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Show DISCUSS MEXICO g AND NAVAL POLICY t President and Entire Cabinet hjj. in Consultation Over the 0 Mexican Situation. U. S. NAVAL POLICY 1 Both Wilson and Secretary Daniels Favor Three Bat-v Bat-v tleship Program. VTk. i t?. Washington, Oct 14 President JHj M i.'son and his entire cabinet die cussed the Mexican situation and the naval poliry of the United States to jljjjl day at thr first cabinet meeting since H While the first object of the rah inet meeting ha:i been to take up a 01 three battleship building program to Hq pnt the t nitr-d States back in the place it occupied among naal powers before rhe last congress cut the plana to "no ship, the despatch of a German Ger-man warship to Mexican waters and i (he .ris5 i bi i i i of lik' action by other European powem, which may foresee a rislp for th Huerta government, commanded first attention. 1 15 Advices from Mexico. Advices from Mexico City, indicated that the Mexican deputies, for whose safety the American government had made representations were still In Jail, but according to Huerta, in no , t i danger L; C President Wilson and Secretary H f Daniels are both said to be In 'avor H I of a three-battleship progTam for iX this year's naval appropriation bill iJ end a two-ship program thereafter, Washington, Oct 11 Copies of a proclamation by Provisional President i Huerta announcing himself as dicta-tor dicta-tor over Mexico were received at the state department today and consld : . - m at ihf cabinet, meeting at the. I m i te House. L Kin: if. declared suspended that pro ia on ol the constitution which grants IIB i uni; from arrest to members of li Mfxlcr.n congress and announced he will from time to time Issue executive decrees because of the distill dis-till solution of congress. Huerta'6 Decree, Huerta 's decree dated October 11, j b in a i i " In view of the fact that the cham I lf i'r of deputies and senators of the ' : congress of the union have been dls Is K'lca and inhabitated to perform their functions, and in view of the powers which I bold in the depart-I depart-I r.ient of gobernacion, according to the I cecree of October 11 this year. I have ""I sc-i.-n Hi to decree that article one, mm the constitutional exemption from ar . rest and judicial action, which the citizens w hich form the twenty slxtl: S congress of the union enjoyed in view of their functions, is hereby repeated ?nd consequently they are subject to the jurisdiction of the tribunals cor r responding to the case in the event that they are guilty of any crime or J offense. In a decree under date of October pi 1". Huerta declares that "until the people elect new magistrates who shall take over the legislative powers and In the belieT that the government ' should count on all the necessary fa- '- cilitles to face the situation and to reestablish the constitutional order of m iliings in the shortest possible time. k as is its purpose since October 2" has been set as a date for election H I of deputies and senators ictorlano HI Huerta constitutional president ad In 1 terim. has seen fit to decree these m I articles of dec ree Articles of Decree. "Article One. The Judicial power f the federation shall continue in its functions within the limits set by the constitution rf the republic and the decree of the executive of Octc her in of this month nd such others .01 ;i- shall be issued by him. "Article Two The executive pow-cr pow-cr ir the union (iiiftrcc-f the powers conferred on him by the constitution and assumes fuuhernWi the depart inents of gobei nac on. t. nance and war only for the ume abso'.ui ; . net c.-sary for the re establishment ol legislative power. "In the meantime the execul e takes on himself the powers granted H I hy the constitution in the aforemen-tinned aforemen-tinned deiaririenis and will make use ihctn ! issu ng rie. rees which! shu!l be observed generally and which he ma deem expedient for the public velfare. p "Article Three The executive of the union will render an accounting in the legislative powei of th? us? I which he makes of the powers which Jq!L he assumed by means of this decree jp"J ,-l- soon as this is in function" (Signed) "VICTOR1 A NO HUBRTA." The Mexican situation took up so much time at the CJ binet meeting that the naval program was not reach ed Tor discussion am it was agreed that President Wilson would take the HihJect up wiih each member indi vldually None of the secretaries would comment com-ment on Huerta s decree assuming the powers of government further than to characterize It ar. "very Interest- ml ,ne-" |