The Washington herald., 1913-11-21
Wilson's Mexican Plan
Not Changed Yet, but
Still Open to Changes
By JOSEPH p. AMIN.

Nothing of a tangible nature CAME from
official sources yesterday to indicate that
any change in President Wilson'S Mexi-
can policy impends. This much. by way
of a strong intimation from a high offi-
cial sources, was suggested. however, that
President Wilson's pacific plans for Mex
leo do not leave him unprepared for an
emergency. Furthermore. President VIII
sons waiting" policy will not, like Ten
nyson's brook. run on forever"
One caller at the White House yester-
day had the temerity to ask the President
point blank whether his plans carried be-
yond a determination not to interfere
physically in the internal affairs of Mex
| leo at this time. The reply. II is under
stood. was that no positive action has
been taken as yet. and that policy would
prevent any advance publicity in the
event that any positive action should be
determined upon by this government.
President Wilson finds nothing in de-
velopments OF the last two days to sug-
gest the necessity of change in any of his
Mexican plans. The action of Gen. Car
rama in breaking OF unofficial conferences
with DR.. William Bayard Hale will not
result in any changes, even in the de-
tails OF the Presidents policy.
Not Faxed by british Move.
He finds nothing of alarm in the dis
patching of two British warships to Mex
ican waters, understanding that they
were sent there solely because the i'm
pending investment of Tampico and Tux
pan by revolutionists jeopardizes great
interests which are almost solely British
and may require the protection OF British
lives.
The State Department, it was under
stood yesterday, will be glad of the CO.
operation of British ships to the extent
OF taking care of British subjects among
the refugees. The State Department yes
terday was officially informed that these
vessels had been dispatched to Mexico
There will be absolutely no complica-
tions resultant on the presence in the
international feet-so-caIled-of a
British rear admiral whose commission
antedates that of Rear Admiral
Fletcher, commanding the American
ships. The administration considers
this interesting but unimportant, for
the reason that no contingency will
call for concerted land or naval action
by the ships or marines of foreign ma
tions. AS has been stated repeatedly
before. whatever the Developments. in
Mexico, they will be handled by the
United States without inviting concert
of action by other powers.
Investigating Massacres.
President Wilson has not received
as yet a report on the alleged massacre
of captured Federal officers and men by
at Juarez. The President
that the State Department
is investigating this occurrence. What |
ever his attitude toward or his expec- |
tations from the Constitutionalists, II |
has not been materially altered re-
Gently, nor will 1t be pending receipt |
Of reports from DR.. Hale, and whoever |
is investigating the Juarez incident.
In connection with DR.. Hale's mission,
officials yesterday en-
phatically denied that DR.. Hale had gone |
down there with a program which in
cluded the discussion of several names
for Provisional President pending a new
election. DR.. Hale, according TO one very
high authority, was sent down there to
learn what was in the minds of the
and not to offer any
thing or ask any pledges