Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-25

| tiic ItdIl VI the AIlIIlCdIl
ton towards its neighbor republic.
| Every kind of plan has been sug
| gested, from a mediation board of
Americans to adjust the dispute and
supervise the holding of an election
| To a tripartite commission composed
of representatives of the United States
and two South American Republics,
who would attempt to bring about
peace between the warning factions
| There will be no expression of
| policy, however, until the conference
between the President and Ambas-
| sador Wilson which may not take
place. until Monday. as word was re-
ceived at the White House. today.
that the latter could not reach here.
before Saturday night.
While the plan of mediation was
! secuted by the Constitutionalists here
as insufficient as they do not believe
the Huerta government now in pos
session of the electoral machinery can
guarantee an honest election the idea
has been given some considera ton by
| mmbers of the Senate and by Presi-
dent Wilson as pointing the way to a.
! solution. The question of arms also
was discussed, today, and while Meth
or side is at present getting munitions
of war from the United States, ii is
| believed possible that a change of
policy might follow the conference
with Ambassador Wilson.
| 1t is thought that eventually tic
embargo may be lifted and both sides
| permitted to buy supplies subject to
| the risks of contraband transactions.
| During the day the Democrats on
the House of foreign committee sound
ed sentiment and reported a decided
! feeling against intervention and III
| favor of supporting any diplomatic
! move President Wilson and his adj
visers may make. Discussing the pro-
/ posal to prohibit the shipment of arms
into Mexico entirely, Prof. Francisco
| Escuidero, a constitutionalist, who iss
in Washington, said that his col
leagues We're satisfied with the idea,
but hoped that soon both sides would
be permitted to get arms on an equal
ity.
Further assurance that Americans
at MADEIRA are in no immediate dan
ger was given by the state depart
ment today, in the following an
nouncement.
From Chihuahua, it is reported that
MADEIRA has been out of communiea-
ton with Chihuahua since Sunday. the
18th, on which day the federal troops
were withdrawn from the western part
of the state. There was no reason to
believe that Americans in the vicinity
of the town We're in danger. according
to reports from the state department
on the 23rd.
! The railroad officials have stated
that there is a locomotive and plenty
of box cars there at the disposal If
the men and the road is in operating
condition for fully 10 miles to the
north.
The MADEIRA Co. would send relief
If it considered necessary.
Gen. Wells is willing TO assist"
Admiral Golwes in command of the
squadron on the Pacific coast, report
ed that all was quiet at Toplobampo
but made no reference to Thomas
Hind, the American railroad man for
whose safety he was asked to inquire
by acting Secretary Roosevelt. 1t VAS
reported that Hind was held for A
ransom at Guaymas.
who will guarantee the honesty OF
an election? The only guarantee We can
have is to take possession of the govern
ment by arms, put In a provisional Pres
ident and hold elections when the coun
try is pacified. Elections with most OF
the country up in arms would be lmpos-
sible"
This was the answer of the Constitu-
tionalists' representatives here, today, to
reports that mediation was about to be
undertaken through the olices of the
United States. The Constituencies
profess to see in such a proposal an eff
fort on the part of the Huerta govern
ment to secure suspension of hostii-
ties during which it would take retala-
tory measure to suppress the Constitu
tionalists' cause. The Constitutionalists
point out that the same kind of proposals
We're repeatedly made in the declining
days of the DiaZ administration.
Several senators in discussing the Mex
lean situation with President Wilson. to-
day, learned that he was hopefui that
the Senate would refrain from debate
about Mexico at this time or at any rate
until after Ambassador Wilson returned
and definite policy was formulated 1t
said the President pointed out that
expressions by senators might arouse
bad feeling in Mexico.
Senator Bacon said as he left the
White House that so far as he knew no
formal recommendation for mediation
was being considered by the President
and that the matter had only reached
the stage of discussion.
+ II have had many letter." said Senator
Bacon, land there has been much talk
among senators about the possibility of
mediation; but we recognize that it all
depends upon the attitude of the factions
in Mexico. We would have to be invited
to mediate; we could not exercise any
authority. | don't know how practicable
it would be- Perhaps the best thing
would be if both sides could get together
without mediation by anyone else, ana
name a provisional President who would
be satisfactory to both and hold an cleo
ton. But the chief point about all this
discussion is that 1t shows how anxious
the American people are for peaceful
solution of the trouble in Mexico and
that we are not thinking of anything
like intervention. The value of these sug-
Sestions is that we test out public opinion
both in this country and Mexico"