New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
p,,Iizss That He Must Soon
''I announce His Course, but
Has No Definite Views.
THINK INTERVENTION NEAR
wing Feeling in Washington
S, Tsst Such Action Is More
Likely Now than Ever
70 Be Forced on U. S.
.,..or, The Sribune Rnr"au. !

NaSnLo' ,. - e.,
=. ADMINISTRATION is dou0deFln n in ,, Its
q" nolicy, earnestly hoping that
' S,n, will turn up" to promote the ,s
'' ,..,ion of victOriano Huerta' and Is
'''''" because the situation has de-
'' - man with clean recodd
""r e handling the internal ditficul-
Itch heset the republic. worthy oil
W. ,.o, nv the United States and
'''''' ..u,rand the confidence of for
asn capitalists ,,,,r
10, conferrine with John Ba'se't
,rselIor of the Department OF
and other officials in an attempt
''' ,,,Iote a policy which will satisfy
Governments which have not
- co-operate with the United
s'.,.. but which have promised to re-
-, any action pending the eEun-
.,,,or Of a definite policy by this govern
rent g.. ,oo,,, interested
rnDorts Of Wholesale arrests ior po-
M :" licences i'm Mexico and the ruinors
D.'s 80 70 assassinate Huerta. IL is
va that grave events are Impending III
Nav City which may force the O'''''
states TO action.
Talkino Of Intervention
,n., thought is being given to the pos
,m.,as ~ Intervention. The President
s.n,irues strongly DESTROYS OF aNo'oi''e
s0oS course. but the feeling is CROWNS
80 lie more likely now than ever COM
.@c,als have gone so far as TO cohS'ue'
80. ,lans. and there is reason 10 pe-
w.. that even at the White House ,.e
Sstsus of Intervention are beng CONSUL
srp8 in an abstract way ,.,
PRESIDENT Wilson was OF Tie op'"'o''
...,1,dav that the lormulation-or' NJ
last the enunciation-of a Mexican Poilcy
,o,h he indefinitely postponed, Penu'n9
Official reports Of the results OF the ele'-
,,,rx Of last Sunday and the consequent
announcement Of Huerta's purposes
Later adyices Of his counsellors, however
have led the President 10 believe that II
will not DO too long 70 postpone the an
pouneement Of some definite policy ana
bs has no definite views on the SUBJECT
o,ssr than a conviction that Huerta must
be eliminated and so far as possible tle
influence Of foreign concessionaires must
be gulhfed. 1t is impossible 10 devise the
form and method Of a policy unti! the
substance has been determined upon, the
President told inquirers yesterday ana
therein. il is asserted. lies the fundamental
Weakness Of the administration. The sub
stance Of its policy is yet to be deter
mined.
Tae administration found much encour-
agsment in The Tribuue's special dispatch
this morning that although yesterday was
pay day for Mexican federal employees
none was paid because the treasury was
empty. In this is the chief hope Of the
administration. II Huerta should prove
unable to meet his obligations it is be-
heyed that the disloyalty Of the govern
nsnt personnel and the disaffection OF
tie army would 90 far to compass the
end sought oy the United States. The
isd that the dictator has thus far been
a5h - finance the provisional govern
neat without the recognition Of the
United States has caused the utmost sur
PIKE to the administration That he can
continue 10 do so is believed impossible
a Washington