The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
REPORTS ON MEXICO
AMBASSADOR WILSON TELLS OF
CONDITIONS IN RE-
PUBLIC.
ENVOY IN FAVOR OF HUERTA
American Diplomat Tells Bryan Why
He Opposed Suggestions for Medi-
alton in RevoIt-To Appear Be-
fore Senate Body.

Washington. July 2S.-Henry Lane
Wilson. United States ambassador 10
Mexico. arrived in Washington and
put in several hours at the state de-
partment comforting with Secretary
Bryan and preparing a written state
ment on the whole Mexican situation
from the beginning of the Feliz Diaz
revolution to the present ay. He
spent four hours debating his story
of conditions from memory.
The written report of Ambassador
Wilson was placed in the presidents
hands on Sunday night for perusal
prior to his verbal interview with his
namesake.
No Action Tor Several Days.
Several days will elapse before any
change in policy or plan for future
action with respect to Mexico is
formulated by the administration.
The secretary of state also con-
ferred with the members Of the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations,
mainly with reference to the proposed
Nicaraguan treaty, the text OF which
he submitted. Mexico came in for
some consideration, however, and Mr..
Bryan urged that the lawmaklng
branch Of the government preserve
the legislative status quo as It were
until the conclusion of the pending
conferences which the executive
branch has in%augurated.
To satisfy the senate committees
&L;~ox g.. I4G-;t0 Inflammation on
Mexico, it was suggested that details
be obtained from Ambassador wilson.
1t was arranged to have h ambassa-
dor appear before the committee
Tuesday.
Wilson Complains of False Report.
On reaching Washington, Ambassa-
dor Wilson complained of the mac
curacy of the reports of what he had
said to newspaper men in New YORK.
He declared that he had not charac-
terized the suggestion of mediation
as rot" asserting hat many words
he never uttered had been placed in
his mouth.
lauds Huerta Government.
Following this expression of opin-
ion, Mr.. Wilson talked somewhat free
ly and in a manner that proclaimed
his confidence in the relative substan-
TALLY of the Huerta government and
his complete Jack of respect for the
claims put forth by the constitutional.
lists in their efforts to influence Wash
ington opinion.
>--->--- D.h~lc Ase R9ndtfe
"As to the possibility of recognition
of the Huerta government" said the
ambassador, land the criticism that
has been made of the way that gov
| eminent came into existence. l might
ask:
After all, what is the business OF
government? To air the humane views
of the rulers themselves Or 70 govern
for the benefit of all the people?
The MADEIRA family is maintaining
in the United States a paid bureau
which has for it's object the poisoning
of the public mind in regard to the
successors Of Madero at the helm in
Mexico. In my opinion, there are real
ly no actual rebels against the gov
eminent in Mexico.
There are thieves, robbers and
bandits. | did not say in New York
that Carranza. the leader of the con
s~titutionalists, is himself a bandit. but
| do say now he has accepted the aid
of bandits. and the fact remains that
every town that has been taken from
the federal government in Mexico has
been looted. to say nothing Of their
treatment of women. horrible in the
extreme.
LAS to the rebels. there really are
none. except in Sonora, where there
is an organized government. Else
where there are bandits"