Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-29
WILL MAINTAIN STRICT NEUTRALITY But American Citizens in Mexico Must Be Protected
 By Warning Factions.
, HUERTA IS RECEDING
House Democratic Caucus Refuses to Approve of Presidents Policy
 and Peace Plans.

Washington, Aug 2S-Thc United States will stand pat on its de claration of neutrality aad warning to Mexican that Americans must be protected The next step must be made by Mexico. This is expected to come within few days and be of a conciliatory character, but in the meantime the Wilson administration will mark time and keep it's powder dry
 As result of intimatons that Huerta may weaken and resume negotiations, the situation is regard ed by administration officials as en- couraging, and President Wilson con templates week end trip to his sum- mer home, at Cornish, New Hamp. shire, while Secretary of State Bryan felt justified in resumng his chau- tauqua lecture tour tonight.
 The House Democratic caucus to- day refused to approve President Wilson's Mexican diplomatic policy and peace plans. Injection of the matter into the caucus caused a storm of protest and threatened to break the caucus into a Democratic row more grave than was threatened at any time during the consideration of the Tariff or the currency ques- tion.
 Following all the news of the day it was again announced in most emphat- ic terms that there would be strict enforcement of the neutrality law and a strict application of the embargo on the importation of arms in New Mexi- co.
 However, it was asserted on author ity that could not be questioned, that no additional troops will be sent to the border to enforce the neutrality law. It appears to be the opinion of those to whom the president has ex- pressed himself, that the president re- gards the patrol on the border as suf- ficient and that it's duties are effective ly performed.
 It was announced on authority today that there is no obligation on the part of the United States to protect for eigners in the Republic of Mexico. It is held by important administration off, ficials who discussed this question, that there is no duty prescribed by the Monroe Doctrine which compels the United States to protect foreigners in Latin America.
 In other words the international policy now is that foreign residents in Mexico must look to their own govern ments or themselves for protection. It might be pointed out that the strict application of this policy would mean that England, France, Germany and the others could step in physically to protect their colonies in Mexico, if the United States did not anticipate whenever a grave danger confronted foreign citizens.
 It was ascertained today that there have been no verbal or other assur- ance to this government that Euro pean nations and Japan approve the presidents embargo or indicating in any way that they will assist in the embargo.
 The only thing officially known re- specting foreign nations and Mexico, is that at the time the reception or Special Envoy Lind was in doubt at the Mexican. capital, members or the diplomatic corps there assisted in the effort to have him heard by the Huer- ta government. Since that time, ac- cording to official statements here, the European nations have in no way re- vealed their attitude towards what Mir. Bryan and the president are do- ing or propose to do in Mexico
 One of the chief news developments of today is that the president has re- ceived officially the text of Mexica.. Premier Gamboa's reply to Bryan's modified proposals, In this reply, senor Gamboa iterates that the presi- dents propositions are all intrusions on the national affairs of Mexico. He rejects them all again with new sar- castle comments.
 The new proposition of MT. Lind re-