Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-11-03
MEXICO TAKES
PRESIDENTS
Time
SITUATION IN SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
SUBJECT FOR MUCH C0NSIDERA-
THE CONST|TUTIONALISTS
SEND MESSENGER TO WASHING
LIND IS HEARD FROM.
INTERVENTION IS NOT
DISCUSSED, SAYS BACON

from John Lind, President Wilson'S S
personal representative in Mexico,
concerning his recent conference in
Vera Cruz, with the Russian German
and Norwegian ministers to Mexico,
conveyed the impression to President
Wilson today that there was no dis
position on the part of these diplo-
mats to cooperate with the United
States in lending their support to the
plans of the Washington government
for solving the situation.
No announcement was made here
today as to any further policy
Administration officials did take oc-
casion, however, to say that publlsh
ed stories forecasting armed inter-
vention we're not justified at this time,
that there was nothing in the situation
so far as the Washington administra-
ton was concerned to warrant such an
assumption.
The arrival of Roberto V. Pesquiera,
an emssary from General Carranza,
the constitutionalist chief. raised the
question of whether the Washington
government would receive representa-
tions from the constitutionalists.
President Wilson made it clear to
those with whom he conferred, that
Iofficially the government could not re-
ceive any formal representations, but
| that in some way or other, the lnfor-
nation which the constitutionalists de-
! sire to lay before the American gov
iernment would be received.
in that connection it became known
that the constitutionalists at the re-
cent conference of the chiefs, decided
not to ask for recognition Of belliger-
ency, but to request that there be no
interference from the United States
| in their efforts to solve the situation
by arms. The constitutionalists want
the embargo on arms removed SO that
all factions may be supplied on an
equal footing. The president has been
petitioned to remove the embargo.
The understanding here is that the
three diplomats at Vera Cruz sought
the conference with Mr. Lind.
1t was made plain today that the
presidents envoy will not soon return
to the United States as has been re-
ported.
+; Secretary Bryan had not received
today from II. A. Tupper, of the Inter
national Peace Forum. representations
in behalf of the constitutionalists,
which he has agreed to consider unoffi'
cially. At the state department to-
day it was said that DR.. Tupper had
mo official status and that Secretary
Bryan. in receiving any communica-
ton, does so in an unofficial capa-
city.
I The battleship Nebraska enroute to
Mexican waters with three other yes,
sells of the third division of the At
lantic fleet, was ordered today to
| Tampico to join the New Hampshire.
| AS none of the other ships has been
ordered home that will leave two bat
tleships at Tampico and five at Vera
| Cruz.
/ Consul Hamm at Durango reports
the constitutionalists in complete con.
| troll of his district.
A declaration that the policy of the
administration in the Mexican situa-
tion would meet the approval OF the
| American congress and the American
people" was made in the senate to-
day by Chairman Bacon of the foreign
relations committee.
Senator Bacon while speaking of
letter read into the record by Senator
Bristow, who said he had received it
from "a friend of 30 years standing
| in Mexico.
The writer urged that the United
States keep hands off and allow Mex
ican factions to fight out their diff
ferences, condemned the neutrality
policy which keeps thousands of
American soldiers on the Mexican bor-
der, and declared that if the United
States interviewed by military force it
would mean "only conquest and the
acquisition of Mexican territory, by
the loss of thousands of lives and hun
dreds of millions of money"
Il think | can assure the senate
said Senator Bacon, that nothing is
farther from the thoughts of the peo-
pie or the officials of the United States
than the conquest or acquisition OF
Mexican territory.
"The time has not yet come when
this matter may be properly discuss
ed, but the time is not far distant
when we must discuss it. ! can give
the assurance that the matter is hav-
ing the most careful and conscientious
consideration and whatever may be
done will meet the approval of the
American congress and the American
people"
Terrazas Held Prisoner.
Ell Paso, Tex, Nov, 3.-General Luis
Terrazas, wealthiest man in Mexico,
is reported a prisoner of the Mexican
federal authorities in Juarez.
Military officials in Juarez deny
knowledge of his presence, but the
rumor, is persistent that General Ter
razas and members of his family came