Evening star., 1914-01-18
Summary Treatment Is Said to
Presage Serious Break
With Party.
is TO RECALL GAMBOA
TO THE FOREIGN OFFICE
Friends Tell Dictator End Is Not
Far Away and Urge His
Resignation.


Federico Gambot will be recalled to the
foreign office and that Querido Moheno
will be appointed minister of finance,
succeeding Adolfo de Ia Lama. who re-
Gently resigned because of Gen. Huerta's 8
repudiation of interest payments. Is the
report current here tonight 1t has not
been confirmed. however.
A serious break between Gen. Huerta
and the Catholic party is feared as the
result Of the summary treatment of the
head of that party. Gabriel Fernandez
Somellera. Somellera was arrested, sent
10 Vera Cruz and interned today i'll San
Juan de Ulua fortress. La Nacion, the
Catholic organ. has also been suppressed.
All kinds of rumors are current in
Mexico city. One fact stands out, how
ever. and that is that the friends of
President Huerta are convinced that the
end is not far away and have renewed
their efforts to bring about his resigna-
ton Few of these friends have the
remerity to suggest directly TO Huerta
that he quit office, but are attempting to
bring about his elimination by indirect
methods. many of them urging Arch
bishop Mora to greater activity.
Again Urged by U. S. Charge.
During the week the American charge,
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, who has con-
tinued to cultivate his close personal
relations with the president, again
brought up the subject of his resigna-
ton. and again was assured by the
president he would not resign.
1t is possible that this question was
revived because of the recent conference
between the charge and John Lind,
President Wilson's personal represent
ative. at Vera Cruz.
of ffa
believe that he may be willing to carry
out the New Year day suggestion that he
leave the presidency for the field if he
considers that the affairs of the country
demand II. Even those most loyal to
aim no longer conceal from themselves
the increasing strength of the rebels and
that Villas announcement that he and
zen Carranza will join in a campaign
upon the capital Is not to be laughed at.
Financial Straits.
President Huerta has acknowledged
mat the financial straits of the govern
inent have made resistance to the rebels
appear to grow weaker rather than
stronger. However. there seems to be
no good reason to believe that a battle
for possession of the capital will take
place for many months at least.
The decree imposing per cent tax
on merchandise has not yet been issued,
although it is expected. and similar forced
loans will enable President Huerta to keep
up dogged resistance SO long as money
from any source can be obtained. The
recent decree suspending interest pay
rnentS On the national debt should net
the government about S15,OOO,0OO
No material change has taken place in
the military situation. Slow progress Is
being made by the federals northward
along the line of the National railway
from San Luis Potosi. as the rebels are
opposing this movement in large numbers
Fighting is in progress at MatehuaIa,
where the federal garrison is reported to
be running short of ammunition. The
outposts of Villas forces are reported as
far south as Bermijllo, just north of
Torreon. Villa Is said to have gained
'arge number Of recruits.
An Improbable Announcement.
The government. announces that Gen.
Eelasco. in command at Torreon intends
TO push his way to the north. but the
differences in the size of the federal and
rebel forces makes this move highly i'm
probable
The rebels between Mexico City and
Vera Cruz are increasing in number.
I he governments promise to throw out
enough troops to protect both the Mexi-
can and interoceanic railways, is re-
Sarded as lmpracticable. since to patrol
the lines properly would require many
more men than the government has
available.
Fighting, with varying results. con-
ttnueS along the west coast as far south
as Acapulco, while the activity of the
Zapata forces to the south of the capital
IS unabated
It Is rumored that Cuernavaca has
been taken. Only militarv-controlIed
wires lead from the capital to Cuer-
navaca, and the report cannot be con-
hrmed
Another rumor, which affected the
international situation, was that rem
resentations had been made to Presi-
dent Huerta by certain diplomats tina,
unless he resigned they were in a posi-
tion to assure him an early blockade OF
the ports would result