The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-01-27
HuERTA READY
TO QUIT IF He
IS PROTECTED
u -
Wilson's Secret Mexican Program
Grants Protection to the
Dictator. -
VILLA AND ZAPATA ARE
IN WAY OF ARRANGEMENT
Powers viii Support President in
His New Peace Policy-De
La Barra President.

| Washington, ID. C., Jan. 26.-It is
possible to give tonight for the first
time an outline, exclusively on TIE
authority of a high Mexican soGrse,
President Wilson's secret Mexican
program.
| 1t follows:
FIRST-The voluntary retirement
| of President Huerta under pretoxs
| of taking charge of the federal army.
| SECCND-The elevation of Fran
| cisco dc la Barra to the provisional
presidency in Huerta's place.
THIRD-The recognition of the
dc la Barra government as de faeto
in the hope that it will acquire suf-
ticient strength to bring permanent
peace To Mexico.
This is the plan which the prcsi-
dent has been trying to work out
since his conference with Special
Envoy John Lind at Pass Christian.
De la Barra Acceptable.
Foreign powers with interests In
| Mexico are in touch with the United
States and are now awaiting the out
come. DC la Barra is acceptable TO
them as a provisional president, bnt
If the plan to replace Huerta fails
they will insist upon drastic action.
/ which President Wilson is under
Istood % be ready to take.
Agents Of both Mexico and the
United States have sounded out
General Carranza and he is for Ihc
De la BSrra scheme or anything That
will hasten the ousting of IIuerta.
He has cxacted pledges that The
reforms demanded by the Northern
states OF Mexico will be carried ont
and that the good offices OF ths
United States will be given to this
end.
One stumbling block in the way Of
speedy reace is the attitude of Cen
erals villa and Zapata. These bandit
chiefs are against any eompromi' e
but It is felt that they can be speed
lily won over as soon as Mexico Ia
placed under a leadership that will
have the recognition and backing OF
the United States
U. S. to Protect Huerta.
The recent conferences at Vera
ICruz between John Lind, Jesus Flores
Magon and other prominent Mexi-
cans have all been part of the plan
to get Huerta to step Gown for De Ii
Barra. Lind was authorized by
President Wilson to assure Huerta
that the power OF the government
would be used to protect his person
If he relinquished the presidency.
Tho fear of Huerta that he may
not be able to protect himself or
leaving the presidency has been ono
] of the chief elements in delaying an
agreement and elaborate plans to in
sure his safety are being worked ont
10y Lind and the Mexican leaders
who arc in the De la Barra moyc4
ncnt.
If .he scheme is finally agreed
upon the denomcnt will come sud-
denly, and almost before Mexico can
realize what has happened, its gov
ernment will again be shifted to a
new regime.
1t is expected that President viii.
son will take the Senate committee
on Foreign Relations into his con-
fidence at the White House meeting
' tomorrow night The present TOM
o per of a number of the Senator'S is 10
demand that the President outline
to them his plans to prevent any
hostile outbreaks on the Senate floor.
: Dictator Ready to Flee.
. huerta has long realized that II ~
? only question of time when he will
be overthrown and he has for SOME
timo been ready to step down If his
{ abdication could he brought about
: in a way TO save his face" He has
r no real intention to head the Meyi-
: can army but will use this pretexs
first to step safely from his present
, perilous position and later get cut
of Mexico.
II De la Barra was formerly Mexi-
| can ambassador to Washington aud
has held many other important posts