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HuERTA WON'T
Be CANDIDATE
Not to Run as President Of
Mexican Republic.
so WASHINGTON IS ASSURED

President Wilson's Mexican Policy
Scored by Senators and Congress.
men-Bayard Hale Reports to
President.
Washington, Sept. 5.-The first OH,
cial information that the Washington
government has been orally assured
that Huerta will not be candidate
at the Mexican elections was permitted
to become public.
The administration CONSTITUTES these
assurances as meaning also that there
will be no circumvention by Huertas
resigning and becoming candidate.
The Mexican situation bobbed up
in the senate again when Senator
Bristow declared he believed this gov
eminent should permit General Car.
rama, the Constitutionalist leader, to
get arms and ammunition in the Unit.
ed States, because Huerta had been
allowed to import arms until very re.
Gently.
Senator Bristow explained that he
brought up the question because ne
had seen widely published statemen
that congress was solidly behind
President Wilson's Mexican policy. 70
parts of that policy, he said, he took
exception; to others he agreed. He
argued that the United States by
granting importations of arms to
Huerta had recognized him.
at seems to me that we should
recognize the belligerents who are
fighting him." he said. Il believe ths
factions should be allowed to fight out
their domestic troubles, but every
sense of fairness dictates that Car
rama should be given the right II
purchase arms and munitions OF war;
Senator Bristow said he disagreed
with the Presidents warning to Amer
leans to leave Mexico. That, he maln-
tanned, was taken as an indication
that Intervention was contemplated.
Senator Sheppard pointed out that
Huerta could no longer import arms,
and Chairman Bacon, of the foreign
relations committee, said that Con.
gress and the people of the country,
in his opinion, were in hearty accord
with the Presidents attempt to solve
the problem without disastrous
war;"
Secretary Bryan's request for
100000 appropriation to ct Amert
cans out of Mexico brought on lively
debate in the House, in which various
opinions of the administrations Mex
lean policy were expressed.
Representative Murray, of Okla
homa, assailed the Presidents smoral
suasion'' policy as foolish and advo-
Gated force.
Representative Carrot, of Texas, de
clared the people of his state were un-
alterably opposed, to any recognition
of Huerta.
William Bayard Hale, who spent the
last three months studying political
conditions in Mexico, laid before Pies.
ffdent ~WW44ifzsor i inssornsatieA- he gathered
about the Huerta government and
also conferred with Secretary Bryan.
He declined to discuss his visit with
the administration officials, but 1t Is
understood gave them an intimate de-
scription of the negotiations conduct
ed by John Lind and the Huerta offic-
ials up to the time he left Mexico
| City. So far as is known Mr.. Hale's
connection with those negotiations
was unofficial and informal.
Consul Lespinasse, at Frontera, re-
ported to the state department that
| the Americans whose departure from
| Tonosique was prevented by the seiz-
ure of the vessel on which they were
to leave, had suffered no molestation
and had found employment with an
| American company in Tenosique. The
consul said he had renewed his re-
quest for protection of American
properties in consequence OF the burn
in of two houses by natives OF the
lower class"
Mail advicss from Durango reported
the arrival there of Consular Agent
Lawrence from Topia, who made
six-day journey by muleback and sent
the first news received from Durango
in four months Mr.. Lawrence said the
Durango situation was without alarm.
ing indications, and that no danger
threatened Americans and their inter.
ests in western Durango at the time
| of his visit.
Consul Hanna, at Monterey, report
ed there was no truth in the story
that six Americans had been executed
by a federal Mexican general at Tor
reon. All Americans and foreigners
in Torreon were safe as late a.
August 81.
Consul Hostetter at Hermosillo re
ports the Governor of Conora is offer
ing protection to Americans who wish
to remain.
Three Women in Air Flight
Garden City, L. l., Sept. Sit is be