White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-03

possible. for q settlement on these
conditions.
An immediate cessation of fight
ing throughout Mexico with an
armistiee; security given for an early
and free election; Huerta to bind
himself not to be a candidate for
election; the agreement of all parties
10 abide by the election and to sup
port the new administration. 4
The United States offered Its good
offices toward the settlement of these
plans, but Minister Gamboa rejected
them through Mr.. Lind.
August 2s President Wilson issued
a statement warning all citizens OF
the United States to leave Mexico.
August 10 the United States ship
Nashville was ordered to Vera Cruz
and many Americans were assisted
to depart from a fund voted by con-
gress for that purpose. Huerta
finally decreed that the usual time
limit for warships In foreign waters
must be observed.
Felix Diaz was appointed special
ambassador to Japan July 10 and
started thither through the United
States and Canada. He had reached
Canada when Japan sent word that
his presence would o be accepted
Thereupon Diaz went to Europe,
probably to consult with his uncle,
porfirio Diaz. He returned to Ha-
vana, and as he had announced him.
self as a candidate for the presidency
ne ven October ~ to Vera Cruz,
where he became virtually a prison
er, awaiting orders from Huerta as
head of the army.
October 6 there was a change in
the cabinet Gamboa going out SO
that he might be the candidate of the
Catholic party for president. Torreon
fCoahuila) fell into the carran-
zaistas' hands October s. showing
that the revolution in the north was
by no means suppressed. In spite OF
this. it was stated that a loan of 1S..
900 900 pesos had been secured and
the money paid. chiefly from local
bankers.
Suddenly. October 3. a coup d'etat
was effected, led up TO by an out.
spoken attack by Senator Belisario
Dominguez. One hundred and ten
members ttwenty-three were subse-
quently released) of the chamber oil
deputies were imprisoned and the
chamber dissolved. Huerta proclaim
ing that he assumed the functions OF
congress and many OF the ministers
President Wilson %thereupon sent q
note 10 Iluerta stating that the Unit.
ed States would not recognize the re
suits of the election on October 90,
as they would be unconstitutional.
October 29 Ambassador Page In
London asked the British government
its construction OF its minister's Isl.
Lionel Carden) action in presenting
his credentials to Huerta the day af-
ter the forcible dissolution of the
Mexican congress-; and the reply was
that the date had been previously
selected and had no intentional rela-
ton to that event.
Meanwhile British. German and
French warships had been gathering
in the Gulf of Mexico. as there seem
ed a necessity to protect the subjects
of these nations in case an antifusion
uprising broke out in Mexico.
Monterey fell into the hands OF
carranza October IS. The election
October 2s) passed off quietly, al
though no general voting was at.
tempted. That day Gen. Felix Diaa
sent in his resignation from the army
and October 2o sought safety on a
United States warship in Vera Cruz
harbor.
A new Congress convened Novem-
Der 20 under Huerta. but no action
was taken concerning the election or
Huerta's relation to the government.
The status quo was preserved during
November.
1t was reported that ex-President
Diaz advised Huerta to yield to Unit
ed States demands; also that nego-
tions with Carranza had been opened
by President Wilson, but with no
open recognition. Mr.. Lind ven to
Tampico late In the month. where the
revolutionists were active and where
the oil business of Pearson & Son
was threatened, this company having
requested United States protection.
November 25 a battle between fed
erals and revolutionists took place