Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-24

representative, 70 on beard.
washington, Oct. 24-Dsv1aopmeu41
u . fsw hours today ii Che relations
Satws<n the United STATES ana Mexico
emphasized the gravity Of affaa1s'
which are more omnious than 1t any
time since President Wilson's admins
tration beEm.
The release Of the Ward liner Moro
Castla. altar peremptory demands By
the United States, tsrminatad . ded-
cato situation. Orders were in pfepar-
alton to the commanders OF tho Amer
lean warships lying Oh Vera Cruz to
insist ON her release
A statsment was In preparation to-
day by Secretary Bryan and Council
lor John BaGsett MoWe. No intima-
ton - to its contents was revealed but
there was every reason to believe that
beforo many hours had passed . n0tice
by the United States that Il win not
brook European interference In Mex
: leo by the Wafships dispatched to Mex
s,can wnterS by the various govern
unsnt1y Aould Tbe proclaimed.
Tot o1ap at 0uofta.
,g Il ~ ndsrstooA also that tho Dnlted
etaGSa, BY that 1ame treatmenf. WI
sS1enAto the ofAmerican policy that only
eoyefmnsntD founded on c0uDt1tutaonal
law and order win be recognized ON the
western Hemisphere
Tho situation has assumed such a.
poets that It was considered possible
that President Wilson might cancel hfs
trip to Mobile, Ala. He had planned to
leave tomorrow and be gone until
Tuesday night. There was doubt in
the Presidents mind whether he could
AFFORD to Leave Washington at this
time.
Chairman Bacon, Of the senate for
eiRn relations committee. conferred at
the White House and state depart
ment. He declared that while the
United States would like to have the
approval Of foreign governments IN Its
policy nevertheless this government
would never yield Its views because 1t
had broader and moral considerations
at hand in dealing with the Mexican
problaxn. rather than merely material
interests.
Diax May co~apiienAe Mat4ers.
The srayity OF the Sitnation, Il was
apparent, would be iRcEsased by Feliz
Diax takinS rseass In the American
consula&s as Vera Crus, The posi-
bility that the fIuerta authorities
might de4aand his release and pro-
woke another emergency was fully re-
allied.
',. Denies Interference.
There ID No intention on the part OF
the Huefta government to molest Gen.
Felix Ddax according to Quseido Mo-
heno. minister Of foreign affairs. Senior
Moheno said today that General Diaz
was at liberty to come to tho capital
when hA chose.
AZ the state department it was said
that while no instructions had been
giyen to American Consul Canada ct
Vera Cruz TO afford an asylum to Dtax.
his general instructions were such that
he could take In the returned leader II
It seemed necessary.
Altho In international law the AM
erican consulate has no extra territor-
ial rishte. It was pointed out here that
morally the Mexican authorities would
have no right TO invade the American
precincts 70 arrest Diaz.
Mrs. Lind On Board Moro Castle.
While administration officials di-
vulged no information today az to their
course toward Mexico, It was ap.
parent that there was no let up In the
tension caused by the developments OF
the last twenty-four hours.
Dispatches telling Of the detention OF
the Ward liner Moro Castle with Mrs..
John Land aboard and some details Of
the virtual imprisonment Of Gen. Felix
Dias reached the state department. As
most Of the cabinet ministers were
away there was no meeting. but the
president spent, most Of tho morning
studying the Mexican problem and
there was an intimation that strong
pronouncement Of policy affecting not
only the course Of the United States
towSrd Mexico but defining to some
extent the desire Of the United States
20 have q free hand ana continue un-
embarrassed BY foreign governments
In references TO affairs on this hemi.
sphere might bs forthcoming.
There was no comment on the rela-
lions between the United States and
Great 1g4taln on the Nexican problem.
Considerably many Inquiries % 70
whether any assurances had been giv-
en- 70 0xoat Britain On the Panama
canal tolls question were met with Q
nat denial &C tho White House that any
aerssnsat had been reached. Il was