The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-10
Mexican Situation Rap
idly Approaching
Climax,
DEFINITE MOVE
EXPECTED SOON
President Wilson Discusses Prob.
lem With Members of Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
Several Favor Raising EN-
barge on Arms-Lind
Urges End of Parleying.

dsHiHBton, November a.-Foreyoints
MS usual custom of banishing official
business on Sunday, President Wilson
worked practically all OF to-day OH
tho Mexican problem. He did not go
TO church, remaining indoors during.
the forenoon. Later ho summoned
senators Borail and McCumber. Re
publican members OF the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. and
spent nearly two hours with then, il,
general discussion OF the situation. To-
night the President conferred at length
with Secretary Bryan.
From the way tho Presidents callers
talked, the situation is rapidly ap-
preaching a climax, and some definite
developments are expected immcdfatc-
ly. Officially no copy Of the statement
OF Provisional President Huerta TO tho
dipiomatlc corps last night had been
received. nor had the formal reply to
the American demand that Hucrta re-
sign arrived, That the United States
had given Huerta until to- morrow night
TO reply before making the next move,
was the general belief In official circles
The next step. In the view of some
or those who have talked with tho
President within the last two days
since ha began summoning members
of the Senate Foreign Relations Com
hllttee-probably will be an announce
ment by tho United States, not only
reiterating Its refusal to recognize tho
Huerta government, but making II clear
to the world that it also shall rcfusr
20 recognize any acts of the new Con
gress soon to be convened by Huerta.
The Washington government, it is
understood. will not undertake To
guarantee any business or commercial
relations with the Huerta regime, and
probably will stand by any legally
| constituted government which In future
may rcpudiatc the loans OF transac-
\ nf No
Senators AlcCumber and Borah de-
clined 10 talk OF what the President
| told them in their conference to-day
but they expressed their own views
! later.
Senator Borah told the President that
| In his opinion, even should Huert;l
| accede to the American request for his
| resignation at once. thCr. would bo no
responsible person or persons to cstab-
ltsh government. The Idaho Senator
suggested that IL tho embargo on arms
were lifted. the Constitutionalists prob
ably could get possession of the reins
OF government in Mexico City in about
thirty days. and that the United Statcs
ought to give them an opportunity to
establish themselves.
Senator McCumber believes the EN-
barge OH arms should be raised. but
realizes tho position OF the President,
he said, in being unwilling to send mu-
nitions OF war into the rebellion torn
republic. which might add to the in
humanity of the fghting. He thinks
the Iluerta regime is In such financial
distress that 1t soon will collapse OF
its own accord.
Senator Bacon. chairman OF the For
eign Relations Committee. said to-
night he believed a majority OF that
committee wero In favor OF raising tho
embargo on arms. To the suggestion
that raising tho embargo would be
inhumane, some Senators replied that
such an act would put an end TO the
revolution in Il short period and spare
tho bloodshed OF an indefinitely pro-
longed struggle.
No Developments from Mexico City
wcro announced from the State De
partment. Dispatches stating that
Huerta had declared the presidential
election null and void. left doubt in
the minds OF some otticials as to
whether the election or members OF
Congress also would be- so considered
by Iluerta
The United States government al
ready has made II clear in its repre-
sontations TO Huerta that it does not
regard the members OF tho new Con-
gress rs legally chosen.
The President began comforting with
members OF the Foreign Relations Com
mittee ut the suggestion OF Chairman
Bacon. The discussions thus far. 1t
WIS nave btcl merely all inter-
change of views, the President relat-
Ing 10 the Senators what has been
done in the last week and getting sug-
Scstions as TO future policy.
That tho administration VIII be ready
10 make It's next move Within day OF.
two is the general expectation. and
news from; tho Mexican capital as 10
Hucrta's nnai answer TO tho Ameri-
can communication Ell 4 week ago is
awaited with intense interest.