Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Greater Light on Conditions
Desired Before Definite Ac-
ton Is Taken.
BRYAN AND WILSON
GO OVER SITUATION
Presidents Conference With Ambas.
sador May Determine Nations
Future Course.

That this administration will mark time
in the Mexican situation, waiting for light
to show 1t the way to a determined
policy-a policy of action-is indicated by
the discussions of the subject among
officials of the government.
The present attitude of the administra-
ton, it is now definitely known, is not
promised on any known conditions in
Mexico, but on the absence of accurate
knowledge of affairs in that distracted
nation. The administration is not COM
mitted not to recognize the present
Huerta government, nor to wait until a
chief executive has been elected to office
by exercise of the constitutional fran
chise by the Mexican people.
The policy has been a negative policy,
a policy of waiting for substantial wis
dom, based on accurate knowledge of
conditions. before proceeding to any
course, policy of hopefulness that the
situation would take a change for def
mite improvement and clear the way.
Bryan With President.
Secretary Bryan was again closeted
with the President this morning. He
came before the cabinet meeting and re-
manned for its session. Mr.. Bryan was
at the executive offices at 10 o'clock. The
cabinet assembled at II o'clock. The
President and his Secretary Of State were
closeted for the full hour.
While there Is no positive time set for
the arrival of Ambassador Wilson from
Mexico City, it is safe to assume. did his
ship set sail yesterday, as announced in
press dispatches from Vera Cruz, that he
will be able to be in Washington at least
by next Thursday.
The administration is hopeful that the
conferences with Ambassador Wilson
will crystalliZe the views of the President
and his Secretary of State, SO that they
can define. course to pursue in the
Mexican situation. AS the reports of
the ambassador to Mexico have not, SO
far. been sufficiently clear to properly
instruct his government. there is pos
siblity that he may not be able to pres
ent definite cO-ordinated report on con-
ditions which will permit of some course
of action.
Secretary Bryan Silent.
Secretary Bryan, following the cabinet
meeting, would not discuss the Mexican
situation, except to give assurances that
he would be present at the conferences
next week between the President and Am
bassador Wilson. He suggested that he
might have something to say later In the
day
general discussion of the Mexican sit
uation was held in the cabinet meeting.
There was no decision reached, but the
members Of the Presidents official fam
lily made it evident that they were in ac-
cord with his general views.
LONDON. July 1S.-Sir Lionel Edward
Gresley Garden, at present British min
lister to the Central American states, was
today appointed British minister to Mex
leo. in place of Francis William Stronge.
Sir Lionel. who married. in 1881, Anne
Elizabeth daughter of John Lefferts of
New York, has had considerable diplo-
matte experience in Mexico.
Diaz Going to Japan.
MEXICO CITY, July 1S.-Gen. Felix
Daz, who has been appointed special am
bassador to Japan to express the thanks
of Mexico to the Japanese for their par
ticipation in MexicOs centennial in 1910,
is referred to today by the newspaper
FL Pals in an editorial article as "the
political emigrant." The article says
Diaz is being sent out of the country and
expresses the opinion that there will be
no elections i'm Mexico in the time fixed.
FL independence also frankly expresses
the opinion that Diaz has been practical
ly exiled, at least temporarily.