The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-11-07
HUERTA WILL IGNORE
DEMAND OF WILSON
Mexico President Plans 20 Seat New
Congress--Another Election May
Be Called

Mexico CRY. Mex. Nov. G.-Proyi, /
ioual president Hucrta is determined O. T.
reject All demands set forth in the latest |
American communication, which prC. |
dcs for the clmiua' ION of Ilucrta AMI
further that none of his adhrrcnts whom
hc might control be- selected as his sue.
rcs,or This purpose of General Iiucrta
B.. stated 10y person who is close TO The
provisional president.
Gen. Huerta, il is asserted, H. rcsor
cd 60 seat the congress Just elected.
II congress, however. declares he r..
cent presidential election null and void
and makes arrangements for another
I election, Gen lIucrta would'b disposed
10 abide By this decision and submit to
! the people s choice cf u man who would
J urrupy he rrr,idcnc, until the autumn
! ct l9lG
The cities ot Moutcmorclos and Cad
! crirtn Jimiuc2 aud th" town of General
Tcrnn, 10 the southeast Of Monterey, in
! the state of Nuevo Leon, all of which
were taken by the rebels after they had
been rcpulscd 10y the federal garrison
| of Monterey, were re.occupicd yrStor
| day by federal troops, according 10 a
report sem today 10 the minister Of the
| Interior hv Guyrru,r Botcllo of Nur,U.
Leon.
Much damage was done by the rebels
while the towns were in their hands, a.
the, burned and looted indiscTimi nate
ly.
There was still 40 indication here
his morning whether provisional presi
dent lluerta would make formal re-
ply - the communication made by the
United states The nature of the mem
Ofaudum j. said 20 call for no other re-.
ply than compliance. How long Wash
iugtuu expects 10 wait for this cOmpli
snce after failing 10 receive a verbal
rrioindcr. is question which is greatly
Interesting the icw here who are con
Ninrrd Of the passage of the comnuni
cation from the rnitctd states govern.
mcut 10 the provisional president.
Mexico CRY itself still is ignorant Of
IN nature of the new Representations,
made by Washington 10 general Hucrta.
The newspapers here have printed only
d"nials Of the reports from the United
states until today, when they partially g
confirmed them. The Herald, the only
English daily newspaper, published u
dispatch from Ncracru2, stating that
! John Lind, the personal representative
Of president Wilson, had confirmed 'rr
rrprr,s of "ccrtain Indications being
made by Washington to Mexico" "
Notwithstanding the necessary pre-.
cautions surrounding the transmission
hy Nelson 'Shaughucssy, American
charge dc affaircs, of the Washington
dispatch, enough has leaked out here %
fll the city with rumor, and needles
speculation today, as to what general
IIucrta course ci action will be.
b Opinion generally is in line with he
unofficial information obtainahle At the
National palace last night that general
9 lIucrta intends to refuse cumplianc,
wi'h the United States demands, but
viii proceed with the program b" ha,
horn following of reOrganizing the Mex
lean congress and abiding by the finding
u Of that body relative 10 the recent rl"r
'ious, simultaneously ignoring Washing
on warning that the new congress
will not b" countcuanrCd
President IIuerta, by decree, ha,
r mad" silver 80 cent pieces legal tender
= ~ well as the hank notes of the Ban
, of London and the National Bank,
! Branches Of these baukS are author
i1rd 20 put ont their notes ns legal ten
q, der. II is specified that although n met
, al Preserve viii be- retained by hc hani
~, the notes shall not hr redeemed in spc
, cic for one year.
,c The decree sets forth that this ha
been rendered necessary because Of tn
r. high rate Of exchange and the ,rndcnc,
I. Of he public 10 melt down silver pesos
4 which contain more than twice IN
7. amount of metal contained in the j(
II. cent pieces.