The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-29

hfty-two minutes. He had already
| written a historic narrative of condi-
tons in Mexico. which was delivered
| to the President on Saturday night.
! The President had this report before
him during The interview, and asked
! Mr.. Wilson various questions regard
| ing it.
On terminating his interview with
! President Wilson and Mr.. Bryan, Mr.
! Wilson said that he had merely pre-
scented facts and not policies to the
President.
AZ the state Department this state
ment was confirmed by Secretary OF
state Bryan. who was very careful
to point out that it was only facts
! that the President wanted from Am
| bassador Wilson and that MIR. Wilson
had given the facts from his point or
view.
Present Policy.
Senator Bacon. chairman OF the For
eiSn Relations Committee. had a long
conference with the President this
morning. Following his return to the
Capitol, Senator Bacon conferred with
his associates AS result. 1t is
known that the Foreign Relations
Committee and the President have
agreed for the present upon this policy
towards Mexico:
First. every effort to persuade the
contending factions TO mediate their
differences and agree to fair and
untrammeled election will be ex-
hauStcd.
Second. if that fails. the embargo
against the export of arms into Mexico
is 10 be raised. both ides to be al
lowed to purchase munitions Of war
and fight il out between themselves.
Third, If within a reasonable time
this does not result in defeat for one
side and the succession at Mexico City
of government strong enough TO
maintain order. Intervention as a last
resort will follow.
Senator's to-day had received no de-
tails concerning the Administrations
plan for mediation. 1t was reported
that tho administration already has
begun TO sound the Huerta and Car
rama followers In an effort to ascer-
tain ii mediation will be accepted
Practically every member of the For
eign Relations Committee and Senator's
in general believe mediation will be
rejected
The second alternative of the admin
istration was freely discussed by SEN
ators to-day privately as a possible
luton of the problem. Recently the
neutrality laws have been enforced
against Huerta as vigorously az they
We're enforced against the Constitution.
alists Raising the embargo. Senators
say. Will permit the Constitutionalists
who have money, to obtain all the
munitions OF war they require.
This government would prevent fill
clustering expeditions being equipped
in the States, but arms could he cX-
ported without hindrance. subject only
to the usual chance of capture after
they crossed the border
one of the Senator'S closest 10 Presi-
dent Wilson said that with this avenue
for obtaining arms open 10 the revolu-
tionists there undoubtedly would be
thousands OF Americans who would
flock To- the standard OF the Constitu-
tonalists TO light Hucrta and avcnEc
the wrongs that have been committed
against Americans. Hundreds OF COW
boys for weeks have been pleading TO
70 across the lines. The administra-
ton believes this equal treatment OF
all factions would make the revolu-
tionists strong that Huerta soon
would be ovcrthrown.
Only Last Resort.
Both sides TO this controversy will
have not settled their differences with
in a reasonable time following the
abrogation or the present neutrality
provisions. then this government Will
take the only course left open and re-
store order. This. however all Sena-
tors say, viii be the last resort.
The second proposition. ii successful.
It was pointed out to-day. would re-
lievc the United States OF the cost of
war. save millions in money and thou
sands of lives that undoubtedly would
lost before Deaca WAS