South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-16
IS MEN ARRESTED IN ASSASSINATION PLOT
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN ATTACK ON TRAIN


eSt excitement was aroused i'm
Mexico City Wednesday by a M
NOR that the - COnspiratOrs in
VOIVed i'm the plot To aSSaSSinate
Pres. Huerta. Felix DiaX and Gen.
Banquet had been executed. Con-
firmatiOn OF the report was re-
fused at the war Office. IL was
suggested there, however. that
possibly the train on which the
cOnSpirators were sent 20 MOrclos
had been attacked and the men
killed during the lighting"
WASHINGTON. July I6-Pres.
Wilson Wednesday instructed Secy. Of
State Bryan 10 wire Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson. at Mexico City.
to come to Washington Immediately
for conference on the Mexican sit
uatiOn. The president desires a de-
tailed report on conditions there al
the earliest moment.
The order was sent after a confer
ence with Secy Bryan. who gave out
the following statement afterward.
Ambassador Wilson has been ask
ed TO come TO Washington tc confer
with the president personally on the
situation in Mexico. The embassy
viii be left in charge OF the first
secretary, Mr.. O'Shaunessy"
1t was understood that another
European power had requested the
United States to Intervene in Mexico.
Secy. Bryan would neither affirm nor
deny this statement II was suggest-
ed TO him that the country was Ger
many.
Il can't say anything on that"
he said The process OF elimination
might be followed until [ would have
TO give a direct answer"
The Mexican situation. which grew
tense Wednesday may force the ad-
mlnlStratlOn TO a test Of the Monroe
doctrine, it is said here.
Call for show Down.
The administration had hoped 10
stave off any action until after the
election in October. when a new re-
gime would be esta blished which
would be recognized by the United
States.
The general opinion here Wednes-
day was that this hope was DESTROYED.
with representation lodged by Great
Britain practically serving notice that
under the Monroe doctrine il held
the United States TO be the guarantOr
of peace in Mexico.
other European powers were eX-
pected 10 follow suit on recommend
ton of their ambassadors in Mexico
City.
ton that has withheld recognition Il
the Huerta regime. Pres. Taft pass
ed the problem along 10 Wilson, who.
desiring time TO study the situation.
delayed action II was believed now
that If this recognition should be given
the Mexican government would con-
strue il as a backing down" by this
government and be more arrogant
than ever in its treatment of American
citizens in the republic
The fact that the Mexican admins
tration has no official standing with
the United States has made il almost
impossible for this nation TO properly
emphasize the demand for protection
of Americans in the republic.
Under diplomatic usage the only
sort OF protest Ambassador Wilson can
lodge with Huerta is a personal pro-
test.
Anti-American Feeling.
Meanwhile consular reports show
the growth Of an anti-American SEN
timent through the republic. The
federals say the reason the United
States is withholding recognition is
because It wants the revolution TO
succeed. The revolutiOnists are an
gercd because they can't take arms
across the border.
Heretofore European nations have
waited for the United States to rec
ognize Central and South American
republics. assuming that this republic
ought 10 be the best Judge.
This rule was broken with regard 70
Mexico, however. by Great Britain.
Spain, Japan. Salvador, Guatemala,
China, italy. Germany, Portugal, Bel
gium Norway. Russia and Austria
Hungary have all recognized the
Huerta regime.