The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-27
AuERIL TO CHANGE eONBUeI
EXPECTED TO RETRACT FROM
HIS FORMER POSITION AND
AGREE TO PEACE PRO.
POSALS.
Lacking Money, De FactO Admins
tratiOn I'm Mexico May Well be
Forced To Bow TO Inevitable With
out Compelling Recourse to Arms.
Washington, Aug. 22.-The Huerta

Washington, Aug. 22.-The Huerta
administration in Mexico may re-
consider its rejection of the Ameri-
can proposals TO restore peace in Mex
leo and arrange a new basis for ne
gotiation with the United states be-
fore next Tuesday. Strong intimations
to this effect reached official Wash
ington tonight, along with the infor~
nation that the financial condition Of
the Huerta administration was such
that a crisis was imminent. Should
the Huerta government decide to en-
ter into a new basis of discussion,
Withdrawing its contentious as ex-
pressed in the Huerta note to the pro-
posals communicated by Mr.. Lind
President Wilson in all probability
will not read his message to both
houses Of congress on Tuesday as he
intended.
The president made no effort today
TO prevent the house from adjourning
until Tuesday. 1t had been supposed
that he would read the message Mon
day and would ask the leaders in con-
gress to arrange for a joint session.
Failure to send any word to the
leaders was interpreted in official cir
eles as meaning that the United
States had practically given the
Huerta government until Tuesday to
make up it's mind finally as to what ii
would do.
1t is positively reiterated that the
United States will continue to insist
upon the resignation of Provisional
President Huerta or an announcement
OF his intention to do so, as we'll as
his elimination from the presidential
race in the subsequent election.
President Wilson spent the day
studying the notes exchanged by Lind
and Huerta and preparing his mes
sage. White House officials announced
that no copies of the document would
be distributed in advance to the press
as had been the custom for years. as
Ii was desirable to keep the docu-
ment abreast OF developments to the
last minute. The message may be
modified by dispatches received Tues
day and there also is possibility that
the president may find it is expedient
to postpone delivery Of the document
Reports from Mr.. Lind declare tha,
his relations with the Huerta officials
are more cordial than before and that
the Huerta officials manifest a will
ingness to find some new ground for
a settlement.
European diplomatic pressure, it is
known here, is quietly at work in
Mexico City in an effort to convince
Huerta OFFICIALS that the policy of the
United States is being approved
abroad. The failure OF the Huerta
government to obtain funds in Eu-
rope through the non-recognition OF
the United States is pointed to by the
diplomats as likely to continue, pend
Ing a more respectful consideration of
the American proposals. 1t is ascer-
tainei also from authoritative sources
that the Huerta government Is fac
ing a mutinOus army, dissatisfied be-
cause no pay has been forthcoming
for weeks.
1t was apparent tonight that Wash
ington officials expected word from
Huerta before Tuesday and that un-
less 1T comes, the notes will be pro.
claimed TO the world through the
presidents message, showing the ef-
fort OF the American government to
bring about peace along with sug-
gestions for a definite line of proceed
ure by the United States in the fu-
ture.
White House officials, however.
were confident that the situation
would unravel itself They would not
disclose upon what their optimism was
based. but 1t is believed that reports
from Mr.. Lind today were largely re-
sponsible for the confident feeling.