The chronicle=news., 1913-11-12

-"iiiiuM tuyaru uaie. President
Wilson's personal representative
went Into conference here Just befor,
noon today with General vcnustianl
Carranza and the entire Mexican
constitutionaiist cabinet.
Washington. Nov. l..-Conrcrcnc.
es now being held between William
Bayard Hale and General venus,Iano
Carranxa at Nokalca are Interpreted
In official circicx here as the fIrs,
open move by the United States gov.
crnment to show itx interest In the
movemen, in Me.i.
co.
No officials commentcd today on
Mr.. Hale's exact status. but on pre-
vious occasion. when he spent three
months In Mexico City gathering In.
formation. Prcsideut Wilson let Il b,
known that Mr.. Hale was there au
his personal friend. Hale transmit
ted reports. however. aud took part
In conferences with John Lind and
Rear Admiral Fletcher.
Little doubt exists In diplomats
circles that while Mr.. Hale still re-
tains the character og unofficial en-
voy. he In furnishing the Washington
government with Information for Of
fetal purposes.
II was polluted out by some oh.
servers that Mr.. Haie'x conferences
wcr. not necessarily . forcrunner Of
recognition. hu, might be au impor-
tsnt factor In dstsrnIninE the fut-
urc attitude Of the Washinston gov.
srnmeet toward thQ constitutional.
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Mr.. Hale probably VIII rspdrt Of
the personal characteristics Of 0ea.
crsl Carranxa. whether he hiss the
united support OF all constitutional
lists or rev0iutionists. or whether. II
successful by arms. he would cstab-
ilsh u provisionai government that
would guarantee fair and free ciec.
tion.
There Is also u possibility thu, the
Information he gathers may b. Use.
fuI to the state department In It's
dealings with foreign diplomats here.
The diplomatic CORPS In Mexico
City Is said TO he at dtsadyanta1c
In making reports on tho cons,itu.
tionalists. rs its only source Of infor.
nation there Is the Hucrta govern
ment.
There were no announcement here
today rs to future steps In the Amer.
lean policy. News of tho arrival at
Nogalcs OF Mr.. Hale gave rise to the
that tho Washington gov-
ernmcnt was waiting for more inTor-
nation about the constitutionailsts
before proceeding.
Rear Admiral Bouss on the battle
ship Louisiana at Tuxpam reported
20 the navy department today there
VIA no Immediate need of protection
to American property in that vicin.
ity. He has assured Consul Payne
that the Louisiana Will afford asylum
for Americans and other foreigners.
For the present the Louisiana will
remain ut Tuxpam.
Toxic. Nov. 1:.-Thc japanese
decided today to send
the armorcd cruiser Isemo to Mexican
waters for tho protection of Japanese
subjects
Officials of the Japanese foreign
office declare that the despatch OF
the lxumo to Mexico was merely n
measure in case the
there becomes critical. The
following statement was made pup
lie:
The Japanese government Is sin
ccreiy dcsirous that the situation In
Mexico should improve and that ma
tives and foreigners in their country
be safe. but judging from re-
ports. the lives and property Of Jap
nnese residents there cannot be said
to be secure.
Already some of the powers have
wlrslips to Mexican wat
srs and one nation 10 negotiating
with another for the purpose Of en-
trusting It's subjects to its care. The
in Mexico number about o.
900. mostly scattered in the inter-
lor. The Japanese legation IL doing
everything possible to prepare for an
and the government con-
siders It expedient to prepare for the
Of its citizens being placed