The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
Ambassador Wilson Gives
His Side of Case" Before
the Foreign Relations
Committee
BUT TWO PRINCIPAL
DIFFERENCES WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION
Committee May Ask Administration
to Furnish Private Information
Concerning SituatiOn--Imme-
date Recognition Needed,
Claims Ambassador

washington. July Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson's conference today
with members of the Senate eommit-
tee on foreign relations resulted in
stronger support for his plan to rec
ognize the Huerta government IN Mex
leo. than he has received at any time
since reaching Washington
After three hours questioning of tho
ambassador, many members of the SEN
ate committee tonight expressed the
opinion that serious consideration
should be given to his recommends
tions of a guarded and restricted rec
ognition of Huerta, designed to bolster
up the present government until elee-
tlon can he held, October 26.
The determination OF the govern
ment's main policy does not rest with
the Senate however. and there was
nothing in the situation tonight to in
dieate that President Wilson or Sec
retary Bryan had wavered in their de-
termination not to recognize the Huerta
government at present
The matter presented to the Senate
committee by the ambassador already
had been laid before the President and
Secretary of State and their attitude
against recognition had been based
unon information from other confden-
tial sources, many Of them at variance
| with the reports of Ambassador VIII
son.
His Side of Case
The conference at the capitol today
was distinctly presentation of his
side Of the case by the ambassador to
EAteSice As Il result OF the genefatS
/ favorails impression he created and
the close scrutiny and tentative APP
proval given his report by many mem
bers OF the committee, 1t is believed
the administration viii be urged to
furnish the Senate committee at once
with its private information gathered
by William Bayard Hale. Reginald Del
Vale and by Consular agents at vari-
GUS points.
Two principal points of difference
have been developed between Amhas-
sador Wilson and the administration
: These relate to the present control OF
Huerta over Mexican affairs and to
conditions that would result from the
downfall of the Huerta government
Ambassador Wilson told the Senate
committee that the Huerta government
public and had driven the constitutions
alists out of many OF their strongholds,
includiTg the states of Coahuila and
Nuevo Leon
Information Reliable
President Wilson, IL is understood
has information which he and Seere-
tary Bryan consider thoroughly re-
liable. which shows the constitutions
a1ists' strength to be greatly in ex-
cess of the estimates Of Ambassador
Wilson and indicates that the Huerta
government dominates the situation
only in a small part Of the republic
The need for immediate recognition
Of the Huerta government, as laid be-
fore the committee by the ambassador,
was based on the belief that President
Huerta cannot long retain control of
governmental machinery under present
conditions. IT Is claimed the govern
ment each month is running behind
1nancially and that American, reeog-
milton is necessary TO enable Huerta to
obtain credit for immediate govern
mental necessities.
Should the Huerta government fall, in
the opinion OF Ambassador Wilson, con-
ditions in the republic viii he worse than
at present, and American lives and prop
erty Will be in great danger The fact
that many members of the Senate COM
mittee took the same View at the close of
today's conference. probably will result
IN President Wilson'S submitting TO the
Serate the Information in his possession,
upon which he bases the belief that recog-
milton of Huerta Is not necessary to the
protection of American life or property
Direct Recommendation
| Ambassador Wilson made direct rec
ommendation for the recognition of the
| Mexican government, under certain condi-
| items and restrictions. These would in
clude an agreement for an election Oc-
| teber 26, to choose permanent eonstitu-
| tionai government; proper guarantees for
the protection of American lives and
property; satisfactory arrangement to
insure the payment of all present or fu-
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