Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-08-04
POLICY OUTLINE COMING
PRESIDENT WILL MAKE PUBLIC
PLANS WITH REGARD TO
MEXICO LATE TODAY
NO RECOGNITION in SIGHT
EQUALITY WITH REGARD TO
ARMS IMPoRTATfoNs EXPECT
ED 70 BE RuRDEN or PLAN

Washington, Aug. A. Secretary
Bryan today announced the accept
ance of the resignation of Henry
Lane Wilson as ambassador to Mex
leo.
Secretary Bryan made the follow
ing statement;
Ambassador Wilson's resignation
has been accepted to take effect Oc-
tober A. The part which he felt it
his duty to take in the earlier stages
of the recent revolution in Mexico
would make it difficult for him to
represent the views of the present
administration, in view Of the situa-
tion which now exists.
"The ambassador in the ordinary
practice is entitled TO sixty days
exclusive of Sundays, which accounts
for the fixing Of the date Of OCTOBER
IA in the announcements. IN the
meantime no appointment can be
made of a successor as vacancy
will not exist until that date. Con-
sequently the Anarican embassy in
Mexico win remain N charge OF sec
retary O'shaughnessy, corresponding
in status with tie Mexican embassy
in the city of Washington, which IS
now conducted by Charge d Affalres
Algara."
The announcement followed a con
ference with Mr. Bryan to which Mr..
Wilson had been summoned from
New York by telegraph. Early today
Mr.. Wilson broadly intimated that
he expected his resignation would
be accepted almost any time and
pointed out that he had rendered it
three times since March 4.
The resignation will be followed by
an announcement of policy toward
Mexico by President Wilson. No in
timation of what the announcement
would be was permitted to leak out,
but there were assurance that armed
Intervention was out Of the question
and there were reasons for believing
the announcement would deal with
this governments attitude toward
exports Of arms to Mexico.
Armed intervention in Mexico neIth-
er is a probability or a possibility be-
cause a peaceable solution Of the sit
us don is becoming more practicable.
This view President Wilson today
took of the situation. He let it be
known, too, that before the end of
the day he would make a brief an
nouncement Of the first step in the
policy Of the United States toward
Mexico. While no mixing Of what
it would be came from the White
House, it was expected that the pres
ident would formally announce his
decision not to recognize the Huerta
government.
! The sudden call to Washington of
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson for
a conference led to the report that
/ the status might be announced. The
ambassador came to the White House
and was told there was a misunder-
standing about his engagement that
instead Of a conference with the pres
ident he was to call on Secretary
Bryan. The ambassador said the tel
egrams he received in New York
1 stated the conference would take
place at the White House. Obsery-
ers Of the diplomatic situation pre-
dicted that the ambassadors resig-
nation would be accepted soon.
Ii was also suggested that the
presidents announcement late today
might formally express a determine
tion reached fortnight ago to treat
the constituHonalists and the unrec
ognized Huerta administration on an
equality with respect to the exporta
tion Of arms from this country.