New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-11

funds will be cut off. and Huerta mus
forced into submission. A report from
Paris that the French government had
closed the Bourse TO Mexican loans Oh
whatever character is regarded as sig
nifH,cant here and as a probable result
Of President Wilson's diplomacy
That Mr.. O'Shaughnessy has gwen
thought to the matter Of intervention
and the breaking off of diplomatic re-
lations became known in washington
to-day. He has in fact gone so 1ar as
10 make arrangements for placing the
archives and business Of the American
Embassy in the hands of Mr.. Lie the
Norwegian Minister to Mexico.
Intervention in the End.
II is obvious to observers mere 'i"'
AT the end of the string of any cou'Se
which the President may follow IS tieu
actnal intervention in Mexico. II the
President lifts the embargo, or II ne
establishes a peaceful blockade inter
vention must follow if these preIi'iil-
naries fail. The President has decloe"
that he will so the whole distance oven
IN invasion if necessary, to achieve MS
end. He consid rs that in doing so ne
will violate none of his ideals, but wlli'
in fact. be doing only his duty TO the
world.
There is evidence of a divergence OF
views between the President and his
Secretary Of state. The President APP
pears TO have come to the conclusion
that the possibility of Intervention
must be accepted. while Mr.. Bryan
abhors the thought and would max!
almost any sacrifice TO avoid this hoai
step. II is not believed, however, that
there will be any split, and 1t is re-
garded as probable that Mr.. Bryan VIII
Loyalty support his chief, although there
is reason TO believe that the Secretary
Of state does not enjoy the condolences
Of the Executive
Arguments against lifting the en-
barge on arms are being presented. In
army circles it is pointed out that
flooding Northern Mexico with guns
and ammunition might prove most en-
barrassing to this country should that
policy fail and American Intervention
become finally necessary, for then the
guns would be turned on American
soldiers and the task of pacifying the
country would be proportionately more
difficult.
There are those in Washington VINO
hold that giving arms to the rebels
would he calamitous. These persons,
of course, do not believe in the ability
of the Constituencies TO establish
stable government. They also consider
that the Constitutionalist forces are,
TO a considerable degree. composed of
bandits who will never recognize any
authority until compelled to. Further
more. some of the foreign diplomats
have mildly suggested to the President
that the free expectation of arms to
the insurgents would prove grave
menace to their citizens.
Bryan Sees Ministers.
Secretary Bryan had long conference
to-day with Senior Algara. Charge d Al
flares Of the Mexican Embassy, during
which. It is understood. he said the
United States considered the election Of
congressman equally as invalid as the
voting for President and Nice-President.
The Secretary summoned the ministers
from five Central American countries ana
outlined to them in general what had
been done by the United States in its
diplomatic parleys with the Huerta gov
eminent Later he announced that ne
also had been I'm communication with the
diplomatic representatives of the Euro
pean powers and had informed them in
general terms of the steps taken by the
United States thus far.
II was reported that some Of these
diplomats transmitted long dispatches to
their home governments to-day, descrio-
ing the situation as approaching closer
to a complete break in relations between
the United States ard Mexico than at any
time since the Mexican problem became
troublesome.
White House officials called attention
TO what seemed to them an inconsistency
in the Huerta note. wherein il assume
as valid the elections of Congressman,
which were held simultaneously with the
voting for President and President
TO be declared by Huerta null and void
hsle's Mission Secret.
The trip to the Arizona border of VIII
lam Bsyard Hale, on previous occasions
a personal representative Of President
Wilson I'm Mexico, and the wide discus
sion Of the question of raising the en-
barge. have excited considerable interest
Secretary Bryan. when questioned about
Mr.. Hales status. said merely. "Mr. Hale
is at Tucson. Arz' lie was unwilling
10 be pressed further
Mr.. Hale has been studying the Next
can question for several months, and his
visit 10 the border is thought TO be one
of the unofficial ways by which the
Washington government hopes to get In
formation about the strength and pur-
poses of the Constitutionalist movement
and perhaps the efficacy sof raising the
embargo on arms.
Mr.. Bryan denied incidentally that any
negotiations were being conducted with
the Constitutionalists by the United
States government.
The question Of exporting arms TO
Mexico has raised the point in official
circles Of whether the President by ex-
ecutive authority could let down the