Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
Ambassador Wilson Tells Senate Committee It is
 Essential to Protection of Americans
HuERTA NOT A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
Ambassador Declares He Has Such Assurance from Provis onal Presdent-Is Firmly Convinced of Hueras Inno- of Any Part in Assassination of Madero and Suarez-Regards Intervention as Highly Undesirable

Washington, July Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson's conference today with members of the senate committee on foreign relations resulted in strong CT support for his plan to recognize the Huerta government in Mexico than he has received at any time since reaching Washington.
 After three hours questioning of the ambassador, many members of the senate committee tonight expressed the opinion that serious consideration should be given to his recommenda- tlons for a guarded and restricted recognition of Huerta, designed to bolster up the present government un- til elections can be held Oct. 26.
 Made Favorable Impression.
 The determination of the govern ment's mediation policy does not rest with the senate, however, and there was nothing in the situation tonight to indicate that President Wilson or Secretary Bryan had wavered in their determination not to recognize the Huerta government at present. The matter. presented to the senate com mittee by the ambassador already had been laid before the president and sec retary of state and their attitude against recognition had been based upon information from other confden- tial sources. many of them at variance with the reports of Ambassador Will son. The conference at the capitol today was distinctly a presentation of 'his side of the case" by the ambas- sador to Mexico. As a result of tic generally favorable impression he ere ated and the close scrutiny and tenta- tive approval given his report by many members of the committee, it is be- heved the administration will be urged to furnish the senate committee at once with it's private information gathered by William Bayard Hale, Reginald H. Del Valle and by consul agents at various points.
 Presidents Private Information.
 Two principal points of difference have been developed between AmbaS- sador Wilson and the administration. These relate to the present control of Huertas over Mexican affairs and to the conditions that would result from the downfall of the Huerta govern ment. Ambassador Wilson told the senate committee that the Huerta government dominated affairs through out the republic and had driven the constitutionaiists out of many of their strongholds including the states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon. The presl- dent it is understood. has information considered thoroughly reliable by him. self and Secretary Bryan which shows the constitutionalist strength to be greatly in excess of the esumares of
 
 the Huerta government dominates the situation only in a small part of the republic.
 Recognition Not Necessary to Protect
 Americans.
 The need for immediate recognition of the Huerta government as laid be- fore the committee by the ambassador was based on the belief that President Huerta cannot retain control of gov- I ent conditions. It is claimed the gov ernment is running behind monthly financially and that American recogni- tiOn is necessary to enable Huerta to secure credit for immediate govern mental necessities.
 Should the Huerta government fall, in the opinion of Ambassador Wilson, conditions in the republic will be worse than at present and American lives and property will be in greater danger The fact that many members of the senate committee took the same view at the end of today's conference probably will result in President Will sons submitting the information in his possession, upon which he bases the belief that recognition of Huert9 is not necessary to the protection of American life or property.
 Ambassadors Recommendation. Ambassador Wilson made a direct recommendation for the recognition of the Mexican government, under cen- tain conditions and restrictions. These would include an agreement for an election October 26, to choose a per- 1 manent constitutional government proper guarantees for the protection of American lives and property; a SatiS- | factory arrangement to insure the pay ment of all present or future claims | for damages to Americans or their xs.a i long standing disputes between this country and Mexico, principally as to a boundary matters; and the selection l of a Mexican cabinet officer to con- trol the elections, whose character | would be 9 promise of fair dealing to l the constitutionalist forces.
 Huerta Won't be Candidate. President Huerta had assured him, Ambassador Wilson told the commit tee. that he would not again be a | candidate for president
 A proposal to put this in restric- tion upon the recognition of the gov ernment was discussed in the com mittee but it is understood that Hu- erta has asserted he would not accept such a condition.
 The proposal to select a strong con- stitutionalist for the post of minister of gobernacion in the cabinet, cores bonding somewhat to the secretary ship of the interior in this country, was also discussed, as a possible con- dition of recognition. This sugges- tion was offered by MT. Wilson, as 2 means of guaranteeing constitutional elections and of meeting any criti- cims of the constitutionaIist party, di- rected against the Integrity of the cleo tions.
 Intervention Undesirable.
 Ambassador Wilson told the con- rlittee he believed intervention highly undesirable The method by which the United States could enforce a guarantee for the payment of the im- nlense claims that will follow set clement of affairs in The republic, was discussed at length. One suggestion was that the Mexican government could secure the American claims through a temporary concession of territory, sufficient to guarantee that all American claims should be paid. The conference ended shortly after 2 o'clock. after more than thrse hours discussion. II was announced that tho ambassador would return tomorrow. but late in the afternoon. Chairman Bacon said the committee had decided