Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-30
Henry Lane Wilson Subjected
to Searching Quiz on
Mexican Affairs,
SUGGESTS RECOGNITION
AS AMERICAN POLICY
Examination Is Conducted Behind
Closed Doors and Senators Take
"Oath of Secrecy"

| A searching examination of Ambassa6or
| Henry Lane Wilson was conducted for
three hours today behind closed door.
py members of the foreign relations COM
| mittee of the Senate
At the end of that time members NJ RI.
committee admitted the ambassador had
been asked in detail as to his connection
VIII with the downfall of the Madero regime.
| put they insisted his presentation of facts
ana MS connection with them had been
| favorably received
Ihe committee was subjected to an
oath OF secrecy and every effort was
tue hI 10 Keep the details of the am
oassadors examination from the public
Advocates Recognition.
1T is known. however that the am
bassador expressed his own opinion i'm
| favor OF the recognition OF the Huerta
government and that the proposal did
not meet with approval from the ma
| Jority OF the members of the committee
| senator Bacon presided over the meet
ing, at which Mr.. Wilson was allowed to
tell continued story of his partic. patton
| In affairs in Mexico throughout the Ma
zero and Huerta regimes, but other MEN,
Ders led In the rigid cross-examination
TO winch the ambassador was subjected.
| Republican members of the committee
later declared that the ambassador made
a favorable impression"
/ The committee took no formal action
| upon any phases of the Mexican situa-
| tion. No program of American action
| was outlined, further than the sugges-
| tfons OF Ambassador Wilson for a re.
stricted recognition OF the Huerta gov
| ernment. On this the committee did not
| act
May Be Ambassador.
| Dividing interest with Mr. WILSON.
activities today was a report that Regi-
nald HI. Del Valie a lawyer Of CALI
| fornia, formerly member OF the SEN
ate Of that state, who has been the per-
| sonal investigator of the Secretary of
State in Mexico, may succeed Henry
Lane Wilson as ambassador to Mexico
i when the troubles of that country are
, Strengthened out and a stable govern
ment takes hold there.
Mr.. Delvalle, when asked about the
report today, would neither confirm nor
deny it. He will probably leave tonight
! for his home.
i Another report of interest in connec-
ton with Mexico today is that Secre-
| tary Bryan has been convinced that the
situation in Mexico is of a much graver
character than the general public be-
| lieves.
This was brought out today in connec-
tlon with statements that the Presi-
| dent is not particularly worried about
the Mexican situation, and that he feels
that no recent Developments have made
| the question more vital than it has
men in the confidence of Secretary
Bryan have laid before him information
| which convinces him that a real crisis
does exist in the southern republic.
Would Relieve the q. s.
More and more members of the con-
stitutionalist party are coming to
| Sb N OFT do
Of Alfonso Madero yesterday being fol-
lowed last night by that of Col Ed
| uardo Hay, chief of staff of the army
of Gov Pesquiera of Sonora, with inn
| poftant dispatches for Manuel Perez
| Romero, CONFIDENTIAL agent here Of the
| constitutionalists. He will return to
| his post in several DAYS While Col
/ Hay refused to discuss Mexican affairs
for publication, the statement was
made by his associates here:
| If the United States Congress will
repeal the act of March IA. 1912. the
| constitutionalists Will relieve the peo-
! pie of the United States of All their
| worry about Mexico" The act referred
TO prevents the rebels buying arms In
| the United States.
| Administration Marking Time.
The administration is really marking
time in Mexican affairs, to give lead
| ing residents of that country an oppor-
| tunity to straighten out its difficulties
among themselves. if possible with the
understanding general now that Huerta
cannot possibly be recognized and that
! figuratively speaking, ''the sword of
Damocles' is hanging over him In the
| shape of possible necessary interyen-
| ton or mediation of some sort by the
| United States unless the disorders and
| dangers TO Americans and other for
eigners there are quickly put an end to.
1
man, who has been i'm Washington for
some time, is said to be about to try
to persuade Huerta to give up and get
out. When the constitutionalists In
Washington today frankly admitted
themselves to be in a receptive mood.
80 FIR as Huerta is concerned, they
asked the question:
How much influence does BraniT real
Iy possess with Huerta?'
Doubt Influence With Huerta.
The inference was that they have no
great confidence in his ability to show
| Huerta that the time has come for him
| to retire as Braniff is said to have been
| instrumental In doing with Porfirio Diaz
Braniff Is believed to have had confer
ences with the const.tutonalists here in
Washington within the last few days, to
ascertain their views to man upon
whom Mexicans might unite for the pro-
; visionaI presidency.
The possibility Of Cancellation between
the various discordant factors In Mexico
would indicate IA way out not only for the
forces in Mexico, but also for the United
States in determining upon course OF
acton. Whether concilation is possible
remains 10 be seen.
There is public clamor for peace and
suspension OF hostilities in the opinion OF
3ir. Braniff, recognized as an advocate
of some concilatory policy. He left for
Mexico City, silent as to the reason of
his going but believed to have in mind
some purpose to bring together the war
ring clements in the republic He has
frequently declared his opinion that all
factors in Mexican politics should show
enough patriotism-in the face of possible
Intervention by the United States-to put
aside personal feeling and private ambi-
ton in the interest of the continued au-
tonomy and dignity of the republic.
Claim of Military Gains.
Whether the Huerta administration
will be amenable to conciliatory sugges-
tions is doubtful Distinct military
progress 1t is said. has been made and
is slowly advancing the rule OF the
government over the disturbed sections
of Mexico, north and south. The gov