Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06
BRYAN DENIES He
SENT UIT|MATUM
Whether Less Drastic Note Was
Presented to Huerta, Secrc-
tary Will Not Say.
A COMMUNICATION ADMITTED
Dictator Received Sharp Re-
minder That He Must Give
Way to Regular Gov
eminent.
A COMMUNICATION ADMITTED

Washington, Nov 4,--The Mexican stu
ment in Washington to-day but the days
developments in official quarters added little
of a definite or tangible character concern
ing tt" exact status of affairs The re.
ports from Mexico CITY that a new and
somewhat summary move had been made
by the United States toward the ciimina-
ton II General Huorta brought no re-
Spouse from the Stit, department or
other official sources beyond d brief
statement from Secretary Plyar mat no
"ultmatum" had been presented.
Whether some other communication.
less drastic than an ultllnatum. had been
presented Mr Bryan positively declined
to state, maintaining that the govern-
mcnt should he free to- shane IFS course
of action on such affairs without dct.ins
each step through the press.
President Wilson left early to cast his
vote in New Jersey. returning late this
evening. Meantime. Secretary Bryan re-
manned at the state department, where
there were no signs of unwontcd activity
beyond the constant inquiries concerning
the reports from MoNico City of another
urgent communication.
In well Informed quarters it was
admitted that negotiations have been
proceeding in pursuance of President
Wilson'S determination to secure the
elimination of IIucrta as factor in
Mexico. That this involved the dcliv-
cry to the Mexican authorities of an
other communication was also adj
mitted, though il was said this COM
munication dill not partakc of tho ma
ture of an ultimatum. This much
abused diplomatic term, il was pointed
out, mark" stage in negotiations
whore one party notifies the other
that a compliance with certain de-
mands must he made by a certain fix
ed hour and date leaving IT to be in
ferred that force would he used if
necessary to bring about compli-
ance. The term is often popularly
used to in iicate an urgent diplomatic
communication that in effect is cal
culated to bring the negotiations to a
definite issue, and some officials sug-
gested that it probably was in this
last sense that the term was used in
reports of action taken at Mexico City.
The correspondence already published
shows that President Wilson has from
the beginning insisted that the United
States government cannot recognize the
legality Of Huerta's claim to the prcsi-
dental office, and also that the so-called
elections held on October 26 in Mexico
fell short of meeting the Washington
view of the requirements Of the constitu-
ton
Consequently, it was said to-day, it is
logical deduction that this last note or
communication was In the line of de-
velopment of a policy which President
Wilson has consistently pursued from the
beginning, and that i'm substance ii
amounted to rather sharp reminder to
General flucrta that the United States
government now looked to him to meet
its expectations and give way to some
regularly constituted authority calculated
to bring peace to Mexico by commanding
the hearty support of the factions now
at war, In communicating these views
however it was said the officials here
are DESTROYS Of having their movements
proceed in a normal and natural man
ner, without an over-emphasis which
would imply that all the resources of
diplomacy had been exhausted