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Piden mas tropas para
la ~frontera.

Ell jueves ultimo, cuando esta-
ba aun en- efervescencia la crisis
que provoc6 ell incidente en- Tam
pico, ell Senador intervencionis-
ia Sheppard, pidi6 en- Washing
ton al Presidente Wilson y al Sc
cretario de la Guerra, Garrison,
que mandara mas tropas q Ia
frontera de nuestrO pals, creyen-
do seguramente que va habia lie
gado la bora de que cruzaran ell
rio. Mr.. SHEPPARD hizo esta Pc
tici6n, en- una carta urgente que
81 mismo escribi6 a Wilson y a
Garrison y apoyado en- un men,
safe que recibi6 del Mayor de
Mission, Texas, urgiendo ell en-.
vic de dichas tropas.
No sera dificil que ell Senador
por Texas, Mr.. Sheppard, sea
dueno de algunas acciones en- la
compania petroiifera de este pals,
la Standard Oil, dado So empeho
intervencionista, que no lie ha
cuajado hasta la fecha.
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Bautizo.

Ell doce del corriente recibi6 Ell
Sinton, Texas, las aguas del bau-
tismo cat6Iico, la nina Celia, hija
del Sr. Agapito Rodriguez y de su
esposa la Sra. Zenaida Gomez de
Rodriguez, apadrinando dicho &C.
to religioso ell senior Tiburcio l..
Deanda y 81 esposa la sonora An
gelita H. de Deanda.
Larga y feliz vida deseamos a
la nueva cristianita.
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ActuaImente Sc encuentra en-
Ia ciudad de Mexico Ell Sr. .Andre
Trid6n correSponsal de los periG-
dicos a~mericanos The Indepen-
dent" The Outlook y The
Nc Clure," y habIando en- dias
pasados sobre la revolution me-
xicana y ell origen de ella, habI6
extensamente en- Ia siguiente for
ma, que interesa conocer a nues-
tros lectores:
En- losEstados Unidos no hay
Gobierno; ALI no hay Presidente
de Ia Repdblica, en- Ia ampIla
acepci6n que signifca csc concep-
to; ALI no hay una voluntad gu
ornamental. Quien domino en-
todos los terrenOs y hace cuanto
uuiere, es ell capital. Ell Gobier-
no de losEEstados Unidos, esta
tornado por los banqueros, por
los grandes explotadores, pOr los
trafcantes de todas classes, por
tedos los que, teniendo cuantiosos
~intereses que defender, aportan
un capital para obtener Ia cleo
ci6n de los hombres que han de
cuidar los ~intereses de aqueiloss
Hay tres partidos poGticos en-
la Union Americana: los republi-
canos. los dem5cratas Y los pre-.
g~resistas. Al OR nombrar tales
grupos, Sc pensara que cada uno
de ellcs sigue rumbo distintO; Pc
70 no es asi. Todos estan some
tidos a la voIuntad de los banque-
ros. Y s. Sc me progunta cu&I
es Ia diferencia entire IN reDuoG:
cano Y IN dem5crata, no pOQIla
contestar mas que en- esta forma:
la diferencis s:on5iste en- que
los republicanOs estan por TAFT y
los demtcr- t 5 pur Wilson; pero
ell fondo de la poitica que segui-
ran ambos grupoS, sera Siempre
Ia misma: consarvar la prepOn-
derancia del capital.
'tSuele suceder que alguno de
les partidos !ogra atraerse las sim
patias del proletariado, como
aconteci6 Gltimamente con ell par
lido republican,, que resulto po-
pular por las prOmesas que hizo.
Los capitalists vieron entOnces
IN peligro en- csc grupo pOlitico,
no precisamente por quien fuese
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I'm periodista extranjero habIa So
hre nuestrOs asuntOS.
Acusa a los capitalists de este pals de fOnsE'
tar Ia r~sVuelta.

