The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-01
Has Not Been Influ-
enced by Ambassa-
doris Views.
WHITE HOUSE AND
SENATORS AGREE
Bacon of Opinion That Recog-
nition of Huerta Would Cause
Rebel Chiefs to Believe That
Any President Could
Be Killed With
Impunity.

Washing ton, July 31.-President Will
son made 1t clear to those who dis
cussed the Mexican situation with him
to-day that he had not been swaycd
in the least degree by the arguments
ot Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson in
favor OF recognition for the Huerta
government in Mexico. He let IL be
known that his analysts OF conditions
from official and unofficial reports and
his judgment of what should be done
had not been altered by the ambassa
doI's statements
The President is formulating a policy
which he told his callers to-day in
wolves nothing that is not entirely
friendly 10 Mexico. He has not yet an
nounced what his program will be. but
he is emphatically and unalterably op-
posed 10 the recognition. under any
circumstances of the government set
UP by Provisional President Huerta
through the events in which President
Madero and Vice President Suarez met
tragic death.
1t developed to-day that Democrats
in the Senate were concurring in this
view, and further discussion OF Am
bassador Wilson's statement before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
brought out general sentiment OF op-
position TO the suggestion of recog-
nition for the Huerta government
nncon Opposed to Recognition.
Senator Bacon, chairman of the Com
,nittee on Foreign Relations. is of the
pronounced opinion that to recognize
the Huerta government would be put
ting II premium on revolution in Mex
leo. He believes, moreover. that IL
would be an incentive to every revolu-
tionary leader to assassinate the head
OF the nation with full expectation that
his act would receive the approval and
Official recognition of other nations
is nf infn
that the recognition OF Huerta, far
from bringing about peace, would be
The strongest encouragement to amb-
tious chiefs
Senator Bacon reflects tho views of
President Wilson who has held from
the beginning the pronounced opinion
that great moral question was in
VOWED. greater than the mere jude-
ment of the acts OF a single ruler. In
his Latin American statement issued
shortly after his inauguration. the
President sets forth emphatically the
opposition Of the United States TO those
who set up government by arbitrary
force and announced that the American
government would include in its asso-
Citations those governments which were
founded on law and order.
While not referring a the time to
any particular nation, the President is
known TO have had Mexico in mind.
The impression he desired to spread
was that while seeking nothing itself.
the American government has no sym
pathy with the volatile processes by
which governments were overturned
in Latin America.
Lntin American Interest.
Latin American diplomats here are
looking forward with eager interest to
President Wilson's pronouncement of
policy as a further expression of his
attitude toward Central and South
American nations Just when the
President will make known his views
is not certain. II will depend some
what on the possible adjustment of
the dispute between the factions them
selves in Mexico. The President thinks
the prospect OF peace is growing
stronger daily and regards the prob
lem as by no means insolublc. He
contrives that the Mexicans themselves
may be able shortly to bring about
peace.
With the American government alb
solutely opposed to the Huerta regime.
administration officials here believe the
friends of President Huerta will pre-
vail upon him to retire in favor Of a
provisional President acceptable to ali
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