Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-01
DEMANDS ACTION IN
ATTEMPT CRIME
US. Don't Want Dilatory Ex-
plantations From Huerta.
OISAVOWAL CAN COME LATER
This Country Demands Immediate
Trial and Adequate Punishment of
Those Connected With Wound
ing Of American Official.

Washington, d. C.-The United
States does not want disavowals or
dilatory explanations from Gen. Huer-
ia or his minister of war on the at
tempted murder of Charles P. Dixon,
an American official at Juarez, but
1t does wait and demands the immedi-
ate trial and the adequate punishment
of all those concerned in the crime.
The disavowal can come later. This
is the official attitude Of the state de-
partment on the Dixon case.
What Army Officers Think.
Army officers say that the whole
Mexican problem may be solved at any
moment by the repetition Of case
like that of Dixon where some Mexican
commander, either desiring to force
the army across the Rio Grande or
failing to understand the meaning Of
an order like that Of Gen. Bliss, will
make it necessary for the soldiers to
cross into Mexican territory. Having
once gone in no president would re-
call them from such mission.
So far as can be learned, there were
no results relating to immediate action
from the long heralded conference"
between Ambassador Wilson and the
president and Secretary of State
Bryan.
The most important development is
that Ambassador Wilson instead Of
returning triumphantly to Mexico on
Thursday, as he had announced, will
be retained in this country subject
to the call of the secretary of state.
He will also be at the disposition of
the foreign relations committee of the
senate which has assumed jurisdiction
of him.
The conference between the ambas-
sador and the president lasted exactly
SO minutes. He had already written
a historic narrative of conditions in
Mexico which was delivered to the
president on Saturday night. The
president had this report before him
during the interview and asked Mr..
Wilson various questions on the heads
of the Wilson written report.
Both the White House and the state
department are apparently extremely
anxious to have 1t appear that there
was no discussion of policies" with
Ambassador Wilson, who was and is
the chief exponent of the Republican
policy as to the Mexican revolution.
Wilson confers With President.
On terminating his interview with
President Wilson and Secretary Bry-
an, Mr.. Wilson said that he had mere
ly presented facts" and not policies
to the president.
At the state department this was
confirmed by Secretary of State Bry-
an who was very careful to point out
that it was only facts" that the presi-
dent wanted from Ambassador Wilson
and that Mr.. Wilson had given the
facts from his viewpoint
Senator Bacon, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, had long
conference with the president Monday
morning. Following his return to the
Capitol Senator Bacon conferred with
his associates. AS a result it is
known that the foreign relations COM
mittee and the president have agreed
for the present upon this policy to-
wards Mexico:
First-Every effort to persuade the
contending factions to mediate their
differences and agree to fair and
untrameled election will be exhausted.
Second-If that fails, the embargo
against the export Of arms into Mexi-
CO is to be raised. both sides to be al
lowed to purchase ammunition of war
and fight it out between themselves.
Third-If within a reasonable time
this does not result in defeat for one
side and the succession at Mexico Of
government strong enough to main
tain order Intervention. as last re.
sort, will follow.