The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-17


Washington. July 16.-Commenting
upon the announcement earlier In the
day that Ambassador Henry Lane VIII
son had been summoned from Mex
leo City to confer with President VIII
son regarding the situation in Mexico,
Secretary Bryan tonight said this step
had been in contemplation for some
Time
He refused to discuss a suggestion
that this statement indicated the am
bassador's recall was not brought
about by the action of the diplomatic
body in Mexico City in formulating a
joint complaint against the attitude
of the United States toward the Huerta
government.
The secretary would not confirm or
deny reports of the meeting of foreign
representatives in Mexico.
Ambassador May Not Return
There is much speculation In official
circles regarding Ambassador wilson's
future, for it is generally believed his
return to the Mexican capital is by
no means certain Mr.. Wilson was
thrown into close association with Gen
eral Huerta IN the days preceding the
overthrow of Madero and Immediately
afterward. One of his first official COM
munications to the state department
after the coup d'etat resulting in the
death of Madero and Suarez suggested
that he be authorized to extend the
formal recognition of the United States
TO the new government.
President Wilson recently has re-
vidual Americans not connected with
the state department upon Mexican con-
ditions SO that he viii be prepared to
take up the discussion with the am
bassador with considerable personal
knowledge on the subject.
If the President should conclude 1t
Is not necessary to return Mr.. Wilson
10 Mexico, the American embassay
there will be left in the charge of
Secretary O'Shaughnessy. Thus its sta
tus would correspond to that of the
Mexican embassy in Washington which
is under the care of Secretary Algara.
Recognition of the Huerta regime
would be involved in. the dispatch to
that country of new ambassador.
Washington. July 16.--Presfdent Will
son today. after an early conference
with Secretary Bryan over the latest
aspects OF the Mexican situation, pre-
Sented by inquiries OF foreign powers
as to the attitude of the United States,
ordered Ambassador Henry Lane Will
son at Mexico City TO proceed to Wash
ington Immediately for conference
of Importance. s-.t-...-.
Ambassador Wilson will hasten north
on either the warship Michigan or
Louisiana from Vera Cruz If any delay
would be entailed, by waiting for
regular commercial steamer.
Officials here DalipVe that the AL
most total interruption of railroad traf-
fic between Mexico City and the United
States will force the ambassador to
make a clear trip by water He is
not expected here before July 2S at
the earliest
1t is believed in official and diplo-
matte circles that an important an
nouncement of the attitude of the
United States in the pending situation
Will be made after the ambassador
has conferred with the President and
the Secretary of State.
The Presidents action coming closely
after the unofficial announcement that
some of the foreign powers which al
ready have recognized the Huerta gov
ernment, were pressing for some indi-
cation of this governments attitude
toward the continued disorders in Mex
leo leads to that impression
Bryan Silent
Secretary Bryan positively declined
to add any information to his brief an
nouncement of Ambassador Wilson's
call to Washington.
1t is assumed that the administration,
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