The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-07
No Comment to Make on
Accusations Against
Ambassador Wilson.
MANY DISPATCHES
FROM MEXICO CITY
Department Officials Believe
Matter Is Very Serious and
Some Action on Part of Sec
rotary Is Nccessary-Rojas
Put Under Black Shadow
of Huerta.
Especial 20 Tho rimes-D.spatch.

n,
Washington, Apri: e.-Secretary OF
state Bryan said tonight that he had
no comment to mako on the charges
hled against Ambassador Henry Lane
Wilson BY Senior Rojas, vice president
Of the Mexican Senate. who declares
that Ambassador Wilson was morally
responsible for the assassination OF
President Madero and Vice President
Suarez. or Mexico.
Nj. Bryan said: u have only seen
yet what is in the newspapers and can
not discuss the matter. Nor can in
dicate what action Will be taken n
any"
Other officials OF tho department, who
discussed the matter privately. said
there could be no doubt that as soon
sS the statement OF Senior Rojas be
comes public in Mexico City. he would
he under the black shadow OF the
Huerta government and its summary
methods. Also IT was not clear that
the United States could intcrposc In
behalf of Scnor Rojas, even IL his life
were In imminent danger. for the rea-
son that tho question is between two
Mexican citizens. Rojas and Huerta,
ana that danger TO sn American cit
iEen In not involved. According to the
Eojas story. Ambassador Wilson would
need no protection, as he has been i
high favor with the IIuerta govern
IL was learned to-day that there is
on nlc at tho State Department a com
pletc report from Ambassador Wilson
on the transactions which led TO the
proclamation of IIuerta as provisional
President and the subsequent Killing
Of Madcro and hia #ice-PresiGent,
Suarez
II is not known whether this re-
port contains any reference TO Rojass
charges or was transmitted 10 the de-
parimcnt before the charges had been
formulated.
Investigation Likely.
Noluminous dispatches were received
to-day by the state Department from
Ambassador Wilson. Ono OF the off
ciais. who declined TO talk because
OF the embargo placed upon all SUI
bordinateB by Mr.. Bryan, had this to
say:
There is no question that there is
matter enough In the Rojas charges
TO demand fun Investigation OF the
Huerta affair before Mr.. Wilson leaves
the service. II is well known that
Secretary Knox desired to have an In
vcstigation and that President Taft
had been placed in possession OF all
the dispatches from Mr.. Wilson bear
Ing on the alleged coup d'etat / do
not know whether Mr.. Bryan has been
put In possession yet OF the document
filed by Senior Rojas, but I do know
that, AS published, II contains lot
of serious new matter that is not con-
talned in any document on file at the
state Department from Ambassador
Wilson.
There is no questions that II Is the
duty Of the Secretary of State to in
Nestigate every one OF the statements
made by Vice president Rojas Only
recently there were some broad and
only vague charges made against Am
bassador Lrishman at Berlin, and they
were not even officially before the
state Department. Secretary OF State
Knox. however, saw that the public
demanded that 1t should have all the
facts about Its paid representative, and
statement from Mr.. Ieishman was
forthcoming. We are assuming at the
department that Mr.. Bryan will be
obliged to handle the charges of Senior
Rojas and to make public statement
at an early date which Will include
those charges and the official reply
from Ambassador Wilson"
Situation In Acute.
II was pointed out to-day that the
general trend OF Mr.. Wilson'S dis
patches since the accession OF Huerta
has been more optimistic than de-
Nelopments seemed to warrant. This
has been particularly true with re-
gard to the anti ti-Huerta movement I'm
the border states Army and navy
officials believe that the whole of the
northern part OF Mexico has been lost
10 Huerta. Carranza is In complete
control now, and about to knock at
the door of the State Department for
recognition.
The question OF the Carranza gov
ernmont is bound to become acute
when, as is now certain, it will have
control of the custom houses on the
border.