The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-05-01
MUST QUIT OR
Be FORCED OUT
Violence Is Alternative Offered
Hueria by MexiCanS.
ONE kNTI-HUERTA PLOT Fooled

Reports of Refugees from Mexico City
Are That Sentiment Is CrystalIizine
Against Provisional President-tiia
Misrepresentation of Conditions SAID
to Be to Blame.
Washington, April 20. - General
mediation proposal was received b.
Senor Eiano, the Spanish ambassador
late in the night and was immedatc,y
forwarded by him to the represent.
atives of the three south American
governments which offered their coed
offices. Er. land, France and Germany
have eXerted great pressure on Huerta
to consent to peaceful settlement.
Vera Cruz, April 2S.-Victoriano
lIuerta will voluntarily abdicate or
Will be forced out with violence with.
ia few days, according to American
refugees who arrived on a special
train from the capital.
Of foreign affairs, once governor OF
Vucatan and candidate of the Catholic
party at Huerta's election, is named
as the man to supplant him.
Anti-Huerta Plot Fooled.
According to the refugees anti.
Huerta sentiment has so crystallized
at the capital that on Saturday the
conspirators made an attempt to GUST
the dictator but failed. They did not
go into details and admit that they
nave only rumor of it. They are GER
tain, however, that Huerta is becoming
more and more unpopular because the
the better class OF MeXicans are find.
Ing out that the administration has
deliberately deceived them with re-
gard to the action of the United
States. The truth about Vera Cruz
has reached the capital and has aid.
ed in bringing about revulsion Of
sentiment or at least an abatement of
the patriotic frenzy. They know that
the Americans did not butcher Next
can men, women and children when
they occupied the town; they know
that Spain is not at war with the
United States. The change is so great,
1t is believed by great many Next
cans at the capital that the Ameri-
cans are not at Vera Cruz at all.
Diaz Followers Active.
AS nearly as can be ascertained
the anti-Huerta plots center about the
strong faction which in the last week
of January endeavored to GUST the die
tator. The leaders then we're old fol-
lowers of POrtirio DiaZ, now followers
Of Felix Diaz and so-called Cientificoes
OF the Limantour group. The plot
was revealed by a traitor and about
twenty prominent Mexicans were eth
er arrested or deported. Gamboa him.
self was taken at that time although |
the question whether he was concern
ed in the plot was never settled. He
IS regarded as cool-headed, progress.
sive Mexican, but it is admitted that |
he will have some difficulty in receiv
II & the approval of the constitutional |
isis. His name was mentioned to |
mem six months ago by those endeav-
bring to bring about peace and it was
rejected.
Conditions at the capital are improv-
ing because of the change in senti- |
nent say the refugees. There are
till anti-American demonstrations, |
1ut they go no farther than the satir-
cal stage. One of them was on Sun
lay just before the British train de. |
parted. A donkey was led through |
Ie street to the laughter and ieers of |
a mob. lie had a picture of President |
Wilson swung from his neck and an
American flag tied to his tail.
Twenty-one Americans arrived on
he train in the afternoon and they
came as British subjects, bearing Bri. |
.ish flags.