The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-03
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ABOUT MEXICO.
President Wilson and Secretary
Of State Bryan Endeavor-
ing to Settle Question
Alone.
EXPECT INTERVENTION
Rebels Not to be Recognized Nor De
pended Upon to Help Straight.
on Out the
TangIe.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.Efforts Of
the Mexican revolutionists to secure
official recognition here have failed.
President Wilson has refused to re-
ceive any communications from Gen
eral Caranza.
Secretary Of state Bryan has agreed
to consider certain claims on behalf
of the revolutionary chief, but only as
private citizen. He admitted today
theereceipt of telegraphic communica-
ton from DR.. Ettan Tupper, dated
Logans, Sonora. In it Tupper request
ed permission to furnish the state de-
partment with facts and figures show
ing the exact insurgent strength in
northern Mexico. Bryan said today
he will receive tie Tupper statement
as an individual and not as head OF
the department of state.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan have decided to decline to re-
ceive any agent who desires to Zine
up" this government in favor of eth.
er Mexican faction
The president in refusing to re.
ceive agents of the Caranza forces
also declined to grant an audience to
Major C. e. Gillette, a former U. s.
army officer. Gillette has been tour
ing this country In the interests of
the Huerta administration. As a re,
suit OF these developments. the belief
lis growing that the plan President
Wilson has in mind for restoring peace
ii Mexico, does not contemplate act
live use of the insurgents. The presi
dent has been approached several
times in the last few days with a re-
quest that he set aside the neutrality
resolution which prevents Carazana's Is
forces getting arms and ammunition
on this side Of the border. He has re-
fused to do so.
1t is understood that the president
has taken the position that If this
/ lSSOluIiOl - W Uo sSI dSiuc, COu-
gress should repeal 1t and not put the
responsibility at his door.
| At the regular conference with the
newspaper correspondents today the
president let it be known that the
meetings at Vera Cruz between Spec
ial Envoy John Lind and the Russian
Norwegian and German ministers tc
] Mexico was at the request of the for
eign diplomats. Lind has cabled that
he found an earnest spirit of cooper
alton manifested by the visiting diplo
mats, but he did not say whether they
1 had suggested any new plan for the
restoration of order.
Official circles here continue gen
orally pessimistic. Nearly every one
believed armed intervention inevitable
The president and Secretary Of
State Bryan publicly assert that they
continue hopeful that order will be re
stored without recourse to arms. The,
say they do not believe that Huerts
will be able to maintain his attitude ot
open opposition and expect the united
pressure Of the diplomatic corps ir
Mexico City will eventually force hin
to eliminate himself.
But while this is their public atti
tude the army and navy are beine
made ready for active service. Sec
retary of Navy Daniels today con
firmed the report that no orders have
/ been issued for the war ships now IL
Vera Cruz harbor to steam nortl
when their relieving ships reach there
this week. The squadron now under
Admiral Fletcher, he said, will stay il
Mexican waters pending orders from
| Washington.
Late reports from Mexico indicat,
| that Intervention would be a mucf
easier task today than a month age
/ The Mexican army is no longer s
unit for Huerta. Failure to paw thu
troops in the field has caused opel
discomfort. The bankrupt state of tn,
Mexican treasury makes it impossibl,
for Huerta to pay his men. And ever,
official in the government service Il
short of cash. The constitutionalists
1t is now believed, would not now com
bine with Huerta against an Amer
ican force.
President Wilson's Mobile speech /,
which he declared against any wa
of conquest OF for territorial aggres
sion is believed here to have disarm