The Green Forest tribune., 1914-07-24
u. S. DEMANDS HE RESIGN.

elected and that his pretenses to the contrary were sham.
 U. S. DEMANDS HE RESIGN.
 When it became certain that the elections had resulted in no constitu tional choice on account of the failure of voters to go to the polls, the Amer ican government peremptorily called on him to resign.
 In a statement to the diplomatic corps November g Huerta announced that he would declare the result of the election null and order another cleo tion.
 November 12 Huerta refused to ac- resignation, and Mr. Lind left Mexico City for Vera Cruz.
 Meantime the United States dis patched warships to the Mexican coast and Americans continued to leave Mexico.
 U. S. VEERs TO cARRANZA.
 Definite proposals were made by the United States to Carranza and his adherents.
 Several of the European powers, notably Great Britain, Germany and France, gave strong support to the policy of the United States.
 The constitutionalists grew stronger and continued their advance to the south. They captured Victoria, Chi huhua, Juarez and Tuliacan.
 The situation became so critical that Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Japan ordered warships to Mexican waters.
 Fighting continued at Tampico and many other centers. Torreon soon was taken by the constitutionalists. RAISES EMBARGO ON ARMS.
 An embargo placed on the exporta- tion of arms from the United States to Mexico was raised early in February of the present year
 A large. number of American troops were concentrated on the border, and the American fleet in Mexican waters was strengthened
 The constitutionalists advanced on Torreon and Monterey. The former place was captured early in April.
 Then came the departure of MT. Lind from Vera Cruz and the arrest of party of American bluejackets at Fampieo, for which an apology and salute were demanded by the United States and refused by Huerta.
 AMERICANS TAKE VERA CRUZ.
 April 21 American bluejackets and ;,, consequence of the reported arrival of a large consignment of arms and am l munit.on for Huerta. A number of l Americans were killed in the street 1 fighting. The Mexicans retired and destroyed portion of the railroad ..44fHtl tbe Americans held the port. / Shortly after a mediation pr0posaI i from Argentina, Brazil and Chile was accepted. conference ensued at Ni- l agara Falls.
 In the interval American troops re- lieved the bluejackets at Vera Cruz. tion of the port.
 l Tampico and Zacatecas fell into the constitutionalists' hands and the vic torious armies continued their march on Mexico City, where rumors were in | circulation for many weeks of the res | ignation of Huerta. With Huertas retirement the con- stitutionalists feel that their revolu- tion has virtually triumphed They | turned against him the moment he 1 overthrow Madero, the constitutional president of Mexico, in February, 1912, and have waged war with unrelenting vigor ever since.
 U. S. TROOPS REMAIN IDLE. The prospect of an early solution of the Mexican problem gave both presi- dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan much joy, naturally. American forces will not be withdrawn from Vera Cruz until stable government has been es- tablshed in Mexico City and recogni- tion has been accorded the new gov ernment.
 The feeling is general, however, that if Carranza gives guarantees to politi- cal offenders as we'll as the people generally recognition will be prompt ly extended by the United States and other nations of Central and South Ampripa WoI1 FurOpn