The San Francisco call., 1913-08-14
Statement by Henry Lane
Wilson May Result in
Immediate Acceptance
of Resignation
ATTACK ON BRITISH
OFFICIALS CHARGED
Executive, Incensed, Orders
Inquiry Into Truth of
Statements

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s.-The United
States government has informally
sounded the powers and learned that
foreign governments generally will do
nothing to embarrass the peace policy
and are Inclined to support It.
Henry Lane Wilson. whose resigna-
tion as ambassador to Mexico recently
was accepted. to take effect October
IA. issued statement today attacking
the reported assertion OF the British
foreign oflce that recognition OF the
Huerta government had been extended
after he had made "a congratulatory
lspeech' to the provisional president.
| President Wilson read the. ambas-
sador's declaration. and was so in
censed at its tone and contents that he
promptly requested Secretary Bryan to
ascertain through the British embassy
whether the utterance of the British
foreign of1ce as reported was correct,
and tonight the dismissal of, the envoy
by summary acceptance of his resigna-
tion, to- take effect Immediately, was
under consideration.
LIND IN PERSONAL TOUCH
These were the Developments of the
day here In the Mexican situation.
while dispatches from John Lind. rep
resentative in Mexico of President Will
son, indicated that he was In personal
touch with FREDERICK Gamboa, Mexican
minister of foreign affairs, and was
preparing to submit the representa-
tions of the United States for the re-
storation of peace.
| The American government has learned
of the powers position only by indirec-
1 ton. bun within thcsfast swo days the
developments IN Japan and Great Brit
| ain-two nations which had hitherto
i-recognized the Huerta government
indicating to officials here that these
ment. has been taken as concrete evi-
dence of favorable attitude by foreign
governments to the peace policy. Ja-
pans declination to receive General Fe-
lix Diaz, special ambassador sent by
President Huerta, was officially con-
| firmed here today.
CONFERENCE FIXED FOR TODAY
Tomorrow Secretary Bryan and Pres
ident Wilson will discuss the reported
statement of the British foreign ONCE,
which said that Great Britain recog-
nized the Huerta government only pro-
visionally, pending an election, and
pointed out that Great Britain, France
and Germany had accorded recognition
after "a congratulatory speech to
President Huerta by Ambassador Will
son, dean of the diplomatic corps in
| Mexico City.
| The official Interpretation of the Brit
| ish statement has been that Great Brit
ain had expected the United States also
| to recognize the Huerta government
because Ambassador Wilson had read
| the speech.
MUST NOT ATTACK BRITISH
Ambassador Wilson's views are
known at the British foreign office to
be at variance with those OF the Wash
ington administration, but President
Wilson is said to be disposed not to per-
NIT any attacks on the British govern
ment from an official OF the United
States, which Ambassador Wilson
would continue to be until October IL
A new Interpolation of the extradi-
ton treaty with Mexico was estab-
lished today by Attorney General Me-
Reynolds in ordering the release under
| $4,000 bail OF Emmanuel Castrilla
Brito. provisional governor Of Cam
peche, who was being held at New Or
leans at the request of the Huerta gov
ernment. charged with extraditablc Of
| lenses
fetal circles as practically notice that
the American administration in future
would look with disfavor upon requests
| for the arrest and detention of prison.
ers on criminal charges when in reality
their offenses are merely political.
Japanese Press Comment
press. commenting today on Japan's re-
quest to Mexico to postpone the visit
OF General Felix Diaz on account of the
absence OF the emperor at Nikko, ex-
presses the opinion that it was feared
the visit might prove embarrassing and
was liable to be made the basis of an
anti American demonstration. 1t was
| for this reason the visit was put on.
|