The San Francisco call., 1913-07-16
OTHER EUROPEAN
POWERS IMPATIENT
Move Indicates Concerted
Action of Old World Ma
tons to Force Stand
Denial of Recognition Aids
Rebels and Wilson Admin
istration Seems Unable to
Keep Up Monroe Doctrine
Respect Fostered by Taft
BY IRA f. BENNETT

fSr.cial Dispatch to The Cal)
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Foreign ma
tions are pressing the state department
SO inpa tiently for a. declaration OF
policy with regard to Mexico that def
mite action will have to be taken by
Secretary Bryan within a few days.
Tt was admitted unof1icially today
that Great Britain. through the am
bassador in Washington. had directed
the attention OF Secretary Bryan to
the acute conditions in Mvxico. and
the effect upon the welfare and safetg
of its citizens there with a polite in
quiry as TO what the United States
proposes to do about it.
Upon his return from his Chautauqua
enga gements Mr. Bryan was Informed
OF the inquiry from Great Britain and
other nations. 1t is believed that the
ment on the part of European powers
to bring the state department to
declaration of its purposes toward
Mexico
President Wilson said that the policy
of the United States is to withhold
recognition until a constitutional cleo
tion has been held in Mexico and the
people have chance TO express their
choice for president. Neither the Huer-
ia government leaders nor the foreign
powers are willing to wait. however.
EUROPEAN NATIONS INsISTENT
1t has been made plain to officials OF
the state department that there must
soon be some official declaratio on
the subject to reassure European pow
ers OF the protection of their citizens
and subjects against pecuniary loss by
the continuation OF present conditions.
Failing such declaration, some OF the
officials fear that the European powers
may feel themselves free to take steps
to restore peace.
The present noncommittal policy of
the United States government is Great
ing general dissatisfaction. The po-
sition of the United States is regarded
as extremely embarrassing
The Taft administration took pride
in the fact that all the foreign nations
were recognizing the Monroe doctrine
and had full confidence in the United
States. refusing to interfere in any
way 1t was recognized by the foreign
nations that this country would give
full protection to all foreign citizens
In Mexico.
Now foreign nations feel that great
deal of blundering has been made by
the Wilson administration. They feel
that il this country had recognized
the Huerta administration several
months ago conditions would have been
better in Mexico
In denying this recognition, against
the advice Of Ambassador Henry Lane
Wilson, the democratic administration
gave considerable comfort to the reb-
els. who increased their effort to wrest
control from the Huerta government,
using as an argument the fact that the
United States had never recognized that
government.
CABINET REACHES NO CONCLUSION
Now the harm has been done and the
foreign ambassadors in Washington do
not see how 1t can be remedied. The
president had a long conference with
members of his cabinet tonight. but
came to no conclusion.
Mr.. Bryan declined to say what the
policy of the United States government
would be toward any European repre-
sentations, but intimated that pro-
nouncement ON the situation might be
expected soon. 1t is known that the
administration officials have been con-
tinuously opposed to recognition Of the
Huerta government until elections were
held and it has been expected that any
future declaration to the foreign powers
would be 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 principle of govern
ments set up on orderly processes. and
mot upon arbitrary or irregular force"
He also stated that the American govs