Huerta Rejects All Proposals; Blames Wilson.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 21, 1913:
Says Neither Our Public Nor Our Congress Is Behind His Mexican Policy.
HAS HIS OWN INFORMATION
Official Version Out at Last of What Lind Proposed on Our Behalf.
CONFIRMS TIMES SUMMARY
Cessation of Hostilities, Huerta's Elimination, and Speedy Election the Features.
TERMS CALLED IMPOSSIBLE
Semi-Official Statement That Mexico Has Settled Her Policy; Will Not Change.
FOREIGN DIPLOMATS GRAVE
Fall to See Tangle Is Any Nearer Solution, but Still Hope — Wilson Against Lifting Embargo on Arms.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20.— The Mexican Government indicated to-day that it did not intend to make public the text of its answer to the note from ex-Gov. John Lind of Minnesota, President Wilson's personal emissary to this city, unless the United States Government should publish the communication, and that it trusted to the Administration in Washington to observe the same attitude.
    The Government's attitude in regard to the communication was due, it is said, not to a possibility of retraction of its position in respect to the pending negotiations for the restoration of peace in this republic, but to its desire not to affect public opinion here or in the United States in such a way as to force hasty action by either Government.
    Nevertheless it is known that the Huerta Administration, in formally rejecting, the proposals from Washington, blames President Wilson for the non-recognition policy and holds that he has not the support of Congress or the American public.
    The reported criticism of Aureliano Urrutia, Minister of the Interior, by Washington officials is taken in bad grace. It is believed in some quarters that the criticism may tend to increase the tangle in political affairs between the two nations, and may place further difficulties in the way of negotiations.
    Minister Urrutia is close to President Huerta, and it is thought that when he made his assertions concerning the attitude of the Mexican Government toward President Wilson's peace proposal he was voicing the views of Provisional President Huerta.
    There is an inclination here to believe that Dr. William Bayard Hale, who has become known as one of President Wilson's informants in regard to affairs in Mexico, is responsible for the attitude of Washington officials toward Minister Urrutia. As a consequence the difficulty of his position and that of ex-Gov. Lind has been increased.
    Foreigners discussed to-day the possibility of asking Dr. Hale to leave the country in order to avoid further complication of the relations between the United States and Mexico, and also to avoid putting into jeopardy the lives and Interests of Americans dwelling in this republic.
    The delay in transmission of the Mexican Government's answer to Washington's peace proposal is believed by many Mexican officials to be intentional.

Mexico's Policy Settled.
    Prominent politicians, men close to President Huerta, agreed to-day in the following statement:
    "The policy of the Mexican Government has been determined on and it is highly improbable that anything will change it. The Huerta Administration is fully cognizant of the gravity of its steps, the attitude of European Powers and the financial consequences. The Government already has provided for every contingency."
    Mexico City papers comment editorially to-day on the possibility of the removal of the embargo on arms by the United States and that country's recognition of the belligerency of the rebels.
    Although The Times correspondent is in position to state authoritatively that the Mexican Government's note to the United States in regard to American recognition of the Huerta Administration originally was written as outlined in these dispatches on Monday last, it has developed that a subsequent conference between John Lind, who is President Wilson's personal representative here, and Provisional President Huerta resulted in modification of the communication's ultimatum feature.
    It is considered possible that the Huerta Government is holding the ultimatum for recognition in abeyance. Several attempts were made today in questions to Mr. Lind and Federico Gamboa, Minister of Foreign Relations, to obtain denials of the accuracy of the original story of President Huerta's ultimatum to the United States as sent to The Times, but no statement was obtainable from either man containing a flat denial.
    Mr. Lind's interviews with representatives of the press, it is commented, evidently were intended to give the impression that the original report as to the Huerta ultimatum was not true, without involving an actual statement to that effect.
    No retraction has been made by officials of the Mexican Government concerning the ultimatum, nor have they taken any other action. They seem satisfied with the report as sent originally.
    The general attitude of the press is that such steps would be equivalent to an open declaration on the part of the United States that it was backing the rebels and was hostile to the established Mexican administration.
    It is believed here that such action by President Wilson would inevitably result in serious complications.
    A crisis is expected to occur in the next forty-eight hours. Diplomats in this city are keeping close watch on every development in the situation.
    The financial condition of the country is at a standstill until the result of the negotiations becomes known.
    It is generally said here that the Mexican note leaves the United States only two courses of action, as Europe would not permit Washington to remain inactive as an alternative to recognition.
    Official statements made here today contained the assertion that, although there was a lull in the political situation, the trend of developments showed slight improvement in favor of the chance that the Mexican Government would consent to a pacific settlement of the republic's difficulties.
    Diplomatic circles, nevertheless, regard the situation as serious. Bankers are extremely pessimistic. Exchange is soaring, having touched 36.
    Foreign diplomats here state that they have been watching developments closely and that they believe nothing has been achieved except to entangle affairs hopelessly.
    The local press refrains from commenting on the ultimatum incident, evidently desiring not to complicate the negotiations between Mr. Lind and President Huerta.
    Great alarm has been expressed by Americans living in this capital on account of the statements made in Washington by Chairman Bacon of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate in regard to their departure from this country. Some talk of asking protection from the British Government.