Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-25
President Wilson Has a
Message Ready to De-
liver to Congress.
ALL FACTS FOR WORLD
Situation in Mexico Held Abnor-
NAL and Controlled by Small
Group of Men.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 25.-Presi-
dent Wilson made it plain today that
unless there Is a change Of attitude by
the Huerta government in the next
"a hours he will carry out his inten-
tion to personally read to congress to-
morrow his message outlining the pol
icy Of the United States toward Mex
ico. He will discuss the message to-
night with the entire membership of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee and the house foreign affairs COM
mittee.
The message is couched in very kind
terms, because the president feels the
world generally ought 10 recognize that
the situation in Mexico is abnormal
and being controlled by q small group
Of men. and that the circumstances,
the president believes, ought not to
obscure the real feeling Of the United
States towards the Mexicans. which is
one Of generous friendship. The pres
icent does not wish to use words of
4Adl hAuFbb uOI
FOREIGN POWERS ACTIVE.
That foreign powers generally are
exercising their good offices in Mex
leo City IN pressing Huerta to yield to
american proposals is now openly ad.
mitted by administration officials The
copy OF the presidents message to be
delivered to the diplomatic corps after
its reading TO congress. will be longer
than is usual in the case Of messages
from President Wilson. Asked today
10 estimate its TengtiT. the president
laughingly told his friends he had writ
ten II on a new typewriter and could
not estimate It, but 1t is expected to
make about four thousand words. At
the White house IL was said nothing Is
pending as far as this government is
concerned, which might prevent the
president reading the message tomor.
row.
Consul Letcher reported from Chi
huahua today that rs Americans ar.
riving here from MADEIRA told of the
capture Of that town from Poncha Vii.
la by independent guerillas who seek
union with federal forces. Consul
Canada reported from Vera Cruz that
80 marauders, led by a woman. robbed
the plantation of Canton Cordebo.
FRANCE WITH UNITED STATES.
Paris Aug. 25.-The French foreign
Office cabled instructions TO the French
minister in Mexico on Friday last 10
support the policy of the United
States toward Mexico by making
friendly representations to Provisional
President Huerta. The French gov,
ernment is convinced OF the sincerity
Of the pacific intentions Of the United
States government toward the Mexl
can people. Indications are President
Poincare will not receive Francisco dc
La Barra, recently appointed Mexican
minister to France. who arrived here
Saturday. 1t is pointed out tha; al
though France recognized Huerta as
provisional president the French for
eign ONCE does not feei bound 20 re
Ceive his envoy. The question, how
ever, is not definitely settled.
KILLING CONFIRMED.
Pennington, Me. Aug. 25.-EdmunC
Hayes, Jr., reported killed in Madero
Mexico, by federal soldiers, was a sol
Of Mrs. Ellen Hayes OF Pennington
who received q message from Wash
ington today informing her EdmunC
was killed by federal troops undel
Francisco Cordova when he capturet
the town. Hayes was a graduate o
Bowdoin college and went to Mexico
two years ago. He was employed b.
the Madero Lumber company Secre
tary Bryan ordered American consu
at Chihuahua TO investigate.