Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-13
JAPANESE ARE To
send Big WARSHIP
Cruise From Orient WI
Soon Land off Western
Coast of Mexico
WILSON Is INFORMED
While He Delays Announcing His Pol.
icy, Efforts Are Made to Secure
Mexican Compromise.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The jan
anese Ambassador to Mexico late today
notified Secretary Bryan that his gov
eminent was sending battleship to
the west coast of Mexico to protect it's
| citizens. The Japanese battleship will
anchor either at Acapulco or Mazata
Ian.
| President Wilson will issue within
few days special announcement
dealing with the Mexican situation.
according to an admission made today
by Secretary Bryan. The Secretary
would not say in what form the an
nouncement would come, whether as
a message to Congress, a note to the
foreign powres, or an important mes
sage to the people of the United
| States.
Secretary Bryan was equally reti
cent as to the substance of the pro
posed announcement, and would give
no hint Of the development of the pol
icy contemplated. The White House
was silent on the subject, the Presi-
| dent having spent the afternoon on
the golf links.
| President Wilson is finding much
objection as to the plan of raising the
embargo on arms and permitting the
uninterrupted delivery of tls and am
munition to the Constitutionalists
His legal advisers in the State Depart
ment andl senae have warned him that
a course will violate his pledge to for
eign government sto protect the lives
and property Of their citizens in Mex
ico
Y See Great Danger.
| 1t is expected with the embargo
lifted the opposing forces in Mexico
would get renewed vigor, the rebel
lion would spread and the slaughter
would increase. In the extension of
the zone of histilities the lives of more
foreigners would be endangered and
the destruction of property would in
crease. Thus it would be impossible
his advisers point out, that the United
States would be involved in being
held responsible for claims.
The plan Of lifting the embargo is
opposed also by Secretary Bryan, who
holds with Huerta, that the President
could not recognize Cafranza for the
same reason that he cited for with
holding recognition from Huerta-tha'
he would become president through
force.
President Wilson's next move in
the Mexican tangle may depend in a
large measure on expected reports
from Special Representative John
Lind, who is dealing with Huerta. and
DR.. William Bayard Hale, who has
gone to NogaIes to see General Car
rama, leader of the Constitutionalists
| Seeking Compromise
1t is the impression here that eff
forts are being made to induce Huerta
and Carranza to agree upon some one
for the provisional presidency OF
Mexico, that they shall consent to a
cessation of fostilities and shall join
| for the conduction of special elections
to elect new president, the compro-
mise candidate being De La Barra.
Secretary Bryan said that foreign
and domestic oil companies in Mexico
had appealed for assistance to pre-
vent the firing Of the large petroleum
storage tanks at Tuxpam. which is the
ssene of fighting between the federal
troops and the Constitutionalists
TIL American consul at that place has
been instructed to make strong rep
Presentations to the army leaders and
: to other officials against such desruc
tion Of property, especially as thu
firing Of oil tanks would injure the
: city.
The gunboat Wheeling and the Bat.
tleship Louisiana are lying off Tux.
pam for the protection of the lives Of
foreigners. Captain Bouch, Of the
Louisiana. reported today that Amer
lean property at Tuxpam is in no i'm
mediate danger. Twenty Americans
have been taken on the battleship.
~
I.W. w West Of Wabbaseka, was ii
Pine Bluff yesterday on business