and
Not Be a Candidate for
Office Again.

City Of Mexico, Aug. 22-With rev
elation OF the proposals which the
Washington government made through
John Lind to Provisional President
Huerta, all of which were rejected.
Mexico's foreign minister. FREDERICK
Gamboa, announced Wednesday that
negotiations with Mr.. Lind were pro
crossing cordially and satisfactorily"
and that he believed satisfactory
arrangement" would be made within
a few days."
The proposals Of the Washington
government, which Mexico rejected in
toto. we're:
/. Complete cessation Of hostIllties.
2. That President Huerta resign in
favor of a president ad interim.
3. The hxine Of an early date for
the presidential elections.
4. That General Huerta should not
be candidate for the presidency.
An additional feature of the Amer.
lean nCte was the request for a reply
TO the question as TO what. in the
opinion Of General Huerta. the pres
ent conditions we're due and what
the remedy.
General Huerta's fiat refusal to &C
cede TO the four demands would APP
pear TO be sufficient reason to con
slider that negotiations between the
two governments we're concluded, but
in replying to Washington's pointed
request for an explanation regarding
conditions in Mexico and the cause
General Huerta himself injected into
the controversy what might be re.
garded as a counter demand namely.
that OF recognition of his regime.
In a general way Huerta places the
blame for Mexico's civil war on the
II not been for President Wilson's
refusal 10 recognize his administra-
tion he would long ago have sup
pressed the rebellion, and even now.
he asserts, the United States can In.
directly enable him To restore order
In a comparatively short time He
asks OF the United States government
only recognition and the withdrawal
Of the American battleships
The last section OF long CIPHER
report prepared by President viii
sons personal representative, Mr..
Lind. should have reached Washing
ton during the day but for three
days the American government has
been fully aware III the character OF
Huertas reply. as a summary was
sent soon after the delivery OF the
reply a. the embassy
At the American embassy no one
is promising or denying resumption
OF the negotiations Mr.. Lind did not
appear optimistic ON this score,
As to the question OF elections,
these have been called for October 50.
Washington. Aug. %. -lntimatIons
are contained In Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta's reply 20 the American
note presented BY John Lind that
President Wilson Is not backed by
congress- or the American people In
his stand against recognition OF the
Huerta government in Mexico
Referring TO attacks on the Vast
ington administration by members of
congress and pointing 10 the recon.
mendations. OF Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson for recognition, Huerta
declared he is entitled 10 be recog.
nized, lie holds that the Democratic
partys power is temporary and ar
CUES that recognition OF his govern.
ment Is a partisan question Ia the
United States He iLtimates that he
reaches his cofcmgfAn IN private nd.
vices from Washington.