New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-04
U. S. Troops Likely to Go
to Mexico City to Main
tain Order.
GENERALS CONFER
WITH GARRISON
Mexican Dictator Said to
Plan Leaving Country in
the Cruiser Carlos V.
A B c MAY HELP
CHOOSE SUCCESSOR
Carranza Refuses to Suspend
Hostilities, Declaring 1t Would
Help Huerta.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. May 3.-Because OF
the persistent reports that the Huerta
regime is tottering to its fall, which
are accepted as authentic by the ad-
ministration, Secretary Garrison held
a conference this evening with Assist
ant Secretary Breckenridge and Cc~
erals Wotherspoon, Crowder, S .
and Aleshire, and later with the
sistant Secretary of the Navy.
1t is regarded as highly poss,ol:
that Huerta's abandonment OF the
Presidency will result in a situation III
the Mexican capital which will ne
cessitate the immediate dispatch OF
troops to Mexico City to maintain or
der and protect the lives and property
of foreigners.
The foreign legations have taken the
precaution TO equip themselves with
guards and arms for use in such an
emergency, but these would be Insult
ficient for long siege against a native
population, which might throw of all
restraint as soon as it was discovered
that the dictator himself had taken
fight
In such an event it would fall to the
lot of the United States. with troops
at Vera Cruz, to enter the capital, after
assuring the Constitutionalist and
other forces that It did so only for the
purpose of maintaining order.
The force now under the command
Of General Funston is scarcely sde
quate for that purpose. Even in the
vicinity of Vera Cruz there are about
ten thousand Federal troops.
There is doubt that Huerts will
leave behind him any one who will De
competent to control the army.
The fear that reign Of terror may
prevail is entertained here, especially
by the military authorities.
Information which the administra-
rion regards as trustworthy. that
Huerta, dictator OF Mexico. is az last
making preparations 10 quit the place
TO which he has chung so tenaciously.
has reached Washington.
The source Of this information is with
held. but the administration gives full
credence TO the report and officials
aware Of the advices received are con
vinced that Huerta's tenure Of office is
now only a matter OF hours.
The administration learns that
Huerta is making plans 70 leave
Mexico City. that he will go 10 Vera
Cruz and there seek asylum aboard
foreign man-of-war. n is believed that
he will ask the commander OF the
Spanish cruiser Carlos V, 10 take him
aboard and carry him 10 some foreign
port. II is stated that Huerta has
already arranged for the departure VI
his family from Mexico City.
Pressed By the rebels Of the north
harassed by the presence OF au
American army in Vera Cruz. worried
by a Cabinet crisis and personally i'm
perilled by unstable and dangerous con
ditions In his own stronghold Huerta
has about reached the end of his rope
The administration is confident that
even II his plan OF escaping gives way
10 some ft Of stubbornness and de-
termination TO die hghting. the end
will not be far of.
Hope News Is True.
The administration is sincerely hon.
ing that this news will prove core ~