South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-04
BULLETIN.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Secy. of
State Bryan Tuesday denied that any
Uitimatum has been sent to Mexico.
The secretary gave out the following
statement shortly before noon Tues
day:
Il have made it a rule not To dis
cusS newspaper reports concerning in
ternational matters, but the nature of
the dispatches from Mexico this morn
ing suggest departure from the rule
at this time. No ultimatum has been
sent to Mexico and il Is unfortunate
that the press should give credence To
such a report. The harm done by
speculation or even inaccuracy in re-
gard to the domestic questions il linz
tied because the people are accuSt-
Omed to them"
WASHINGTON, Nov. TT will
neither affirm nor deny the report that
an ultimatum has been delivered to
Pres. Huerta by. Charge Onslaught
messy. the state department will give
out no information concerning Mexico
at the present time" said Secy. Of
State Bryan Tuesday to the newspaper
correspondents when they asked him
for information on the latest devel-
opmentS i'm Mexico. Mr.. Bryan evad-
ed all queries concerning Mexico, by
saying that il il not the policy of the
department at the present time to give
out any information regarding what IL
being done by the administration or
the policies which il intends To pur-
sue.
When pressed for information con-
corning the ultimatum, reported to
have been delivered to Pres. Huerta
on Sunday. the secretary of state re-
piled with some heat that he consid-
cred the question TO be improper
Sen Bacon. of Georgia, chairman
of the senate committee on foreign
relations. conferred with the secretary
of state for more than an hour Tues
day Upon leaving the state depart
! ment he said that any information
concerning Mexico or the reported ul-
! timatum will have to come from
Secy. Bryan.
The only comment Sen. Bacon would
make on the Mexican matter came in
answer 20 a question as to whether
he considered the Mexican situation
more serious now than formerly.
81 will not say that ] consider 1t
more serious" he said. But 1 viii
say that I consider it nearer con-
clusion. 1 believe that the trouble
will come TO a head in very short
time You must not ask me any more
about it,"
The constituencies junta Tuesday
made public instructions sent 10 cleo
ton officials in Mexico on oct. 26.
Keynote of Document.
The keynote of the document Is
contained in the explicit statement
that ian absolute majority IN favor
/ of Gen. Huerta for president and Gen.
Aureliano Banquet for vice president
must be obtained.
The iunta gave out what it claims
| is an authentic copy OF these instr NC
lions. obtained by the agents in Mex
leo. One paragraph follows:
IF. upon examination OF the re-
turns. the political authorities find
that the voting is not in accord with
the instructions, they shall before
proceeding to send the ballots 10 con-
greSs make the necessary corrections
I so that the returns and acts OF t'ec-
ton appear in strict accord with THESE
| instructions"
BY executive order according 20 the
instructions less than one-third OF the
Dolling places were permitted 10 De
/ used. The alleged instructions IuT-
Their recited that the law which pro-
Z-ides that the returns be sent directly
To congress must be overlooked oy the
] election judges until the ballots were
scrutinized and the necessary cor
! rections" made. ~
Orders 10 remove election Judges
who were not supporters OF Huert1
were contained in the document
| MEXICO CITY. Nov. Scr &c
Affaires O'Shaughnessy expressed sur
prise when ne read press dispatches
] from Washington saying that Pres'
Wilson had demanded the abdlcation
Of Huerta from power.
You have my word Of honor tna'
no such thing has transpired. contin-
ued Mr.. O'Shaughnessy. I have no'
seen Foreign Minister Mohena for i've
DAYS and OF course any diplomatic
! Representations which ] might make
! would be extended through him.
| have not been in communication Witi
the Mexican foreign minister
| So far as I know at present there Is
country. principal among whom vii