Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-16
AMBASSADOR
HAS NO STANDING
Mexico Refuses TO Recognize
Wilson Officially.
newspapers ATTACK u S,
Declares All Consuis Should Be WITH
drawn Until Mexican Government is
RecoqniZed.

draWn Ontii WeNCSh SoSe' ''iS
Recognized.
Henry Lane Wilson, United States
ambassador to Mexico, has no ofhc-ai
standing in Mexico in the eyes OF the
present administration.
This is not matter OF record, put
was unoficially stated by Provisional
President Huerta. He said:
"As a personal friend l am always
glad to treat with Mr.. Wilson, but d.
Dramatically he has no standing.
This has not been made clear IN
official declarations, but the pubic
and the press generally have not tal.ed
to place this interpre .ation on the slt-
uation.
Ambassador Wilson reported the In
cident to the state department at
Washington, although he may posi-
bly, have confined himself to the OIL
cial declarations by Provisional Presl'
dent Huerta, which leaves him a quasi
standing as diplomat.
The newspaper Ell Pals is an eol-
torial bitterly censures the attitude CT
the United States, declaring that II
should in view of the policy of non
RECOGNITION of Mexico withdraw from
Mexico not only Ambassador Wilson,
but its consular officers.
The question of the claims arising
out of the revolution, the Chamlzal
dispute and the Colorado river water
rights, as we'll as other matters, were
discussed by Provisional President
Huerta and Ambassador Wilson at the
incention of the new administrator.
General Huerta then promised imme-
diate settlement, authorizing Francisco
de la Barra, the foreign minister, To
make a speedy arrangement with Am
bassador Wilson, but nothing has yet
been settled.
In the official statement President
Huerta pointed out that for the time
being the American ambassador should
understand the necessity which the
government of Mexico has for abstain
ing from treating any official matter,
with the exception of urgent affairs o:
ordinary procedure, for the simple rea-
son that while the government or the
United States did not recognize the
government of Mexico all agreements
would be ineffective in view of the
fact that the government of Mexico
has no personality betof: the govern
ment of the United States.
Federals under General Casas Lopez
are falling back on Saltillo, according
to reports received from Governor Car
ranza at Monclova. He said const!-
tutionalist column was following the
federals and that more state troops
were in their front.
Formal demands for the surrender
of Juarez were received by Colonel
Juan D. Vasquez, commander of the
federal garrison of the border town.
The letter demanding the surrender
is said to have been signed by a con-
stitutional leader in the field below
the Texas border, who declared that
1900 insurgents would attack.
Tired of being raided and despoiled
by ever passing bands of brigands, the
little American colony at San Die
quito, Mex, recently took to the war
path. When a band of fourteen out
laws swooped down upon the colonV
ten colonists, reinforced by five Mexi'
can soldiers and a few Mexican civi
ians, pursued and defeated the lootecs
and recovered a number of sto.e
horses