Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-05-07
.HUERTA SEEKS
way TO Retire.
Dictator Said to Be Looking tol
Asylum On Warship ,.
WOULD LEAVE THE PRESIDENCY

Said to Demand Only Safe Conduct to
Port and Is Content to Throw Up
the Struggle in This Event-Prefers
Foreign Warshap.
Vera Cruz. Mex, May 4.-PersisteH
reports continue to circulate here
that General Huerta intends to re-
tire from the provisional presidency of
Mexico on condition that he be as
sured j safe conduct to a port and
placed on board a foreign warship.
1t is declared in some Mexican cir.
cles that General Huerta waa
ready to resign a week ago, but was
prevented from so doing by internal
discussions in his cabinet.
The disappearance from the Mex
lean cabinet OF Jose Lopez Portillo y
Rojas, the foreign minister, coupled
with reports that there is growing
uniercurrent in Mexico City against
the Huerta government is interpreted
as foreshadowing change in the sit.
uation in the federal capital.
See New President.
Some Of the close observers of the
governments situation assert that
Senior Rojas' resignation may cleal
the way for the appointment of for.
eign minister, who, under the Mexican
constitution could succeed General HUI.
erta as president. In these circles X
is pointed out that while Venustiana
Carranza declined to treat with Cen
eral Huerta, he might consent to enter
INTO negotiations with his successor
md thus facilitate mediation. The eff
feet of the continued rebel successes
in the north and the outcome of the
pending attack on Tampico may bring
about rapid change in Mexico City
While the federal capital is reported
quiet, people who arrived at Vera Cruz
said that the populace there was be
ginning to learn that General Huerta
had been deceiving the people by issu
ing false reports of federal successes
over the constitutionalists.
The news of the peaceful way in
which the Americans are occupying
Vera Cruz, it is said has spread to the
capital and has convinced Mexicana
there that the American invasion OF
the port is not for conquest or aggres.
sion.
Refugees assert the inhabitants OF
the capital fear the coming there OF
General Villa more than they fear that
Of the American troops.
The elements in Mexico City, which
cling to the memory Of the late Presi.
dent Francisco I. Madero, are report.
ed to have been incensed by the ar.
rest of some Of the deputies, who were
formerly cast into Jail on charges Of
conspiracy. -. :. 81 s-a
Federals Threaten Attack.
A considerable force of Mexicans at.
tackled the American outpost at the
water plant, nine miles out of Vera
Cruz.
Supporting troops were at once or.
dered forward by train from Vera Cruz
to FL TEAR, where the waterworks are
situated
What had promised to be the first
fight between the United States army
and the Mexican troops ended in the
exchange of not more than half a
dozen shots.
The Mexcans threatened to attack
Immediately unless the Americans
surrendered their position at the
waterworks at Ell TEAR within ten
minutes but failed to fulfill their
threat.
The Mexicans are still holding a po
sition beyond the waterworks station
and the American troops have received
no orders to advance.
Work and Worry.
You may try to do many uay =
worry, but you can do only one Gay .
work at time.