The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-12
MEXICAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
PRESIDENT WILSON CONSIDERS
SITUATTON-CLIMA AP-
PREACHING.
Borah snd McCumbcr of Foreign
Relations Committee of Senate Are
summoncd-Next Step May be Re-
iteration of Refusal To Recognize
Hucrta.

usual custom OF banishing official bus
mess on Sunday. President Wilson
worked practically all today on the
Mexican problem. He did not go to
church, remaining indoors during the
forenoon. Later he summoned Sena-
tors Borah and McCumber, Republi-
can members of the senate foreign re-
lations committee and spent nearly
two hours with them in general dis
cussion OF the situation. Tonight the
president conferred at length with
Secretary Bryan.
From the way the presidents callers
talked. the situation is rapidly ap
preaching a climax and some definite
Developments are expected imme-
diately. Ohicially no copy of the
statement OF Provisional President
Huerta to the diplomatic corps last
midnight had been received, nor had
the formal reply to the American
demand that Huerta resign arrived.
That the United States had given
Huerta until tomorrow night to reply
before making the next move, was
the general belief in official circles.
The next step, i'm the view of some
OF those who have talked with the
president within 'the last two days
since he began summoning members
OF the senate foreign delations com.
mittee-probably will be an announce
ment by the United States, not only
reiterating its refusal to recognize the
Huerta government, but making il
clear to the world that II also shall
refuse to recognize any acts OF the
new congress soon to be convened by
Huerta.
The Washington government, 1t is
understood, will not undertake to
guarantee any commercial business
with the Huerta regime and probably
Will stand by any legally constituted
government which I'm future may re-
the provisional government
Both Senators McCumber and
Borah declined to talk of what the
president told them in this confer
ence today. but expressed their own
views later.
Senator Borah told the president
IN In Int ~. N
accede to the American request for
his resignation at this time. there
would be no responsible person or
persons to establish a government
The Idaho senator suggested tha, If
the embargo on arms were lifted the
constitutionalists probably could get
possession OF the reins Of govern
ment In Mexico City i'm about 80 days
and that the United States ought to
give them an opportunity to estab-
lish themselves. Should they fail he
believes the United States might con
slider other steps when that contin-
gency arises.
Senator McCumber believes the EN-.
barge on arms should be raised, but
realizes the position OF the president,
he said. In being unwilling to send
munitions OF war into the rebellion
torn republic which might add to- the
inhumanity of the fighting. He thinks
the Huerta regime is in such finan-
ctal distress that 1t will soon collapse
OF its own accord.
Senator Bacon, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, said to-
night no believed a majority of the
members of that committee were in
favor OF raising the embargo on arms.
To the suggestion that raising the
embargo would be inhuman, some
senators have declared that such an
act. on the other hand. would put
an end To the revolution In "a short
period and spare the country the
blOodshed OF an indefinitely prolong-
ed struggle.
Ne developments from Mexico City
we're announced from the state de-
partment. Dispatches. stating that
Huerta had declared the presidential
election void. left IA doubt i'm the
minds OF some officials as to whether
the election OF some members of con-
sress would be also considered by
Huerta.
The United States government has
made II clear In it's representations to
huerta that II believes the members
of the new congress not to have been
legally chosen.
The president began comforting
with members OF the foreign relations
committee at the suggestion of Chair.
man Bacon. Most of the members
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