Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-08-31 | Page 2 | Huerta Preparing for Defense Should the Worst Happen

HUERTA PREPARING FOR DEFENSE SHOULD THE WORST HAPPEN MEXICO CITY, Aug. 30. With tho negotiations between the United States and Mexico looking to a continuation of peace at a standstill, Mexico has issued is-sued orders for a new disposition of the troops and' for th militarization of all able-bodied mon in that portion of the republic under control or tho central cen-tral government. There will also bo a general shifting of headquarters to cities along both coasts and the northern frontier. General Gen-eral Roblea. who has been in command of operations in the south against the Zapata forces, has been transferred to Acapulco, on the west coast. General Joaquin Maas will move from Puebla I to Vera Cruz. General Jose Mier will go from Guadalajara to Manzanilo. General Engcnio Bascon will bo sent to I Progress, on tho coast of Yucatan. partment has in mind would, however, bo composed of Moxican and Amorican officials, and its decision would be final, because both the congTOS3 of Moxico and tho congress of tho United Statos would givo it power to act. It might bo that Mexico would be enabled oy the flotation of bonds guaranteed guar-anteed by a friendly United States government gov-ernment to pay off its enormous claims. Tho most disagreeable means is ono that has sometimes to bo enforced compolling Moxico to hypothecate her revenues for tho paymont of tho claims.