The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-11-17
Manuel Cara Alzate, Friendly to
United States, Relieved of
Cabinet Duties.
SENT TO JAPAN TO FULFILL
AN UNDETERMINED MISSION
British Minister Explains His In.
struetion to Countrymen to
Prepare for Exit.

MEXICO City, Nov. 16.-All doubt
rema ming regarding Gen. Huerta's g
intentions with respect to COM
rliahoci with the American demand,
fer his own elimination was re-
moved from the M nds nf hoth
Mexican and foreign residents by
his peremptory .dmissal today O.
Manuel Cara Alzate, minister OF
interior, who was looked upon as
the head of Huerta's cabinet.
Manuel Alzate led that group OF
the cabinet which held the convic-
tion that it would be best to accedc
to that portion at least of Washing.
tens demands which meant total
Abandonment of power by the pro-
visional president. and he is said t.
have been the only one with suffi-
cient courage to discuss the internal
situation frankly with his people
1t was he who called at the Amer
can embassy recently and induced
Nelson O'ShauGhnessy, the charge
d'affaires, to send to Washington
his appeal for the reopenfng o.
negotiations. Senior Alzates res'g-
nation was demanded this morning
at a cabinet meeting at Huerta's
house Huerta is said to have re
iterated the statement that he
would not res' gn. that with. him.
Il was a case Of life or death ard
that he was disposed to play out the
game.
Intriguing for Presidency
Certain Intimate frien:s of Gen
eral Huerta have indicated. It is
said, that the minister of the in
terror was intriguing for the presi-
deney, and that the cabinet had be-
come divided into half. Those who
opposed Senior Alzate included
Quenito Moheno. minister of foreign
affairs, General Banquet, minister
of war and lose Maria Lozano, min
lister OF Fomento.
1t ie stated authoritatively that
these three ministers assured Gen
eral Huerta that unless the minis
ter of interior was removed, they
would resign. Manuel Alzste war
designated tonight by the provis-
ional president to go to Europe in
fulfillment Of some undetermined
special mission. Senior Alzate'a
friends think 1t possible that he may
be named to succeed Francisco de
la Ba-ra as min'stc to France. Sc
nor de la Bsrra has been ordered
TO japan as special ambassador to
present the thanks of the Mexican
government for the participation of
Japan in the centennial festivities
under Porfirio Diaz in 1910. 1t was
on this mission that General Eel x
Diaz was proceeding when he de
cided to return to Mexico to. take
part in the election. So far as Off
cial Mexico is concerned there has
been between it and the European
countries no question to be settled
Reason Not Known,
The reason for the retirement OF
Alzate is not known, but it is be-
lieved to have been due to his ac.
tivities in endeavorng to bring
about the compliance of Huerta
with the demands of Washington.
The minister had conferred pre-
viously with Nelson o'shauehnessy
on the SUBJECT of reopening negotia
tions with John Lind.
Senor Alzate was the last re
naming cabinet officer appointed
by agreement by President Huerta
and General Felix Dia1 at the close
OF the days battle in the capital in
February Tho agreement was
signed at the American embassy
The other ministers then chosen
have since been eliminated one bv
one. Al5ate AT first was named
minister of agriculture, an Office
that was to have been created but
never was. Later he became minis-
ter of public instruction and after
ward was placed in the department
of Fomento.