The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-06
WILL EXTEND
CUSTOMS COURTESIES

Washington August 5.-Secretary
Bryan today instructed the collector of
customs at New York to extend the
usual customs courtesies shown diplo-
matte representatives of foreign coun-
tries proceeding to their posts via the
United States to several Mexican Off
cials shortly to arrive In that port.
These officials, who are aboard the
steamer MORO Castle now nearing New
York, are Senior De La Barra minister
to France; Senor Pereya, minister to
Belgium and Senior Palacio, second sec
retary of the embassy at Paris
Consul Garrett reported to the state
department today from Nuevo Laredo
that the release of Winter and San
chez, two Americans arrested at Tam
pico, several weeks ago, was expected
Immediately. These men were charged
by Mexican federal authorities with
being too ardent in their rebel sym-
pathies.
The department was advised that
Matthew Gourd, an American farmer
who recently was lashed to a tree at
Tampico and compelled to witness an
attack on his two daughters by ban
dts. had arrived in Galveston, Tex,
with his daughters. The department
is awaiting a full report of the case
Brieadier General Bliss at San An
tonic was directed today to send about
470 Mexican federal refugees including g
many women and children from Eel
Paso and Eagle Pass to Rosecrans at
San Diego for safer and more comfort
able quarters These fugitives were
| taken in charge when they fed across
the international line to escape consti-
| tutionalists.
| Personal friends of President Huerta
and military men who appear to enjoy
| his confidence, vigorously assert that
| he Will not consider resigning or any
compromise with the rebels. They say
they would regard as gratuitous the
| sending representative here by the
United States with the announcement
| that he is intended ultimately to be
ambassador, but whose primary mis-
sion is TO act as mediator They insist
that If the United States is sincere in
| It's desire to restore peace, the most
J practical means to this end would be
| the recognition of the Huerta govern
ment.
| That any suggestion by Mr.. Lind or
any other foreigner that President
| Huerta shall resign in favor of pro-
visional president. or that a compro-
/ mise be effected with the rebels, will
| be regarded as unfriendly interference
| and resented by the government, was
the comment of one man high in off,
cial life today He added that media
ton from the outside was out of the
| quoSbiOH II Woulu ne UNJUST, as HreSl-
dent Huerta just now is getting his
army into shape and the government
/ is beginning to dominate the situation
| AS simply a personal representative of
! President Wilson, this man continued
Mr.. Lind might come to Mexico, but II
; he attempted to interfere with the poll
tics of the country. he must be ignored
| A large number of Mexicans and
Americans believe that recognition OF
| President Hnnrta would n
result In materially strengthening the
/ government, but another element pro-
| fesses to believe such action would at
| least give Huerta a chance to restore
order
Practically Impossible
| Regarding the possibility of the Sc
lection of provisional president, ac-
ceptable to all factions, one official
said today, that this was practically an
impossibility. that such a man would
have to be totally unknown and such a
! person would not have the power to
| control the situation.
| Encouraged by articles in the local
press, the public had reached the belief
that recognition of the Huerta admins
tration by the United States was al
most a certainty, and the announce
ment from Washington that President
Wilson still is opposed to such a coursa
HAS decided shock. The character OF
the conversation among all classes con-
cerning the situation does not differ
greatly from that in official circles and
unless there is a radical change in sen
timent 1t is not impossible that the
reception accorded Mr. Lind here will
be exciting. Already there is talk OF
public demonstrations of disapproval
at his coming
! 1t is assumed the governments will
| take all steps to look after the personal