The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-16
WILSON'S POLICY UnIMPEDED.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS WILL
NOT SEEK TO EMBARRASS
u. s.
President Wilson Sounds Policy: of
Other NatiOns-Statement 0f For
mer Mexican Ambassador Angers
Him.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The United
States government has informally
sounded the powers and learned that
foreign governments generally will do
nothing to embarrass the peace policy
Of President Wilson toward Mexico
and are inclined to support Il.
Henry Lane Wilson, whose resig-
nation as ambassador to Mexico re-
Gently was accepted to take effect Oc-
tOber Ia, issued a statement today at
tacking the reporeed statement of the
British foreign office that recognition
of the Huerta government had been
extended after he had made "a con-
gratulatory speech" to the provisional
president.
President Wilson read the ambas-
sador's statement and was so incensed
at its tone and contents that he
promptly requested Secretary Bryan
to ascertain through the British en-
bassy here whether the utteranee of
the British foreign Office as reported
was correct, and tonight the dismissal
Of Ambassador Wilson by summary
acceptance of his resignation to take
effect Immediately was under consid-
Grafton by the administration. These
were the developments of the day
here in the Mexican situation, while
dispatches from John Lind, personal
representative in Mexico of President
Wilson indicated that ne was in per-
sOnal touch with FREDERICK Gamboa,
Mexican minister of foreign affairs,
and was preparing to submit the rep
resentations of the United States on
the restoration of peace in Mexico.
Chief interest centered tonight i'm
the administrations attitude toward
Ambassador Wilson'S remarks con-
corning the British government and
the information that European gov
ernments were disposed to lend their
moral support to President Wilson's $
policy.
Ii was learned that many Of tba
foreign governments feel the M-xi-
can problem to be peculiarly within
the province Of american diplomacy
ative action, they will not interfere
with the peace programme for a con-
stitutionally established government
through which President Wilson be-.
lieves all foreign interests ultimately
can best be conserved.
The American government has
learned some of these things only
by indirection but within the last
: two days the developments in Japan
and Great Britain-two nations which
hitherto have recognized the Huerta
government-indica to officials
here that these governments were
suspending judgment. has been taken
as concrete evidence of favorable at
titude by foreign governments to Pres.
ident Wilson's peace policy. Japans
.declination to receive Gen. Felix Diaz,
special ambassador. sent by President
Huert&owas officially confirmed here
today .~'
Tomorrow Secretary Bryan and
President Wilson will discuss the re-
ported statement of the British for
eign office, which said that Great
Britain recognized the Huerta gov
ernment only Professionally pending an
election, and pointed out that Great
Britain. France and Germany had ac-
corded recognition, after "a congrat-
ulatory speech" to President Huerta
by Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson.
dean Of the diplomatic corps in Mex
leo City
The official Interpretation of the
British statement-which is credited
by administration officials, though
they will formally inquire into it's au-
thenticity-has been that Great Brit
ain had expected the United States
also to recognize the Huerta govern
ment because Ambassador Wilson had
read the speech.
Ambassador Wilson's views are
known at the British foreign office to
be at variance with those Of the Wash
ington administration but President
Wilson is said to be disposed not to
permit any attacks on the British gov
ernment from any official Of the
United states. which Ambassador Will
son would continue to be until Oc-
tOhcr IL.
Administration officials took par
ucular exception to the ambassadors
remark, ''If this statement really
cmcnatcd from the British foreign Of
flee, ii IL at variance with its tradi-
tions and with tn" character it has
maintained before the world for two
centuries"
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