The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-21
Intimates That President Is
Not Backed Up by Con-
gress and American
People
FULL REPLY HAS
NOT BEEN PLACED
BEFORE OFFICIALS
Mexican Provisional President Shows
No Sign of Rcceding From His
PositiOn-Alternativ Mea-
sures Being Considered
in Washington

Washington, August 2O.--Intimations
are contained in Provisional President
Huerta's reply TO the American note
presented by John Lpd that PRESIDENT
Wilson is not backed up by Congress
or the American people in his stand
agninst recognition of the Huerta gov
ernment.
Referring to the attacks on the
Washington administration by inembers
of Congress and pointing to the Off
cial recommendations of Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson advising recogni-
ton, Huerta declares he is entitled to
be recognized. He holds that the demo-
cratic party's power is temporary. and
argues that recognition Of his govern
ment is partisan question IN tho
United states. He intimates that he
reaches his conclusion on private ad-
vices from Washington
This information was obtained to-
night from those who know the con-
tents of the Huerta note so far as it
has been deciphered. The complete note
IS not yet at hand, but the principal
argument has been placed before adj
mnistration officials.
Neither Side Receding
Though negotiations between John
Lind personal representative Of Pres
ident Wilson and Provisional President
Huerta are continuing on Il cordial
personal basis, neither side Is reced-
Ing from its position, and alternative
measures already are under eolsidera-
ton here. No definite course HAS been
formulated, but the policy which at
present is under consideration and is
most likely to be adopted. is one OF alb
solute non interference
The American government mider sueh
q aolicy wonld son anue TO aeny arMs
to both sides would withdraN Amer
leans from trouble zones. ius ist ON
proper protection TO property ana hives,
and IN effect let the Mexican3 contine
their controversy on the battleheId
The administration Is determined
against Intervention or war and the
other alternative friendly mediation APP
parently has failed. Officials mere be-
lieve, however, that the United States
through the mission OF Mr. Lind win
have satisfied foreign government gem
orally Of its desire to bring about peace
aud they do not conceive that there will
be any pressure to bring about inter-
vention.
Only Add TO Dangers
To grant arms to the constitution
alists would in the opinion of many Of
ficials only add to the dangers OF an
archy in the republic, equippng bandit
bodies with weapons of destruction of
which they hitherto have been de-
prived
That the United States will keen
''hands OFF, was considered more than
likely in many quarters here tonight
and administration officials pointed to
an important precedent for such action
during the term Of President Hayes.
when General Porfirio Diaz assumed
the rens of government May z, 1871
after defeating the forces of President
Lerdo
Germany recognized Diaz on May 80,
of that year. Salvador and Guatemala
on June Z, and Spain on June 16. thera
being no other governments except the
United States represented at Mexico
city at that time.
In President Hayes message in Dec
ember. 1877. he announced that recog-
milton of the Diaz government mad been
deferred on account of the opposition
to him in northern Mexico and minister
John w. Foster was instructed by Sec
retary Seward to state that tho WASH
ington government would wait before
recognizing General Diaz as president
of Mexico until IL shall be assured that
his election is approved by the Mex
lean people and that his administra-
tion is possessed of stability 90 endure
anu VI uicljooiiioH " SoihPiN Will Tic
rules of international comfy and the
obligation of treaties
Correspondence Maintained
1t was not until May, 1878. nearly D.
year after Diaz came into possession
Of the de facto government in Mckee
City that recognition was extended by
the United States. During the interval
correspondence was maintained through
the legation as at present through the
embassy, due attention being called to
the necessity for protecting American
lives and property
The present administration proposes
to defer recognition until eonstitu-
tional election shall have been held and
President Wilson stands firmly against
recognizing the Huerta regime under
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