Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-08
DENIAL BY HUERTA
TAKEN WITH SALT
OipIomatists Here Think He
Has Promised Not to Seek
Presidency.
ADMINISTRATION WAITS
ON MEXICAN CONGRESS
Expects Announcement of Policy To
Be Made by Provisional
President.

developments In the Mexican situation
| were believed In official circles today 10
oe rapidly progressing toward q definite
solution. The Mexican congress- 1. IN
| meet week from today. and Provisional
president Huerta Is expected to make an
announcement of policy in his opening
address. There were evidences that the
| constitutionalist forces are Intent on
making their campaigns more aggressive.
charge OShaughnessy's public declara-
ton at the Mexico City embassy that
no assurances had been given to him
| that Huerta would not be q candidate
| at the coming elections, and authoritative
declarations here that such assurances
had been given, another a disposition in
some quarters to question whether Mr.
| OShaughnessy and the State Depart
| ment were working in accord. but Of
fcials denied fatty that there was any
| friction.
Think It Diplomatic DENIAL.
Diplomatists regard Mr.. OShaughnes-
sys denial as being required by the
| politics Of the situation in the Mexican
capital. and the administration view is
that Huerta will not be candidate.
The understanding is that Mexico City
authorities will maintain to the last that
the constitution alone prevents Huerta
becoming candidate to succeed himself,
| and thus avoid appearances of having
acceded to the American proposal
Some advices to the Mexican govern
| ment as to the conditions under which
| Washington will continue negotiations
with Senor de Zamacona, now route
to the United States, are expected to go
forward within the next three days.
Senior de Zamacona, who was former
| ly Mexican ambassador to the United
States. arrived. in Havana. Cuba, to-
day on the steamship Esperanza from
Vera Cruz. He Immediately transferred
to the steamer Prince George. bound
| for Key West, and is expected to arrive
in New York Friday.
According to word received from
| that the report that he was coming to
| Washington as the special representa-
tive Of President Huerta was untrue.
Personal Business, He Says.
"I am going to the capital on purely
personal business" he is quoted as
having said. Further than this the
Mexican diplomat declined to. talk.
When leaving vera Cruz Senior de
he was going to New York on per-
Sonal business. His statement at Ha-
vana was his first admission that he
intends coming to Washington, al
/
Huerta government sounded out the
United States government on the Ques-
tion Of whether he would be received
here.
The impression is growing here that
Senior de Zamacona is coming to this coun-
1 try primarily to attend a meeting Of the
| shareholders Of the National Railways Of
Mexico in New York and then to enter
| into any other negotiations with the
American government which may be pos
| sible.
The State Department announced last
night that shipments of dynamite and
| other explosives needed for working the
great mines in Mexico would be author
ized as heretofore.
Literally interpreted. President Wilson's
! Mexican message to Congress indicated
that the expectation into Mexico from
the United States of explosives. even for
industrial purposes, would be discon-
| tinued.
Industries Not Barred.
| However when representatives Of tho
| mining interests represented to the Presi-
| dent through the State Department that
| this would work a great hardship they
| were told that such a step was not con-
templated.
| Every precaution will be taken by the
government to guarantee that none OF the
explosives permitted to be shipped from
| the United States shall be diverted from
It is understood that President Wilson
| also will authorize the expectation of
| limited quantities of arms for Americans
| in Mexico to use for self-defense, but
| any such orders from the White House
| will be very exceptional.
Soon after the President announced In
his message that an embargo would be
placed on all arms out OF this country.
| Mexican constitutionalists opposite Eagle
Pass. Tex. petitioned i'm behalf of Amer
| leans in that country that they be permit
| ted to equip themselves for self-defense
| With arms purchased in their own coun-
| try, but officials doubted the disinterest-
edness Of the motive for the constitution
| alist petition and it was denied. In in
Vulnerable instances in the past arms
sent for the defense of Americans have
| been taken from them and used by both
sides of the opposing Mexican factions.
Furthermore. administration officials said
| that in adhering to this policy of warn
ing Americans to leave Mexico the Presi-
dent would be extremely cautious about
issuing orders for the shipment of arms
to them.
Report on Border Killing.
The War Department received report
of the killing of Lieut.. Acosta, a Mexi-
can federal officer. by American immi-
grafton agents at FL Paso. Tex. The re-
port confirmed press dispatches of the
incident, stating that Acosta was killed
after he had crossed to American ter
ritory and fired on the Americans. The
affair is In the hands of the civil
thorities at FL Paso, though the immf-
grafton department here will make care
full inquiry into the occurrence.
News characterized most encour-
aging was given out from the constitu-
tionalist headquarters here today The
news showed that the constitutionalist
forces in the field in Mexico have been
very active recently and have achieved
numerous successes over the federal
troops
large number of decisive victories
have been won by the constitutionalists
recently in the state of Campeche, the
news said. and rapid progress is making
throughout southern Mexico. 1t was said
that the federal outposts are Indians who
have only a slight resemblance to real
soldiers.
Gen. Carranza, the supreme commander
of the constitutionalsts Is expected to
arrive at Piedras Negras this week to
look over the situation there and hold a
consultation with different leaders. Pied
ras Negras Is on the border between tho
United States and Mexico.
State Department Advfces.
According to State Department adv1ces
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