Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-17
WILSON READY TO
ACT PROMPTLY IN
MEXICAN SITUATION
President Calls American Am
bassador at Mexico City to
Washington For Con-
ference.
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WANTS FIRST HAND DATA
Executive Would Learn Basis
of Foreign Demand That
United States Lend Hand
to Gain Peace.
WANTS FIRST HAND DATA

Washington. July l1.--PreSldent VIII
son, today, after an early conference
with Secretary Bryan over the latest
aspects on the Mexican situation, pre-
scented by the inquiries of foreign
powers as to the attitude of the Uni
ted States. ordered Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson. at Mexico City. to pro-
coed to Washington Immediately for !,
conference. Ambassador Wilson will
hurry north OH either the battleship
Michigan or Louisiana from Vera Cruz,
If any delay would be entailed by wait
ing for commercial steamer. Officials
hero believe that the almost total IN
terruption of railroad traffic between
Mexico City and the United States viii
force the ambassador to make his trip
by water He Is not expected here be-
fore July % at the earliest.
Action Will Follow.
1t Is believed in official and diplo-
matte circles that an important an
nouncement of the attitude of the Uni
ted States In the pending situation will
follow the ambassadors conferences
with the president and Secretary Bry-
an. The presidents action. today. fol-
lowing closely the unofficial announce
ment that some of the foreign powers,
which already have recognized the
Huerta government, We're pressing for
some Indication Of this government 8
attitude toward the continued d!sor-
Secretary Bryan positively declined
to add any information to his lrief an
norincement of Ambassador Wilson $
call to Washington.
Wants the Facts.
However. it is assumed that he adj
n,inistraton desires to learn f.em the
ambassador directly what III Nuences
acti,ated the foreign diplomatic repre-
santatives in Mexico, when the jointly
agreed to address their COVER nents
with what amounted to a forml ccm-
s pi;s:i,t against the attitude of TIE Uni
tc., States in its relations W th the
Hlerta regime. President Wilson has
kept an open mind on the subject and
is thought to feel himself bound to ad-
here to the policy he announced early
i'm his administration of lending moral
encouragement only to such .soVern-
7rents in Latin America IS We're found
ed on constitutional law and practice
1T is understood that he is ready to
give due weight to any representations
Ambassador Wilson may care to make
The president has had the benefit ci
private reports from several OF his per
sonal friends. who have travelled in
Mexico recently. but those We're unoffi-
cial and not sufficient to form the basis
of formal attitude if there We're to be
any change in policy.
Secretary BRYAN was asked IL the
coming of Ambassador Wilson tt
Washington would change his project
ed lecture tour. He replied:
'.rrhe newspapers might have as
sunled that my lecture dates would no
Interfere with business. instead of as
sumlng that they would. All my lee
ture dates were made subject to can
collation.
Senator Fall has informally noti
fled the foreign relations committe'
that he intends to ask the Senate t.
discharge 1t from further consideration
OF his bin To repeal the neutrality stat
ute of 1912. under which the Huert;
government now is importing muni
tions of war while they are denie'
to the constitutionalists. He will asl
the Senate to pass it,