The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-08-23
WILSON LABORS ON
SPECIAL MESSAGE
United States in Effect Gives
Until Tuesday for Definite
Action - Otherwise Adj
ministration Will Proceed
New Ground Of Settle
ment Likely-No Recogni-
ton of Huerta, However,
His Resignation Essential
to the White House Plan

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2e-The Huerta
administration in Mexico may recon-
slider its rejection OF the American pro-
posals to restore peace In Mexico and
arrange a new basis for negotiation
with the United States before next
Tuesday
Strong limitations to this effect.
reached Official Washington tonight,
along with the informa ton that the
financial condition of the Huerta adj
ministration was such that crisis was
imminent.
Should the Huerta government decide
sion, Withdrawing its contentious as
expressed in the ,Huerta note replying
to the proposals communicated by Mr..
Lind, President Wilson in all proba-
bility will not read his message to
both houses of congress Tuesday as he
Intended
ADJOURN TO TUESDAY
The president made no effort today
to prevent the house from adjourning
until Tuesday 1t had been supposed
that he would read the message Mon
day and would ask the leaders in con-
gress to arrange a joint session. Fail
ure to send any word to the leaders
was Interpreted in official circles as
meaning that the United States had
practically given the Huerta govern
ment until Tuesday to make up it's
mind finally as to what 1t would do.
1t is positively reiterated that the
United States will continue to insist on
the resignation of provisional President
Huerta or an announcement of his In
tention to do SO. as well as his elimina-
ton from the presidential contest In the
subsequent election.
WILSON WRITES MESSAGE
President Wilson spent the day In
studying the notes exchanged by Lind
and Huerta and preparing his message
white House officials announced that no
copies of the document would be dis
tributed in advance to the press, as has
been the custom for years, as 1t was de-
sired to keep the document abreast OF
developments to the last minute The
message may be modified by dispatches
received Tuesday, and there also Is the
possibility that the president may find
civ of a
document
Reports from Mr. Lind declare that
his relations with the Huerta ofncials
are more cordial than before and that
they manifest a Willingness to ind some
new ground for a settlement.
PRESSURE FROM ABROAD
European diplomatic pressure. 1T Is
known here, Is quietly at work In Mex
leo city in an effort to convince Huerta
officials that the policy of the United
States is being approved abroad.
The failure of the Huerta govern
ment to obtain funds abroad, through
the failure of recognition of the United
States, is pointed to by the diplomats
as likely to continue pending . more
respectful consideration of the Amer
Jean proposals. 1t is learned also from
authoritative sources that the Huerta
government Is facing mutinous army.
dissatisfied because no pay has been
Forthcoming for weeks.
1t was apparent tonight that Wash
ington officials expected word from
Huerta before Tuesday, and that I'M
less it comes, the notes will be pro-
claimed to the world through the
presidents message showing the eff
forts Of the American government to
bring about peace along with sugges-
ton for a definite line OF procedure by
the United States in the future.
OPTIMISM PREVAILS
White House officials. however, were
confident that the situation would un-
ravel itself. They would not disclose
upon what their optimism was based.
but It is believed that reports from