The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-29
ULT|MATUM SENT
TO UNITED STATES
Huerta Men Say Three Nations
Ask Action in Mexico.
DICTATOR SEES OUTSIDE AID
Asserts Powers viii Sweep Aside
Monroe Doctrine and Help Fed
edals-Scores Arrested in
Alleged Plot.

FL PaSO, lex, Jan. 2S.-An ultima.
tum has been given to the United
States by England, Germany and
France, either to recognize Huerta or
intervene in Mexico within 80 days,
according to private advices said to
have been received by prominent Mex,
leans here from Mexico City.
The advices say Huerta expects rec
ognitiOn by the United States. He
does not expect Intervention, but I'M
less recognition 10 given, he thinks
the Monroe doctrine will be set aside
In the case of Mexico and outside
powers will aid the federal government
in putting down the revolution.
Credence Is given to these reports
in high Mexican circles, according to
the advices received here, and in
view of some change by President Will
son, intimated at the conference Mon
day night, army officials here say there
may be truth In the report.
Huerta Rejects All Negotiations.
Washington, Jan. 28.-That all nego-
tiations with President Huerta have
come to naught was the main informa.
ton impaired to senators of the for
elgn relations committee by President
Wilson at their long conference at the
White House, and today both the ex.
ecutive and legislative departments
realized that they faced an increas-
ingly critical situation because of his
defiance.
1t is not anxiety over the elimina-
ton Of Huerta that is most felt The
dictators financial and military sup
port is expected to cave under him
before long. 1t is the chaos certain
to follow that collapse which gives the
president and his advisers concern. 1t
was hoped that Huerta might be made
to see the hopelessness of his cause
and consent to some orderly method of
retirement. ...,z-- ....
The widespread conspiracy in Mex
leo. though seemingly temporarily
foiled by arrests Of military and polit-
ical leaders, Is evidence of the pres
ent shaky position of the dictator"
President Wilson described to the
senators the reports he had received
from Special Commissioner Lind, told
of his personal conference with repre-
sentatives of General Huerta and the
Catholic party of Mexico at Pass Chris.
tian, and OF the subsequent negotia-
tions these men had conducted with
Lind.
President Wilson emphatically de
clared he has no immediate intention
of authorizing the occupation Of Mex.
leo City by American marines, and he
hopes such action will not be neces-
sary when Huerta's overthrow takes
place. Through their organization of
guards. foreigners will be able tempo
rarily to protect themselves, but If
they should not then a sufficient force
of marines will be sent to their relief.
Scores Of Arrests Made.
Mexico City, Jan. 2S.-Scoree of ar
rests we're made of anti-Huerta poll.
ticisns, who are charged with compile
ity in the plot to put Felix Diaz in the
National palace. Government officials
declare that from 900 to 700 persons
are involved and that all danger Of
an uprising Is not yet past.
Mexicans Seize Americans.
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. ga Mexico
Northwestern mixed train has been
captured by Maxine CastiIlo's bandits
below Guzman. Castillo was at one
time chief of Francisco Madero's body
guard.
The train was composed of passen
ger and freight cars and carried a
number of American ranchers and cat
tlemen who were going to Chihuahua
Some concern Is felt for the safety
of the Americans on the train because
of Castillo's order to shoot all Amer
leans who return to their ranches in
the western part of the state which
he controls.
Alleged Piotters Appeal to U. S.
Mexico City, Jan. 2S.-Fearing that
they would be put to death at Huer-
ta's order, the men who we're arrest.
ed in the alleged plot against the gov
eminent have appealed to Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, the American charge
daffaires, to save them.