The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-19
Hoped She Will Testify Before
Senate Committee.
FIRST HAND INFORMATION.
Relief of Slain Mexican President
Could Give Many Facts to Admins
tration Which Would Aid 1t In Deal
ing With Present Situation-Wor,an
of Great Moral Strength.

AS q possible means OF dlulnS lne +
administration in dealing with the
Mexican situation, Mrs. Madero, widow
of the slain president of the warning
republic, may testify before the senate
committee on foreign relations at
Washington.
Friends of the Maderos hope that
Mrs Madero will appear before the
committee They say she has great
amount of first hand information CON
corning the betrayal of her husband
and the participation of the former
American ambassador in events lead
ing up to the resignation of Madcro.
These friends say she will make an eX-
cellent witness, that she speaks Eng
lish fluently and is dramatic.
She is beloved by all of the little
band of reyolutionists in the United
States. They regard her as an ex-
traordinary woman. One enthusiast
said recently that the physical and
moral strength of Mrs. Madero is won
| derful During the turbulent scenes
in the City of Mexico on Feb. IS Mrs.
Madero never once lost her poiSe nor
/ a full comprehension of her position.
/ her admirers say.
/ Huerta Clouds Situation.
! Washington officials read with inter-
est the recent declaration of Aureliano
/ Urrutia. the Mexican minister of the
interior. that President Huerta would
not resign and. moreover, would brook
no interference on the part of foreign
ers in his administration.
While no plan that the American
government has had under serious con-
sideration involved any direct interfer-
ence in Mexican affairs, the admitted
attitude of the administration is one Of
unalterable opposition to the recogni-
ton of the Huerta regime.
Without the recognition of the Unit
ed States, leading Mexicans have de-
cared that Mexico would not be able
to eXtricate itself from its financial
difficulties On this account it had
been believed in Washington that
pressure would be brought to bear to
persuade Huerta to resign.
The announcement that he has de-
termined not to do so has bcclouded
the situation somewhat and has spur
red the Constitutionalists to further
activity to obtain the repeal of the
embargo on arms. They claim that if
they do not get arms the revolution
will be a protracted struggle. With
munitions of war they say they can
quickly bring matters to a crisis.
Mediation Not Abandoned.
Despite these conditions, the admin
istration has not altogether abandoned
the hope that mediation may prevail
1t is believed that. in view of the
! depleted condition of the Mexican
{ treasury and the long and hard cam
, paign which is bound to result if the
present status is maintained, Huert;
. may be influenced to suspend hostili
ties and hold an election. Carranza
it is thought, could be induced to Sus
pend fighting if Huerta would elimi
nate himself from the elections ant
abide by the vote. CarranZa will no
participation of Huerta. He has sail
d, so directly and through his junta i
Washington. Members of the latte
have declared that. while they di
t. not believe there would be any media
t. ton. CarranZa would agree to any
thing reasonable. These members ado
ed that Carranza does not seek TIL
presidency; that all he desires is til
punishment of Huerta for his treacf
% cry to AIadero.