Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-26
ENVOY CR|T|CISES
WILSON AND BRYAN
CONTINUED from First Paee.)


stood the Mexican situation and the
characteristics of Latin peoples.
'Some of the proposals have
heard" he remarked, Sound like the
drjbblings of mere children. For in
stance, the proposal to have foreign
powers from Central and South
| America act with us in mediating
the trouble in Mexico. Why that
| would be an overthrow of the prin-
ciples of the Monroe Doctrine and
| the Mexicans would resent that in
reference. I know this proposal was
once made by John Barrett, director
general of the lPan-American Union.
Mr.. Barrett and l are personal
friends and I have great respect for
him, but 1 don't think much of that
suggestion"
The ambassador met Mrs Henry
Lane Wilson and his two sons who
had preceded him here. Asked just
how soon he would finish his con-
ferences he said:
"I'll certainly hurry them" and
then added with a laugh: ST under
stand from the newspapers that my
presence in Washington is costing
Mr.. Bryan $4,000 a day by losing his
lecture engagements. Well, | must
be an, expensive visitor"
Confers with Secretary Bryan.
After he had breakfasted Ambas-
sador Wilson hurried to the state
department, where Secretary Bryan
was waiting. President Wilson had
gone off to play golf. 1t had not
been determined If he was to see the
ambassador today or tomorrow.
At the end of half hours confer
ence with the ambassador, Secretary
Bryan, saying the talk would be con-
tinued at o'clock this afternoon,
hurried to the capitol to meet the
foreign relations committee. He said
he would only discuss the Nicaraguan
treaty there.
Secretary Bryan would make no
announcement of his conference with
the ambassador further than to say
that Mr.. Wilson had made a prelfmin-
airy report.
Bryan Evasive as to Code.
Mr.. Bryan was asked about the
statement that del Vale had been
furnished with a copy of the State
department code, but beyond saying
he never had announced that del
Vale was an agent of the State de-
partment he refused to discuss the
question.
Ambassador Wilson, however, re-
ceived the correspondents in Mr..
Bryan's office. While he was ques-
toned, Secretary Bryan's private
secretary made a stenographic record
| of the interview, which turned out to
be not at all Illuminating on the
situation further than bringing from
the ambassador a denial of the state
ment that he had been asked to pre-
pare a report on the mediation prop
osition. The ambassador spent the
first part of the day going over copies
of his previous reports to the State
department.
Later it was deflnately determined
that Ambassador Wilson will not con-
fer with the President until Monday.
He spent the remainder of today con-
ferring with Mr., Bryan.
The American colony in MADEIRA,
for whose safety much fear has been
felt, has been unmolested, and all is
quiet there, according to a report by
messenger from MADEIRA to Chi
| huahua, which American Consul
Letcher today wired the state de-
partment.
Consul Letcher, at Chihuahua, has
been instructed to demand the i'm
mediate release of Charles Bissel and
Bernard Mcdonald, reported held
there by the Mexican Federals in a
prison pen. under sentence of death.
The state department has taken a
more aggressive attitude than in
most similar cases, and has made
representations to the Mexican gov
eminent, both through the embassy
| in Mexico City and the consul at
| Chihuahua.
Bissel and Mcdonald are mining
engineers. Mcdonald is said to be an
Englishman. They were captured
while attempting to take American
refugees from Parral
Secretary Bryan told the foreign
relations committee today the adj
ministration would make no imme-
date change in enforcing the neu-
trality law against shipments of
arms to Mexico,
| This indicates that President Will
son will continue to refuse to issue
export permits to both the Huerta
and Constitutionalist factions.
| Del Vale also had q conference
with Secretary Bryan, at which II
was understood he submitted some
thing in the nature of a report OF
recommendations based upon his OBJ
servations in Mexico. Whether it re-
lated to Ambassador Wilson was not
established. Both he and Mr.: Bryan
declined to discuss it. 1t became
known today that Del Vale came to
| Washington from Mexico on the same
trains and the same ship with Am
bassador Wilson.
viii Ask Envoy to Explain.
AS a result of its conference with
Secretary Bryan, the foreign relations
committee will call upon Ambassador
| Wilson probably early next week fol
an explanation of Mexican conditions
| The ambassadors appearance will be
arranged to occur after he has con-
cluded his conferences with the Pres.
ident and the secretary.
The committee will indorse no line
of action and reach no conclusion al
to policies until after the conference
with Ambassador Wilson and q
further one with Secretary Bryan.
Intimations were given by Secre'
tary Bryan to the committee tonas
that the ADMINISTRATION was prepared
for any developments in Mexican at
i faiI.s hut tho natura of the nnlicx