The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
No Immediate Consideration
of Political Recognition of
the New Government
HUERTA MUST SHOW
GOVERNMENT FIRM
Policy of This Country Will Depend
Largely Upon the Developments
Under the Provisional
Government

Washington. February 26.-Political rec
ognition of the new provisional govern
ment of Mexico is not a matter requiring
immediate consideration at the hands of
the Secretary of State. and it was made
practically certain that this is another
subject that will be left as heritage to
the next administration.
In the opinion of state department OF
heials, the United States has no interests
in Mexico that will suffer by Withholding
full recognition, and also all necessary
business can be discharged under the
working arrangement Ambassador Wilson
has set up. This amounts to recognition
of de facto condition. 1t in no wise
commits the United States government
to an acknowledgment of the legality of
the Huerta government, and that ques-
ton must be determined hereafter entire
ly upon the basis of performances.
Depends Upon Huerta
If President Huerta conducts his gov
ernment in regular constitutional formi
maintains undisputed possession of his
capital and extends fun and ample pro-
lection to foreign life and property in
Mexico, formal recognition will not be
withheld. Because some doubt exists on
the latter point there is great delibera-
ton exhibited in reaching a decision.
The United States government probably
will be strongly influenced in it's treat
ment of this question by the extent of
ba toll ,x bn al
government of Mexico to have a full and
fair election with the object of installing
a permanent constitutional government.
1t is precisely such an omission on the
part of the de facto government in China
that has resulted in the Withholding of
the formal recognition of Yuan Shi Kai's
government by Washington.
In the course of a conference with mem
bers of the Senate committee on foreign
relations today, at which Senators Cul-
berson and Sheppard Of Texas were pres
ent, Secretary Of Wat Stiinson anu Mai,
Gen. Leonard Wood gave assurance OF
such a disposition of troops along the
Texas frontier as Will insure perfection
of that section. They said seven regi-
ments would he placed along the Mexican
border in Texas.
Troop movement necessary
They explained that the removal 10
Galveston of detachments from El PaSo
and other Rio Grande points had been
rendered necessary by the crisis in N1eXi-
CO City. With the accession of General
Huerta to the presidential chair, they
said. it had looked for time as if active
intervention might be necessary and with
this possible end in view it became de-
sirable to get as large a force as pos
sible to the nearest point of embarkation
to that place Now that the critical time
had passed, they expected that time could
be taken to bring troops from a greater
distance to Galveston. This would be
done and the two officials expressed con-
fdence that there soon would he no rea-
son for complaint. The Texas senators
as well as members of the foreign rela-
tions committee expressed satisfaction
with the assurance given.
Consular and other reports to the state
and war departments today indicated ex-
istence of small foci of rebellious spirit
in several quarters in Mexico, but on the
whole there appeared to be a general con
viction of the ultimate success of the new
administration.
Little Disquietude
With the outlook of armed oppo
sition to the new provisional govern
ment in Mexico reduced to q few small
threatened uprisings by followers OF
the late President Madero, it is the
opinion of administration officials here
that chances for the use of the mill
itary arm TO protect American inter-
ests have greatly diminished.
Concentfa ton of troops al Galveston
will continue, but admittedly the pur-
pose now is principally to test the
working of the new system of army
reorganization
Major General Carter, commander of
the second division, will take the OPP
portunity afforded by the assembly of
a complete division of troops to put
them through their PAGES, thus afford
ing to the various regimental and bri-
gade commanders practically their first
opportunity to direct the movements of
the large bodies of men that would fall
to their command in time of war.
If the complete DIVISION is assembled
in Galveston at Texas City, about seven
miles distant and in the country just
opened near Houston before the end
of the present week the military ex-
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