THE NEW PRESIDENT'S ORDER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2206, 20 July 1914, Page 5

THE NEW PRESIDENT'S ORDER

POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED MEXICAN AFFAIRS By Telocrapli—Press Association— CopyriEht Mexico City,: July 17. Senor Sarbajal, the new President of Mexico, has ordered that all political prisoners shall bo released. General Carranza announces that ho <loes not wish to secure the Presidency. Ho is quito willing, after peace has been restored, to return to his own' estate, and'continue as a private citizen. However, ho intends to exercise military authority until a President is regularly elected. THE ULTIMATE QUESTION. •' London, July 17. '"Tile Times," in a leader, says: "President Wilson objected to Huerta on personal, constitutional, and ethical grounds.■' Mr. Wilson's efforts to 6ave tho Mexicans from themselves have contributed to the removal of a pertinacious obstacle, but the ultimate Mexican question is just beginning to reveal its true proportions." HUERTA AT PUERTO MEXICO. (Rec.'July 19, 5.5' p.m.) . .','•- 'Mexico City, July 18. -When ex-President Huerta arrived at ruerto -Mexico, the British Consul offered, him a berth on a British warship to enable him to escapo. Huerta stated that.ho had not mado any plans. PRACTICALLY AN ARMISTICE. (Rco. July 20, 0.25 a.m.) Washington, July 18. : Although no formal agreement has been arrived at, an armistice is practically effective throughout Moxico. _ . The Federals are evacuating all points where.fighting is; likely, and aro concentrating southward to maintain order immediately around tho capital. <