Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Mission to Japan Is Result of
Pleas to Huerta to Let
Him Escape.
C0NGRESSMEN GATHERING
WITH CONSTITUTIONAusTs
Agent Here of Latter Gives Names
OF Informants in Alleged Liman- !
tour Intrigue. -.

to Washington OF Henry Lane Wilson.
ambassador to Mexico. who has been
summoned to the White House. all circles
having an interest In the Mexican situa-
ton are growing more and more keen
as to its seriousness.
Yesterdays developments again indi-
Gated that anything but the true stories
are coming from the Mexican capitaL II
was stated here last night that instead OF
Felix Diaz being '.honored" with a spe-
clal mission to Japan. he is I'm fact escap-
Ing from Mexico. in fear of his life. after
begging Huerta for months to let him GO
1t was also stated that about fifty
members OF the Mexican congress have
deserted the capital and are at the head
quarters OF Gov. Carranza. leader of the
constitutionalist forces, in Piedras Ne
gras. and that fifty more members OF the
Mexican congress, in all more than
enough to make q majority of the ma
donal legislative body, will be at these
headquarters within sixty days, and
probably will hold session of the con-
gress there.
Details Of Intrigue Known.
Furthermore, denial cabled to this
country yesterday from Paris by Jose
Limantour that he has directed there
an intrigue in connection with the $50
OOO. 900 bond issue and the representations
of the foreign diplomats in Mexico City
to their governments, as published in The
Star Thursday, was treated here last
night by the constitutionalists with de-
rision, and they furnished a reporter
with the names OF men who are said 70
know the details of the alleged intrigue.
HI. Perez Romero, confidential agent in
washington for the constitutionalists,
last night characterized Felix Diaz as @
weakling. and said that Diaz has no more
been prospective candidate for president
of Mexico than has the humbiest peon of
that country. Outside of Mexico. Mr.
Romero said, there is a MISUNDERSTANDING
as to the standing of Diaz in his own
country. He declared that the various
dispatches from Mexico which dwell on
the possibility of Diaz returning from
Japan In time to be a candidate for the
presidency are based on misconceptions.
Elections Not to Be Held.
''The fact is." Mr.. Romero said. there
viii be no elections in Mexico in October.
as Huerta predicts. The American pub
lie ought to understand this. Ninety per
cent OF the people of Mexico will refuse
to go to the polls. They are constitution
alists, and they will not stand for
Huerta and the other betrayers of their
country now in nominal power in Mexico
City.
1T should also be understood that IL
pretended elections are held they will be
illegal and the constitutionalists will not
recognize them. for the reason that the
constitution of Mexico provides that there
shall not be elections except when the
country Of Mexico is at peace within and
without.
so far as Diaz is concerned. he is a
piece of putty. He was put forward by
Mondragon, before the latter escaped
from Mexico, at the time old Gen. Reyes
was killed in battle. He is a weakling.
He has been doing his best TO leave
Mexico on this, that and the other pre-
text. ever since he saw he was done for
ten days after Huerta grabbed the power.
He has been begging Huerta to let him
go-anywhere.
Cables Received Last Night.
I'm Mexico they now have a Spanish
colloquial equivalent of beat it The
Ypirango So they are saying in Mexico
tonight. cables inform me. In regard to
Diaz:
Sc ypirangor That means: He beat
it, He never originated. himself. the
Story tndI he might De q cdnuludt6 lot
the presidency. That is too big an Idea
for him to have had.
They call him Cen DiaZ. Diaz never
was a general He was chief of police or
Mexico city. with the relative rank OF
colonel, and that position was given him
simply because his uncle, Porffrio Diaz,
was president. Mondragon thought to
use him because Of his name. 1t was
thought that it would carry an appeal
with the uneducated populace.
iC coward heart. and has
been constantly afraid for his life. He
knew too much.
Mr.. Romero was asked the significance
of the report that Mexican foreign office
ATTACHES and military representatives are
to meet the new Japanese minister TO
Mexico on his arrival. In connection with
the simultaneous shifting Of Diax 70 Je-
pan, on special mission.
Con1uring With Name Of Japan.
1.-THE party Is being sent to Manzanillo
to meet the new japanese minister for
effect, pure and simple. Huerta has per
sistently circulated stories that Japan
was considering making an alliance with
Mexico, and that Mexico was disposed 70
make one He wants the common people
to believe that Japan is about to 'pounce'
on the United States and wants Mexico's
help. the object being to demonstrate
how great the Huerta government is TO
be able to make an alliance with great
country like Japan. Ii Is silly. and
laughable. of course. TO those OF US who
understand conditions. but It is very
real thing In Mexico with the common
people. and It is a sample Of Huerta's
diplomacy
.'Huerta, in other words, is doing every
thing he can to force recognition by the
United States. / suspect that he really
believes that his sudden friendship for
Japan is being taken at considerable
value In the United States, and that the
United States government may give
weight to stories of q possible alliance
between Japan and Mexico IL Mexico
should give Japan something that the lat
ter wants In the way of coaling sta
tions, etc.
De La Barra Has Turned on U. s.
.De Ia Barra. formerly ambassador to
the United States. and well known. Of
course. in Washington. who fs now
minister for foreign Affairs for Huerta.
a fostaring all this De la Barra has
turned out to be the worst enemy the
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