Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
Foreign Powers Have Warships
Ready in Southern Waters for
the Crisis Which Looms-Five
Candidates Seek Presidency.
If Present Dictator Wins, Wash
ington viii Likely Take a De-
cided Stand in Treating the
Frebrand Politician.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 25.-Troubled
Mexico faces a day of uncertainty.
Tomorrow is election day, pro-
claimed by Provisional President
Huerta. Everywhere the prospect
looms up that the IRON hand Of
Huerta, controlling as 1t does the sol
diery and police, will be heavily felt.
Demonstrations on the part of sup
porters of other candidates than
Huerta it is likely will be squelched.
1t IS even said that orders to shoot
are issued to soldiers and police. if
in the opinion of the authorities the
peace is disturbed
, The election machinery throughout
the entire republic practically is con-
trolied by Huerta's military gov
errors.
Five Tickets in Field.
The parties in the field and their
Presidential candidates are: FEEDER.
ais, Huerta; Catholic, Frederick Cam.
boa; FeIicista. Felix Diaz; Liberal
Progressive, David de la Fuente;
Anti Reelection. vasquez Gomez.
With so many candidates 1t is like.
ly, even with Huerta's supreme con.
troll of election machinery, that nc
majority will be received. as the con
stitution requires In such event
| Huerta will remain as dictator until
an election occurs.
And with it all there is no peace In
sight. If Huerta remains in the race
for the presidency, he ultimately will
be elected. Perhaps blood win ne
shed and violence done. but he will he
elected. Perhaps Diaz will adopt the
sensible course and retire Perhaps
the sinister threats Of violence to him
Will be executed.
u. S. Action Is Expected.
But with Huerta elected Mexico
looks to some development in the
long delayed action by the American
Government. President Wilson ana
Secretary Bryan have declared IN
Washington time and again that they
are opposed to Huerta and his arbi.
trary policy. They have allowed it 40
be understood that they have bided
their time peaceably until election
day in the hope that the Huerta r..
gme would not be perpetuated. IL
was intimated in Washington that
should Huerta or some exponent Of
his policies come into the presidency
by election October 26 some drastic
action would be taken. Mexico is
wondering what viii be done.
Huerta, it is known, is dehantly en- =
scOnced in the national palace, with
the aVowed intention of quitting his
dictatorship or of relinqushing his
grasp on affairs Of the Mexican Gov
eminent only with death. Affairs have
reached a crisis.
still more dramatic becomes the
condition of affairs when the strained
relations between the United States
and Great Britain anent Mexican pol
itics is regarded. President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan view with re
sentiment the action of Sir Lionel
Garden, British Ambassador, in pre-
senting his credentials to Huerta
about the same time the provisional
President announced his dictatorship.
This presentation the American ex-
ecutive declare, is tantamount to a
recognition of Huerta and his admin
istration. and thus opposed to the
expressed policy of the United States.
London Offers No Promise.
London. 1t is understood here, offers
no promise to the American Govern
ment as to the British policies fol-
lowing the election, regardless of who
is named as President. This lack of
assurance, It is further understood.
has occasioned considerable perturba-
ton in Washington, in spite OF the
reported profession of Sir Edward
Grey that the British Government de
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