The Washington herald., 1913-11-18

tion in his conferences with Gen. Car.
| rama
Those who profess to know sfron what
types the Constitutionalist armies are re-
cruited. declared yesterday that the
Juarez incident viii be one OF many sim.
liar episodes il the rebel forces are swept
into power. A recent compilation of sta
tistics by an authority on Mexico seeks
to show that IS per cent OF the forces
under Carranza are Zapistas, controlled
by the bandit chief of that name, AMI
that only per cent Of Carranza's forces
are Constitutiopalists.
Furthermore, and this Is common
knowledge, easily substantiated from
the consular reports on file at the State
Department, virtually all the murders
and atrocities against natives and for
eigners in Mexico have been committed
by rebel forces, so-cafied.
May Not Get Arms.
In view of this, and the latest dem
onstration of the lawless methods of
the revolutionists, the President may
finally be convinced that, whatever
other course points to the pacifica ton
Of Mexico, the furnishing OF arms to
the revolutionists is not to be consid-
cred. 1t was declared here yesterday
that the administration knows little as
yet of Gen. Carranza's personality.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
profossed to find no note of discourage
ment in the developments at Mexico City
yesterday. President Wilson has made
1t plain that he perfectly is content to
rest on his oars for the present, until
Huerta topples over from lack of sup
port. He considers the changed atti-
tude of Great Britain in withdrawing
support from Huerta as the beginning of
fha and and ha 10 in m IN
matters at this time.
As a matter of fact, President Wilson
does not longer consider the personal at
titude Of Huerta as a major factor in the
situation. He now feels that Huerta's
elimination Is only a matter OF time, and
his principal care now is to provide
against tragic disturbances in connection
with the final downfall Of the dictator.
The President sees no reason why he
should invite a general anu-foreign up
rising by gratuitously pushing Huerta to-
ward a denouement which. the President
feels, Huerta cannot avoid. And he can
see no near possibility Lhat Huerta, de-
prived Of all International support, will
cling on Indefinitely.
IncIose Communication.
President Wilson yesterday denied. that
Charge O'Shaughnessy has greater ex-
Of receiving his passports than
the tense situation naturally would give
rise to- Secretary Bryan declared that
o. O'Shaughnessy has been given no CON
tingent instructions" which was con-
Strued as meaning that Mr.. O'Shaugh-
messy conveys nothing in the nature Of
an ultimatum with a time limit attached.
Neither has the American charge received
additional instructions in the last forty
eight hours, though the department has
been in constant communication with
lim and with Mr.. Lind in Vera Cruz.
Although Gen. Carranza has seen fit to
declare publicly that he would not agree
to mediation, he has received no offer
from this government to use its good Of
ices In that direction. The President
told callers yesterday that DIR. Hale was
not authorized to mediate. He said fur |
her that no joint mediation plan involv- |
ng South American nations is projected. |
Some alarm was caused here yesterday |
oy report that Gen. Huerta contem- |
plated the destruction OF the railroad |
-unning from Mexico to Vera Cruz This |
-eport was not fully verified, and Secre- |
airy Bryan refused to comment on the |
-eport. That such an attempt would be |
he signal for the landing of marines at |
Vera Cruz, however, is taken for granted |
ls 1t would mean the bottling up in Mex
CO and other interior points of thousands |
II foreigners who would be the first vic
inns of general confagration.