The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-25
All of President Wilson $ Plans
for Bringing About Peace
in Mexico Rest Upon That
as a Basis.
CRISIS IN SITUATION
BE REACHED TODAY
fiuerta Must Accept Our Plan
Before Tuesday, Washing
ton Officials Think. or Me-
gotiatons Will be Termi-
nated---May Not Yield at
All.

! WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The
| Mexican situation. as viewed by
/ United States officials, will be at It's
| crisis tomorrow. They believe that
| unless President Huerta accepts the
American mediation proposals involY-
Ing his retirement from office within
the next twenty-four hours, the ne-E
gotiating to all practical effects will
/ be terminated. A high official Of tho
administration tonight put 1t this
/ way:
/ provisional President Huerta ha.
until Tuesday to accept our plan."
1 Unless Huerta does give In to the
American demands before President
/ Wilson begins his address to congress
at noon Tuesday there Is now little
hope among officials that he will
yield at all. or that the present revo-
luton In the southern republic will
be settled peaceably through the good
I offices of the United States.
Wilson VIII Act.
Should Huerta maintain until Tues
( day noon his policy OF fatty demands
ing recognition by the United States,
and fatty refusing any suggestions
not predicated upon this. President
Wilson will give to the joint session
of the house. and the senate all the
Information on the situation. and his
own views as TO the duties which
devolve upon the United States.
President Wilson has completed
and discussed with Secretary Of
State Bryan the first draft of this adj
dress. One statement contained In
the address will be the fiat and final
announcement that the United States
Will not under any circumstances.
recognize the Huerta government
Ia rfYy11
this much, of his POLICY Tor dealing
= with Mexico In heTevef1tss that. tlflkE
mediation plan Is NOT atcepted This
announcement will be the basis OF
whatever policy Is evolved for the
United States, after Tuesday
There is little doubt of the recep-
ton that this announcement would
receive at the hands of congress-
Members of both houses are them
selves convinced of the wisdom of
refusing to recognize Mexico until the
conditions there are greatly improved,
and a president has been chosen by
a constitutional election. With only
a few dissenting voices the president
could count upon the solid support
of congress for this part OF the ten
I tative program, which he may dis
close to the members Of the legiS-
/ lative branch on Tuesday.
Conference Tomorrow.
1t Is the presidents intention now
to hold a conference at the White
House tomorrow evening. with tha
senate and house committees on
foreign affairs. At the conference hta
address will be discussed in detail and
suggestions from members of the CONF
mittee. as to the proper policy to be
adopted, will be considered Arrange
ments for the conference have not
been completed, however. and 1t poa-
sible that the president finally may
decide to let the members OF the COM 4
mittees, like their colleagues in con- q
gress. hear of his plans for the firat
time when he addresses them on Tucn-
day.
Official Washington was somewhat
anxious tonight as a result of the real
ization that climax at last has come
to the impressive string OF events that
have followed the summoning OF Ana
bassador Henry Lane Wilson from
Mexico City. Much of the hope that
prevailed yesterday that Huerta would
give in in time to forestall the delivery
Of the presidents address to congrea9
was disipated today by the failure -
the Mexican president to take any stem
indicative of a yielding attitude Htiit
there would be no great surpTinA y
among many OF the American ofiictalo
should news be received here from
Special Envoy Lind within the next
forty eight hours that he had been
notified of the acceptance of the prO~
posals which he bore to Mexico CitX
These officials maintain the helta4
that Huerta cannot hope to continue
long In power at the Mexican capital
unless he can procure supply Of
money. They rely much upon the
statement that Huerta's confidence ha1
been shaken by his failure to float 4
loan in Paris during the past week.
Counting Dn Powers.
The Wilson administration is counts b
ing. too. on the pressure exerted ~ II
the powers. Emphatic representa-.
tons already have ben made to HuertA NJ
the American proposals. France, Eng
land and Japan, are among the na~
tons that have used their good of3ice1 All
with Huerta.
Secretary of State Bryan had cons
ference with the president this after
noon, and announced afterward thm4
there had been no change in the situ~ u
alton. sSaS
The report from berlin this m0f6S 4
ing. that the German government T.
impatient at the failure OF the Units 3
States To bring peace In Mexico, M Hs
was determined to take a more acttxl n
interest In the situation there. was ~ IN
ceived with interest. II is not h1
lieved, however. that Germany wOual
undertake any drastic action In re2
gard to Mexico.
May Not Receive Envoy.
PARIS. August 24.--The TenNf
prints note which looks Al u n -
been Inspired, which says that IND
a question whether President E03
care will receive Senior de- II HG
the special Mexican represcntAt11&#
this country. now on his way
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