El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Ambassador Wilson VIII Be
Investigated by Secre-
tary of State Bryan.


New York, y. Y, April 12.-Mme.
Francisco Madero. widow of the slain
and depOsed president OF Mexico. de-
clares that if congress will appoint
committee to investigate the charges
made by Luis Manuel ROjas. second
vicepresident of the Mexican chamber
Of congress, TO the effect that am
rassadOr Henry Lane Wilson was in
great measure responsible for the legal
ASA ssinatiOn of president MaderO and
his Nicepresident. Pine SuareZ, she viii
appear before such q committee TO SUD
stantiate in part the charges of ROJas.
In his charges ROjas declares that am
bassadOr Wilson threw the weight OF
the enormous influence welded by the
United States government in Mexico TO
the DiaZ-Euerta intrigue at tine
when the destiny OF liaderO was in the
balance.
Bryan to Investigate.
Washington. d c.. april 12.-Sec-
rotary of state Bryan today declined
to discuss the charges against Hem
~ Lane Wilson. ambassador to Mex
leo. filed at the state. department. re
Gently in the name of Manuel ROJas-
Though it is not expected that Mr-
Bryan viii give any official. recoS-
milton to Manuel ROjaS or his charges
against the American ambassador at
Mexico. City, fl is most likely that he
viii investigate carefully Mr.. VIII
sons conduct in relation to the fight
ing in Mexico City and his relations
to Gems. Huerta and Diaz IN their
overthrow Of the late president Ma
derO.
Friends Of Henry Lane Wilson be-
lieve that the present secretary OF
state is inclined to take seriously &C
cusatiOns made against the am bassa-
dor in Mexico and the United States
during the last six weeks The charges
made by ROjas are substantially those
made by MaderistaS following the Kill
ing OF the late president and have
been fully exploited in both countries
receiving but little credence-
Really a Fight on Huerta-
It has been obvious that the Ma
derO sympathizeTs have been pleased
at the publication of charges that Am
bassadOr Wilson had a guilty knowl-
edge of the plot to overthrow .Madero
and finally of the plot to kill him.
They have not hesitated to add fuel 70
the fire whenever opportunity pre-
scented itself.
1t is their hope that the Huerta
government continually may be pre-
scented to the American people IN such
a bad light that any cue having any
thing to do with it viii be found IN
an embarrassing position
The situation created by the RoJas
charges is the more interesting be-
cause It comes Just when commit
tee representing the American col
ony in Mexico City. is in Washington
to urge the retention of Mr. Wilson
as ambassador. This committee has
seen the president. secretary Bryan.
and many senator's IheN endorse
every act of the ambassadors in the
crisis in the Mexican capital during
the fall Of the MaderO government.
declaring that he did what was best
for the safety of foreign life and uroD-
ertv It is these same acts which the
ROjas charges make the basis OF their
accusation.
4 Carrancista Statement.
Senior Don F. Gonzalez Gante,
confidential representative of Venus
tiano CarranZa. provisional president
Of the so-called constitutional gov
eminent of Mexico gave out state
ment here today. in which he said;
The ringing message of president
Carranza to the American people. pub
lished yesterday, Will, we hope. serve
TO convince even the most skeptical
Of what we stand for namely. a gov
eminent of law and order, based up
on respect for constitutional obliEa-
lions and restraints For these prin-
ciples. the vast majority. of the Deo-
pie Of northern Mexico, as weH as