Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-28
WILSON NOT ALARMED
OYER M[I|ClN CRISIS
PRECEDENT poEs NOT DELlEvE
CONDITIONS pgMANp lNTER-
vEMrioN ~ y. .. !
NO PROPOSAL CONSIDERED
LOOKING TOWARD PEACE

Mexican ooveensnent-Will Insist on
Punishment o. pixon's AssaiIants-
Ambassador Wilson Accused Of Plot
ting With Husrta.
Washington. July 2s-President
Wilson does not believe the public
mind In the United States is excited
over the situation in Mexico nor IL he
convinced that Q crisis Is reached In
the revolution.
This information was obtained in Of
hcial circles today with an author1ta-
tive denial that any proposal LOOKING
toward cooperation between Ameri-
can military forces and the Mexican
eovarnunent at restoration Of peace had
bssn suggested.
Those who approached the president
today on the Mexican situation founo
him disinclined to discuss the subject,
"a later he was to confer with Ambas-
sador Henry Lane Wilson. Secretary
Bryan arranged to see the president
before the conference. The secretary
also continued his reticence on Mex
ican affairs.
Reports Unfoundsd.
II was learned at the White House
however, that reports crediting Am
bassador Wilson with having advo-
Gated q set of proposals contemplating
! military cooperation with Mexico OF
Intervention were unfoundeo. Inc
president has received from the am
ha dor a historical account OF event.
in Mexico in the hast three years.
The ambassador declared he had not
! mentioned any remedies on tne s't-
! uation and had not even put on pape.
the plans he had in mind. He reservea
the.a ha said. for his interview Win
the president.
Little Change in Ten Days.
Contradictory information has reacn-
al washington regarding the staoAi.y ,
of the Huerta government. IL was ss.u .
todav to be q question of reliability OF
informants. Officials declined 70 sta.e
witch reports were being creoitea. -
go aaid. however. In the last ten oAys
there had been little or no change N
tha status Of affairs In Mexico.
0ust punish Dixon's Assailants.
tn ahooting Of Charles b. DIXON
~. q Juares, - regarded - . serious
incident. but its bearing on the general
Mexican situation IL being minimiseo
nv officials here today. as the demands
for investigation and punishment OF
the offenders apparently were being
complied with. -, ~
An the White House It was said the
United States would pursue course
~ dilixence in the affair and would In
.ist on summary action on the guilty.
Business 10 Paralyzsd.
Secretary Bryan after call at the
WHITE House sought information thru
a conference with President Brown, OF
tho Maxicon National railway, on traf-
ac conditions In Mexico and their rela-
tons to the paralyxed condition OF
commerce and industry. Latest reports
from the embassy In Mexico City nave
rejected the financial situation.
The battleship South Carolina ar
rived at Vera Cruz today to resume
patrol duty after having been to CAL
veston. to give officers and men shore
,eave. The New Hampshire Is now en-
routa from Vera Cruz to Galveston
.,rha runb6at Wheeling, reporting from
Ernntera. makes no mention OF dlsor-
ders there.
senator Pomerene called at the
.+.ta departmetn to press for atten-
ZION to the case Of Bernard Mcdonald.
nnder sentence Of death at Chihua-
hua. senator Pomerene was told that
enc department had already taken ag-
~ressive steps for the relief Of Mr.. Nc
Donald. but that no report has been
raceived from the embassy at Mexico
CITY and the consulate at Chihuanua
had heen instructed to act In McDon-
aids behalf. AlsAi,A
= refugees in Peril.
+ Il REPRESENTATIVE Smith, of Texas.
..ked secretary Bryan to remove Con-.
.nl Edwards at Juarez because OF his
r.fusa: TO allow a party OF hfty
Americans to go to the RELIEF OF
refugees ct MADEIRA.
4 Telegram received by Representa-.
tive smith today said that the MADEIRA
r.fnseas were In momentary peril.
There are thirty -hve Americans there.
twenty.one Of whom are women and
childrAn. The telegram charged that
Consul edwards had not properly rep
eaaentad the situation to the state de-
nartment. Mr.. Smiths report said that
siehtx-fiye bridges on the railroad line
hetween MADEIRA and El Paso had been
hnrned and dynamited and that ban-
an. had threatened to kill any persons
sttampting to repair the line. He
aalxad secretary Bryan to embargo all
shinments OF lines to Mexico ar allow
hofh Mexican factions to secure Amer
I loan guns.
rnnresentative Smith said that the
sacretary 9ave him no information az
x ~hat the United States proposed to
-. Il II Aa,hassador Wilson Denies.