The San Francisco call., 1913-07-30
HENRY LANE WILSON
TO BE HEARD TODAY
Secretary of State Says He
May Go Back to Lecture
Platform in a Few Days
Development of Policy by
United States May Be De-
layed to Observe Outcome
of Efforts Being Made to
Bring About Understand
ing Between Factions

WASHINGTON. July os.-Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan de-
voted themselves today to a study of
the volumnous reports at their dis
posal of conditions in Mexico.
Indications were that with the ap-
pearance before the senate committee
on foreign rela tions tomorrow of AM
bassador Henry Lane Wilson, the last
stage in the program of the admins
tration to discover the facts of the
situation before announcing a policy
would be reached.
While resolution in the house called
for joint committee to obtain docu-
ments in the Mexican situation, and
another in the senate sought the
opinion of thai body on the question
of receTsizin4s The beIligerency of the
constitutfonafists. administration Of
fcials again declared that there would
be no haste in formulating dehnith
policy toward Mexico.
MAY RETURN TO LECTURES
Secretary Bryan stated that no
proposition for mediation had been
submitted to either OF the two factions
in Mexico, and incidentally remarked
that ne might go back TO the lecture
platform in a few days.
not considered acute here.
The development of a policy by the
| United States may be delayed 10 OBJ
serve the outcome OF efforts being made
by leading Mexicans to bring about an
understa nding between the two war
ring sides.
Some administration officials have
proposed that the American policy be
pursued along succession of alterna
tives.
First they suggest the United States
should refrain from interference while
the Mexican leaders themselves en-
deavor to compose their differences.
ABDICATION EXPECTED
The attitude of the United States
| against recognizing the Huerta admin
istration already is being outlined in
Mexico according TO reports here, as
indicating that the abdication of
/ Huerta in favor OF a compromise presi
dent is inevitable
Should ali efforts by the Mexicans to
adjust the dispute fail, it is proposed
by influential members of the senate
that the embargo on arms be lifted and
the two factions be permitted to obtain
munitions of war on an equality.
| Some senators freely predict a de-
/ tcisive result in quick time under those
circumstances.
| Third. should peace be delayed. the
suggestion is made that the United
States offer to mediate through a COM
mission.
TRIPARTFTE IDEA REVIVED
Fourth, as a last resort, it is sug
gested that a tripartite commission
composed Of representatives of the
| United States and Latin American ma
tions could endeavor to bring about a
settlement by peaceful means
| A declaration from President Huerta
that no American in Mexico shall suffer
! injustice or violence with his cog
nizance" was made public by the state
department today in the following an
nouncement:
| president Huerta has expressed him
+! self as regretting very much that the
| American government should ascribe
to the influence of the Mexican gov
ernment any action which might be
construed as antagonistic to Ameri-
cans during his occupancy of executive
authority and desires the state depart
ment to be assured that no injustice
/ or violence shall be done TO Americans
with his cognizance while he is in his
present position.
! DIXON AFFAIR ADJJ STED
s'The Mexican consul at FL Paso has
I informed the Mexican foreign office
that the matter OF the shooting of
Dixon has been satisfactorily arranged
and it is stated that the government
! at Mexico City seems most desirous
of meeting the desires of the United
States in every way possible
I Reports to the state department. to-
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