New-York tribune., 1913-07-26

aster"
Non. .CommittaI on Intervention.
Asked IL he favored American interven-
ton. Mr.. Wilson replied:
Il did not say So"
When told that Sefiora Madero, Woo"
Of the President considered him morallE
responsible for her husbands overthro"
and death. Mr.. Wilson said that that sor'
of talk was mere politics and was eA-
ploded long ago" He said he did not WISH
20 crlticise or say anything ABOUT &"
woman.
The ambassador was particular that ne
should not be misquoted on what ne hdu
TO say about maintaining the present gov
ernment of Mexico. lie was quoted aOodl
the ship as having said that If the Huertd
government failed the country sure!
would be overrun by million prlgahuS
and that chaos would reign
mo" he said, Il did not say exactly
that. although suppose that is the way II
will be used in the newspapers. NhaI
said was that ! myself have acted on the
theory that if the Huerta administration
was not maintained the worst KIND Oh
anarchy would exist"
Mr.. Wilson said the situation in Mexico
Just now was bad. but not nearly as bad
as reports in this country have painted It,
The present administration Is gaining
slowly but surely" he said. and VIII
soon have absolute control over the coun-
try. The economic conditions in Mexico
however, are very bad indeed
Huerta Query Ignored.
1T has been said. Mr.. Wilson, that
Huertas days OF control are numbered
suggested one of the crowd about the am
bassador
His reply to this was a thrusting for
ward of his head and repetition OF the
word Huerta several times.
'It is Huerta." he explained, giving the
correct Spanish pronunciation Of the
name. You might as well get II right.
The II is silent. The name is pro-
nounced as If it were spelled 'Werta.'
There was no answer to the query in
regard to the decline Of the Huerta
regime. The little lesson in Spanish di-
verted the conversation for the moment.
"A reputable man who arrived here a
week ago from Mexico said that General
Carranza is the coming man in Mexico
and that ne will soon be the President, a
reporter said
"Carranza! Carranzar' exclaimed the
ambassador "Carranza is chief of ban
dts"
do you say he is bandit?'
mo. l do not say he is a bandit.
said he was a chief Of bandits
Persons who have come here from
Mexico have said that Carranza is loom
ing up strongly on the Presidential hori-
zon."
Mexico you must remember said Mr..
Wilson. without even the suggestion of a
smile. 'fs the home of the natural born
liar"
The men who said it were Americans, "
interjected a reporter.
"Very WELL" continued Mr.. Wilson; II
make no exception Of nationalites.'
Mr.. Wilson was asked if he considered
the United States slow in recognizing the
provisional government lie replied;
"I cannot answer that
The ambassador does not look upon his
summons TO Washington as in any way
forecasting his recall. Asked what his
plans for the future were. he said;
Why. I'm going back TO Mexico as
soon as 7 have finished talking with the
President. OF course, I'm going back.
The only reason am here now is that the
President wants me to explain the stu
alton in Mexico and straighten a few
things out When everything has been
thrashed out intend to go right back to
my Office in Mexico"