The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-14

President Madcro, inasmucn as it wou.
t.. placing Cen. Diaz on the same lew,
with President Madero and nccessita',
RECOGNITION ~ the heIlgerency Of fne
faction led in revolt 10y Gen. Diaz.
Still another objection brought again.
Nr l,lrrptt's scheme was that IL WON,
mean the shelving Of the Monroe Dc,
trinc and substitution uf "A prinCiplr of
pan -AmeriCaniSm. admitting the rcpUO.
lies Of Latin America into equal &C..
partnership with the United States 10
it's dealings with the other rcpuhics
This feature of the Barrett proposal 's
he very one which will bring to II the
most enthusiastic support of man
Latin Americans. as there il CROWN
sentiment among them in favor Of iu,'
such a partnership with the United
states as the Barrett plan implies
Director barrett suggests for the PEI
snnncl of his proposed commission VII
iam L. Bryan or senator Root as The
American member, az the Mexican
member either former Ambassador g.
the United States de Ia Barra o.
Casusus and for the other Latin Amer
lean republics either Minister Calderon
of BOLIVIA or Minister lcna or Uruguay.
MIR Barrett stated tonight that he
had discussed his plan with many mem
hprs of ;he House and Senate and also
with the Latin Americans in New York
and Americans in that city who have
important interests in Latin America
The failure Of the Contesting forces
in Mexico city 10 achieve a decisive re-
suit in the fighting to-day leaves tn.
situation absolutely unchanged with re
gard to the course of the Administrs
81 NJ,
| further action on the real issues o. tn
| situation was taken by any branch ot
the Government to-day and pending
decisive outcome Of the contest within
! the Mexican capita, no such action Will
, he taken.
The President still considers that the
| customary measures put into effect 81
. hts direction in the early hours of yee
terday morning are all that the situation
REQUIRES. He intends 10 do nothing
further until there is another turn tu
! events IN Mexico city. 1t Is still hoped
lhv the Administration that few hour
more will find the contest for suprsmacy
in Mexico city with either Madero Or
Diaz in full control Of the city and
national Government With the elimi-
nation of either the Administration
looks to see peace and order take the
place of the war and lawlessness which
now rule in the Mexican capital.
reports that President Taft spent
the day In writing a special message
to Congress in which he is said to have
~eit the whole situation UP to that body
are without foundation. Neither is
Secretary Knox preparing the material
on the Mexican situation on which such
a message would he based.
Dispatches from Ambassador Wilson
day indicated that he Is doing all
that could be expected OF him IN the
interest of American and other foreign.
ers He had opened the embassy 70
Americans who have been Obliged 10
abandon their homes In Mexico CITY
because of the fighting. He has also
engaged a number Of houses near by In
which Americans who cannot be accom-
modated in the embassy have been
placed.
; Secretary Knox to-day authorized the
Ambassador to draw on the state De
partment up TO the amount OF $4,000
, for the purpose of affording relief r.
Americans IN distress in the Mexica n
, capital.
: Secretary Knox again to-day in
structed Ambassador Wilson to reiterate
the previous warnings to the Americans
in the Mexican capital to get out of
the line Of fire. 1t was plainly ind!-
Gated at the State Department that this
Government will not allow itself to he
drawn into a clash with Mexico be
cause Americans, either through curl
osity or because they do not like to
q leave their homes or places OF business
= have exposed themselves to the bullets
: and shells flying through Mexico city.