The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-19
HUERTA UNMOVED
NO INDICATION THAT he Will
COMPLY WITH DEMAND
SENDS DIPLOMATS Note


pancy Of Presidency of Mexico
Until New Election Can be Held
and Defying q. s. Even to War.
Gen. Huerta has shown no indica
tion that he will comply with the
American demands for his resigna-
ton. On the contrary those who
profess to have his confidence say his
program includes the continued occu
pancy Of the presidency until some
time late in the year, 1914, and that
he intends to carry out his plan Of
organizing the new Congress and de-
flying Washington oven to the point
Of war.
It is not forgotten, however, that
the unexpected in Mexican politics
never Is surprising, and as evidence
Of this fact every hours brings new
| rumor regarding Huerta. One per-
sistent report was that he had turned
the government over to the foreign
minister Senor Moheno, and had
gone to Vera Cruz. Another was
| that he had committed suicide.
There is some basis for believing
the United States has served on Pres
ident Huerta a supplementary notice
that his official career must be
brought to an end by Monday night.
It Saturday was reported that John
Lind, President Wilson's representa-
tive, was the medium employed by
Washington. Mr.. Lind and the Mexi-
can officials deny this, but the rumor
originated in the National Palace.
Those who insist that Gen. Huerta
will resist all overtures say he ad-
mits financial weakness, but is con-
yinced that from time to time he can
get enough money to keep up dog
ged, If intermittent, campaign
against the rebels. According to
these informants Gen. Huerta does
not expect to bring about pacifcation
for many months, but until it is ac-
ccmtplished he will not resign. They
add that he is still determined that
the new Congress must meet, and he
expects it to annul the recent cleo
tions, leaving him in the Provisional
Presidency until elections are held at
his call.
That the new Mexican congress
must not meet is a point insisted up
on by the United States since it is be-
lieved that one Of the first acts Of
that body would be to legalize GER
tain concessions considered undesir-
able. Rut it seems very probable
that it will meet for in a formal note
to the foreign diplomats, Gen. -Iuer-
ia, after calling attention to the ef-
forts he has made to pacify the coun-
try and dwelling at length upon his
reasons for dissolving Congress,
makes the direct statement that the
newly elected congress will be in
stalled within few days and will
pass upon the election Of the Presi-
dent and Vice-President.
Gen. Huerta reminds the diplomats
that, prior to the elections, he told
them neither he nor Gen. Blanquet
would accept an election, on the
ground that his own election would
be illegal, and he calls to the atten-
tion Of the diplomatic representatives
the conference which he had with the
presidential candidates, at which he
observed theid promise to abide by
the result.
"Now, in view Of the fact, accord
ing to the reports which the govern
ment has received" continues the
note, "that there exists an earnest
presumption that, because it has been
impossible to carry on voting in
| number OF polling places prescribed
by law, the elections fail to be con-
sidered a true manifestation Of the
will Of the people, and because it is
foreseen that said presidential elec-
| tions would be declared null, the Ex-
| ecutive wishes to make known once
more to the country and to the whole
world that in accord with this deter
mination he will continue exerting
himself for the paciication Of the
country in order to be able to guar
antee freedom and efficiency in the
new elections, which congress must
call as a necessary consequence of
that declaration.
s'1n the same manner lie wishes to
make known once more before his
friends and those outside the Repub-
lie that, being regardful of the law
and persuaded that, by virtue of his
having occupied the post Of President
of the Republic while the elections
were being held, he considers him
self constitutionallv impeded from
being validly elected, he will on no
account take into consideration the
vote which may have been cast in his
favor and no matter what may be the
reason Of Congress, he will not &C
cept in this case the constitutional
Presidency Of the Republic.
He relies as President on the SOL
emn promise Of honorable citizens
who figured as candidates for the
Presidency, and who represent all the
political parties of the Republic, and
he is sure that perfect harmony will
reign between the three powers of
the union and that the governments
Of the world will recommend with
out exception that only the present
government can call new elections
and guarantee their freedom and ef
ficacy. He hopes to be able to fulfill
easily within the period which con-
gress shall designate his sacred duty.
consulting the national desire to con-
secrate by the suffrage of the people
the Executive who is to rule definite
ly the destinies of the country. 9th