The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-29
He Is Not in SYM
pathy With Views
of President.
ONE PRACTICAL;
OTHER is MORAL
Ambassadors Plans for Restoring
Peace in Mexico Do Not Meet
With Favor at White House.
Possible Warning Factions
May Solve Own
Difficulty.

Henry Lane Wilson. summoned from
Mexico City to inform the Washington
administration of conditions in the re-
bellion-torn republic. talked for an
hour with President Wilson and Secre-
tary Bryan to-day. submitting chiefly
a recommendation that the JJnited
states use its influence to stabilize the
Hucrta regime
NO policy was evolved--at least none
was announced-but il became I1nown
that the Presidents ideas and those Of
Ambassador Wilson as to the course to
he pursued are so radically different
that administration officials interpreted
tne days developments as forecasting
the acceptance OF Ambassador Wilson'S
resignation.
President Wilson and the amba ssador
regard the future of the Mexican situ-
alton. it was learned. from opposite
viewpoints. The President is con-
cerned over the morality of any policy
adopted by the United States and its
influence over the Latin American
countries. and is disinclined To
strengthen government that came
into power through the questionable
events incident to Madero's assassina-
ton.
Looks mt Practical Side.
Ambassador Wilson on tho otbar
hand Is disposed to look at the stu
alton not from past events, but with
the practical Idea of the future H,
o' heVes 1t is the business of govern
ments to look to the future and his
suggestions have been in direction Of
extending recognition TO the Huer,a
government If il did certain thinrs to
conserve American interests.
The inadvisaLilty from a diplomatic
STANDPOINT OF maintaining in Mexico
titF n representative who would NOT
De sympathetic with the purpose OF the
w iIson administration in Washington
Is said to have practically convinced
the PRESIDENT that the embassy in Mex
lco CITY mad better be conducted for tho
present by Nelson O'Shaughnessy. its
hrst secretary. reputed here rs etliciont
ana experienced. The appointment of
new ambassador would be contingent
upon the establishment of Il satisfac-
tory government at Mexico city. Mean
while, the President advised An3hns-
sador Wilson to take a rest fo,. :, ra,',
Gays, as he has been laborinc up,Iar
nervous strain
While the chief officers OF the Arcr-
lcah government We're doubling tho
i"c'S OF the situation to-day, it be-
came Known that a movement was on
foot which might eventually snare
them the necessity of Offering media
tion or any other kind of interference
III MeNlcan affairs, upon which the ma
tional pride of Mexico is sensitive.
me plan contcmplates IA repetition
OF the process by which Diaz abdicated
acceptable 10 both factions in tho revolt
against him Prominent MeXicans of
lhIuencc are interested in the idea
ana have Informed Secretary Bryan
that II the American government would
refrain from any policy of mediation.
AT least for the present. they felt con-
iidcnt Of bringing about an understand
ing between the warning forces look
inS toward Il peaceful solution of DO.
litical difficulties
Might lie Persuaded.
provisional President Huerta, it !s
suggested in the peace plan, might bs
persuaded by his friends that with the
desperate financial condition of Mex
ico. his resignation would be an act
or patriotism and self denial. He would
he asked TO name IL Minister of Foreign
relations. post now vacant so that
through the constitutional process OF
succession. the minister would succeed
him as provisional President
Ihat the revolutionists in the north
led by Governor CarranZa, had been
informally sounded on the proposition
became known, as we'll as the fact that
certain men already have been men
toned for the provisional presidency.
| who would be acceptable not only to
| the liuerta administration, but to the
! Constitutionalists as we'll The nam
! ing OF a Cabinet by the new provisional
| President and the convoking OF n gem
! hoped by those who are already work
] ing on the plan that the United States
| would recognize the new government
| so that MeX.co'S credit abroad would
rise and make possible the negotia-
tions OF loan to rehabilitate the
! finances OF the republic
| In the meantime. the Constitutional
st army would be moved to assist In
! paciiying.
| That both the President and Secre
| tary Bryan are greatly concerned over
| the tangled financial state OF Mexico
| was apparent from the questions which
| they asked of both their Official and
unofficial agents. incidentally, c. N.
| Brown. president OF the Mexican Ma
/ tional Railway, who saw Secretary
! Bryan to-day. was interrogated about
! the condition OF the railways where
! loss OF revenue and destruction of
property have been great on account
/ OF revolution
| In Ambassador Wilson's report. par
/ ticular attention also was given by
/ him to the condition OF banks in Mex
| leo Other advices had been obtained,
too. as TO the heavy drains by the
! Huerta government on the resources Of
MeN!co's big banking institutions.
Foreign Governments Sign. #
In this connection 1t became knc ~
that the diplomatic note citing firdn-
cial conditions in Mexico as desperate
because OF the failure OF the United
states to recognize the Huerta govern
mcnt had been signed by the represen-
tatives in Mexico CITY. OF Great Bril-
tain. France, Italy, Spain and Belgium,
Just which countries transmitted tho
note TO the United States for informa-
tion has not been divulged.
The President has in hand vast
amount OF information from which to
deduce a policy. He has not only the
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