Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-25
MESSAGE WILL
BE READY BY
TUESDAY
PRESIDENT WILSON IS DETERMINED
TO READ HIS MEXICAN MESSAGE
TOMORROW, UNLESS HUERTA
CHANGES HIS ATTITUDE WITHIN
SIX HOURS.
THE FOREIGN NATIONS
UPHOLD AMERICAN POLICY

Washington, d. c., Aug. 2J.--Presi'
dent Wilson made it plain today that
unless there was a change in the at
titude of the Huerta government with
in the next ~ hours, he would carry
cut his intention to personally read to
congress tomorrow a message Outlin'
ing the policy of the United States
toward Mexico. He will discuss the
message tonight at the White House
with the entire senate foreign rela
tions committee and the house foreign
affairs committee.
The message is couched in very
kind terms, because the president
feels that the world generally ought to
recognize that the situation in Mexico
is abnormal, being controlled by a
small group of men.
That circumstances, the president
real feeling OF the United Staes to-
wards MeXicans. which is one OF gen
erous friendship. That foreign pow
ers generally, are exercising their
good Offices in Mexico City, pressing
Huerta to yield to the American pro-
posals, now is openly admitted by ad-
ministration officials. When question:.
ed today whether such participation
by European governments in the
policies of the Western Hemisphere
was considered an infringement on
the Monroe doctrine it was pointed
out by administration officials that
the United States did not construe an
act of friendship as impairing, at any
time, the Monroe doctrine.
1t was pointed out also that the
activities of foreign governments was
not due to any request by the United
States for assistance, but that this
government had decided on policy
of keeping the nations of the world
generally informed of the steps taken
to bring about peace.
France Will Aid.
Paris, Aug. 25.--The French foreign
office cabled instructions TO the
French minister in Mexico on Friday
last to support the policy of the Unit
I'd States toward Mexico by making
friendly representations to Provision, !
II President Huerta
The French government declares it, /
self convinced by its advices from I
of the sincerity of the pa
;itic intentions of the United States
government toward the Mexican peo.
,le
A rumor emanating from apparent
Y well informed circles included that
President Raymond Poincaire would
lot receive Francisco de la Barra. re-
ently appointed Mexican minister to
france, but inquiries at the foreign
ftice today brought out the author
tive affirmation that the French min
stry would not raise the slightest diff
iculty in the way of the reception of \
'enor de la Barra by the French pres
dent at an early date.
1t was pointed out that the question
# the acceptibility of Senor lie la
'arra in France had been settled be.
ore he left Mexico for Paris and it
vas also declared that he was a per
onal friend of President Poincaire.
Senor de la Barra has arrived in
'aris and the Mexican charge. d-af
airs will make immediate inquiries
t the foreign Office as to when he can
resent his credentials
Concerning Edmund Hayes. Jr. :
Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 25.-Edmund ,
ayes, Jr., who was shot and killed
Y Mexican federals at MADEIRA, Mex-
o, under command of Francisco Cor, !
ova, and whose death caused Sec. S
stary of State Bryan to order the
consul at chihuahua to in. c
was nephew of General I
dmund Hayes, of this city. Hayes |
as the son of Mellen Hayes of Farm
gton, Maine, and was 2S years old.
e engaged in the lumber business :,
I'd although he was employed as !,
me keeper at the plant of the Ma
FRA Lumber company is said to have
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