The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-27
IT'S THE POCKETBOOk Of
MEXICO THAT IS SICK

costing Secretary Brayn $500 day
In lecture receipts" was lie manu-
factured out of whole cloth. The am
bassador explained to the secretary
that many OF the reports OF the In.
surgent success In Mexico were In
vented by the revolutionary junta in
this city. He explained the revolu'
tionary operations and dealt at length
with this phase OF the matter in his
report to the president. This report
will be gone over with President
Wilson on Monday when the president
will have to take up for solution the
following problems:
How can this government best aid
in restoring peace In Mexico?"
What part, II any, has Ambassador
Wilson had In the responsibility for
the present revolution 2"
Shall the ambassador be permitted
to return to his port, or shall his
resignation, on file since March 4, be
accepted"
On the first question the advise Of
the ambassador has been asked. His
answer is the voluminous report In
the presidents hands. On the sec
ond he is understood to have cited
his official reports, including the
downfall of Diaz to date, to his com,
plete defense. The third Is for the
president and his secretary alone to
decide.
| Ambassador Wilson'S successor has
been selected But the president IS
unable to name him without recos
nizing Huerta as president Of Mexico
/ This he does not want to do. The
suggestion is made that he can ae
cept the Wilson resignation and per
init affairs in Mexico to remain IL
! the hands of the charge d'affairs
/ there Under ordinary circumstances
/ this would be possible. But positive
| Information is In the hands OF ths
president that reputation Of Wilson
at this time will be accepted through
/ out Mexico as direct reputation o
/ Fuerta and may mean another revc
ttls,ssion in. Mexico City itself. The am
lsbassador left the impression in hi.
talks that he will tell the senate com
mittee on foreign relations which 81
expected to send for him on Monday
to discuss the Mexican situation
with 1t, that the president
over-stepped his powers in sending
secret agents to Mexico City to carry
on investigations independent OF the
| embassy.
This action Wilson will claim weak
! ened the influence of accredited rep
I resentatives there and Increased ants
American feeling in Mexico. At any
event it is reported tonight the pres,
1 dent may feel impelled to transmi
1 to the senate the detailed charge.
! which have been made against tn,
\ ambassador and which up to the pres
ent have been ignored, suggesting
| investigation of the matter.
i If Ambassador Wilson Is to gt
back to Mexico he will sail from
New York next Thursday. He hai
made reservation on the steame
i for Vera Cruz for that day and sait
at his hotel tonight that he expecte,
to make the trip. When Secretar.
\ Bryan was asked tonight whether !
was true that he had sent Francisco
i Del Vale to Mexico City and that th
president had sent w. B. Hale there
) each to conduct independent investi
! cations and each armed with the Sc
! cret code Of the department In viola
tion of all established usages, he de
) clined to comment, with a decides
, show of heat
, irresponsible stories he sai6
! "have been freely published in man
quarters which have done and ar
. doing harm. Publicity might defea
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