South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-31
WILSON s HUERTA
PLAN IS GAINING
4 MORE SUPPORT
Three Hours Conference of
Senate Committee With AM
baSSadOr Gains ReCOmmen-
dation for Recognition of
Mexican.

WASHINGTON. July 31.-Am bassa-
dor Henry Lane Wilson's conference
I Wednesday with members OF the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations re-
| suited in stronger support of his plan
to recognize the Huerta government
in Mexico than he has received at
any time since reaching Washington.
After a three hours questioning of
the ambassador. many members of the
| senate committee Wednesday night
/ expressed the opinion that serious
consideration should be given TO his
/ recommendations for a guarded and
restricted recognition of Huerta, un-
/ Ill the elections can be neld Oct 26.
! The determination of the govern
ment's Mexican policy does not rest
with the senate, however, and there
was nothing in the situation Wodnes-
! day night 10 indicate that Pres. Viii
! son or SeCy. Bryan had waVered in
/ their determination not To recognize
J the Huerta government at the pres
! ent time
| The conference at the capitol We'd
nesday was distinctly a presentation
| of his side of the case" by the am
! bassadOr to Mexico. As a result of
| the generally favorable impression ne
created, it is believed the admins
tration will be urged to furnish the
! senate committee at once with its
! private information gathered by Will
| lam Bayard Hale, Reginald ii. Del
! Vale. ana by consular agents at Vari-
! GUS points.
Points of Difference.
Two principal points of difference
have been developed between Ambas-
sador Wilson and the administration.
! Wilson told the senate committee that
the Huerta government dominated af
| fairs throughout the republic, and had
driven the cOnStituuOnalistS out OF
many of their stronghOlds including
| the states Of Coahuila and NueVO
Leon. The president, il is understood,
had information considered thor
| oughly reliable by himself and Secy.
Bryan, which shows the constitution
| alists' strength to be greatly in excess
| of the estimates of Ambassador Will
! son. and indicates that the Huerta
government dominates the situation
| only in a small part OF the republic.
| The need for immediate recOgnl-
| ton Of the Huerta government as laid
| before the committee by the ambas-
| sador was based on the belief that
| President Huerta cannot retain con-
! troll of governmental machinery long
| under present conditions. 1t IS claim
ei the government is running behind
monthly financially and that American
| recognition is necessary TO enable
| Huerta TO obtain funds.
| Should the Huerta government fall,
/ in the opinion of Ambassador Wilson,
conditions in the republic viii be
| worse than at present and American
] lives and property will be in greater
danger.
Ambassador Wilson made a direct
! recommendation for the recognition
| of the Mexican government under Ger
| tain conditions and restrictions. These
| would include an agreement Tor an
election October 26 TO oppose a per
manent executional government;
| proper guarantees for the protection
| of American lives and property;
satisfactory arrangement TO insure th
payment of all present or future
| claims for damages TO Americans or
| their property; the settlement of
several long standing disputes be-
| tween this country and Mexico, prln-
! cipally as TO boundary matters. and
| the selection of a Mexican cabinet Of
/ fcer to control the elections, whose
! character would be a promise OF fair
dealing to the cOnstitutiOnalist forces
| President Huerta had assured him.
| Ambassador Wilson told the commit
| tee, that he would not again be a can
didate for president.
| The proposal TO select a strong
| constitutionalist for the post Of minis
| ter Of gubernacions in the cabinet.
| corresponding somewhat 10 the secre-
| toryship of the interior In this coun-
! try, was also discussed as a subject
| of candidacy.
| Ambassador Wilson told the com
mittee he believed Intervention highly
undesirable. The method by which
| the United States could enforce
| guarantee for the payment Of i'm
| mense claims that will follow a set
| tlement Of affairs in the republic. was
! discussed at length. one suggestion
was that the Mexican government
/ could secure the American claims
| through a temporary concession Of
! territory. sufficient TO guarantee that