Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

The question Of the relationship be-
tween the United States and Mexico
in the immediate future looms large
before the people Of this country just
now
Representatives of foreign countries
in the City Of Mexico have joined IN
calling on Their governments 70 ask thf
United states to define itS position. and
one of those governments has evidently
done so. In This connection. AmhaSSa-
dor Wilson has been called from The
City Of Mexico to Washington, and it
i probable that The government will
in few days make 4 statement Of lis
attitude
1t would he impossible to forecast
that announcement. The position Of
this government. under the administra-
lion Of both Taft and Wilson. a. re-
CARDS Mexico. has been weak. and
there is nothing to indicate that there
VIII he 4 Strrngthemi% uf the arm "f
Tncle sam i'm dealing with the rompl-
Gated problem. American property hY
The lens of millions has been destroyed
and American lives ny The hundreds
have been sacrificed. but this nation
has done practically nothing to project
American rights.
This is a question which comes
home 10 the people on the border. and
All along The line there i anxiety. In
tins particular neighborhood there has
been no demonstration at arms. but il
j. known that at McXicali there i ap-
prehenSion IN the part Of the govern
mont authorities there being fcclm:
Of insecurity.
Mexican officials representing the
Iluerta government pass their nights
on this side Of the line. and no one
knows how many of the resident MeXi-
cans are in sympathy with the Con>i-
tutionali~tS and are ready to assert that
cause at the proper time.
There i no question that the feeling
on The border i that the United States
should take steps to assert itself in q
more pronounced way than it has yet
done
A Washington dispatch says:
Administration officials admitted last
night that the situation in Mexico is
serious ana diplomatic inquiries from
Europe a. to what the attitude of this
on the south We're engaging their deep
est attention.
Secretary nf State Bryan had two
hour conference with President Wilson
today and while the Japanese question
and departmental appointments CON
Sumed much Of their time the fore
most subject before them was The
Mexican problem. Earlier in the day
it had been discussed at length at the
cabinet meeting.
~pcretar; Bryan declined t0 say what
the policy Of the United States govern
ment would he toward any European
representations. but intimated that a
pronnuncement on the situation might
he expected in a short time.
1t i known that the administration
officials have been continuously op-
posed 10 recognition Of the Huerta gov
ernment until elections We're held. and
il naS been expected that any future
declaration 70 the foreign powers
would ne along the lines of the Latin
American statement made by President
Wilson soon after he took office
In this he proclaimed that his ad
ministratiOn would seek to make
basis for intercourse with Latin-Amer-
lean countries. the people Of govern
mentS set up on orderly processes, and
mot upon arbitrary or irregular force"
He also stated that the American
government would prefer those who
act in the interest Of peace and honor,
who protect private rights and respect
the restraints Of constitutional pro-
vision"
WASHINGTON. July 11-AmbaSsa-
dor Henry Lane Wilson has been sum
mOned to Washington for an immediate
conference with President Wilson on
the Mexican situation. This action IS
taken to forecast some important an
nouncement on the administrations at
titude toward the Huerta government.
The announcement was made by
Secretary Bryan. Immediately after q