The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-01
PRESIDENT WILSON
IS EVOLVING Plan
TO SETTLE MEXICO
Returned Ambassadors Expla-
nation Makes No Change
Of Opinion
TO GIVE HUERTA
NO RECOGNITION
Character Of Plan Under Con-
sideration Has to Do With
Cancellation and
Mediation

WASHINGTON, July 3i--While
members of the senate committee on
foreign relations today were unani-
NOUS in declaring that Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson had made "A most
favorable impression in his discussion
OF the Mexican situation yesterday,
positive statements Of another charac-
ter were being made by high authori-
ties.
II was said autharitatively that Am
hassador Wilson in his conference at
the White House on Monday last had
not IN the slightest degree altered
the presidents analysis of the stu
alton in Jexioo or changed his judg-
ment as to what is best TO he done.
IT was Indicated that not only does
the president hold exactly the same
views on the Mexican situation that
nc entertained before listening to Am
hassaaor Wilson. but that these views
differ most materially from those of
the ambassador. In other words. so
far az the administration Is directly
concerned. the am bassador To Mexico
might Just as we'll never have come
to Washington.
President Developing Plan.
1t was Indicated today that policy
In regard 70 Mexico is rapidly taking
shape In the mind Of President VIII
lnT. Announcer FNt fl talAH psAfNf
will be deferred. however, until the
administration has had an opportu-
nifty To see the results likely to he
obtained by the efforts of certain
Mexicans interested in bringing about
compromise aarrange ment In regard
~ the presidency Of Mexico. Presl~
dent Wilson. IL is known. has very
high hopes that the contendlng fac
t!tons as he views them, VIII ma
way Of getting together and arranGr
sssrE matters ON. ssseh a. satisfactory
basis thar there Will i've no need Tor
even a suggestion from the United
states. II Is thought likely. there
fore that the details ~ The president :
views as Ia Mckee will he DELAYED
for AT east a week, and probably
much longer thar that, pending the
turn Of events in Mexico
The character Of the plan the presi-
dent is considering was disclosed to-
day sufficiently 70 warrant the state
-fT7ert that there is in II not the si1gnt
est suggestion Of conditional recosni-
tinn ~ Huerta. such as Is proposed
by Am AMBASSADOR Wilson ON the con
trary, 1, is predicated on the ehmina-
tIon of General Huerta from the pro
visianal presidency Of Mexico, II II
understood that II has 10 do entirely
with n movement toward cancellation
and mediation. though what form
this step. Il finally adopted, Is to take
has not yet been indicated hv officials
az the administration AS has been
(. declared recently hv close observers
Of the situation what the United
States will de about Mexico ia largely
a psychological problem. entirely CON
talned within the mind of President
Wilson II Is known that for mann
DAYS he has been turning the matter
over. depending hut very little upor
the counsel of others IN or near the
administration. and 1t IL understood
that the Elan finally announced vii
he the result of the presidents deef
thought on the question. This plan
II can be said. VIII be one which the
administration considers entirely
friendly toward Mexico and the Mexi'
can people.
No importance TO Representations
Statements were made in high ad
ministrative circles today indicatint
that the president does not attach
much importance to the representa-
lions about conditions in Mexico h'
European governments. 1t was sough
70 convey the impression that reall,
no represe citations had been made, bu
instead there had been merely thu
transmission Of the views of the diplo
matte corps in Mexico City on the at
tltude Of the United States toward TIN
situation.
In other quarters. however. it wa
admitted that the transmission o
such views by the governments con
csrned not only indicated that thos
governments approved the views, blu
that altogether the proceeding was on
OF the most rema rkable occurrences II
the relations of the United States ant
Europe on n-American affairs. l
was even indicated as the opinion O
some, that the incident had given III
United States just cause for offense
Il choose so TO regard 1t.
Some of Committee Impressed.
Ambassador Wilson'S conference
yesterday with members of the senat
committee on foreign relations result
ed in stronger support for the pla'
to recognize the Huerta government
II OF Mexico than he has received at an
time since reaching Washington.
Ambassador wilson's proposition
for recognition by the United State
of the Huerta- government In Mexico
made to the Senate foreign relation
committee, carried with 1t condition
OF such great Importance as 20 max
the recognition of Huerta almost
minor matter" declared a member o
the senate committee.
Suggest Hucrta Invite u. s. Troops
That John Bassett Moore, counselo
for the lie department. or som
other official OF this government
should be sent 10 Mexico to suggest I
President Huerta that he invite Amer
lean troops to enter Mexico for tn
purpose OF aiding in putting down tn
revolt In northern Mexico was sus
\ gestion made today by Senator Pitt
man OF Nevada.
n sTn any event" said Senator Pitt
man, II believe that American troop
\ should be sent into northern Mexic
n to hiring order out of chaos. beliey
Y that II would be better for this coun
IN to act now. rather than 70 wa
81 sfi1tiI Il must act or allow, foreign ma