Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-11-17
RELATIONS MAY
BE SEVERED
WITH u. S.
HUER1A STILL CONTINUES IN HIS
MAD CAREER SOME OF HIS
MINISTERS LEAVE .--MANy
AMERICANS ARE FLEEING FROM
THE CITY OF MEXICO.
new MEXICAN CONGRESS
TO MEET THURSDAY

Mexico City, Nov 1.-THE report
was revived today that General Huer-
ia intended to resign on the convening
of congress in regular session on
Thursday. 1t was based on the alleged
declaration of member of the cham
ber of deputies. An early severance
of relations between the United
States and Mexico is regarded here as
inevitable. None of the newspapers,
whether printed in English or Spanish
published more than the briefest dis
patches today touching the situation
and no indication was given in these
of the intention of Washington toward
Mexico
Whether the United States embassy
is to remain or be Immediately with
drawn appears to be a matter which
Nelson O'Shaughnessy the American
charge d'affaires, himself, is uncer-
tain. The staff of the embassy is
ready to leave at a moments notice
and little surprise would be felt here,
although much alarm would be caused
in case Mr.. OShaughnessy and his
establishment should take the evening
train to Vera Cruz.
There was considerable gossip In
political circles today OF further
changes in the Mexican cabinet. Gen
eral Aureliano Banquet, the minister
of war, is said to have had a misun-
derstandng with President Huerta,
which may cause him to withdraw
from his post.
With the departure of Manuel Gar
"a Aldape, late minister of the interior
foreigners here feel that the cabinet
has lost one of it's most level-headed
members, and an official whose mod
Grafton could be dispended on. His
successor has not yet been chosen
In the meantime General Huerta is
proceeding with Ills efforts to organ
ize the new congress, regardless OF
the notice given to him by John Lind
that serious consequences would fol-
low such step.
1t was expected that further at
tempt would be made this afternoon
to organize the senate, as Saturdays
effort failed, owing to the lack OF
quorum.
The chamber of deputies was order,
ed to hold a session today for the pur'
pose of revising the credentials OF its
members. Unless the United States
finds a means to bring about altera-
ton of the present plans the first reg
ular meeting of that house will occur
on Thursday.
General Huerta regards his part in
the recent exchange of communica-
tions with the United States finished.
He expects to find no difficulty in con-
summating his plan to bring his new
congress to full organization tomor-
row and he continues planning his
military campaigns and carrying out
his policies of pacification
What further move may be taken at
Washington is a question which neith-
er the Mexicans nor the foreigners
here find an easy one to answer but it
was noticeable that there was an In
creasing expression of opinion that
the United States would continue her
hands off policy
1t was reported unoficially today
that Chihuahua had been captured
The war department, however, has
little confirmation regarding the mill
tary operations, especially those in
the north in which the rebels are said
to be victorious. The situation about
Tuxpam, the center of the oil industry
is described as acute. The rebels are
urging the foreigners to cap their
wells and leave them, as the rebels
don't propose to leave an unrestricted
supply of oil for the railroads nor to
enable the government to derive reve-
nue. from that source.
The exodus of foreigners, especial
ly Americans, continued today. The
trains to Vera Cruz were jammed. II
was asserted at the American embas.
sy that no new instructions had been
received. Many American citizens