The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-16
DEMAND OF KAISER
ON UNITED STATES
IS VERY EMPHATIC
Germany Insists on Protec-
tion of Her Subjects
in Mexico.
! WILSON IS RECALLED
American Ambassador to Be
Consulted on Mexican
Situation.
WILSON IS RECALLED
(National News Association)

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Ambassa-
dor Wilson today was summoned to
Washington from Mexico City to con-
, fer with President Wilson On the sit
uation in Mexico. The Mexican sit
uation has become so grave that both
the President and Secretary of State
Bryan deem a personal conference
with Ambassador Wilson necessary.
Secretary Bryan stated today that
all of his lecture engagements were
made subject to cancellation and if
official business required his presence
in Washington he would forgo the
entire six weeks trip he has planned.
GERMANY MAKES DEMAND.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The sum-
moning of Ambassador Wilson to dis
cuss the Mexican situation, it was
stated at the White House today, was
the direct result of formal demand
by Germany that the United States
take immediate steps to quiet the dis
turbances south of the Rio Grande.
Germany, 1t was learned today, has
filed note, drafted by Count Won
Heimhausen, counselor of the German
embassy, demanding that the United
States do something to protect for
eigners in Mexico. The German for
eign office does not care whether the
administration recognizes the Heurta
government or whether the United
States actively intervenes in Mexico.
. The Monroe Doctrine.
1t was stated, in the most emphatic
terms, that Germany merely demands
protection for her subjects and their
property and that it is the duty of
the United States to provide this pro-
lection in-as-much as the Monroe doc
trine prohibits European nations from
landing troops on the western hemis-
phere. 1t is believed here that Ger
many's note is only the first Of
series of other diplomatic utterances
from Europe, notes which will either
embroil United States with Mexico
or jeopardize the vitality of the Mon
roe Doctrine The administration is
frankly alarmed at the latest devel-
opments in the Mexican question and
with the seriousness of the problem
now presented.
Ambassador Wilson has therefore
been sent for to discuss whether it
would be better to renounce the ad-
ministration's Mexican policy and rec
ognize President Huerta or to inter
vene south of the border.
Ambassador Wilson is expected Sat
urday and upon this conference will
depend whether the United States is
to be plunged into war with Mexico or
whether it will continue it's present
policy at the risk of offending all Eu-
ropean nations. ~
Following an early conference today
with the President, Secretary Bryan
issued the following statement: cam
bassador Wilson has been asked to
come to Washington to confer person
ally with the President regarding the
situation in Mexico. During his alb
sence the embassy will be left in
charge of First Secretary OShaugh-
messy.
Il do not know whether matters in
Mexico are serious or not" said Sena-
tor Bacon of Georgia, chairman of the
senate committee on foreign affairs
Ambassador Wilson was asked to re-
turn to Washington to talk matters
over with the administration"
The United States not only has a
strong force of troops on the Mexican
border at the present time but three
battle ships of large size. the Mime
sofa, North Carolina and New Hamp-
shire are now on the Atlantic coast of
Mexico.
There are now approximately 10000
American troops on the Mexican bor-
der, 10000 near Galveston and the
United States could rush at least 90
900 more into the turbulent republic if
necessary.