Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-17
Limantour Charged With En-
gineering Representations
by Diplomats.
PLACING OF BOND ISSUE
BELIEVED PART OF PLOT
Anti-American Demonstrations Of.
ficially Said Now to Have Been
Artificial.

finance in the cabinet of Porfirio DiaZ,
when the latter was president Of Mexico.
has directed from Paris an intrigue which
has resulted in the foreign diplomats ac-
credited to Mexico making representa-
tions TO their governments regarding the
failure of the United States to recognize
the Huerta administration.
The Stars informant adds that it was
Known in Washington week ago today
that the diplomats in Mexico City would
represent TO their governments that they
now entertain grave fears for the safety
of their citizens. and that the State De-
partment or at least one official of it had
an inkling as long ago as last Thursday
of what would be done
Plan of Limantour.
This informant states that Limantour S
plan contemplated these representa- tons
in the hope that at least one United
States ambassador or minister to Eu-
ropean country would be called into the
foreign office of the capital to which he
is attac. led and asked informally TO in
quire of the State Department at WASH
ngton what prospect there is of early
Ieace in Mexico. III is stated that this
informal inquiry has been made in one of
the European capitals, Limantour hoping
tnat the moral effect of the inquiry and
the JOINT representations By the Mexican
city diplomats of the unrest there would
serve TO hasten the possible recognition
OF Huerta by the United States.
III IS stated that when the details Of
Limantours alleged intrigue become
known the facts will constitute one of
the greatest scandals ever known in
diplomatic history. Under ir is said to
be money making scheme, in which, it
Is charged, Huerta is to share Ii is said
foreigners N 20
concerned in Il, and that many OF the
leading foreisn business men of Mexico
CITY are to profit financially if the United
States government takes any step what
ever that will enable syndicate of
French bankers to place for cash the
recently authorized loan to the Mexican
government" of SJO.UO.OOO
Reent Loan a Farce.
The recent so-called loan to Mexico
by syndicate of foreign bankers is
declared to have been farce. The
creditors received per cent bonds at
ninety. in lieu of cash for their claims
but the promoters of the loan have
been unable to sell the remaining
$5c,OOo.00o worth of bonds authorized
Tor cash, or any part of them, and il
is declared that they will not be able
10 sell them until the United States
recognizes the Huerta government.
The promoters of the loan" are the
of Mexico City, the two leading financial
institutions of the Mexican capital
both of which are owned by French
interests, for whom Limantour is said
to have been acting in Paris since he
has been expatriated there for the past
two years.
Just which foreign power had inquired
for definition of this governments at
titude in the present situation was still
unknown officially today. though reports
In official circles mentioned Great Britain
and France The denial from Berlin that
Germany had made representations was
generally accepted as removing that
country from the list. The report that
the situation had been discussed by rep
resentatives of the powers in Paris yes
terday seemed to strengthen the belief
that France was interested.
French Interests in Mexico.
1t was pointed out that the French
have heavy interests in Mexico. French
investors are said to have heavy hold
ings Of Mexican railroad securities. Great
Britains interests are said 10 be prin-
cipally in the National railways and in
mining. Germanys Interests are said to
lie largely in agriculture and nation
wide hardware business.
While American losses are believed to
have been greatest in the revolution, Eng
lish losses also have been heavy through
destruction of railroad property. French
losses, IL is said. have been largely So
called speculative losses-tnat l.. losses
Of what would have been profits had not a
series of revolutions depressed business.
Both the White House and the State
Department continue to observe strict Of
fetal silence the situation, the Pres-
dent and Secretary Bryan evidently
awaiting first-hand reports from Ambas-
sador Wilson. who is expected here about
July -.
Demonstrations Artificial.
From official quarters, however it was
learned that the State Department has
been informed that the nti-American
demonstrations in Mexico City were en-
tirely artificial and stimulated because
OF the lack of recognition of the Huerta
government and for the purpose of
demonstrating the power of the pro
visional government TO control them
III. Perez Romero. confidential agent oil
the "constitutionalists'' in Washington
stated today that not only can the cleo
tions which Huerta says he is going to
have held in Mexico. October IS, not take
place. because 30 per cent of the peo-
pie will not go 10 the polls. but that il
any attempt is made to hold an election
by Mexicans awed by Huerta It will be
illegal as the constitution OF Mexico
provides that no elections can be hello
unless the country is at peace, and thai
the constitutionalists Will not recognize
the results OF Such an election
State Department officials said today
that the protest of Gov. Carranza. leader
of the constitutionalists, against the rec
ognition of the Huerta government, mac
not Yet been received. 1t is understood
that Gov CarranZa combines his pro
test with a petition that he and his fol
lowers be recognized a faction in d.
facto control of a portion of the country
The agent Of the "constitutionalists' il
Washington claims that 80 per cent of al
Nexicans are in sympathy with the con
stitutionaiists.
Fear Moral Support.
Diplomatists here point out that tn.
recognition OF such rights by the Unitet
States would lie taken by the Huert;
regime as demonstration of moral sup
port To the rebellion and of censure upol
the provisional government
Among the tests which would be ap
Piled in considering the merits of Car
ranZas 5 petition would be whether al
actual de facto political organization ex
lists among the insurgents sufficient 4
constitute 1t if left to itself. an EMIT,
capable of discharginG the duties ant