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Show HUERTA DEMANDS j RECOGNITION NOW! MEXICAN PRESIDENT DETERMINED DETERMIN-ED TO FORCE UNITED STATES TO TAKE ACTION AT ONCE. i Action Will Probably Mean Severing j of All Relations, it Being Rumored That Ambassador Has Been Given His Passport. Washington. Advices from Mexico would indicate that President Huerta has made up his mind to defy the United States and demand recognition recogni-tion of his government at once. The report was made Monday night that the United States government govern-ment had been given until midnight Tuesday by President Huerta to recognize rec-ognize Mexico. It was also rumored that Nelson O'Shaughnessy, acting American ambassador, am-bassador, had been given his passports. pass-ports. Mexicans claiming to have direct advices from Mexico City asserted Monday night that General Huerta had decided to expel John Lind and William Bayard Hale from Mexico wifhin twenty-four hours. This action will be taken under article 33 of the Mexican constitution, which applies to "pernicious foreigners." Face to face in conference during Monday night, ex-Governor John Lind and President Huerta are believed to have reached an understanding which may yet prevent the severance of relations re-lations between the United States and Mexico and serve to continue negotiations ne-gotiations in which Washington may play the role of mediator. The Mexican government is not specific in the public announcement as to what course will be pursued but it is understood that it means severing sev-ering of all relations between the two countries. Senator Urrutria, minister of the interior who on previous pre-vious occasions was spokesman for the administration, was the person chosen to make the announcement. Senor Urrutria refused to give out the text of the correspondence between be-tween Mr. Lind 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 was a reply to that delivered by Mr. Lind. This note included the demand for recognition of Mexico. The second sec-ond note was sent direct to Washington Wash-ington and demanded that a reply to the previous note be made before midnight. This is regarded in 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 States or adopt an attitude at-titude of defiance. The first contin-tingency, contin-tingency, he added, was regarded as impossible. The official said that Mexico fully realized the gravity of her action and the possibilities that might ensne in case the United States refused to recognize rec-ognize 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-ance. |