ell candidate, sino porQue la masa
que integraba ell partid0, deman-
daria Ell cumplimiento del progra-
ma propuesto jQue sucedi6 en-
tonces? Que los capitalists bus,
caron la manera de restar elemen
tos al partido republican,. 10 cual
consiguieron fernando ell parti-
do progresista, a cuyo frente pu-
sieron al ex Presidente Roosevelt
Ell ST.. Perkins, socio de la casa
Morgan, fue Ell encargado de for
mar la nueva facci6n polftica.
"Ei resultado va 10 vimos.
Triunfaron los dem6cratas, no
porque former mayoria, sino por-
que los republicanos Sc debilita-
ron, al dividirse,
La CrlSlS Fnanclera.
Una vez explicado quienes
son los que gobiernan en- los Es-
tados Unidos, voy a referirme a
los i~ntereses y conveniencias de
esos hombres de negocios.
BESIDE hace algunosi amos Sc
viene notando en- los Estados Uni
dos un exceso de production.
Las mercancias sc acumulan ca
da ano, sin encontrar saIida por
ninguna parte; en-. consequence,
los negocios, en- general, han su
frido lesiones de consideration, J
hay millares de hOmbreS sin ira,
bajo. Sc caIcuIa la cifra de los
desocupa1os en- doSci9nt0s mil.
.iQu6 va a hacerse con esos nom
bres cue tienen que cubrir nece-
sidaies jmpariosas de vida, Que
Sc acsupan en- las pIaza5, ea las
igtesias, en- todos los ;itioS publ
cos a D-dir I'm padazo de pan y
IN sitio para dormir? He ami G.
principal factor que Sc debe con
siderar en- este asunto. Los ca.
. pitalistas veian una amenaZa en-
ell proletariado sin trabajo. A
soto yoce" circular rumOres
anunciando una pr6xima revuel-
ia en- los Estados Unidos, y algu-
nos agitadores comienzan a pu-
lular entire los desocupados. CO.
mo presagio de tormenta.
Aquf entra la question meXicaRa.
Buscando los capitalists Ia
manera de conjurar Ell peligro en-
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dos los hijos de Mexico, sera la
1nica forma de conjurar ell pell,
gro. ST tOdos las mexicanos per-
manecen unidos, y en- lugar de
restarse fuerzas mdtuamente, las
ponen al servicio de uua causa,
causa grande y noble, como es Ia
del mandamiento de IL naclona-
lidad, los capitalists norte, anne
ricanos veran que .el canine es
mas escabroso de 10 cue Green, y
entonces buscaran una forma
mas conciliadora, para salVar los
iinteroses americanOs sin leslonar
los meXicanos.
"Dias antes de mi salida de
Nueva York, Sc hablaba en- los
circulos fnancieros, de dividir la
RepGblica de Mexico en- dos par
ties: una del Norte y otra del Sur;
la primera quedaria, aparente-
mente, bajo ell dominic de los re-
beldes; la del Sur en- poder del
Gobierno MeXicano. Solo una &C.
guedad incomprensible e imper-
donabIe puede llevar a los rebel
des a pactar csc convenio, pues
TODD ell mundo puede yer que Sc
trata unicamente de desmembrar
la parte mas RIGA de Mexico, pa
"a absorverla despues.
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han fjado en- Mexico. Pero no
Sc crea que por animadversi6n a
los m~exicanos, sino porque los in
teresados Green que este es III
pals d6bil, donde tienen probabi-
lidades de triunfo.
"Yo puedo asegurar que 81 ell
Canada no estuviera bajo la sal
vaguardia de Inglaterra, desde
hace mucho tempo que ell Cana
da habria sido invadido pOr los
americanos.....
"Pero por ALI no es facil la ex-
pansi6n: y entonces han busca-
dola hacia Ell Sur, aprovechandO
las condolences anomalies en- que
Sc halla esta RepGblics. De ma
nera que, aunQue ell Presidente
de los Estados Unidos declara
que no Sc pretende expansion de
ningun genera, 20 puedo asegu-
rar, porque tengo motives para
clio, de que ell capital americana
desea la guerra con Mexico; de
que fomenta la revuelta Ecomo
medic para lograr sus fines, y
de que no cejara en- su labor,
mientras no logre resolver ell
problema que tiene por delante.
En- Nueva York han quebra-
do ultimamente cinco grandes
empresas industriales. que en-
pleaban cerca de mil hombres ca
da una. Y este es tan grave,
que los peri6dicos apenas 81 han
hablado de este asunto muy por
encima, para no proyocar mayor
alarma.
La crisis economical por Ia
'cual atraviesa actualmente Ia
Union Americana es tan grave,
como Ia de 1907.
"'Natur almente, al convencerse
los capitalists de que los rebel
des mexicanOs podian proporciO-
mar eI medic SECURE de Ilagar a
la ~conQuista del territorio meXi-
cano, no vacilaron en- apoyar a
los r~evoltosos; Y csc apoyo eS
tan effective, que Sc necesita ser
ciego para no comprenderlo. La
familia Madero estableci6 en- la
Gale Is de Nueva York, una
gran ofcina. que Sc dice 0anca-
ria Y de comisiones. jSe hace al
gun negocio ALI? 70 no 10 creo.
Diariamente y a todas h0ras vi
sitan esas ofcinas muchos hon.
bres que est8n en- contacto con los
grandes capitalists; permane-
cen en- conferencias demasiado
largas para no ser sospechosas 8;
Y los agentes revolucionarios que
van a Nueva York, cuentan con
toda clase de auxilios....
Use ~necesita algo mas claro
para yer ell fondo en- esta cues
ton?
mo Duedo Greer que los revolu-
cionarios mexicanos ignoren las
intenciones de los capitalists
norte. a~mericanos. Porque va
no es IN secreto para nadie 10
que pretende 81 capital yanqui;
todos sus esfuerzos tienden a IN
solo fin: ell de agotar las fuerzas
: de Mexico. para luego Obligar al
Presidente Wilson a una inter
venci6n armada.....Y como Ell
Presidente Wilson, no es mas
que IN Instruments del capital,
Sc hara 10 que los capitalists
uuieran. 81 los rebeIdes estan
ciegos para no yer claro en- astas
maquinacionss, es tempo de que
abran los ojos, de que Sc conven-
IAN de que Ia ayuda que Sc les
presta, no tiene pOr objeto secun-
darlos en- un causa que, cualQuie-
"a que sea, NADIA interesa al Pre-
sidente Wilson, nj a los capitals
tas, nj en- general, a lpueblo anne
ricano.
Como Sc conjuraria ell peligro.
Una intensa labor de naciona-
lismo Y I'm agrupamiento de TO-
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
N0ARKANSAN TO
\ Be APPOINTED
SENATOR CLARKE SAYS WILSON,
WILlNOT COME HERE FOR
%LufTON'S SUCCESSOR.
western Ncw.aper Union News Service.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Clarke OF
Arkansas, wlo was mentioned as a pos
sible successor to the late Associate
Justice Luron of Tennessee on the
Supreme Beech, conferred with Pres
ident Wilson Wednesday. n
Clarke, who.e vote is being claimed
by both sides in the controversy over
The confirmation of Thomas ID. Jones
OF Chicago. as a member OF the led
eral Reserve Board. refused TO DIFF
Cuss with newspaper men the ooJect
of his visit to the White House. Al
though the presidents friends hope
to be able 10 depend on Senator
Clarke. the opponents Of the prest
dent declare that Jones defense OF
the International Harvester Trust nas
been quite sufficient to a~ntagonize =
senator hailing from an agricultural
state like Arkansas.
Fort Smith.@"From all information
that | can gather there is not the
slightest probability that any Arkan
sas man can be considered for the cs-
listing vacancy Non the Supreme
bench" said a TELEGRAM received here
from United States SENATOR James r
Clarke. The telegram was sent "
John n Arhuckle jassistant United
states proseCutinpk attorney. who
urged Senator Cla{ke TO suppo',
Judge Jeptha II. Evans oil BoohesnN
for the vacancy cauysed by the death
OF Justice Lurton.
Judge Evans reti1res from the civ
emit bench of the Thirteenth judicial
district in Octoherf after serving 2
years.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Happenings in Arkansas
TWO NOMINATIONS
BY REPUBLICANS
A. L. KINNEY FOR GOVERNOR
AND II. n. MYERS FOR
u. S. SENATOR.

