Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-19
President Huerta Names Time Limit in Which This
 Country Shall Recognize Mexico
MAY SEVER RELATIONS BETWEEN COUNTRIES
President Wilson's Mediation Proposition Cuty Rejected and United States Warned That He Will Tolerate No Inter ference-President Wilson to Make Public Today the Communication Delivered to Huerta by Mir. Lind

Mexico City, Aug. 1S.-The United States government has been given un- til midnight tonight by President Huerta to recognize Mexico, it is off, cially stated.
 The government is not specific in the public announcement as to what course then will be pursued. but it is understood that it means the severing of all relations between the two coun tries
 Two Notes Sent to Washington.
 .Senor Urrutia minister of the in terior, who on previous occasions has been the spokesman for the admln1s- tration, was the person chosen tonight to make the announcement.
 Senor Urratia refused to give out the text of the correspondence be- tween MT. Lind and the Mexican gov ernment. but confirmed the fact that an exchange of notes has taken place. Two notes from Mexico have been sent to Washington. The first was reply to that delivered by Mir. Lind. This note included the demand for recogni- tion of Mexico
 Regarded as an Uitimatum.
 The second note was sent direct to Washington and demanded that a re- ply to the previous note be made be- fore midnight This is regarded here as an ultimatum.
 One official discussing this latter note said that Mexico had reached the point where she either must bow her head in humiliation before the United States or adopt an attitude of defiance. The first contingency. he added. was regarded as impossible
 Will Tolerate No Interference.
 President Huerta in his reply to the Lind note told the United States that he would tolerate no interference. even though that interference might be characterized as friendly mediation. The character of the reply Of WaSh- fngton to President Huerta's note will determine the next action in the inter- national drama.
 All those connected with the Amerf- can embassy refuse to admit the re- cefpt of the note. and that it had been serd was not admitted officially by the Mexican government
 Efforts to Appear Optimistic.
 At the embassy there was an evident desire to appear optimistic and one was led to believe that MT. Lind still hoped for a continuation of the nego- tiations. Those familiar with the workings of the Mexican administra- ton expressed doubt as to the gov ernment again opening the subject for discussion
 President Huerta's failure to live up to what was regarded as the spirit or his recent note, in which he said Mr. Lind would be regarded as persona non grata if he did not bring to Mexico proper credentials, together with rec ognition of the republic by the United States, had caused the public to be- lieve there was possibility that he intended to receive with favor, in part, at least, the suggestions of the Wash ington administration.
 Received Lind as Act of Courtesy.
 It appears, however. that the Mexi can governments unofficial reception of Mir. Lind by Minister of Foreign Affairs Gamboa and the acceptance by the foreign secretary of MT. L1nds preliminary note was merely an exam ple of international courtesy, due per haps to desire of President Huerta 10 make clear his record in developing events. Those most intimate with Huerta expressed no surprise in de- claring that in their opinion Huerta had voiced his sentiments fully and unalterably when he stated publicly more than a week ago that he would brook no interference in the work of pacifying Mexico.
 Possible Effect of Huerta's Attitude.
 It is believed here that President Huerta's attitude is likely. to result in the early adoption of a, policy of abso- Este non-interference on the part of fhe United States which will probably Involve the lifting of the embargo against the importation of arms and ammunition by the rebels.