Evening journal., 1913-07-31
AT
CAPITAL OVER
MEXICAN ROW
Wilson, Bryan and Senate
Committee Disagree on
Course to be Pursued
AMBASSADOR WOULD
RECOGNIZE HUERTA
BY The United Press.

by The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July s1.-serious
friction between the senate foreign
relations committee and President
Wilson and his secretary Of state
may complicate the entire Mexican
situation. The senate committee. it
is known today, was seriously I'M
pressed yesterday by Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson's appeal for rec
ognItlon OF Huerta The ambassa-
dor told the committee frankly that
he did not think this country had
any right TO concern itself with any
Question OF morals in this matter. He
declared that Huerta had the only
actual government that could be Sc
riously considered, and by inference.
severely criticized his immediate
chiefs because they have refused to
follow his suggestions. President
Wilson and aecretary Bryan have
taken the position that under no
circumstances will they recognize
Huerta. They consider that his con-
nection with the death of President
Madero makes this impossible
The position of thh administration TO
do so would establish precedent so
that any prominent man in any Of the
Central and South American countries
became dissatisfied with the elected
ruler he could kill him, set up do facto
government Of his own and demand
American recognition.
/ The President and Secretary Of Stats
want to let matters remain as they are
until the Mexican influences now at work
can see whether they can reconcile tho
warning elements. The Senate commit.
tee ia understood to demand immediate
action of some kind. Senators who
were present at yesterdays session of the
committee are understood 10 have in.
sised that we should recognize Huerta 40
once rigidly enforce the neutrality laws.
and see whether Huerta could keep his
word and restore order and they in,
, tend 20 demand that the President ac.
cept this program
II Is understood that the President
will insist on his own policy being
followed olft and this insistence may
result in the first real fight between
: the administration and the majority
IN the senate. Apparently the major
ity OF the senator's. without regard 10
iparty. are IN favor of vigorous action
! DN tnla government MANY Ut iHtiH
: favor armed Intervention and they
take the position that Ambassador
, Wilson Is right in his declaration
! that there are only two possible solu-
tlons Of the problems, Intervention
or Huerta recognition.
, Unless the President consents 70
, act Immediately In Mexico. his course
, is certain to be brought up for con
slderation on the floor Of the Senate.
p It has been simply because the Presi-
dent himself and Secretary of State
Bryan have personally appealed to
leadlng Senators OF their own party
to put the soft pedal on speeches deal
ling with Mexico that this has not been
. done already. There is sharp critic
ism in the Senate cloakroom of the
administration delay but, ALTHOUGH he
knows this, the President has refused
TO be hurried He wants a peace
J full solution II possible. The presl-
dent has been told by experienced
army officers just what toll inter-
ventlon may be expected TO take. He
realizes that II would take five years
and an enormous army 10 bring about
a permanent peace IN the sister re-
public of the south. and Il was be-
, lieved today that he would insist on
,, being permitted to try out his plans
In his own way.