Western Newspaper linton News Scrvice
Little Eock-The Republican state
Convention, placed only two candidates
in the field. Mayor Andrew l.. Kin
ney OF Green Forest. was nominated
fer governor, defeating A.. {. Curtis
Of Eonoke, and J. $. Mcconnell OF Hot
Springs.
Harry II. Myers. who was their nomi-
nee for governor in 1907, 1904, and
t915. was nominated for United States
Senator.
The Lily White contest from Pu-
laski county. led BY 4. {. Eemmel,
chairman OF the county committee.
was settled against the negroes. who
We're denied a seat in the conYen-
ton.
The only counties not represented
at the convention were cleveland.
Cross. Grant. Greene. Howard. John
son., Sewer. Sharp. and Desha. The
threat of some of the Pulaski county
negroes. who were denied a seat in
the state convention. to call a CONVEX
ton of their own. and nominate a state
ticket has Sc far failed to materialize,
and there is little prospect that my,
thing more will ever be heard Of it
The Republican state platform in
cludes the following plank: W be-
lieve tina the time has come in the
history OF our country when the fran
chise should be extended TO women,
and if put in power we propose to have
the right OF suffrage extended TO the
women OF Arkansas"
The adoption of this plank was
brought about by the activity or a
delegation OF women from the Pollti-
cal Equality League who occupied a
stage box during the convention, and
we're invited to the stage to present
their case. Speeches were made by
their president. Mrs. O. +. Ellington.
and Mrs. 7. T. Gotham. The others
In the party were Mrs. Ches. Jennings,
MISS. :. Wassell. Miss Jennie Mur-
ply. pr. Ida Joe Brooks, Mrs. George
f Cunningham. Miss Josephine Miller
aud Miss Frances Fidmonson.
While the negro delegation from Pu.
laski county We're not seated in the
convention. there "A a scattering oi
negroes from other counties, among
them being the following Drew l.,
Jackson .. Ouae.ita J.. Jefferson I
(on,v one white man in the deiega-
tionl..Monroe l.. Lafayette 3
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
COL. W. G. WHIPPlE Is Dl
He Had for Years Been Prominei
Affairs OF State Capital.

