New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
Secretary WreStIeS All Day
with the Problem Without
Finding Its Solution.
SENATOR'S LESS TRACTABLE
Foreign Relations Committee
needles, Despite Presidents
Objections, to Seek Light
on the Situation.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

me the Presidents example of playing
son this morning and watching Walter
Johnson pitch this afternoon, the Sec
rstary Of State worked all Of to-day
r,cstling with the Mexican problem,
which he has not solved. bordering
,ver the Whereabouts OF Castro and
,oeitatng over the abrupt failure OF
hi, Nicaraguan policy, which was this
morning turned down by the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relauons-an
acton which put the stamp of failure
m the one bit Of constructive states
narship thus far tried by the Bryan
administration
The Secretary gave UP a tentative
plan 10 leave Washington for the
chautauqua circuit tonight, but he
NAV 20 tomorrow.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations proved to-day much less
ractable than the Foreign Affairs
committee Of the House by deciding.
IN conflict with the desires Of the ad-
u1inistration, 10 retain the Mexican
problem in its own keeping and to seek
further hight on the situation in the
southern republic. Colonel Eduardo
Hay. formerly Speaker Of the Mexican
House OF Deputies. a Constitutionalist
80 %
Wednesday 20 give his view of the
situation in his country. The com
mittee also desires TO hear Henry F.
Tenant. who was secretary Of en-
bassy at Mexico City. II is probable,
however, that they will fail in this, as
he has been ordered 70 Caracas TO take
charge OF the situation in Venezuela.
Other witnesses who may shed light
on the Mexican situation may also be
called by the committee. which has Sc
cured little information from the State
II is possible that AL
fonso Madero and Sehora Madero, the
brother and widow Of the slain Presi-
dent Of Mexico. may have an oppor-
tunity 10 present their version Of Ma
cero's assassination.
Another Denial Issued.
Secretary Bryan issued another de-
nal to-day. He said that there was no
ground for certain nevsps pers saying
that his request for an appropriation of
100000 FOR the relief Of Americans
IN Mexico meant that the government
wanted 10 get all Americans out II
Mexico as a preliminary step to inter
vention.
Statements like those which oc-
Cured in some Of the morning news
papers" said Mr. Bryan, attempting
to put a scarehead construction upon
the request for an appropriation are
without excuse and cannot be
explained upon any theory consistent
with an interest in the public welfare.
In furnishing aid 10 any INDECENT per
sons desiring 10 leave Mexico the gov
srnment is simply doing what it does
II any time when American lives are
by insurrection, and there
Is no reason why any one should mis-
,onstrue It,"
While Secretary Bryan probably will
get the S1OO0OO. there was much
,hagrin &. the Capitol and in diplo-
matte circles to-day that his request
laG been given so much publicity. II
was the purpose OF Mr.. Bryan that his
should not come to
public notice, and il was not supposed
hat il would be treated as a routine
document when il reached the House.
The Secretary Of State went before
he Appropriations Committee recently
n connection with other appropriations
desired. While there, he said that he
would like 70 have 10000 10 get
out OF Mexico. He was ad-
gised 10 send in an estimate, as re-
luired by law. Nobody thought TO in
form Mr.. Bryan at the time that the
State Department had secret fund
of $4,000. which might be used in
delicate diplomatic missions and which
Mr.. Bryan might have employed in this
Instance. asking for a larger appro-
priAtion later.
Failed TO Keep Secret.
Secretary McAdoo sent Mr.. Bryan's
letter Yesterday. II said that there
were Americans in Mexico who desired
10 leave, for their safety and we'll
being" who did not have transporta-
ton funds. The letter came to the
Speaker. was referred 70 the Appro-
pristions Committee and went through
the hands Of the journal clerk in the
way followed in. the case OF
most executive documents. The Ap"
propriations Committee received IT late
in the day, after it had become public
property
A member Of the committee admitted
to-day that il probably was unfortu-
nate that the text OF the Bryan letter
was made public as 1t might be mis-
Construed by the 'jingoes." 1t was ex-
planned that the letter should have
gone direct 10 the committee, which
could have inserted the appropriation
In the general deficiency bill possibly
without exciting comment.
There seems 10 be little change In
the general situation in Mexico Yes
terday the State Department received
telegram from FL Paso 10 the effect
mat the situation had been unaltered
Tor week To-day Mexico City re-
ported that M change has taken place