The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-29
GIVES BUT FACTS
AND IS NOT ASKED
AS To ANY POLICY
No Announcement is Made at
Conclusion Of Long
Interview
THINK PRESIDENT
FAVORS MEDIATION
Ambassador Repudiates Pub
lished Reports of His Plan
and Disclaims All
Responsibility
WARRINGTON

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The
ch-discussed conference between
Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador to
Mexico, and President Wilson, took
place at the White House this after
noon, and at its conclusion II WAS &p.
parent that so far as the administers.
ton attitude toward Mexico Is COM
cerned. things are exactly as they
were last week.
Ambassador Wilson was with the
president ann Secretary of State
Bryan but an hour this afternoon, and
the understanding tonight Is that the
interview was anything but satisfac-
tory to the envoy. 1t was explicitly
said by Mr.. Bryan. after the confer
ence, that only facts were discussed,
and that the ambassador was neither
requested nor permitted to make sug-
gestions as to policy. Ambassador
Wilson tonight has no assurance that
he will see the president again, and
from the announcement Of Secretary
Bryan that the conferences with Mr..
Wilson are concluded for the present.
1t IS inferred that the ambassador will
not appear at the White House IN
an advisory capacity.
Mr.. Wilson does not even know vet
whether he IL to return to Mexico So
ambassador from the United States.
II is the general prediction in Wash
ington tonight that Ambassador VIII
son will not return. except As ne may
wish to go there personally
Think President F3vors Mediation.
While the president has announced
no plan or policy toward Mex!co. it
Is definitely known that he s.ill in
clines toward the suggestion Of
mediation In Mexico.
~-At~
give the details of the Wilson plan
were repudiatei by the an5a7sador
himself today. His authorized state
ment was:
with reference to published pro-
posals today. / disclaim ali respon-
sib.lity for them; their origin is un-
known 20 me, and I regret that any
thing like them was made public"
There has, however. never been
any doubt OF the general character
of the proposition favored by the
present ambassador to Mexico. He
holds that either the United States
must help Huerta or else take over
Huerta's self-appointed task Of try-
ing to restore order in Mexico, which
means, OF course, Intervention.
Demands At Juarez Conceded.
State department officials today ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the results obtained In the case
of Thomas Dixon, United States Inn
migration inspector. who was shot by
federals at Juarez on Saturday. The
department is informed that its
every demand had been acceded to.
Dixon has been brought to an FL
Paso hospital, where 1t is said his
chances OF recovery are good Like
wise 1t is understood that the men
concerned in the shooting have been
put in confinement.
Some anxiety Is still felt about tho
cases of Charles Bissell and an Eng
lishman named Macdonald. who are
reported in the hands OF federais
near chihuahua, and under sentence
of execution. Urgent demand has
been made by representatives OF the
United States at Chihuahua for tho
immediate release Of both Bissell and
Macdonald. Gen. Pascual Orozco 70
in command OF the federals in the
vicinity Of Chihuahua, and 1t IL be-
lied he will accede to the demands Of
the United States.
Feierals Gaining.
Reports to the state department to.
day Indicated that the federals are
gaining somewhat in certain parts OF
Mexico. Carraniata officers at Ciudad
Portfirio Diaz have applied for per-
mission TO come into the Texas city
Of Eagle Pass. just across the border.
They purpose to leave their wounded
behind them. The situation In Chi
huahua has been relieved somewhat
by the re-esta blishment OF railway
service between Juarez, opposite FL
Paso, and Chihuahua, the capital 81
the state OF that name.
The Mexican embassy today gava
out a statement regarding the prog
ress being made by the Huerta Gov-
eminent toward pacifying the coun.
try This statement t6I1s OF reoef
forces fleeing before federals. and the
progress being made. -
It also tells of an increase In the
Mexican federal forces in the past
Ave months from twenty-seven thou~1
sand to eighty-five thousand men.
Trylr 3 10 Stop Press.
Advices to the state department.
from Mexico also were somewhat ~.
assuring. The embassy reported thAe
the Huerta government 10 making go
cry effort to stop the anti-AmericAa
expressions Of the presA The row.
crnment. 1t lie said. il making public
such information - y calculated -
allay the resentment against tn
United States. and put . stop 70 anita
American demonstrations. ss.s
From other sources. however, - ~
learned that . critical situation exto1W
I'm Mexico City. and that unlAss so4!4@
thing Id done soon to rescue f4
Huerta government there VIII tQ1 Y
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