Western Newspaper rnion News Servicr.
Little Rock,-Col. William &c
Whipple. - years old. pioneer eli
OF Little Rock and for many yea
leader in commercial and legal ci
of Little Rock. died AT 4 o'clock +
morning AT Roane Mountain, T
where he and Mrs. Whipple had
for the benefit OF Colonel WIFI
health. Colonel Whipple had be
i'll health. and sew Aral days ago fel
injured his hip, which. IL is bell
in his weakened condition, has
his death.
The remains were brought 10
Rock. and the funeral was held
p. IN. Saturday.
Colonel Nhipple was born ;
4. 1884. in Windsor. Conn, H.,
elected mayor OF Little Rock T.
without opposition. He purchas
first steam roller ever used on a.,
IA roads. He was L. S. Distr'
torney for the Eastern District
1901 until 1913. He had been ch
Tor OF the Episcopal Diocese Of
sas for a. years. He was app,
major OF volunteers by the go'
of Wisconsin soon after the oui
OF the Civil war and came 10
Rock in 1869 as U. :. Attorney
appointment by President Grant.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Disappearing Pastor Found.

Milwaukee. Wis THAT the Rev.
Louis Patmont, whose mysterious dis
appearances Of the last few months
have caused widespread interest. has
been found at Rib Lake, Wis. has
been substantiated by n telegram from
that place. The telegram was from a
clergyman named Stone at whose
home the temperance worker has been
visiting since he disappeared from De
troit June II. Rev G. l. Milton. who
went to Rib Lake, also said he recog-
nized Patmont.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
BOOSTING THE UNIVERSITY
will Cover the , entire State. =
~Canvassine Program OF the rseu's

Western Newspaper Union sr-'s"rvirr
Fayetteville. - VIZ - President W
N. Gladson OF tho University OF AZ
kansas announced a complete can
wasting program : g cover every coun
y in the state VI 18th the view OF SUB
stantially increasingly next years NJ
tendance. Prof. w. +. StcznG"r~
or a three weeks trip in Washin
Benton. Sebastian and Crawford c
ties. by July - the full team of
including former students and II
hers OF the faculty. will be in full
GRAFTON.
In connection with the extensive
vcrtising campaign now under
moving picture films OF unive
scenes will be shown in practi
every town in the state. The {
state has been divided into dis,
in charge of different individ
Faculty members who will con
the C%anvassing Committee are:
Il steiner. j. NJ. Borders. Be
Mitchell, w. \. Wilson. {. II. Br
A.. M%arinoni. W. G. Murphy. G. f
ley and W. NJ Gladsou. Former
Tents engaged In the work are:
kellar, e c. Lake, c. q. Kelly.
Joiner AND w. f. Waters.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Federal sulldila Planned.

