Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-22
HANDS OFF" HINT
: FOR NEW TREATY
Bryan Advocates Policy for
Safeguarding Canal Zone.
Maintains Mexico Stand.
Star Bureau,
Metropolitan National Bank BLDG
WASHINGTON, July 22.

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Secretary Bryan's advocacy of re-
vised and broadened form of treaty,
which will amount to the United
States practically declaring a protec-
torate over Nicaragua, is taken as
having tremendous international as
well as domestic significance. 1t is
interpreted generally to mean, in a
broad sense, that the present admin
istration intends to safeguard the
Panama Canal region for all time
from local revolutions or other dis
turbances that might endanger that
zone. In its more immediate inter-
national importance the announce
ment of the policy is Understood to be
a service of notice upon the world
that the President does not intend to
recede from his attitude toward Mex
leo and that he does intend to main
tain the Monroe doctrine in its in
tegrity.
Despite the attacks made for years
by Democratic Senators and SPELL
binders upon the Roosevelt regime
for establishing a financial protec-
torate over Santo Domingo, and in
the face of the administration repu-
diation of the famous dollar diplo-
macy" of the Taft administration, the
Bryan Nicaraguan program amounts
to declaration that the country will
continue a dollar diplomacy so far as
the Latin American republics are
established. AS urged by Mr.. Bryan
upon the foreign relations committee
of the Senate, the new treaty with
Nicaragua would place the United
States in much the same position to-
ward that country that we now
occupy with respect to Cuba.
To Maintain Supremacy.
In a word, the Nicaraguan program
amounts to a service of notice to the
world that the United States intends
to maintain it's supremacy in the
western world.
Announcement of this policy at this
time is regarded as highly significant
in connection with the Mexican situa-
ton. Bitterly as the President has
been assailed for non-action concern
ing Mexico this announcement is as
sumed generally to mean that he does
not intend backing down or changing
base on the Mexican situation.
1t has been the view of the admin
istration that Huerta's government
although for the time being de
facto institution, is not a constitu-
tional government, and the apparent
purpose of the President has been to
refuse to recognize any government
In Mexico except one established in
accordance with the constitution of
that country. AS the murderer of
Madero, the policy of the administra-
ton is to insist that Huerta shall be
his g0ernment is entitled to full
recognition.
No Recognition.
This position has been maintained
in the face of the fact that our am
bassador, Wilson, Joined with am
bassadors of other powers in greet
ing Huerta as the head of the con-
stitutional government and despite
the fact that England, Japan, Ger
many and Brazil have formally rec
ognized Huerta as the head of the
Mexican government. Ambassador
Wilson'S attitude is known to have
been disapproved by the President
and Secretary Bryan, and it is be-
lieved here that, although 1t is
officially announced he has been sent
for now merely to give information,
he has really been recalled and will
not be permitted to return to Mexico.
One country, believed to be Ger
many, has asked the United States
formally what it intends to do con-
corning the Mexican situation. The
announcement of the Nicaraguan
policy is believed to be an indirect
answer to this question asserting the
intention of the United States to deal
with Mexico as it sees fit, and warn
ing other countries to keep hands off.
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