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Many Proposals to End Uprising Have
Been Discussed, But No Definite
Plan Approved.
Washington, July 25.-When Ambas-
sador Henry Lane Wilson, now on his
way TO Washington, has finished his
conferences with the president, he will
be asked to give the senate foreign
relations committee first hand infor-
nation of the situation in Mexico.
Some OF the members have not con-
ferred with the president directly on
the rapidly changing aspect. The am
bassador is expected in Washington
on Saturday. Secretary Bryan also
probably will be asked to take up the
Mexican affairs with the committee.
Proposals for mediation, repeal of
the restrictions against the shipment
of arms and of President Wilson's al
ternate plan for rigid, enforcement of
neutrality, were discussed among the
senators, but no definite plan of action
received approval Many members of
the foreign relations committee con-
slider mediation impossible because OF
the many factions in Mexico and the
difficulties that attend any effort to
supervise elections. q
Although such suggestions have at
various times been made to President
Wilson, Secretary Bryan and members
of congress by persons in this coun-
try and Mexico, the proposition has
never before reached the stage of seri-
Gus consideration because of the In
sistent attitude of the Constitutional.
lists that they would not entertain me-
diation under any circumstances.
Who will guarantee the honesty Of
an election? The only guarantee we
can have is to take possession of the
government by arms put on a provis-
ional president and hold elections
when the country is pacified. Elections
with most of the country up in arms
would be impossible"
This was the answer of the Consti-
tutionalists, representatives to report
that mediation was about to be under
taken through the Offices of the United
States. The Constitutionalists profess
to see in such proposal an effort on
the part of the Huerta government to
obtain a suspension of hostilities dur
ing which it would take retaliatory
measures to suppress the Constitu-
tionalists' cause.
A number of senators in discussing
the Mexican situation Eith President
Wilson learned that he was hopeful
that the senate would refrain from
debate about Mexico at this time or
at any rate until after Ambassador
Wilson had arrived and definite pol
icy had been formulated. It was said
the president pointed out that express
sions by senators might arouse bad
feeling in Mexico.
The annexation of states in north
ern Mexico by the United States and
q division of the remainder of the
country into separate governments
was suggested by Senator Hitchcock,
Of Nebraska, as a possible way OF
bringing about peace in that country.
"The cession of a portion of north
ern Mexico to the United States in
payment for the enormous indemnity
which must be asked of that country
for damage to American life and prop
erty seems to me to be feasible way
of settling these claims" said Hitch
cock. "It will be impossible for that
government to meet the demands Of
the United States in cash. These
states annexed to this country also
would serve as buffer territory be.
tween the old border of the United
States and the Mexican nation further
to the south"