Neutrality-suspicious. NJ. Blaisdell, an
architect of Little Rock. who has been
interested by the people OF this city
in the proposed construction OF the
postofice and federal building here.
Will leave soon for WASHINGTON to at.
tempt TO induce the Postofice Depart
ment to proceed with the erection Of
the building at once An a%ppropria-
tion of . 5000 has been made by Con.
gresa for the construction of the fed
eral building for A~rkadelphia and the
site bad Teen donated by Capt. HUE
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Two Prophets

Apropos OF Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
~light-hearted prophecy that the Eng
iish would yet rise up and lynch their
militant sutfragists, Mrs. lnez Milhol-
land Boissevain said in New York:
Sir Arthur is one of the minor nov
elists. and still more, he is one of the
minor prophets. Give women the vote
instead of l~ynching her-that is the
better way to put an end to militancy
And Englishmen of Sir Arthur's
chucha-headed type say exasperatIng
things like that about the militants
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Reward for spenee,s Body.

Harrisou.-h reward OF $500 will be
offered for the recovery of the body
of Claude spence. for whose alleged
murder Charles Cowden is now In
jail awaiting the action Of the grand
Judy. This reward will he raised BY
the people OF Boone County and the
subscription has already been headed
by !. II. Holt OF this city.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
New National Bank at Hope.

Hope The citizens Bank of Hope
has received a charter from the GOV.
eminent changing IT TO a national in
stitution. 1t viii be known as the
citizens National Bank Of Hope. The
capital has been increased from $40,
oel To 500, 600, fully paid Il. VI la.
gronc Il VI. Rriant and {. {. Spra.
rim have heen reelected as presi-
dent. vice president and cashier. r..
s~nectIKelN.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
prou,h Retards Fruit Shipments.

Prescott.-Although Cantaloupes on
the Prescott & Northwestern Railroad
have been ripening for the past ten
days. only 81 ars have been shipped
TO date. Truck growers attribute the
slow ripening OF the fruit to the con
tinued drouth. IL being nine weeks
since some parts of the cantaloupe sec
ton has received rain. II is estimated
that from 200 to 400 cars will be ship.
ped during the season.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
preacher VIII VISIT Holy land.

T~exarkana= The Rev. clifford :.
Weaver. pastor of the Central Chris,
tian church. has been granted a leave
OF absence by his CONGREGATION, who
also presented him with funds for a
trip to the Holy Land. Or. Weaver
will start this fall or winter. During
his absence there will he no cnrtail.
ment of his salary rs pastor.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Socialists Enter the Race.

Pocahontas. The Socialist party in
convention here put. partial ticket
I'm he field FER September. Luther
Johnston. who made the race for rep.
resentative two years axe on the So
cialist ticket. was renominated. l.. r
Austin Of Maynard was nominated
for sheriff and collector.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Wife Fears Foul Play.

Jonesboro. Chief of Police
tague has received a letter from
Chauncy l. Storrs of Advance,
seeking information about her
band. a sawmill man. who disaI
from the ST oLuis terminals on
30 and since that time nothin
been heard of him. 1t being fear
the wife that he has met with fou
as he had never had any finan'
family trouble To cause him u
home. He had formerly been
city in the lumber business.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Cotton Conditions Spotted.

Memphis Cotton crop conditions
over the belt are decidedly spotted.
owing 10 the scattered nature Of the
rains Of the past fortnight. In the
West the weather has been decidedly
hot and dry. except that wood rains
have fallen in Louisiana and IN parts
of Arkansas.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
For Camden Land once.

Washington. u. president VIII.
son sent the nomination OF Oscar h.
Gordon of Prescott and Robert u. New
ton Of Camden TO the Senate TO sue
coed l.. T.. Rowe and II. Friedheim. res.
pectively. as receiver Of public moneys
and register of the Camden land of
flee. MIR. Gordon is a banker.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
$50. 900 Negro Bathhouse.

