Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-04
AMBASSADOR VIII. SONS
RESIGNATION IN
SECRETARY OF STATE BRYAN ANNOUNCES
ITS ACCEPTANCE AND GIVES OUT
STATEMENT WILSON SAID HAD TEN.
DERED RESIGNATION THREE TIMES
SINCE MARCH.

I Washington, d. G. Aug, Seer,
tary Bryan today announced the az
ceptance of the resignation OF Henr
Lane Wilson as ambassador to Mex
co. Secretary Bryan made the 70
lowing statement;
Ambassador Wilson's resignation
has been accepted to take effect Ot
tober IA. The part which he felt i
his duty to take in the earlier stage
of the recent revolution in Mexico
would make it difficult for him to rep
resent the views of the present ad
ministration, in view of the situation
which now exists.
"The ambassador in the ordinar.
practice is entitled to sixty day!
leave, exclusive of Sundays. whcl
accounts for the fixing of the date o
October IA, in the announcement. Ii
the meantime, no appointment can be
made of a successor, as vacancy
will not exist until that date Conse
quently the American embassy in Mex
leo will remain in charge of Secre
tary O'Shaughnessy, corresponding in
status with the Mexican embassy in
the city of Washington, which is
now conducted by Charge Algara."
The announcement followed con
ference with Secretary Bryan TO
which Mr.. Wilson had been sum.
moned from New York by telegraph.
Earlier Mr.. Wilson broadly intimated
that he expected his resignation would
be accepted almost any time and
pointed out that he had rendered it
three times since March 4.
The resignation will be followed by
an announcement Of policy toward
Mexico, by President Wilson. No in
timaton of what the announcement
would be, was permitted to leak out,
but there We're assurances that arm
ed Intervention was out of the uues-
tion and there were reasons for be-
leving the announcement would deal
with this governments attitude to-,
ward exports of arms to Mexico.
No ambassador to succeed Mr.. Will
sen is likely to be appointed until a
stable government has been establish
ed there. William Bayard Hale the
" esidents close personal friend and
now in Mexico at the pres
lGent's request and who has been
r'aking personal reports on conditions
there for months, is being advanced
as probable selection
Mr.. Wilson became aSabassadot to-
Mexico in 1909 after diplomatic SER
VICE in Chile, Belgium and Greece. Hs
lad formerly been In law and bank
ng in Spokane, Wash. While amba5a
5ador to Mexico, he was surrounded
D. a succession Of stormy political
vents beginning with the abdication
If Porfirio Diaz, and in the uprising
& ainst Madero, which resulted in
hat rulers death; he took a promi
,ent part as dean of the Mexico diplo
..atic corps in bringing about peace
,etween Felix Diaz and Huerta.
lharges of partisanship We're made
eainst him to the state department.
When the ambassador was recalled
tom Mexico, less than month ago,
Tor consultation as the official an
ouncement went, it was freely pre-
icted that he would not return. These |
were strengthened in
iplomatic circles by the free manner
= which he publicly discussed politi
al conditions in Mexico. In his con .
5rences with President Wilson. Sec,
rtary Bryan and the senate foreign |
elation committee, Mr. Wilson openly !
dvocated at least a restricted recog-
ition of the Huerta government and
ther measures to which the admins
alton was unalterably opposed.
hen that became known it was GER
lin that the acceptance of his resig-
g tion was only matter of time.
Mr. Wilson, after leaving the state
Npartment, dictated the following
rtement:
Il believe that the president and the
,cretary of state in their considera-
on of the question are actuated by
C highest patriotism and with the
,st intentions to both countries.
n unaware of what solution of the ;
listing situation is proposed, but |
ust it will be found satisfactory. |
I'VE no pride of opinion with refer
ice to my own recommendations t
aiming for them that they were con- t
ientious and represent the views Of
per cent of the Americans and for
gners in Mexico l
1t became known that the ambassa I
RS conference with Secretary BryaN a
times became heated and that a |
sagreement arose over the formal
ceptance of the resignation. The :
lbassador had expected that the [
csident would commend him for his
tivity at his post on the occasion cf i
antion should be made approviGy hi- :
cord Secretary Bryan carried the
ggestion to The president, but on re- =
rning for further conference with
2 ambassador, announced the resig !,
tion in practically the same form as !,
reed on earlier in the day, though
ecial provision was made for the h
otection of the ambassadors per- .
nal effects in Mexico City during his
sence. =
1t is the wish of the administration
at Mr. Wilson should not return to
sxico City at this time as he is re-
rded as factor in the political sit. @
ton. Il
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