New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-31
Wilson Will Not Formulate 1t
Until He Has Definite News
of Huerta'S Course.
TO TRANSFER DIAZ AT SEA
Refugee Will Be Put on Mer-
chant Vessel After 1t Has
Left Port-Won't Take
Americans to Mexico.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. !

washington, oct. 30.-It will be several
5.rs before the President will be ready
- decide what he will do in the Mexican
natter. although he said to visitors to-
dav that it would not be fair TO say that
he had not already some definite ideas on
the subject.
Mr. Wilson is waiting for news from
Mexico. Before taking any step he de-
sires 10 know just what will prove to be
the result of last Sundays elections and
10 have some Indication of the course
IIuerta will follow. When he gets definite
information he will formulate his policy.
inform the other nations interested Of
what ne intends TO do and then SO alead
and do it. 1t is suggested that the an
uouncement Of the Presidents policy may
take the form Of action rather tnan a
statement but il is reasonably certain
that the President does not yet know
what he will do. II was stated this alter
noon that no exchanges on the subject
we're now going on between this and
other countries.
General Felix Diaz, who took refuge on
the gunboat Wheeling at Vera Cruz and
later was transferred to the battleship
Louisiana. is to be sent to Cuba by the
American authorities. Instructions were
sent TO Rear Admiral Fletcher by the
acting Secretary Of the Navy to-day, tell
Ing him 10 put Diaz aboard New York
and cuba Steamship Company boat after
the vessel had left Mexican waters. Inc
transfer will take place at sea, after the
merchantmen has made her last port OF
call In Mexico.
II was discovered at the State Depart
,nent to-day that the French citizens Ill
peru in Mexico for whom the French
government has asked American protec-
tior are not at San Ignacio. State OF
sipsloa. forty miles from Mazatlan. ouf
al another town Of the same name III
Lower California. near Santa Rosal'a.
seaport on the Gulf of California.
To Aid French CoIonists.
Instructions we're sent to-day to Rear
Admiral Cowles, commanding the Amer'-
can ships on the Pacific side, to send
vessel 10 Santa Rosalia and furnish All
proper protection TO the French citizens
Marines or bluejackets will not be landed
on Mexican soil except in grave emer-
gency. 1t is more likely that word VIII
be sent 10 the French colonists that they
can 20 aboard the American ships at
Santa, Rosalia If they SO desire. NO
word has been received indicating what
kind of peril menaces the French. There
have been no reports OF fighting In that
vicinity
American consular advices report that
a disease that may possibly be the foot
and-mouth disease has been noted among
cattle in the vicinity Of Tampico.
The state Department received report
from Nuevo Laredo. on the Texas border
that apparenty reliable information had
been received there that the Constitutions
aIists had been repulsed at Monterey. The
rebels have been claiming great victory
at that point.
Twenty American refugees sailed from
Tampico for Galveston on the oil steam
or Waneta and the barge Hainart yes
tardav afternoon The Ward liner Guam
tanamo will carry thirteen others when
she sails for New York.
Won't Garry Americans to Mexico
Americans desiring to go to Mexico will
receive no assistance or encouragement
from the administration. President Will
son declined to-day to grant the request
M Representative Mann. Of Illinois, that
the United Sugar Company be permitted
10 send several engineers, chemists and
other employees to its plantations at To-
polobanpo Bay on the next government
supply vessel going down the PACING
Coast
The President informed Mr.. Mann that
there we're many applications for trans
portation on government ships and that
70 give permission to one would open the
way to following the practice generally.
Furthermore. the State Department has
given notice that it would be contrary TO
the administration policy to take Amer
leans back into Mexico with those now
in the country being advised TO get out.
Ii was said tonight that the sugar com
pany probably would send its men to To-
polobampo by a private vessel. Repre-
sentativcs Of the company say that crops
will be ruined unless tho sugar is cut
Immediately, and that the revolutionists
are threatening 10 contlscate the proper
~ on the ground that it has been aban-
doned