Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-22
wilson 70 MAKE
VIEWS PUBLIC
PREPARING MESSAGE TO CON-
GRESS COVERING THE MEN
ICAN SITUATION.
NO DRASTIC MEASURES
Officials Believe That Huerta Is So
Short of Funds That Revolution
Cannot Last Much Longer.

ufHA W ll0bu was dA WI n lblAlb IL va a
special message which he probably
will read to both houses Of congress
next Monday, relating in detail the
negotiations which have been con
Quoted through his personal repre-
sentative, John Lind, with the Huerta
government in Mexico.
The decision to make a COmprc-
hensiyc statement on the situation to
congress was reached today after
the president had about concluded
that the negotiations between Mr.
IAlnd ana Provisional REL tlcnt
Huerta, since the exchange of notes,
had developed nothing new for dis
cussiOn.
May Read II Himself.
with his message, the president
will present the two notes, setting
forth the American suggestions to
the Huerta government and its re
ply. Should he read the document
himself, which ne is urged to do by
members of his cabinet and to which
idea he is strongly inclined, it will he
the first time since the days OF
George Washington that a president
has communicated a matter of for
eign policy in person to the legisla-
tive branch Of the government
While there was no information
from the White House to indicate
what object it was hoped to accom-
plish through a message at this time,
there was a well defined belief in Of
fetal circles that President Wilson
thinks the reading of an address
which will lay the American view
point and the llueTta contentious be-
for the congress and the people OF
this country and will also be made
public to the world geenrally, cannot
but have an important effect on the
situation in Mexico.
1t is expected to be a partial an
swer to the intlmatiOns Of President
Huerta in his note that President
Wilson stands alone in his Mexican
policy and unsupported generally in
congress.
Would BE War.
The first confutation Of this llucrta
supposition came in the senate to-
day when prominent republicans Wig
orOusly applauded the stand Of the
president, The expression Of conf
dcnce were made by several repub-
lican leaders. after Senator Penrosc,
of Pennsylvania republican, mad in
troduCed a resolution to require the
president to place United states
troops in Mexico to protect Amer
leans No action was taken on the
resolution, and though Senator Pen
rose declared the sending Of troops
could by resolution be dCCreed not
unfriendly to Mexico, the view at the
White House and state department
was that such a move in effect would
be an act of war.
President Wilson reiterated to call
ers today that he had absolutely no
intention Of taking any drastic meas
ures denied that Secretary Garrison
of the war department, had ben call
ed back to Washington and referred
to the fact that Mr. Garrison would
take vacation after his inspection
trip in the west was ended. He in
cidentally cOmplimented republican
senators on their spirit of co-opcra-
tion, cmphatcally stating there had
not been the slightest exhibition OF
partisanship.
viii Disillusion 1icN7co.
That Provisional Presicent Huerta
has advanced the idea that recogni-
tiOn of his government is partisan
question in the United states and
that the democratic party is not ac-
tually dominant, is admitted by ad-
ministration officials, but they be-
lieve that if such an illusion exists in
McAico, it shortly will be dissipated
not only by the news of today's de-
bate in the senate, but by the eNpec-
tation that congress in some way
will show it's confidence in the prcsi-
dent when he reads his message. The
administration hopes that when tho
facts are known i'm Mexico, the Huerta
authorities may be inclined to respect
the American suggestions.
The United States, in brief, has
thut IIIprtq rpgipn
of a provisional president acceptable
to all sides; that a suspension of hos
tilities thereby be brought about and
constitutional election held, the re-
sultlng administration to be recogniz-
ed by the American government.
Huerta Is HARD U0.
Thus far Huerta has flatly reject
ed the American proposals and re-
newed his demand for recognition,
declaring his financial troubles are
due to the failure of the United
states to recognize him. official ad-
vices to the state department, how
ever. describe the provisional presi-
dents plight financially as desperate,
and officials here believe he has not
sufficient money to pay his troops and
cannot get money abroad.
These considerations and the inces-
SAINT warfare of the constitutionalists,
likewise, lead American officials to
the conclusion that even though
Huerta may continue to scorn the
suggts stions of the United states. the
situation in Mexico soon Will disente-
CRATE itself and that the policy Of
on-interference should be maintain
ed for the present at least.
1t is not known yet whether Pres
ident Wilson will make any specific
recommendation in his message but
IL was learned from a high govern
ment official that his statement of
the case will be the foundation for
the next step on the part of the
United States. The president has
ade IL plain. however. that he has no
thought of armed Intervention and
that he is as determined as ever to
maintain an attitude OF peace and
friendliness toward Mexico.
Mr.. Lind probably will remain In
Mexico CITY indefinitely, and his re-