Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-26
SUBSTANCE OF 1
THE MESSAGE
Feeling of Friendship, Not
Hostility, is Dis
played.
N O INTERFERENCE.
President Wilson Reads Message at
Conference Held at The White
House Last Night.

House Last Night.
| Washington, Aug. 26.-President
! Wilson read last night to the mem
bers of the Senate Commhtee on For
eign Relations and the House Com
nlittee on Foreign Affairs, Republicans
as we'll as Democats, the message on
tthe Mexican situation which he was
to have read in Congress today, but
(which he will not read until tomor-
row.
/ 1t is a message Of friendship, not
hostility, and precedes policy of alb
'so.ute nonin.erference. 1t proclaims
to the world the sympathetic feeling
the United States government and
American people have for their neigh
bors in the rebellion-toln republic
south of the Rio Grande. 1t records
the views of he United States on con-
stitutional government, its unaltera-
ble opposition to governments set up
by the irregular and arbitrary actS of
ambitious individuals, ami. formally
announces that the government. Of
Victoriano Huerta shall nos be recog-
nized The efforts of the United
States to bring about a peaceful set
tlement Of the difficulty through the
representations made by John Lind,
peciai envoy of President Wilson, are
outlined, as well as Ghe answer of the
Hnerta ssovernmeity,
The United States has proposed
that constitutional election be held
and that Huerta should not be cand-
idatc To this suggestion through
which the U. S. believes peace
could be restored, Huerta has replied
in the negative. Foreign governments
generally since that rejection have
been active in support of the Ameri-
can policy to persuade Huerta to
iyield.
The delivery of the message is AN
essential factor in the program of the
American government before the
world. 1t is not preliminary to any
drastic measures, however, il is mere
" the announcement Of d policy which
will be maintained for years, if nee
essary, until constitutional govern
merit shah be restabliShed in Mexico.
The effect OF the message, it is
lhopeo by administration officials, will
be to convince the world Of the sin
cere efforts of the United States to
bring about peace and forestall pres
sure that might otherwise have been
exerted by foreign governments for a
sterner policy toward Mexico.
Having exhausted every avenue OF
influence on the Mexican authorir les,
the administration does not feel COM
ep!lei to intervene by force of arms
: to establish it's views. Every oppor-
tunity will be given to American cltl-
Zens to withdraw from ;he danger
zones and strict neutrality IN ship
ments of arms will be observed.
The White House conference began
at $50 o'clock. The Presidents priv
ate office looked like schoolroom
Divans, davenports, sofas and chair:
were arranged in equal rows in from
Of the PRESIDENTS desk. There were
accommodation for the 81 member!
of the two committees, but they die
not all come, some being absent from
tie city 1t was the largest confer
ence that had been held at the execu
tiy offices, however. since the presen
administration began. Secretal.
BRYAN sat beside the President as tn
latter read his message.
Those present from the Senat
committee were Senators Baco]
(chairman), Stone; Clark, of Arkan
sas: Shively. O'Gorman, Williams
Swanson. Pomerene, McCumber
Lodge; Smith, of Arizona, and Boraf
of Idaho. From the House commit
tee there were Representatives FLOOD
, of Virginia, (chairman); Cline, of In
y diana; Linthicum, of Maryland; Di
fenderfer, of Pennsylvania; Stedmar
of North Carolina: Harrison, of Mis-
sissinDi; Walker. of Georgia; Cooper
of Wisconsin, and Temple of Penn
:, sylvania.