The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-29
NOT EXPLANATIONS.
BUT ACTION WANTED
United States Will Not Be Satisfied With Dilatory
Tactics on Part of Mexico
in Dixon Case
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

! Especial to The Times Dispatch
Washington, July 2S.-The United
dilatory explanations from General
Huerta or his Minister of War on the
attempted murder of Charles b. Dixon
and American officials at JuareZ, but
1t does want. and demands. the imme-
diate trial and adequate punishment of
all those concerned in the crime. The
diSaNowal can come later
This is the official attitude of the
State Department on the Dixon case
or as 1t was put by an official:
We have demanded action first, and
1T is not unlikely that, if Huerta com
plies with our demands. no dsavowal
VIII be necessary. The punishment of
these offenders will be taken as dis
avowal"
All officials believe that the Dixon
case has more dynamite in it than any
other of the numerous menacing de-
VeIopments OF the Mexican situation.
70 Legitimate Conclusion.
Secretary Bryan said this afternoon.
after the receipt of communications
from Nelson 'Shaughnessy. the Amer
lean charge d'affaires III Mexico City,
that this government proposes to pur-
sue this case of Dixon to its legiti-
mate conclusion.
The dispatches from Mr.. o'shaugh
messy did not indicate whether or not
huerta intends To comply with the pc
remptory demands Of the State De
partment. Mr.. O'Shaughnessy was able
TO report merely that he had conveyed
TO the Mexican government the de-
mands from the United States govern
mcnt.
To the officials this continued un-
known attitude of Huerta invests the
Dixon case with even a tenser quality
than II had last night
The case appeals TO the army and
the navy officers as one on which there
can be no tcmporizinc.
1t was learned to-day that it was
with difficulty American soldiers were
prevented yesterday from crossing into
Mexico and it is believed that had not
the Mexican commander at ,Iuarez
made a complete surrender to General
Tasker II. Bliss, in command OF the
army of the Rio Crande. General
Bliss would have sent troops into Jua-
rcz TO bring back Dixon into FL Paso
AS soon as General Bliss heard that
Consul Edwards had made demands
for the release Of Dixon he telegra PHI
ed the Mexican commander that this
government demanded the immediate
surrender of Dixon. The Mexican reply
was that the prisoner would be re-
leased, but that bond for about 81 900
should be entered into. This appa-
rently nettled General Bliss. who fired
back another telegram, with the result
mat biAoH vas SCUM on MS WY 10 IL
Paso
General Bliss probably will report by
mail what took place. His telegram
of to-day was brief, but he very sig
niicantly says, that after his first telc-
gram Il made further representations
and the prisoner was released"
nIny BE Solved at Any Moment.
Army officers say that the whole
Mexican problem may be solved at any
moment by the repetition OF n case
like that of Dixon, whore some Mex
lean commander, either desiring to
force the army across the Rio Grande,
or failing TO understand the meaning
of an order like that OF General Bliss,
shall make il necessary for the sol
diers TO cross into Mexican territory.
Having once gone in. no President
would recall them from such a mis-
sion.
SO far as can be learned there we're
no results relating 10 immediate action
from the conference between Ambas-
sador Wilson and the President and
Secretary OF state Bryan
The most important development is
that Wilson, instead OF returning 10
Mexico on Thursday as he had an
nounced, will be retained in this coun-
try subject To the call OF the Secre-
tary OF state. lie Will also be at the
disposition OF the Foreign Relations
Committee OF the Senate, which has
summoned him and will examine him
tomorrow.
The confcrc nee between the ampassa-
dor and the President lasted cXactly