Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
DICTATOR HAS PLANS MADE IN
CASE POSITION IS
MENACED.
TO MAKE FINAL STAND
IN CITY OF PUEBLA
Elimination, Which 10 Said to Be
Planned by Mediators-Garrison at
PuebIa Provisioned For Long Siege
Rebels May Block Mediation.

Washington, May 13-That General
Huerta in preparing for crisis in his
dictatorship. has long been planning to
leave Mexico City with his troops and
make last stand at Puebla. midway
between Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
was understood today to have been
told President Wilson last night by
Nelson O'Shaughnessy. former charge
OF the American embassy In the Mexi-
can capital.
The president, it is said, had been
informed that Huerta had picked
Puebla as his last refuge in case in
sursents get too close to Mexico City,
and that late developments in the revo-
luton had caused him already to begin
tortifying and provisioning Puebla.
Has No Intention Of Rcsiqninq.
Mr.. o. Shaughnessy is said to have
tod the president that Huerta had no
intention of resigntng. but that the
Mexican dictator realized that his
regime could not stand long. At Puebla
according to plans said to have been
determined on months ago, he would
nsht rather than consent to elimina :
ton.
Realizing that he eventually must
be deposed, Huerta. it Is said. desires
TO acquire as much glory as possible
before the inevitable happens.
Army 10 Small.
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy Is said further to
tO1A
Der OF troops Huerta has at his com
mand Is greatly exaggerated and that
as matter of fact they number only
from 1000 to 5000 men. Neither
Iapata or Villa would have any great
diniculty in taking the city, it is under.
stood to be the view MIR. O'shaugh-
messy expressed.
Hts information is along the line OF
other reports reaching the governmen,
within the last few weeks.
Further information from these
sources Is that Huerta has been ship
ping gold abroad In contemplation OF
his ultimate exile.
Mediators to Oepose Huerta,
Elimination Of General Huerta and
the establishment Of a provision gov
ernment In Mexico. in which both
Huerta and the constitutionalist fac
tlons would be represented. is con-
templated IN Plan which the three
oouth American mediators now are
WORKING out to be proposed for the
solution OF the entire Mexican problem
ms the f:st inttmation as to the
details of the mediation plans, became
inown tonight, although neither the
medlators nor state department Off
clals would make any statement ar
10 now nearly complete is the plan to
De submitted to American and Mexi-
can delegates when they meet the
Soutn American ENJOYS at Niagara
Fails, Canada next Monday
1t was learned that the proposs.]
might be that the setting up OF a
temporary government be undertaken
by a commission composed of five
persons, two of them to be named by
Huerta. two by the constitutionalists
and the NTH by the mediators.
Sounding tho Rebels.
While the mediators have withdraw
their invitation to the constitutionalists
to send delegates to their conference il
IS generally believed that information
IS being sought as to whether the con
sttutlonahsts would consent in case OF
Iho eiAi''Hlt1tAoL VI nuertd, to some form
OF temporary government in which he
would be represented. Those close ia
the mediators say 1t is believed this
arrangement Is the only possible one
under which peace may be restored in
Mexico under conditions satisfactory t.,
all Mexican factions and to the United
States
Since the recent withdrawal OF the
invitation to send delegates to the
Niagara Falls conference no effort.
have been made by the mediators tc
have the constitutionalists send rem.
resentatives and 1t has been stated in
authoritative quarters that none will be
made. Nevertheless it is known tha,
the peace ENJOYS intend to conside,
the constitutionalist side of the prob-
lem in their plan.