The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-18
Special Ambassador to Deliver
Thanks Three Years Late.
Suspected Real Reason of Visit
Has Not Been Stated.
JAPANESE DIPLOMATS BUSY
RumOred Japan Had
Offered Troops for Mexico.
Strange DiaZ Leaves While
Presidential Candidate.

Mexico City, July 1S.-General Felix
Diaz has been named special ambas-
sador to Japan. The published reason
for this commission is to thank Japan
for the latters participation in Mex
ico's centennial in. 1910-three years
ago.
For several months and even longer
there have been rumors of Japanese
diplomatic activity in Mexico, and only
recently a report was published that
a secret emissary of Japan had made
an offer of japanese troops for use
in Mexico.
The sending of Diaz to Japan is
considered a clever stroke on the
part of Provisional President Huerta to
eliminate a presidential rival. 1t was
Diaz who started the rebellion against
Madero which resulted not in placing
himself, but Huerta in control. But
that Diaz is not merely leaving the
country-that he is going to Japan-1S
taken by some to indicate that he may
be just as willy in accepting, as Huerta
was in Offering him the commission.
He is expected to leave on Saturday
and the president when formally con-
ferring the honor on him, said he hoped
he would return to Mexico in time to
be candidate in the presidential cleo
General Diaz, however, would have
to plan his trip carefully so that time
would be left him for the completion
of his program in the presidential cam
paign. Approximately month will be
occupied in the trip to Japan and an
other month in the return, as it will
be necessary not to discredit the mis-
sion by too much haste in leaving
Toxic.
There never has been any secret
about the desire of General Diaz to
stand for the presidency and that he
should be candidate was part OF the
agreement entered into by him wit
President Huerta as the price of peace
in the capital.
Huerta was to be the provisional
president and Diaz was to name most
of the cabinet, with the understand
ing that he would be free to work out
his own political future. Almost at
once he was proclaimed the candidate
for the presidency of many polltlcal
clubs, but the growth OF the repelllon
against the Huerta administration, in
addition to the general apathy of
large part of the people towards the
election, resulted in placing MIN in q
position where even many OF his own
partisanS believed MS elecCOn WOuIO
be impossible
Unusually Nice to Japan's Ambassador
Mexico City, July 1S.-An unusual
honor is to be paid the new Japanese
minister by the Mexican government.
1t is sending a commission consisting
of one representative of the foreign
office and two military attaches to
meet him at the port OF ManZanlllo-
Plans are being drawn up for huge
popular demonstration on his arrival
here.
Diaz Styled political Emigrant."
Mexico City July 18.-General Felix
Diaz, who has been appointed special
am bassador to Japan to express the
thanks of Mexico to the Japanese for
their participation in MeXico'S centen-
nial in 1910, is referred to today by the
newspaper Ell Pals in an editorial arti-
Gle as 1.-The political emigrant.' The
article says Diaz is being sent out of
the country and expresses the opinion
leo in the time fixed. Ell Independ-
iente also frankly expresses the opin-
ion that Diaz has been practically ex-
lied at least temporarily.
Cabinet Studies Mexican Question.
Washington, July 18.-Considera-
ton of the Mexican situation took
much of the time of the president and
the cabinet at a meeting today. Secre-
tary Bryan had a long conference with
the president before the other mem
bers arrived. Although reports are
coming in from various sources, the
administration is looking forward to
first hand information from Ambassa-
dor Wilson, who is on his way from
Mexico City. 1t was again stated TO-DAY
the attitude of the administration still
was unchanged.
1t was reiterated that the cabinet
was in accordance with
the president in waiting return to
stable conditions before extending
recognition. Several officials stated
that the cabinet from the beginning
had been of the opinion that changing
conditions of Mexican politics war
ranted the hands off" policy for some
time to come.
Secretary Bryan authorized the
statement that he would cancel any
lecture engagement which would con-
flict with the conference next week I
he and the president will have with |
Amba ssad dor Wilson.
Few of the members were not in |
clined to. think any action would be |
taken following Ambassador Wilson's |
and reiterated the belief
that until elections were held in Mex |
leo and an appearance of peace was /
in sight formal recognition would be |
withheld.