The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
Use United States as "COIlec-
ton Agency" Against Huerta.
GERMANY NOT IN PROTEST
Denies Making Demands in
Joint Note to United States.
Ambassador Wilson May Not
Be Sent Back to Mexico.

make of the United states CO-4O
tion agency to collect moneys that IheS
have advanced or have agreed 10 ao-
vance fer the support of the muroelou9
Huerta government ,,-i5a,,+
Wilson by Ignaclo Pesqul[a' ei5 o,e
s+nutloaalSJ governor OF Soho4 a.
Man auylces from Los Mochls, oo
ora ssv the commander OIL tne amer amer
can gunooat BunaIo ErlshleAeu -
force which had announced us t1+-- LIte
tion of d4sarruing Americans py lnre la
-, - g. Iard blue Jackets. The Amer
tc.,-s as proLecuVe measure no.
garh.red rifles and ammunltloh "a
IN rebel raiders wanted. Inc s0'.
mail reported tnat the AHleIlceln'
Los Mocnls and TopoIobampo' were
tiretv dependent on the Ah4eIl00A
sbips for food and water
Germany Makes No Demands.
EerIin. JuIv 1.-THE foreign ONCE
aa,,,ad today that Germany mas oe-
r-1anIed that the United States govern
IT,ut protect foreign interests Ii No. I1
leo. Germany has not taken oHS
Dioroatic action whatever at W Washlhs
TON. The foreign ot11ce IS not d a.. a.
u-hether Count Won Bernstein, the
Csrr7an ambassador to the Ohlteo
states has discussed the Mexican sle
nation with Secretary Bryan oul, -
he has the discussion was OIL d "A-0A-'
unofficial character.
What Powers Made Demand
washington. July 17.-Just which for
eign power had inquired Tor ueIlh1lloh
of this governments attitude In the
present situation was still unknown OF
1icialIy today although reports IN ON
ciaI circles mentioned Great orltaln
and France, the denial from Berlin that
Germany had made representations
was generally accepted as removing
that country from the list. The sltua-
tion had been discussed by representa- !
tives of the powers in Paris yesterday (!
and had strengthened the bellet tnat
France was interested. Both the White
House and state department continued ,
to observe strict silence on the subject,
the president and Secretary Bryan
apparently waiting a first hard report
from bassador Wilson who is ex-
pected here about July %.
Powers Confer at Paris Meeting.
Mexico City. July IA private mes
sage received here says that meeting
was held yesterday in Paris by repre-
sentatives of the powers to consider the
Mexico situation. The result was not
made known.
French Have Heavy Interest.
Washington, July LIT was pointed
out today that the French have heavy
interests in Mexico French interests
are said to control the Mexican Ma
tionaI bank, the Banco Central, an
other large financial institution, and
French investors are said to have
heavy holdings of Mexican railway Sc
curities Great Britain's interests are
said to be principally in the National
railways and in mining.
Germany's interests are said to lie
largely in agriculture and a nation
wide hardware business. While
American losses are believed to have
been greatest in the revolutions,
English losses also have been heavy
through destruction of railroad prop
erty. French losses, it is said, have
been largely so-called speculative
losses-lOsses of what would have
been profits had not a series of revo-
lutfons depressed business. From of
ficial sources it is learned that the
state department had been informed
that the anti-American demonstra-j
tonS in Mexico City were entirely ar
tificial and stimulated because of the
lack of recognition for the Huerta
government and for the purpose of
demonstrating the power of the pro-
Visional government to control them.
Mexicans Expect Recognition.
Mexico City. July 17.-Au newspa-
pers here having been cautioned by
government officials to treat the trip
of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson to
Washington carefully, and conserva-
lively confine themselves to local
stories and speculation that his go
ing means probably early recognition
of the Huerta government by the
United States. They profess to believe
that successor to Mr.. Wilson will be
named Immediately and that in this
way recognition will be achieved Ell
Pals is the only newspaper displaying
bitterness. 1t confines itself chiefly to
attacking Ambassador Wilson and
characterizing him as an enemy of the
Mexican government. 1t ridicuIes the
idea of war, saying that Mexicans no /
longer are afraid. AS indicating the
brighter prospects, a cabinet official
gave out for publication today the
statement that Major General Leonard
Wood had been ordered to the border
personally to see to the maintenance
of the neutrality laws.
Say Bryan Asks I cave of absence.
He added that Secretary of State
Bryan had asked for six months leave
of absence and would be succeeded by
Johl Bassett Moore. counselor of the
a great friend OF Mexico ana certain
ly would counsel recog aition of the ad-
minlstration. The newspaper sees in the
attitude of Europe only an effort to
force the United States to recognize
the Mexican government. The report
OF Germany'S threatening attitude is
called by the newspaper an absurd lie
since the German emperor's friendship
for Mexico they point out is well
known.
Washington. July 17.-Commenting
upon the announcement that Ambassa-
dor Henry Lane Wilson had been sum-