Hot Springs-The b%athhouse for
negroes. located on Malvern avenue,
will be a most modern institution.
The sum OF 100000 has been sub.
scrihed by a negro secret order To
complete the work and ]. w. Sand
ford OF Memphis has been awarded
the contract. The Department OF the
Interior OF the United States govern
ment has approved the plans.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
NEW PRESIDENT NOT SOLDIER
Francisco CarbaJal's Public Career
Has Differed Materially From
That Of Huerta.

Mexico City Francisco Carhajal
is forty four years old. a native Of
the state Of Cdmpeche. and a lawyer
Almost ever ince tile start q hts
career he has occupied posts In the
Judiciary In The Mddtro admIuistra
uon he WAS a senator, but relin-
pushed his post 10 re-euter the SUI
preme court. OF which he was chief
Justice at the time General I;uerta ap.
pointed HIM minister of foreign rela-
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Much Ammunition snuooled.

III Pasco Twenty thousand cart.
ridges are being smucrled daily over
the international line n this point. aC-
cordinr 10 military officials here The
ammunition has beer destined both
TO General Villas troops and Federal
~irregulars.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23

Mexico city. Little Importance is
attached to the new revolution cen.
Pascual Orouzco and others are report
ed 10 be co~ntemPiatns. 1t hats been
said Orozco plans 10 motoll q his
forces around Aguas Calicntes and
proceed 10 Queretaro.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Ordered 10 Hot SPRINGS.

Washington. u Captain VIII
liam L. Keller, United States Army
Medical Corps. has beer relieved from
duty at West Point Military Academy
TO take effect August -. and has been
ordered TO proceed to the Army and
Navy General hospital at Hot Springs.
Ark.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
general VIVA 10 be recognized.

Tcrro11. Co-huila THAT Constitu-
~tioralist troops will not enter MEXICO
City without some representation OF
the Division Of the North, commanded
by General Villa, is the prevalent
OPINION here.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
To Begin Transatlantic Trip

Hammonlsport, y. lieutenant
Porte. pilot of the Rodman Wanna
maker flying boat, expects to start for
Newfoundland not later than August
!, and the America will 60 with him.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Was First Minister 70 Persia.

Burlington. Nt-S J. w. benjamin,
author. artist and diplomat, died sud
denly Sunday AT his home hcre lio
was the FIRST United States minister
10 Persia. receiving his appointment in
1883
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Not Much Sound.

Jones-You should look more pleas
ant since the doctor said you were
as sound as a dollar.
Brownies, but there isn't much
sound to a paper dol'av.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23

one minute. and the next minute be.
seech them to bury the Ratchet. Well.
they'll bury II
Mrs, Roisseyain smiled gayly.
They'll bury it, all right-in OIL
paintings-and statuary-and, maybe.
a chucklehead or two
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23
Chautauaua at Ozark.

ozark.-Ozark is to have a chautau.
qua, commencing August IL and con
tinuing until August II.
The Dermott news., 1914-07-23

This action by Huerta brought IN
angry response from President Wilson,
who notified him that the United
States would not consider giving any
recognition to the results Of elections
following such an u~surpation of power.
European and South American gov
ernments were given to understand
that they might expect drastic action
by the United States in Mexico If
Huerta did not retire. But Huerta did
not retire, and the United States tool
no action.
Huerta Stays on Job.
Though barred from being 4 candi-
date. it was announced hat Huerta
had received the greatest number of
votes in the elections held in Novem-
Der, which were admittedly farcical.
Felix Diaz was also a candidate, but,
fearful of Huerta, did not venture
further into Mexico than the port of
Vera Cruz.
The elections for president were de
clared null and void, because not a
sufi cieut number OF districts had par
~ticipated in the voting, anc as a re
suit OF the farce Huerta remained IN
power as provisional president.
In December in addressing congress.
President Wilson announced thatHuer-
Ia, the usurper. was neal his collapse,
and expressed the opinion that il
would not be necessary to alter the
policy Of watchtul waiting
Meanwhile Francisco Villa. former
bandit, achieved new fame by captur=
ing Juare2, in December. thus begin
ming a series OF brilliant victories
which gave the revolution its mo
mentum which has swept Huerta out
OF power.