The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
STAYS IN MEXICO
O'SHAUGHNEsSY INSTRUCTED TO,
REMAIN AT CAPITAL

HUERTA READS MESSAGE
Likens Himself to Napoleon and Calls
Dissolution of Congress an Heroic
| Act-Asks New Congress for Clean
Bill Of Health but Makes No Refer
ence to His Foreign Relations.
Speculations as to what President
Wilson intends to do In the face Of
the Mexican difficulty was increased
Wednesday by the knowledge that the
American charge d'affaires, Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, had received new In
structions from Washington to wait
at his post for further instructions
and that important matters were ur1-
der consideration.
The foreign colonies in the MeG-
can capital are preparing to defend
themselves in the event Of dis:ur-
Dances in the city and particularly
should the final settlement be left to
the Mexicans themselves. Both Sir Ii
onel Garden and Admiral Won Htntzes
the British and German ministers, re-
spectively, have suggested to their
countrymen the adyisability Of per-
fecting some sort Of defence organ
ization.
No such advice has been given to
the Americans, but committees are
quietly working out plan Of defense
and it is possible that there will be
formed a general organization, en-
bracing the American, British, Ger
man and Austrian residents. The AM
erican charge Wednesday attended
reception given to the diplomats oy
Gen. Huerta at Chapultepec castle. It
was an elaborate affair and was held
there because Of the restricted IA
cilities Of the presidents town and
suburban homes. In his message to
Congress Thursday afternoon Presi-
dent Huerta quoted Napoleon in JUS
tifcation of his arbitrary dissolution Of
the old congress, and he serves notice
that he will ask the new congress to-
grant him political bill Of health.
Not. even a reference to interna-
tional relations is made In the mes
sage which Gen. Huerta has prepared.
The document was read and briefly
discussed at a meeting Of the cabinet
Wednesday, the ministers agreeing
with their chief that he had done well
in not attempting to cover too much
ground. The president confines him
self entirely to a review CT the Incl
dents leading to the dissolution Of the
old congress and justification for his
act. What may be regarded as hint
Of the delicate situation which Mexi-
co as nation IS occupying appears in
the conclusion Of the message, when
he reminds the congressman that the
moment is a solemn one and possibly
decisive for the future Of the nation.
In this connection the president says
that the eyes OF all Of the people Of
Mexico as well as those Of the civil
lied world are upon them.
The message closes with an e1-
preston Of the hope that soon all
Mexicans may. be united AMI that all
may join in the task Of national re-
construction. Attention is called to
the alleged lack Of harmony existing
between the executive and the judic-
iary, on the one hand, and the cham
Der of deputies on the other prior to
the dissolution, charging that the
chamber attempted to Illustrate the
executive. The message also explains
that the executive did all in his pow.
er to prevent rupture and to main
tain good relations with congress,
yielding in more than one instance
and attempting in many ways to
bring about more cordial feelings Of
cooperation.
According 10 Gen. Huerta's mes
sage, Congress became, in fact, the
centre of revolutionary activity, q sort
OF open agency for Northern rebels
engaged with arms in slaughter and
pillage, and, what IS still verse, In
the task Of bleeding the fatherland,
to expose it in its weakness and pow
erty to danger from abroad; took an
attitude Of opposition against gov
ernment in the work it was attempt
ing and invaded aggressively not
only the provice Of the judicial pow
er, but also the executive, in order
to second in this manner the nefa-
rious activity Of the rebels"
Gen. Huerta says that he chose not
to vacilate under these conditions
and resorted at last to the extreme
measure Of dissolvirg congress, US
ing the necessary rigor to face such
delicate situation, and called new
elections. Defending his action.
Huerta says it always will be noble
act and argues that in any case 1t Is
preferable to save the nation, even at
the sacrifice of principles, than to
preserve intact, at the expense OF the
people, the rigid, inert precept OF
Justice, the utility Of which may be
open to controversy. In this connec-
tion he quotes Napoleon, to the et-
feet that "the law is not violated
when you save the fatherland."
Mad Dog Bites Boy.