The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-18
PRESIDENT DENIES.
PREPARES To LAND
MARINES IN MEXICO
White House Busy Disposing
of Wild Runors from Vera
'Shaughnessy Has
Not Been Recalled.
Moral Issue May Confront Re-
bells Following Slaughter Of
Federals at Jaurez---Villa
Ready to Take Aggressive
Against FIuertistas.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.--Aftei
alternating between the depths of dis
Couragement and the heights of OPP
timlsm, the attitude of the admins
tration toward the Mexican situation
today was quite colorless. and mega
tive.
In view of the fact that this wal
one OF the days when the cor.
respondents are brought in touch
with the highest authority of the
government, the results were particu-
larly disappointing.
Emphatic negatives were placed b3
this authority upon reports that Nell
son O Shaughnessy charged d'affaires
at Mexico City. is to he withdrawn To
Vera Cruz by way of breaking off
relations with the Huerta govern
ment. that the president had offered
TO mediate between the constitutions
alsts and the federals; and that John
Lind had taken refuge on a battleshtp
preliminary TO landing marines al
! Vera Cruz
I 1t was likewise denied that the
ousting OF Minister Aldape, the leader
( of the faction which had endeavored
/ to arrange for Huerta's resignation
from the Hucrta cabinet. was in any
way a setback to the Wilson hopes
Of getting rid of Huerta, or that the
meeting OF the newly elected congress
/ in defiance of the demand of Presi-
dent Wilson was to be regarded as a
disturbing element in the situation.
Situation Unchanged.
An analysis of the Mexican situation
/ by those who have carefully followed
{ its ups and downs have reached the
conclusion that matters stand now
: practically wnCFe they dfd i've moHrns
ago.
It has been clearly indicated in
! high administration circles that tho
president feels that the country would
demand very good reasons for inter-
vention In Mexico, and that this con-
sideration is responsible for disposi-
ton to accept unpleasant things from
Huerta. and permit the turmoil 10 in-
crease as preferable to involving the
country in conflict in Mexico. The
question has been raised in this con-
nection as to Just how much the coun-
try at large is Interested in the moral
issue upon the basis of which Presf-
dent Wilson is attempting to destroy
the Huerta government in Mexico.
What About Carranza.
The moral issue cropped out in q
new place today in connection with
the consttutionalists, and the exec
cutions Of federals at Juarez. There
are now indications that it will hence-
forth he much less easy for adminis-
(tration supporters publicly to propose
giving aid and comfort TO the revolu-
tionists because of this disposition on
), their part to set up 81 moral standard
1t was minated at the White
House today that President Wilson
was much interested in the reports
that General Villa and his men had
ruthlessly executed a number OF fed
erals, both officers and privates
taken prisoners upon the capture OF
Juarez Saturday.
The posi- ility of the administers
ton applying the moral test TO the
acts of the constitutionalists, as wei
las TO those of President Huerta, wat
regarded here as one of the most in
teresting developments OF the situa.
ton,
More vigorous demands than cir.
lcumStances have occasioned for sorls
time have been made upon rebels
near Tuxpam on the Gulf coast, &C
c0rding 70 reports received from Real
Admiral Bousch, commanding fhf
, battIeship Louisiana at that port Ad'
miral Bousch has demanded the ifn-
mediate freedom of number OF
Americans whom rebel leaders arr
OBTAINING within the territory nndel
their control. The Americans arr
DESTROYS of leaving for Tuxpam II
order to take refuge on board thu
American warship, where O. number
of other Americans have already giyer
shelter. 1t is expected that the rebels
will WELD 70 Admiral Bousch's de
mands without making 1t necessary
for him TO resort TO more drastic
measures.