Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1913 — PRESIDENT’S IRE CONFRONTS HUERTA [ARTICLE]

PRESIDENT’S IRE CONFRONTS HUERTA

Patience of Wilson and Bryan is Sorely Tried by Mexican Butcher —-Sharp Notes of Warning. Washington, Oct. 14.—The United States government today informed Provisional President Huerta that it looked with abhorrence and amazement upon his assumption of both executive and legislative powers in iMexico and that in view of his course, could not regard as constitutional the elections announced for October 26. Two notes, the one strongly phrased and written by Secretary Bryan, 'inquiring about the safety of the imprisoned members of the Mexican congress and the other drawn in forceful language by President Wilson himself and said to constitute practically the last efforts of the Washington government to deal with the Huerta authorities by diplomatic means unless there as a decided change of spirit on the part of officials in Mexico City. The negotiations through John Lind had progressed to the point where the state department accepted the endorsement of Frederico Gamboa for the presidency as meaning the elimination of Huerta and where'it was hoped that a fair and frpe election would be held qm October 26. Now, however, President Wilson has made is clear that the Washington government had with the events of the last few days —the imprisonment of the deputies and the establishment of a dictatorship by Huerta—lost all hope of seeing a constitutional election held by the Huerta regime. The steps taken by the United States were formally communicated to all foreign governments. No further negotiations are planned through diplomatic channels and it would ont be surprising if John Lind, who has been waiting at Vera Cruz to observe the manner in which the Huerta officials carried out their promises, should return to the United States at once. Huerta’s decreeg'pj'oclaiming himself as in charge of the departments of interior, administration, finance and war, were received here today and the text gjven out at the state department. Tho cabinet meeting was about to adjourn when press dispatches announced that Senor Querido Moheno, Mexican minister o|f foreign affair* had character ized the American communications as “nitemperate.” -

Official Washington awaited the fon/lal reply being drifted by the Huerta ad nrinost ration. Charge O’Shaughnessy reported that he had conveyed both communications and had been assured with respect to the imprisoned deputies that no violence would’' be done them but that they would bo tried for sedition. It is the second note of the American government, which is said to be only 150 words In length practically breaking off negotiations with Huerta which is believed to have prompted Moheno’s declaration “Intemperate.” Developments are expected to follow quickly now as the rejection In advance of the election planned for October 26 In likely to draw out a new expression of policy by the United States.