The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-04
RENEWED EFFORT TO
ELIMINATE HUERTA
With Executive Out of the Wav,
Solution of Problem is Easy.
TO SOUND OUT EUROPE.
No Denial of the Rumor of Drastic
Measures Should Mexican Ruler
Refuse to Yield.
WASHINGTON

hNtIuSt W Ielu.
Washington, Nov. 2.-Though
every official of the United States
government has been cautioned to
maintain absolute silence while the
plans of the Washington administra-
uon for solving the Mexican problem
are worked out, it became known
from well-informed sources TODAY
that efforts to bring about General
Victoriano Huerta's retirement from
the provision presidency of Mexico
are being prosecuted with renewed
determination.
The success of any plan for CON
stitutional election that may be pro-
posed, especially in so far as it would
contemplate participation by the Con-
stltutionalists, depends, in the view
or the United States government, on
the elimination of Huerta. Since he
promised to turn over the executive
power after an election. the American
government is now waiting for some
declaration on his part.
MAY ASSIST GOVERNMENT
Should Huerta retire in favor of
another there is a possibility that the
United States may attempt to com
pose the situation through his sue
clared invalid by Huerta. so that he
may continue in power, the Washing
ton admins ration. il is pointed out
would look upon such a proclamation
as an evidence of the incapacity of
the provisional authorities to con
duct an election and might come
forth with definite proposals to assist
in rehabilitat!ng the governmental
machinery Of the country.
Just now the future policy of the
United States is being quietly and in
formally made known in diplomatic
circles abroad and there are intima-
tons that before many days foreign
governments generally will have been
apprised of the American attitude. 1t
is unlikely that there will be any
publication OF the American policy
until Europe has been formally
sounded out.
WANT SUPPORT OF POWERS.
What the United States desires. it
is believed, is that the powers shall
indicate their support of its efforts
to solve the problem so that il NAV
approach the Mexico City admins
tration in a final effort to secure the
elimination of Huerta. The confer
ence at Vera Cruz between John
Lind, President Wilson's personal
representative, and the Russian, Nor
wegian and German ministers. has
not been explained here, but it is
thought to be a part of the program
of enlisting the support of foreign
governments.
Senator Bacon, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, con-
ferred with President Wilson at the
White House late today but declined
to discuss his visit Asked for his
views on the situation, in general, the
Georgia senator said the one thing
needed to insure a peaceful settle
ment of the Mexican problem was the
governments of Europe to indicate
in some positive way that they in
tend to leave in the hands OF the
United States the formulation OF
policy to be pursued toward Mexico
and that fey will give the policy
their support.
FIND PEACEFUL SOLUTION.
"If this is made so clear" he said.
that General Huerta will understand
he will be compelled to accede to any
demand made by the United States
and peaceful solution of the Mex
lean problem very promptly would
be found"
The belief of many officials that if
the United States can approach
Huerta with the united backing of
the nations Of the world he might
yield, but prominent Constitution
alists here, who know Huerta's per
sonally, declare he will never retire
unless force is used.
One of the phases of the situation
which is subject of much comment
In official circles. is the absence of of /
ticial denial of the many theories be |
ing published every day forecasting |
Intervention OF some kind or another. |
such officials as were asked tonight
If they would authorize a denial that
the United States might use drastic
in case Huerta refused to
yield, said they did not care to say
anything at all under the present cir