The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-18
Administration Reserves
Announcement of Policy
Toward Huerta
NO ANSWER WILL BE
MADE FOREIGN POWER
Difficulty Found in Obtaining Trust
worthy Information of Mexican
Politics-Armistice in Quay
mas Campaign Expires

Washington, July 17.-The administra-
ton will make no move in the Mexican
Of it's future policy toward the Huerta
government until after President VIII
son and Secretary Bryan have had an
opportunity to confer with Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, now en- route to
Washington from Mexico City
Upon the advice and report of condi-
tons which Ambassador Wilson himself
presents will depend whether he will re-
turn to the Mexican capital
No answer will be made to the note
of one of the European powers about
conditions in Mexico until the Washing
ton government has had an opportunity
to learn the true state of affairs in the
southern republic
Administration officials, in stating the
facts tonight, confessed their embarrass-
ment and difficulty in obtaining trust
worthy information at long range about
Mexican politics and its ephemerN
changes. These same officials let it be
known, incidentally, that they believed
the demonstrations in Mexico City re-
Gently against Americans were foment-
ed and manufactured by a small group
of Mexicans. who were trying to force
the United States to recognize the Huer-
ia government. Equally artificial, they
/ believe, were a number of recent hap
penings in the Mexican capital, and it
was suggested that that some of the
| European members of the diplomatic
corps in Mexico City had been led,
through the anti-American manifestations
| to believe that the chaotic conditions in
| the republic are results of the Wash
| ington governments failure to extend
recognition to the Huerta regime.
Supported by letters from unofficial
! sources in Mexico, Washington officials
are inclined to treat the information
transmitted by some of the Mexico City
diplomats to their governments as in the
nature of impressions and not reports
of the real and underlying condition of
Mexican affairs.
Wilson Kept Informed
President Wilson and his cabinet have
several close friends in Mexico from
whom information has been coming. VIII
/ liam Bayard Hale, the writer, is one
of those who has been keeping the Pres-
dent informed about Mexican affairs but
even these unofficial Impressions have
proved conflicting. The varying situa-
| tion from day to day, the complexities of
| Mexican politics, the necessary caution
in wording telegrams for fear of leaks
all these obstacles have made ii diff.
cult for the embassy officials and the
| consular service in Mexico to describe
conditions intelligibly.
| The first step in the policy of secur.
Ing first hand information it was Off.
cially explained, is the summoning oi
Ambassador Wilson.
| Secretary Bryan, it was announced
would be in Washington when Mr.. Will
son arrives, cancellng any lectures that
might conflict with the engagement. No
| criticism is advanced here against Am
| bassador Wilson for falling to supply all
| the information desired by the President
and his advisers the difficulties of com
munication being taken into account.
While 1t was reliably stated that the Pres
| ident hoped after personal conversation
with the ambassador to formulate d
definite policy toward Mexico adminis-
tration officials are by no means sure
that their opinions will be crystallzed i'm
medately as the uncertainty and con-
stant changes in the situation may pro-
duce additional complications.
The President has made it clear to those
who have discussed it with him that his
mind is open on the proper time for rec
ognizing the defacto government in Mex
leo, and there is no definite determination
| to extend recognition after the October
elections. 1t is altogether possible that
the United States may await return 20
stable conditions, nasmuch as the Carran-
"a rebellion, according to state depart
ment reports is growing rapidly and the
constitutionalists admittedly control so
large a portion of the Mexican republic
Villa Moving Main Force
| Ell Paso, Tex, July 17.-News came to-
day from Columbus. N. NJ, that $50 men,
comprising the advance guard of Francis
co Villas rebel command have reached
Palamos and that Villa began moving his
main force this morning from Ascension
Whether he is heading for Juarez is not
positively known, as a rumor prevailed
yesterday in rebel circles thatAvilla had
been ordered by Governor Carranza to
come at once to Coahuila and help his
leaders in that state. t4A
Armistice Expires
| Nogales, Ariz., July 1.-THE armistice
| in the Guaymas campaign expired today.
General Obregon. insurgent commander.
| did not announce whether he would re-
new the siege. General Ojeda's federal
| forces made no move out of the gulf town
| The truce, made four days ago, was
prompted by appeals from foreign resi-
dents and their consular agents at Quay
mas. the Americans and others asking
| that the campaign be continued outside
the town. General Obregon at once with
drew his forces to Maytorena, between
Hermosillo and Guaymas. The federals
then re-occupied Empalme, suburb to
/ the north
| Expiration of the armistice leaves the
Sonora situation as II was month ago.
The insurgents state troops, acting under
orders from Hermosilio, the state capital
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