The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-08-07
MEXICAN MINISTER
WILSON HANDS I'm
HIS RESIGNATION

Washington, Aug. 9Th elong pre-
dicted resignation of Henry Lane Will
son, ambassador to Mexico was &C
cepted this afternoon by Secretary of
State Bryan. 1t repeatedly has been
charged that Ambassador Wilson aided
. In the overthrow of Madero and the
establishment of Huerta in the presi-
dency of Mexico.
Secretary Bryan made the following
statement:
Ambassador Wilson's resignation
has been accepted to take effect Octo-
Der IA. The part which he felt it his
duty to take in the earlier stages of
the revolution in Mexico will make 1t
difficult for him to represent the pres
ent administration in the situation
which 10 exists
Won't Name Successor Now.
The ambassador in the ordinary prac-
tice Is entitled to 60 days leave exclu-
sive of Sundays, which accounts for
the fixing of the date of October IA in
the announcement. In the meantime
no appointment can be made of a sue
cessor as a vacancy will not exist IN
III that date. Consequently the Amer
lean embassy in Mexico City will re-
main III charge of Charge Onslaught
messy, corresponding in status with the
Mexican embassy in Washington,
which is now conducted by Charge AL
CARA.
Su a /
eEce with Secretary Bryan to which
Mr.. Wilson had Deer summoned from
New York by telegraph. Earlier Mr..
Wilson broadly intimated that he eX-
pected his resignation would be accept
ed almost any time and pointed out
tina he had rendered it three times
since March A.
Washington, Aug. 5.-Armed inter
vention in Mexico neither is a ~probabil-
ity nor a possibility for a peaceable
solution of the situation is becoming
more practicable.
This is the view President Wilson
took today of the situation. He let it
be known, too, that before the end of
the day he would make a brief an
nouncement OF the first step in the
policy of the United States toward
Mexico. While no linking of what it
would be came from the White House
1t was expected hat the president
would formally announce his decision
not to recognize the Huerta govern
uent.
The sudden call to Washington of
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson for a
conference led to the report that his
status might be announced. The am
bassador came to the White House and
was told there was a misunderstanding
about his engagement, that instead of
q conference with the president he was
" oCSi Sldly olSdh u LII
bassador said the telegram he received
in New York stated the conference
would take place at the. White House.
Observers of the situation predicted
that the ambassadors resignation
would be accepted soon.
Taft Praises Wilson.
The only explanation, however. as to
the purpose of his recall to Washington
made at the White House, was thai it
was for further consultation. Shortly
after the ambassador called. Senator
Bacon, chairman of the foreign rela-
tons committee. went into conference
with the president. The president gave
him to understand that he would con-
suit the chairman of the two congress
sional committees on foreign affairs
before taking any action. 1t was also
suggested that the presidents an
nouncement late today might formally
express a determination reached a fort-
night ago to treat the constitutionalists
and the u~nrecognized Huerta admins
tration on an equality with respect to
the expectation of arms from this
country.
When Ambassador Wilson was leav-
ing the White House on his way to the
state department. he gave out a cop
of a letter he received from former
President Taft on June 80, 1918, ap-
proving of his course in Mexico.