Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-31
Statement by Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson to Com
mIttee ON Foreign Relations
FayorabIy Received
PRESIDENT NOT IN
SYMPATHY WITH PLAN
Information Gathered From
Special Agents and Consular
Reports Indicates Growing
ConSlIlutionaIist Strength

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Washington july 30.-Amhassador
Horny Lano Wilson's conference to-
daN with members of the scnutc COM
mittee ou foreign relations resulted
in suungcr support for hls plan TO
recognize thc lluofta government la
Mexico than hc has received al any
time since. reaching Washlngton
After q three hours questioning of
the ambassador many members Of the
senate committee expressed tonight
the opinion that serious consideration
should he given to his recommends
tions for guarded and restricted
recognition of Huerta. designed to
bolster up the present government un-
iil elections can be- held October &C.
The determination OF tho govern
mcnts Mexican policy does not rest
with the senate however. and there
was nothing in the situation tonight
to indicate President Wilson or Soc
reiay BRYAN had wayercd In their
determination not 10 recognize the
liuerta government at present The
muiter presented 10 the senate COM
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been laid before the president and
secretary of state ana their attitude
.agalnat rccogniton had been based
upou information from other conf
dcntlal sources, many OF them az
variance with the reports Of Ambaa-
sodor Wilson.
The conference at the capitol today
distinctly was presentation of "his
Side of the case by the ambassador
20 Mexico. As result az ihc general
ly favorable impression he created and
the eloso scrutiny and tentative ap-
protal glron his report by many mom-
bers of the committee Il Is believed
the administration will De urged to
furnish the senate committee at once
with rs private information, gathered
hy William Bayard Hale Reginald +.
Del Nalle and by consular agents at
various points
Two principal points of difference
have been developed between Anhas-
sador Wilson and the administration.
These relate to the present control of
lluorta over Mexican affairs. ana to
the conditions that would result from
the downfall Of the Huorta govern
ment Ambassador Wilson told tho
senate committee that tho liuertn
government entirely dominated af-
fairs throughout the republic and had
driven the constitutiouallsls out OF
many of their strongholdg including
the states of Coahuila and Nuevo
Leon The president, It Is understood.
hus Information considered thorough
ly reliable by himself ana Secretary
Bryan which shows The constitution
llist strength to De greatly IN excess
1t the estimates of Ambassador VII
SON. and indicates that the fluerta
government dominates the situation
only IN q small pprt Of the republic.
The need for immediate rceogni-
Ion 0f the llucrtu government as laid
before the committee by the ambas-
ador WIS based upon the belief that
President uuorH could not long re-
ain control of governmental mnchln
.V under present conditions II ~
mlmod the government Is running
'chlnd monthly financially ana that
,mcrican recognition is necessary 10
uahlp lIurrta to Secure crCdit for
governmental necessities
should the llucrtu government fall.
b tile opinion Of Ambassador vii
on conditions m the republic would
c worse than at present nnd Amerl-
au lives aud property would be In
reatcr danger The fact that Elany
{ the scnute committee took the
Imc view at the end Of iuday's con-
,rcuco. probably viii result in Pres
ont Wilson's submitting the lnforma
on In his possession upon which he
lsos his belief that the recognition
I lluerta rs not necessary 10 the pro-
.ction Of American life ana property
Ambassador Wilson made direct
'commcndntlJn for the recognition Of
ic Mexican government under GER
in conditions ana restrictions These
ould include an agreement for an
cctiun. october 3G to choose a per
upcnt constitutional government.
roper guarantees for tho protection
American lives ana property; sat-
factory arrangement io insure the
,ymcnt of AN present or future
0lus for damages to Americans or
cir property the settlement Of sev-
al long-sanding disputes between
is country ana Mexico; principally
TO the boundary matter. ana the Sc
elton Of Mexican cabinet officer
control the elections. whose char
ter would bc promise Of fair deal
3 To the constitutional forces
President Huerta had assured him,
nbassador Wilson told the commit
. that he would not again be a eau
late for president. 4 proposal to
{ this in as one restriction upon the
'ognition Of the government was
'cussed ia the committee but 1t was