The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-18
Administration Awaits
F'irst-Hand Reports on
Mexican Situation.
THINKS STORIES
ARE EXAGGERATED
Officials Confess Their Difficulty
in Getting Trustworthy Infor-
nation From Southern Re-
public-Not at All Certain
That Present Attitude
Will Be Changed

Washington, July l7-The adminis-
tration will make no move in the
Mexican situation and will reserve an
nouncement of its future policy to-
ward the Huerta government until
after President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan have had an opportunity to con-
fer with Ambassador Henry Lane Will
son. nov en- route to Washington from
Mexico City
Upon the advice and report OF con-
ditions which Ambassador Wilson him
self presents will depend whether he
will return to the Mexican capital.
No answer Will be made to the note
OF one OF the European powers about
conditions in Mexico until the Wash
'nGton government has had an oppor-
tunity to learn the true state of at
fairs In the southern republic.
Confess DimcuIty.
Administration officials. in stating
the facts tonight. confessed their diff
Guilty In obtaining trustworthy in
formation at long range about Mexi-
can politics and ephemeral changes.
These same officials let 1t be known
incidentally that they believed the
demonstrations in Mexico City against
Americans recently were fomented by
q small group of Mexicans who were
tryins to ;orcc the United States to
recognize the Hucrta government.
Equally ;rtificial. they believe, were
a number )f recent happenings In the
Mexican capital, and 1t was suggest
cd that some OF the European MEM
bers of the diplomatic corps In Me1i-
CO City had been led through the
anti-American manifestations to be-
lieve that the chaotic conditions In the
republic arc results OF the Washington
governments failure to extend recos
milton to the Huerta regime.
Supported by letters from Inofllcal
sources In Mexico, Washington officials
are inclined to treat the information
City diplomats to their governments
as In .he nature of impressions" and
not reports Of the real and underlying
condition of Mexican affairs.
President Wilson and his Cabinet
have several close friends In Mexico
from whom Information has been COM
Ing. William Bayard Hale. the writer,
is one of these. who has been keeping
the President informed about Mexican
affairs, but even these unofficial i'm
prcssions have proved conflicting. The
varying situation from day to day. the
complexities of Mexican politics, the
necessary caution in wording tele-
grams for fear of leaks--all these OBJ
stacles have made IL difficult for the
embassy officials and the consular SER
vice in Mexico to describe conditions
intolligibly.
The first step in the policy OF secur
ing trst-hand information, il was Off
cially explained. is the summoning OF
Am hns ssndor Wilson. Secretary Bryan,
II was announced. would be in Wash
ington when Mr.. Wilson arrives, can
ceiling any lectures that might conflict
with the engagement.
No Criticism Of Wilson.
ryiti irtc tc ri oAd ha mt
Am bassador Wilson for failing to sup
ply all the information desired by the
President and his advisers. the diff
culties of communication being taken
into consideration While 1t Is reliably
stated that the President hoped after
personal conversations with the Ameri-
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