The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-01
PRESIDENT .BAtKS
At RECOGNITION
Of HUERTA
Is Not Moved BY Arguments
Of Ambassador Wilson
CABINET OFFICERS AGREE
Leading Democrats Opposed to Me-
thods of Federal Leader
In Mexico

Washington Aug. President vii
son made it clear yesterday to those
who discussed the Mexican situation
with him that he had not been sway
ed in the least by the arguments OF
ambassador Henry Lane Wilson for
recognition of the Huerta govern
ment in Mexico. He let it be known
that his analysis of conditions from
official and unofficial reports and his
Judgment of what had been done had
not been altered by the ambassadors
statements. The president is formu-
lating policy which, he told his call
ers yesterday, involves nothing that
is not entirely friendly to Mexico. He
had not yet announced what his pro-
gram will be, but he is emphatically
and unalterably opposed to the recog-
milton under any circumstances OF the
government set up by Provisional
President Huerta through the events
in which President MADEIRA and Vice
President Suarez met tragic deaths.
1t developed yesterday that the dem
ocrats in the Senate were concurring
in this view and further discussion of
ambassador Wilson's statement be,
fore the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee brought out a general senti-
ment of opposition to the suggestion
of recognition for the Huerta govern
ment. Senator Bacon, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations,
is of pronounced opinion that to rec
ogni2e the Huerta government would
be putting a premium on revolution
in Mexico. He believes, moreover,
that it would be an incentive TO every
revolutionary leader to assassinate
the head of the nation with full ex-
pectation that his act would receive
the approval and official recognition
of other nations. Senator Bacon is
also of the opinion that the recogni-
ton of Huerta-far from bringing
about peace-would be the strongest
encouragement to ambitious chiefs.
Senator Bacon reflects the views of
President Wilson, who has held from
the beginning the pronounced opinion
that great moral question was in
volved, greater than the mere judg-
ment OF the acts of a single ruler.
In his Latin-American statement is
sued soon after Inauguration, the
president set forth emphatically the
opposition of the United States TO
those who set up government by ar
bitrary force and announced that the
American government would prefer
in its associations those governments
which were founded on law and or
der. While not referring at the time
to any particular nation, the presi-
dent is known to have had Mexico in
mind. The impression he desired to
spread was that while seeking moth
ing itself, the American govern
ment had no sympathy with the gov
eminent had no sympathy with the
volatile processes by which govern.
ments were overturned in Latin-Amer
lea.
Latin-American diplomats at Wash.
ington are looking forward with Gag.
err interest to President Wilson's pro.
nouncement of policy as a further ex.
preston of his attitude toward Cen
trail and South American nations
Just when the president will make
known his views is not certain and il
will depend somewhat upon the pos
sible adjustments of the dispute by
the factions themselves in Mexico
The president thinks the prospect Of
peace is growing stronger daily anC
regards the problem as by no mean,
insoluble lie conceives that the Me-
leans themselves may be able soon {,
bring about peace.