The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-07-23

/ THIS action BY Huerta brought q
sngy response from President Wilson
VINO notified him that the Utdte
Statss would not consider giving an
recognition to the results sf election
ioliowing such an usurpation Of power
european and South American gov
ernments were given to understand
that they might expect drastic actor
BY the United States in Mexico
Huerta did not retire. But Huerta di,
not retire, and the United States tool
no action.
Huerta Stays on Job.
though barred from being a candt
date, 1t was announced that Huerts
had received the greatest number OF
votes IN the elections held In Novsm
ber which were admittedly farcical
Fellx Diaz was also a candidate, but,
fearful Of Huerta, did not venture
further into Mexico than the port of
Vera Cruz
The elections for president were de-
clared null and void, because not a
sufficient number of districts had par
ticipated in the voting. and as re-
suit of the farce Huerta remained in
power as provisional president
In December In addressing congress,
President Wilson announced that Huer-
ia, the usurper, was near his collapse,
and expressed the opinion that 1t
would not be necessary to alter the
policy Of watchful waiting.
Meanwhile Francisco Villa, former
bandit, achieved new fame by captur-
ing Juarez, in December, thus begin
ming a series Of brilliant victories
which gave the revolution its mo-
mentum which has swept Huerta out
of power.
U. S.-Mexlcan Crisis.
In early April came the incident
which precipitated the present phase
Of the situation, the arrest of an off,
Ger and boat crew of the Dolphin by
Mexican Federals at Tampico, then
besieged by the rebels. After q week
Of Quibbllng over Admiral Msyo's de-
mand for a salute to the American
flag at Tampico, while the Atlantic
feet was en- route to Mexican waters,
the approach Of the German steamer
Ypiranga laden with huge quantities of
arms and ammunition for Huerta i'm
PEELED the president to direct Rear
Admiral Fletcher to seize Vera Cruz.
During few anxious days, when
anti-American rioting was in progress
In Mexico City, it was feared that
toward the United States. He &C
cepted, however, as promptly as Wash
ington, the offer of the A. B. c. rep
resentatives for mediation, and in
those conferences offered to resign
whenever the pacitication Of the coun-
try was guaranteed. This proposition
the United States could not meet
Huerta's Danger Grows.
After arranging for the quashing Of
the quarrel resulting from the Tampi-
CO incident the mediators endeavored
to arrange with Constitutionalists for
q conference on Mexican affairs, to
which the Huerta representatives were
agreeable.
With the Constitutionalists rapidly
advancing southwark, taking the prin-
cipel cities, and the United States
holding the principal port and source
of revenue, Huerta's position rapidly
became desperate.
Yet during the first week in July
he went through the farce of holding
elections, which were declared null
because Of the small number voting.
Finally, on July II, he appointed
Chief Justice Carbajal minister of for
eign relations, and it was then under
stood that 1t was preparatory to his
resignation of the presidency, SO Car
bajal might succeed him and make
terms with the Constitutionalists.