The Detroit times., 1914-04-25
HUERTA'S ATTITUDE
CAUSES GRAVE ALARM
oContinued from rage opeD.

communication with Mexico City
through the Brazilian embassy, which
now represents MS In Mexico, and
other embassies here
II is not alone Americans who are
In danger British and German citi-
zens have been threatened there and
| II is admitted that drink-craZed
mob could hardly be expected 10 be-
any TOO careful whom its members
attacked. The admitted fact that
| lluerta had refused TO permit all
! Americans 20 accompany O'Shaugh.
messy, and that all Americans had
been disarmed by the dictator's di-
rect orders had very sinister sound,
| Why this was done is not yet clear
TO officials There are fears that GER
tain men were singled out 10 he kept
in the capital.
One ray OF hope existed here. That
was that the Americans may have
taken refuge in the other foreign EN-.
bassies and legations. II they have
they may be safe as even a Huerta
would hesitate a long time before
countenancing any general attack
upon foreigners.
Officials at the navy department
confidentially admitted that ii Ameri-
cans have been killed or il any con
siderable portion are besieged by
mobs, II may be necessary TO rush an
expedition OF blueiackets and ma.
rines inland from Vera Cruz with or.
ders 20 enter the capital at any cost.
/ They hope the hand OF the United
States will not be forced until Fans
ton and his men, and especially his
Eheayy artillery, can get TO Vera Cruz.
They admit that the situation is
fraught with the .gravest danger and
that 1t may he changed at moments
notice. :.
Meanwhile, on The surface. an atti.
'Iliasroy ssa - -. :, ....----.tSe,y
The president was not at his desk,
but was in touch with his cabinet at
all times. Senator stone, OF Missouri,
although still compelled To use crutch-
les To get about. had resumed com
manc OF the senate committee on for
elgn relations. He visited the White
House ana the state department, but
said he had nothing to say regarding
the governments plans
AnNiously waiting but ready 10
strike vigorously anywhere was the
attitude.
Until word comes from Mexico City,
anC the various points in interior Mex
leo, where Americans are. marooned
practically prisoners and hostages of
war, no further warlike measures will
be taken. But the apprehension in
creaseE as time goes on, and no APP
parenf solution OF the entire difficulty
or plan for further action is worked
out
Consul Canada. at-Nera Cruz. trans
mitted various reports OF the arrest OF
Americans and other foreigners, rn'
mored TO be facing execution The
state department cabled him back to
make every endeayor to get full au
thentic facts at once.
The diplomatic tangle over Mexico
has created a situation of unrtst here
in Washington.
Congressional leaders are vainly
importuning the White House for an
announcement OF definite policy. No
word comes from the president He
ana his advisers may have a decided
plan, but all knowledge of ii is with
held from the public. The inevitable
result OF campaign OF silence has
been the circulation Of rumors which
are not denied. The result was a
tenseness today in congress which
may break into storm OF open crit
icism OF Secretary Bryan and the
president at any moment.
Congressional leaders generally be-
lieve that the president and Bryan
have been in negotiations with Car.
rama They say they are assured
that the president sent word TO
Pancho Villa that with Vera Cruz in
the hands of the United States forces
there was now no reason why the con-
stitutionalist forces now at Tampico
should not push directly southwark
without delay and take Mexico City.
These congressional chieftains insist
the reports that the constitutionalists
have renewed their assault on Tam
pico confirms this belief
The White House and state depart
ment refuse TO discuss the matter.
But Secretary Bryan and Secretary
Daniels have issued several direct
statements praising CaTranza. Villa
and their men and insisting there is
no chance that they will join hands
with Huerta.
A very plain studied effort is mani.
fest everywhere in administration
circles TO reassure the constitutional.
lists against any fear that this nation
has any permanent designs on Next
can territory.
Meanwhile, the reports continue To
reach this city from the border that
the rank and file OF the constitutions
alists are chatting over the situation.
At Torreon many OF Villas crack men
are reported TO have abandoned his
cause and to be en- route south TO join
the federals under the terms OF the
general amnesty proclamation issued
by Huerta and under which Zapata
and his band of irregulars have al.
ready espoused the federal cause.
Huerta has apparently csguessed
the United States on one proposition.
The president and all OF his advisers
were confident THAT his handing of
passports TO 'Shaughnessy would be
followed by a formal declaration OF
war. This would then have permitted
the United States to have accepted
the def and rushed its troops into the
interior from Vera Cruz
Hnerta. Instead, has contented him.
self With issuing proclamatipns de.
nouncing the United States; calling
on all classes or Mexicans to rally to
1.-THE support OF the government. but
not issuing the document that would
mean a formal war AS result the
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