Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
Places Hitherto Controlled by
Huerta May Revolt
as Protest.
KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS
MAY BE LONG DELAYED
Washington Interested in Report.
European Powers May Cause
International Agreement.

This is the day OF the long.heralded
and much-discussed elections I'm Mexico
and last night official Washington was on
the quivive as to the outcome While
any government which may be chosen
mas been refused recognition In advance
| by the United States the results anG
| events OF the elections are expected by
omcials here to have the most impor-
| tant Bearing on the future Mexican policy
or the American administration. No dis
patches reached the State Department
which indicated any cause for unusual
alarm.
from other sources ii was learned that
II is more than probable that efforts are
to be made to bring about important
developments In Mexico today 1t was
understood here that uprising I'm several
places hitherto controlled by Huerta are
scheduled for today. How serious the
results may be could not be predicted
| in advance
Interest In the outcome of the elections
was enlivened by the news of the fall
of Monterey into the hands OF the rebel
forces. the summoning by Gen. Huerta
to Mexico City of Gen. Felix Diaz. one
of the presidential candidates. and dis
cussion of the reported determination OF
the washington administration to notify
/ foreign powers that any Interference I'm
Mexico would be regarded as an act un-
friendly to the United States.
Fall OF Monterey Confirmed.
! Numerous private advices reached
Washington last night confirming the
capture of Monterey by the revoIutionists
and this. 1t was believed. would have the
effect of encouraging the revolving
forces in other sections of the republic.
Other advices told of several attacks
upon plantation towns In the vicinity OF
San Luis POtosi by revolutions.s In
this vicinity the federal military opera
| tons were reported as not very effective
In, the absence from Washington OF
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan.
the official government was silent, but
| reports from Paris that foreign powers
were exchanging views on a proposition
to cooperate with this nation In some
concerted Mexican policy following to-
days elections were received with marked
| interest In government departments.
l.. significance was attached to these dis
patches from abroad. coming on the heels
/ OF the reports from Washington that the
President and Secretary Of State were AZ
| work on pronunciamento which would
| define this nations attitude with relation
| tc the policy in Mexico of the foreign ma
| tons. and also to the statement issued
in Philadelphia by Senator Bacon, chair
man of the Senate foreign relations COM
! Infttee, to the effect that the interests or
| the United States In Mexico are Infinite
ly greater" than those Of other great
/ powers.
1t was the prevailing opinion that once
the elections were over and the policy OF
the Huerta government for the future re-
vealed that there may be found q ground
for an international understanding in
dealing with the perplexing situation.
Who Will Canvass. Returnse
L ;aF int In, <i,o ix, In, he
manner in which the election returns will
be handled and how the vote will be can
vassed, in view of the overthrow by HUI
erta OF the legislative body. which is the
legally constituted authority for review
of the returns.
| 1t was because of the dissolution OF
| congress and the arrest Of its members
| that the Washington administration gave
notice that 1t could not recognize tomor-
| rows election. Whether Huerta will ap-
point a special election board, turn the
j ballots over to the supreme court per-
NIT them to be reviewed BY new con-
gress shown to have been chosen on the
face Of the returns is not known here.
/ Whatever method Is resorted to. Ii was
pointed out, would have no effect upon
the determination of this government not
to recognize the result.
Plans were made last night In the
State Department to keep in communion
| ton with Mexican points today closely
as possible. Secretary Bryan returned
/ late last night to be at his office today
Owing to the demoraliZed condition Of
the sources of communication In Mexico
there was no expectation here that any
definite news OF the. election would be
known for many days.
Returns, 1t was pointed out, eventually
might show A majority Tor no cand date.
In this contingency there has been dis
cussed the possibility that Cen Huerta
would still hold the relns OF power new
| legislature might be proclaimed and
/ Huerta again chosen provisional presi-
dent.
; Rejoice at Monterey's Fall
The confirmation of the capture OF
Monterey by the constitutionalsts was
received with rejoicing by the confidential
agents of the movement in Washington
last night.
1T is the beginning Of the end of the
! Huerta rule said Perez Romero. rep
resentative here of Gen. CarranZa, first
chief of the constitutionalists.~
In the opinion of the constitutonalists
here the capture of Monterey is second
| only in Importance to the recent capture
/ Of Torreon They declare that it Is not
improbable that the constituttonalist
J. forces may allow Torreon 10 be captured
! by the federals. and then attack 1t again.
they want 10 trap the federais.
.The capture of Monterey Is of the
greatest Importance" said Senor Romero
| "It IN. ans that we now practically con-
troll the whole of northern Mexico with
the exception Of few garrisoned cities,
and that we have cut OF several federal
armies from Mexico City and from their
bases OF supplies.
In recognition of the victory. the or
cbestra at the Bellevue Hotel. where the
constitutionalist junta meets every night.
played "On the Road TO Monterey"
Mexican air. frequently last night. Few
Of the guests knew what the tune was,
but the constitutionalists present smiled
happily whenever 1t was played
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