The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-18
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can ambassador to formulate a definite
| policy toward Mexico. administration
officials are by no means sure their
opinions will be crystnllized imme-
diatcly. as the uncertainty and con-
slant changes in tho situation may
produce additional complications. The
! President has made II clear to those
! who have discussed II with him that
his mind Is open on the proper time
F, for recognizing tho de facto govern
ment In Mexico. and there Is no def
i Mite determination to extend recogni-
! tions after October elections. 1t Is
altogether possible that the United
States may await a return to stable
/ conditions. inasmuch the Carranza
rebellion. according to State Depart
mcnt reports Is growing rapidly, and
the Constitutionalists admittedly con-
troll so large a portion OF the Mexican
republic.
| The statement was made to day that
Jose Limantour, who was minister
OF finance In the Cabinet of Porflrio
| Diaz, when the latter was President
Of Mexico. has directed from Paris
an intrigue which has resulted in the
foreign diplomats accredited to Mex
leo making representations 10 their
governments regarding the failure Of
the United tSates to recognize the
| Huerta administration.
| The informant adds that 1t was
known In Washington week ago to-
day that the diplomats In Mexico City
| would represent to their governments
that they now entertain grave fears for
the safety of their citizens, and that
the State Department or at least one
official of It had an inkling as long ago
as last Thursday of what would be
done
Plnp of Limantour.
This informant states that Imam
!
sentations In the hope that at least
one United states amba ssador or min
| lister to n European country would be
called into the Foreign Office OF the
capital to which he is attached and ask
ed Informally to inquire OF the State
| Department at Washington what pros
| pect there is OF early peace in Mexico.
! 1t Is stated that this informal inquiry
has been made In one OF the Euro
pean capitals. L!mantour hoping that
the moral effect of the inquiry and the
joint representation of the unrest there
would serve to hasten the possible
! recognition Of Huerta by the United
States.
! II is stated that when the details OF
/ Linantour's alleged intrigue become
known the facts will constitute one OF
the greatest scandals ever known in
diplomatic history. Under it is said to
( he "a noncy-Inaking scheme. in which
. II is charged, Huerta is to share. 1t IL
! said that the foreigners In Mexico city
are concerned In IL. and thta many of
the leading foreign business men OF
! Mexico City are TO profit financially If
the United States government takes any
/ step whatever that viii enable a
/ syndicate of French bankers to place
/ for cash the recently authorized loan
/ to the Mexican government" OF $50
900, 900
| Recent Loan Fnrce.
The recent so-called loan" 10 Mex
/ leo by a syndicate OF foreign bankers
is declared TO have been a farce. The
creditors received per cent bonds at
( 90 in lieu of cash for their claims. but
the promoters of the loan" have been
! unable to sell the remaining $4,000
! coo worth Of bonds authorized for
cash, or any part Of them, and 1t is
I declared that they Will not be able TO
sell them until the United States recog-
nizes the Huerta government
/ The promoters of the loan are the
/ Banco National and the Banco Centrale
OF Mexico City. the two leading fnan-
/ Cal institutions of the Mexican capital
/ both OF which are owned by French in
terests for whom Lirlantour is said TO
have been acting in Paris since he has
I been expatrated there for the past two
years
1 Just which foreign power had in
/ Quired for a definition of this govern
/ mcnt's attitude in the present situation
was still unknown officially to-day.
though reports in official circles men
toned Great Britain ana France. The
/ denial from Berlin that Germany had
4 made representations was generally ac-
cepted as removing that country from
/ the list. The report that the situation
/ had been discussed by representatives
! or the powers in Paris yesterday seem
! ed to strengthen the belief that France
was Interested.
French Interests in Mexico.
Ns,Ar. ..t ftaa -,
! have heavy interests in Mexico. French
I investors are said to have heavy hold
4 ngs of Mexican railroad securities.
! Great Britains interests arc said TO he
! principally in the national railways and
in mining. Germanys interests are
said to lie largely IN agriculture and a
nation wide hardware business.
While American losses are believed
! &c have been greatest In the revolution,
/ English losses also have been heavy
through destruction of railroad prop;
erty. French losses. it is said, have
been largely so-called speculative
losses-that is. losses of what would
! have been profit had not series of
revolutions depressed business
I II. Perez Romeo, confidential agent
! OF the Constitute nalists' in Wash
/ ington. stated to-day that not only
/ can the elections which Huerta says
/ he is going TO have held in Mexico.
| October %. not take place. because
| 80 per cent of the people Will not go
to the polls, but that IL any attempt
| is made to hold an election by Next
cans awed by Hucrta, II will be illegal
| as the Constitution of Mexico provides
that no elections can be held unless
! the country is at peace. and that the
! Constitutionalists will not recognize
the results of such an election.
State Department officials said to-
| day that the protest of Governor Car
| rama. leader of the CoEstitutionalists
| against the recognition Of the Huerta
! government, had not yet been received
+, 1t is understood that Governor Car
| rama combines his protest with pc
tition that he and his followers be
| recognized as faction in de facto
control of a portion OF the country.
| The agent of the "Constitutionalists
in Washington claims that 90 per cent
of all MeSicaas are in sympathy with
| the Constitutionalists
Fenr Moral Support.
| Diplopiatists Ecrc point out that
the recognition OF such rights by tho