Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-24
MEXICAN POLICIES
NOT TO Be Barred
President Expected to Discuss
Subject With Congress at
Session Opening.
TO TELL OF STEPS TAKEN /;
WITHOUT EXPOSING HAND
No Assistance, It Is Believed. Will
Be Asked of the Law
making Body.

President Wilson will discuss the Mext.
can situation In his opening address N
Congress next week. but the understand
ing is that there will be no revelations
OF the administrators full policy IN
what he says. Mr.. Wilson will, IL Is
believed. briefly recount the attitude that
he has taken and firmly plant himself
upon the precedent he has established
that no South American temporary gov.
ernment need look to the United States
for recognition if there has been murder
and assassination of high officials back
of the organization.
The President is expected TO choose his
words with great care and to refrain
from any suggestion that Congress
should take action. The tone OF the re
marks. on the contrary, will indicate the
ability OF the administration to pursu.
its policy without congressional help Al
this time
The Mexican situation according to
the advices before the President today,
had undergone little change. No re-
port has been received OF the investi-
cation making of the killing of a num-
Der of federal officers at Juarez after
the taking of that town by Gen. Villa
and his constitutionalist forces.
False View in Mexico.
As evidence OF the ability OF the
Mexican government 10 spread any i'm
preston il pleases. through the Mex
lean press. the President referred in his
talks with callers today to the opti-
mistic predictions made within the last
few days In Mexican newspapers that
the Huerta government will be recog-
nized by the United States. This gov
ernment is known to be irrevocably
| opposed to the recognition OF Huerta.
The President expressed satisfaction
today over the attitude of foreign gov
ernments. He indicated that this at
titude is wholly friendly and other ma
tions are showing disposition to CO.
operate with the United States when
| ever possible.
| Sir William TyrrelI. private secretary
to Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary. had a brief conference with
PresidenI Wilson last night at the
White House He declined to reveal
the subject discussed, saying it was
personal and private.
Second White House Talk.
Sir William has been here for several
| weeks and on account of the illness OF
Sir Cecil Spring-Ric has interested him.
self considerably in the Mexican situa-
uon- 1t became known that last nights
conference was his second with the Presi-
dent and that on the first occasion lie
mad. frank talk on Mexican affairs.
This interchange of views is believed to
have aided in developing the friendly
understanding between Great Britain and
the United States concerning the policy
| toward Mexico. The British government
has indicated not only TO the Washington
administration. but to the Huerta regime
that 1t is warmly supporting the policy
~
1t is known that the confidence of the
Washington administration in ultimate
ly forcing the retirement of Huerta is
based largely on the friendly attitude
OF the great powers abroad who are
declining to assist the Huerta govern
| ment financially or otherwise.
Juss when the next move in the stu-
alton may be expected is conjecturai
There IS a disposition in some quarters
to think Washington wishes TO learn
more of the intentions of the new Mexi-
can congress, and some persons con-
versant with affairs thought it not i'm
probable that the situation would re-
main unchanged so far as this govern
ment was concerned for several days.
Hale Report Expected Soon.
William Bayard Hale is expected to ar
rive here shortly to report to the Presi-
dent the result of his conferences with
Gen. Carranza and the other consti-
tutionalist leaders.
Regarding the Mexican oil situation,
disclosures that Lord Cowdray. whose =
companies hold extensive oil concessions
in Mexico, are attempting to get conces-
sions In Columbia proved of great in
terest in official circles here.
The entire subject OF oil concessions
located near the Panama canal is thought
here to be of great Importance in the fu-
ture relations of the nations of the world
because of the fact that oil may become
the fuel used by the great navies. That
Englishmen are trying consistently to
get hold OF as many of these concessions
as possible has been known for some