The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-23
MAOERO'S WIDOW
May TELL STORY
Hoped She Will Testify Before
Senate Committee.
FIRST HAND INFORMATION.
Reliet Of Slain Mexican President
tration Which Would Aid II In Deal
ing With Present Situation-Womsn
of Great Moral Strength.

Of Great Moral Strength.
As a possible means of aiding the
Mexican situation. Mrs. Madcro. widow
of the slain president of the warning
republic, may testify before the senate
committee Oh foreign relations at
| Washington.
Friends of the Maderos hope that
| Mrs. Madero will appear before the
committee. They say she has n great
amount of first hand information con
corning the betrayal Of her husband
| and the participation Of the former
American ambassador in events lead
Ing up to the resignation of Madero.
These friends say she will make an cx-
cellcnt witness. that she speaks Eng
| lish 1uently and is dramatiS.
| She Is beloved by all of the little
! band of rcyoltionists in the United
States. They regard her as an ex-
| traOrdinary woman One enthusiast
said recently that the physical and
moral strength Of Mrs Madero Is won
derful. During the turbulent scenes
| i'm the City of Mexico on Feb. Is Mrs
| Madero never once lost her poise nor
a full comprehension Of her position,
her admirers say.
Huerta Clouds Situation.
Washington officials read with inter
est the recent declaration Of Aurelano
| Urrutia. the Mexican minister of the
| interior. that President Huerta would
not resign and, moreover, would brook
no interference on the part of foreign
ers in his administration.
While no plan that the American
government has had under serious con
! sidcration involved any direct interfer-
ence IN Mexican affairs. the admitted
| attitude of the administration is one Of
unalterabe opposition TO the recogni-
| ton Of the Huerta regime.
Without the recognition Of the Unit
| ell States. leading MeXicans have de-
! clared that Mexico would not he able
| to extricate itself from its financial
difficulties. On this account it had
| been believed In Washington that
pressure would he brought to bear to
| persuade Huerta to resign.
The announcement that he has de-
J tcrmined not to do so has beclouded
| tue situation somewhat and has spur
red the Constituencies To further
| activity to obtain the repeal Of the
embargo on arms. They claim that IL
| they do not get arms the revolution
will be protracted struggle. With
munitions of war they say they can
| quickly bring matters to crisis.
Mediation Not Abandoned.
Despite these conditions. the admin
istration has not altogether abandoned
the hope that mediation may prevail.
| 1t is believed that. In view of the
depleted condition Of the Mexican
treasury and the long and hard cam
paign which is bound to result If the
| present status is maintained. Hucrta
may be influenced to suspend hostili-
ties and hold an election. Carranza,
it is thought. could he induced TO sus-
pend fighting if Huerta would elimi
nate himself from the elections and
abide by the vote Carranza will not
agree to anything which includes the
participation of Huerta. He has said
so directly and through his iunta In
| Washington. Members of the latter
have declared that. while they did
not believe. there would be any media
ton. Carrtr'lza would agree to any
thing reasonable. These members add
ed that Carranza does not seek the
presidency. that all he desires is the
punishment of Huerta for his treach.
| cry to Madero