The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
STEADY PRESSURE
TO MAKE HUERTA
QUIT PRESIDENCY
Officials Are Confident
He Soon Will Be
Eliminated.
POSITION CLEAR
TO OTHER POWERS
Chamber of Deputies Organizes,
and There Is Extreme Doubt
of Renewal of Negotiations
With United States-Amer-
lean Embassy May Be
Withdrawn.

Waehin ston. November H. While ON
eial Information from Mexico city was
fneagre, tho Washington government
tonight maintains its confidence that
provisional President Huerta soon
would be eliminated from the situation.
The steady pressure through dplo-
'natto channels. tho financial blockade
and the practical certainty that the
less Huerta yield. are expected to forco
retirement OF tho provisional Presi-
dent. How soon this would occur. no
Official would predict.
Neither at the White House nor at
the State Department was there any
disposition TO regard seriously tho
statement issued to-day from the Ma
dond Palace at Mexico City declaring
that. ''in view OF venustiano Carranza's
repudiation OF any form OF mediation
by or alliance with tho United States.
Provisional President Hucrtn can do
no less than Join him In his expression
OF patriotic sentiment and maintain I'M
altered his dignifcd attitude toward
Washington"
While on the surface this statement
gave the impression that the United
states had met with q rebuff In the
Diplomatic camps OF both Mexican fac
tons. administration officials convers-
ant with details Of tho inner situation
construed II merely as an attempt TO
meet temporarily the arguments OF cx-
nediency being used on Huerta by
close friends
Causcs No Concern.
The declaration first from Carranza
that ho would not accept mediation by
the United States. and reiterated by
Hueria, caused no concern here for
the Washington government maintains
II never has offered to mediate Car
ranzas uttcrancc was not misunder-
stood by the Washington government
Tor inhsmuch as he had appealed to
ylif nd 80
on arms. and a special envoy had gone
TO his Headquarters 10 discuss the sit
uaticD, tho necessity OF showing HIS
followers f7hf ~ffs DOSE not intend 10
surrender the sovereignty OF hia coun-
trY By negotiating with any foreign
government was taken into full CON
siderltion here.
me American government likewise
realizes that Caryanza will not enter
into any compromise arrangements or
negotiations with Eucrta nor any
group surrounding him.
For this reason has President Wilson
fnsieted throughout on the elimination
OF the Huerta coteric as 4 nece ssary
first step to peace. and he always has
commended, toe, that the MeXicans must
compose tho situation themselves
huerta's expression on the heels OF
Carranza's utterances was regarded by
high ofhciale here, in fact as an effort
10 show no less patriotism than the
Constitutionaltst chief at this time
Tho Washington government does
rot construe its activities in tho stu
alton as included In the terms IN
reference or mediation" Tho
Washington viewpoint Is that the
United States has the right 10 say
exactly on what conditions 1t will
recognize any government 1t has
sought to emphasize through its rep
resertatives that under conditions
would Huerta or any one OF the group
surrounding him be recognized. and
recognize the legality of any acts OF
tho Mexican Congress, which was
scheduled to convene to-day.
Position Made Clear.
BY making it's position similarly
clear TO other foreign governments the
United States has secured the acoui.
escence in Its views Of every great
power. without exception.
AS to the Constitutionalists tho
United States also has RETAINED from
direct interference, according to the
Washington view, FOR the parieys be- I
tween william, Bayard Hale and Cen
cral Carranza have been confined Ii is /
understood, TO inquiries as to what !
protection to foreigners and their
property could be expected, not only
IF the embargo on arms were lifted. |
element should obtain control of the t
Mexico City government
AS the nearest neighbor to Mexico. !
this government feels that il might |
be called upon by other nations to |
furnish information about the south
crn republic.
News Of the activities of the Huerta |
Cabinet and the New Mexican Con-
gress werc awaited with interest by
official Washington tonight
Situation III Serious.
Mexico City November 15-The now
Mexican Senate failed to organize to-
day. as q quorum was lacking The
Senators representing the Catholic |
Deputies met and organized this after
noon
Shortly before the converting OF the
Congress, President Huerta summoned +
his Cabinet ministers to the National
Palace for a special session. No init
nation of the purpose OF tho meeting
was made public.
Extreme doubt, according to well-in-
formed persons, was cast upon any re-
neWal oI/negotiations' between Mexico
and the United States by the issuance
OF the following statement from the
National Palace to-day:
IN Wow of NEWSSTAND Carranza's
reputation of any form of mediation
by or alliance with the United States.
PROVISIONAL President Huerta can do
TO iess than Join him in his express
s Ion or patfioto sentiment and MAIN
tainl unaltered his dignihed attitude to-
ward Washington"
iIumors heard yesterday end circu-
.a.co with additional persistency to-
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