Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-07-30
WOULD HAVE IT RESTRICTED
UNITED STATES WOULD NOT BE
PLEDGED TO coUNTENANcE
EVERY ACTION
HE MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION
DEMOCRATIC AS WELL AS RE-
PUBLICAN SENATORS AD-
MIRE HIS cANDoR

Washington, July 3O.-Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson advocated re-
stricted recognition of the Huerta
government in Mexico at secret
conference with the senate foreign
relations committee today, but the
senators took no action.
The details Of his plans were not
divulged at the time, but some of the
republican senators said the ambas-
sador made a favorable impression,
not necessarily as to his plan, but
as to his whole story Of events in
Mexico.
Chairman Bacon announced at the
conclusion of the meeting that the
committee had been unable to- finish
with Ambassador Wilson and that
he would be heard again tomorrow.
Senator Hitchcock, democrat said
he had been very favorably impress
ed"
Senator Shively said the ambassa-
dor had made an interesting state
ment Of his connection with Mexican
affairs; Senator william Alden smith
said he had been highly impressed
with the candor, thorougNness and
character of the statement"
Ambassador Wilson declined to
make any statement, declaring he was
under an oath of secrecy with the
committee He turned over a mass
of documents to an employe of the
state department, and went to lunch
with members Of the senate commit
tee.
At the conclusion Of a there-hour
examination, members of the commit
tee said the ambassador had been
asked in detaf as to his own connec-
ton with the downfall Of Madero, but
they insisted his presentation Of facts
and his connection with them had
been "favorably received
The ambassador expressed his own
opinion in favor Of recognition of the
Huerta government, but the proposal
did not meet approval from the ma
jority of the committee. Before Mr..
Wilson finished his story, senators led
him through a rigid cross-examination.
Republican senators declared the
ambassador had made favorable i'm
preston"
The committee took no formal ac-
ton on any phase Of e'Mexican sit
uation. No program Of American ac-
tion was outlined, further than the
suggestions Of Ambassador Wilson for
a restricted recognition Of the Huerta
government. On this the committee
did not act.
Ambassador Wilson conferred with
the senate foreign relations commit
tee in executive session today, Civ
ing his views on the Mexican situa-
ton It was evident that the sena-
tors had been keenly looking forward
( to first-hand information from the
ambassador. The conference began
promptly at the hour set Secretary
Bryan was not present.
Ambassador Wilson began with
chronological recital Of his personal
observations of the stirring events
in Mexico, beginning at the abdica-
ton of Poffirio Diaz, and spoke at
length Of the downfall Of Madero and
the rise of Huerta. The committee
was disposed to let the ambassador
tell his story in his own way, and for
more than two hours he continued an
almost unbrolzen narration, interrupt
ed occasionally by question from
some senator.
Extraordinary injunction of secrecy
was placed on all senators in the
conference. but it was evident that
the committee was listening atten-
lively and that no disposition to GROSS
examine the ambassador developed