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Show HUERTA DEMANDS MM! ill! MEXICAN PRESIDENT DETERMINED DETERMIN-ED TO FORCE UNITED STATES TO TAKE ACTIO AT ONCE. Action Will Probatly Maan Severing of All Relations, It Being f.umortd That Ambassador Haa Been Given Hla Passport. Washington. Advices from Mexico would Indicate that President Huerta baa made up his tnlnd to defy tha I'ulted States and demand recognl-tlon recognl-tlon of hla government at once. The report was nmdo Monday aight that the United States government govern-ment bad been given until midnight Tuesday by lYealdout Hurta to recognize rec-ognize Mexico. It was also rumored that Nelson O'ShaughnesMy, acting American am taaaador, bad been given hla passports. pass-ports. Mexicans claiming to have direct advice from Mfeilco City asserted llonday night that General Huerta bad decided to expel John LJnd and William Bayard Hale from Mexico within twenty four hours. This action will be taken under article 33 of the Mexican conatitution. which applies to "pernicious foreigners." Tha Mexican government la Dot specific in the public announcement aa to what course will be pursued ut It Is understood that It means severing sev-ering of all relations between the two countries. Senator Urrutrla, minister of the Interior who on previous pre-vious occasions waa spokesman for the administration, waa the person chosen to make the announcement. 8enor Urrutrla refused to give out lbs text of the correspondence between be-tween Mr. Llnd and the Mexican government, gov-ernment, but confirmed the fact that an exchange of notes had taken place. Two notes from Mexico have been forwarded to Washington. The first waa a reply to that delivered by Mr. tind. This note Included the demand for recognition of Mexico. The second sec-ond note waa aent direct to Washington Wash-ington and demanded that a reply to the previous note be made before midnight This Is retarded lo Mexico City as an ultimatum.' One official In discussing discuss-ing this latter note said that Mexico had reached the point where she either must bow her head In humiliation before be-fore the United Slates or adopt an attitude at-titude of defiance. The first contln-Ungency, contln-Ungency, he added, waa regarded aa Impossible. The official said that Mexico fully realised the gravity of ber action and Uie possibilities that might ensue In caae the United States refused to recognise rec-ognise the republic. Conservative Mexicans however are unwilling to believe that even the severance of diplomatic relations and Mexico's defiant attitude will provoke the United States beyond forebear-anre. forebear-anre. Administration officials are now Irmly convinced that Huerta haa not Issued an ultimatum. Official, though somewhat skeptical ef the outcome of the present negotla-tfone. negotla-tfone. took the view that nothing sould be done by the United States, at least until Mr. Llnd actually con-dialed con-dialed his parleys with Huerta and bis cabinet with whom the American envoy has established p'ifasant unofficial unof-ficial relations. |
