Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-12
MAKES DEMAND
FOR SILL|MAN
Dictator Bows to Mandate,
But Wants Him to Leave
Mexico.
FORCE HUERTA'S HAND
Mexican in Interview With Cores
pondent of London Paper Declares
That He Proposes TO Stick.

Washington, May 12.-Vice Consul
John i. Silliman, at Saltillo, Mexico,
is to be Immediately released.
Assurance that Huerta, the dlcta-
tor, will bow before the veiled un-
liatum sent him through the media
tors last night came to the State
Department today from Minister
Cardoso, Brazilian representative IN
Mexico City.
Minister Cardoso informed the de-
partment that orders for the immed-
late release of the American con-
sui were telegraphed to Saltlllo by
the Huerta government last night,
and that the consul would be deliv-
cred to the Brazilian embassy in
Mexico City in response to the de-
mand.
The most vigorous diplomatic rep
reservations failed to bring action
from the Huerta government IN the
Silliman case, and last night 1t was
necessary for the State Department
to present it's demands through the
lmediators with threat of enforce
ment if they were not Immediately
met. ,~
The Huelta government is exact
ing in return, according to unofficial
dispatches, that Silliman immediate
ly leave the country. This means that
after his delivery in Mexico City he
will b. sent OF ole 81 the refugee
ships to Puerto Mexico to sail to
the United States.
Minister Cardoso has agreed that
Sil!iman is to leave Mexico
Vera Cruz, Mexico, May $50
imminent is the fall Of Mexico City
that the representatives of the Mex
lean government, now on their way
TO Niagara Falls, with their faml-
lies, not only were secretly delight
ed to leave the dangers of the cap
iital, but have planned to continue
their Journey to Europe after ap-
pear.ng before the a. &. c. media
tors in the Canadian city.
They know that Dictator Huerta
has planned to make a last stand IN
Puebla, $50 miles toward Vera Cruz
from the capital. There he can
flee after the devastation Of Mex
leo City has set in and with his Su-
premos Poderos, the regiment which
will remain faithful to him when
others have deserted, he expects to
be able to hold out against the REQ
els until the American forces come
and rescue him.
London, May 1--WE are in the
lions mouth, but the lion will not
find it easy to eat u.s." was the dec
1aration Of General Heurta in an
extended interview in Mexico City,
according to dispatch from Luigi
Barzini, correspondent of the Daily
TELEGRAPH, printed here today
"We are showing the world how
n defend a sacred principle, that of
national sovereignty Barzini de-
clared the dictator told him. He said
he was determined to fight to the
last.
"Fate has willed that in my hands
should rest the decision of life or
death for our nationalI independ-
encc.a Barzini quotes Huerta as
saying. "I have no right to barter
away the independence of Mexico tor
ny own tranquility and that Of the
country. It is my duty to fight to
the iast-to fight to the death.
1--WE are small and weak in COM
parison. with the power which
threatens US, but we are conscious
Of our rights that are being tramp
led under foot. My government may
be burned or pulverized, but it must
remain at its post and resist Amer
lean imposition, and every request
that diminishes national independ-
ence, whether it comes from the
United States or from sister nations,
must be steadfast!y resisted.
: eli l were to give way. l should
deserve to be cursed by future gen.
erations as traitor"
| General Huerta predicted endless