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NATIONS OF SOUTH
FAVOR U. S. Plan
Latin America Turns Against
Huerta Government and Up
holds President Wilson.
MESSAGE MAY NOT Be READ
Should MexIco's Provisional Head
Reconsider Peace Proposals and
Renew Negotiations With Lind
Congress May Not Get IL.

Washington, Aug. 26.-President
Wilson called a second council of
members OF congress on the Mexican
situation to meet at the White House
last night. The entire membership of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee and the house foreign affairs com.
mittee met with the president and
discussed with him his forthcoming
message to congress.
Washington. Aug. 26.-Several ma
tions Of South America have seized
an opportunity to even up old scores
with President Huerta of Mexico by
Joining with the United States In its
present attitude toward Mexico. The
present political situation Is said to
be the first time on record In which
Latin-America has turned against one
OF its chief members and espoused the
cause of the United States in con-
troversy concerning II in vital way.
Huerta has given offense to several
of the larger nations Of South America
by q diplomatic aggressiveness he as
sumed shortly after he deposed Presi-
dent Madero.
When President Wilson delivers his
address on the Mexican question to
congress today he will be spokesman
not only for the United States but for
practically the entire civilized world.
Through his frank interchanges OF
views with the European and Latin
American governments In the presen-
tation OF his proposals to him. the
president has won support In unex-
pected quarters.
Message May Not Be Read.
There still 10 last chance that this
message will not be delivered and
Washington is watching the telegraph
wires to Mexico City. II President
Huerta sends word that he has re-
considered his rejection Of the Ameri-
can proposals and wishes to renew
negotiations with Lind. there IL a pos
sibility that this message will not 60
to congress. However. President VIII
sons program will not be changed
unless Huerta's note amounts to at
least part acceptance Of the Ameri-
can proposals.
Looking for Huerta vIetimsf
Mexico City, Aug. 26.-Attorneys
employed by the families a Serapio
Renden and Bordes Mongel, the two
members of the chamber of deputies
who mysteriously disappeared and are
believed to have been assassinated by
followers Of President Huerta, made
strenuous efforts to locate the bodies
Of the victims.
Government newspapers say that
they were plotting against the govern
ment with other Maderista agents and
have fed to avoid arrest. According
to these papers Rendon and Mangel
are with Gen. Genevevo de la o. a
rebel chieftain.
Denial was made at the foreign Of
fee that pressure is being brought
from any source to compel Mexico to
accept the proposals OF pacif1cation
put forward by President Wilson. No
move Is contemplated until today.
Neither any country of Europe,
Central or South America Is trying
diplomatic coercion to uphold the
OAlICu oldlCss pdlu a lOiCi6n OhSO
statement.
v. s. Backed by France.
Paris, Aug. 26.-The French foreign
Office has cabled instructions to the
French minister in Mexico to support
the policy of the United States toward
Mexico by making friendly represen-
tations to President Huerta.
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self convinced by it's advices from
Washington of the sincerity OF the
pacific intentions of the United States
government toward the Mexican peo-
pie.
The indications are that President
Poincare will not receive Francisco
de la Barra, who was recently ap-
pointed Mexican minister to France,
and who arrived in Paris Saturday
night. 1t is pointed out that although
France recognized Huerta as provi-
sional president. the French foreign
office does not feel itself bound to