Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-06
Must Bring Assurances.

Is Delleved here, unless he brings positive
assurances of Huerta's elimination from
the situation in Mexico and is ready to
act upon the other points in the American
proposals for the establishment of peace
Most of the Washington officials feel
that the United States has made its po-
sition sufficiently clear through the par
leys conducted by Mr.. Lind and the ad-
dress of President Wilson to Congress-
FURTHER negotiations on the same points
they regard as useless and merely a proc
ess of delay. There is a disposition
however, to receive Senor de Zamacona,
In view of the courtesy shown Mr.. Lind
Rejoinder to Gamboa.
1t is known that the administration
here has under consideration the drafting
of rejoinder to Gamboa's second note
1t would accept Senior Gamboa's conten-
ton that Huerta is ineligible for the
presidency as an implied pledge that he
would not enter the lists i'm October. Put
ting this viewpoint on record, it is be-
Heved here, would permit the United
States to go forward with it's suggestions
for the arrangement of an armistice and
the holding of free and constitutional
election. Such note would be trans
msttsa: .n,,. sss tse otesrs. to forsgn govern
Whether the note will be delivered,
however, by Mr.. Lind or handed to Senior
de ZaHacona on his arrival here has not
been disclosed, but it is considered likely
that no move will be made until Senior
de Zamacona arrives and exchanges
views with the Washington officials.
Minister Gamboa's Denial.
MEXICO CITY, September 6-Foreign
Minister Gamboa denies knowledge of the
mission to Washington Of Manuel de Fam
acona, but there is ground for the belief
that Senior de Zamacona is to represent
President Huerta in some capacity in the
American capital. Senior de Zamacona
visited the foreign office for hours at a
time for several days prior to leaving
the capital. Senior Gamboa declares
that there can be no foundation for the
report that de Zamacona would repre-
sent President Huerta and expresses ig-
norance of the fact that he has left for
the United States.
Senor Gamboa ridiculed the idea that
Nelson OShaughnessy, the American
charge d'affaires, had been given oral
assurances that Gen. Huerta would not
be candidate for the presidency. He
declared such an assurance might be
good Tor day or a year, but at best it
would be informal and not binding"
Barely Escapes Hanging in Mexico.
Ell PASO, Tex, September 6-Accord-
ing to special to the Herald, George
Reed. former manager of the Pacific
Mining and Smelling Company, at Buena
Ventura, Chihuahua, has reached Doug
las, Ariz., after a narrow escape from
hanging by Mexican rebels. Reed says
he was captured by the bandits while try
ing to get out of the country, strung up
to tree. and told that he could either
hang there and die or pay 5000 and be
released. He paid. Previous to that he
says, the rebels took 400 head of cattle
from him.
Refugees Sail From Vera Cruz.
VERA CRUZ, September 6-The steam
er Mexicano, with 200 American refugees.
sailed yesterday for Galveston The
steamer Hernia, with a like number will
leave tomorrow for New Orleans. Nu-
merous families of American business
men in Mexico are remaining in Vera
Cruz.
A. Clark, general manager Of the Mexi-
can railway system. arrived here this
| evening. He Immediately sought John
Lind. President Wilson's representative,
for q conference