The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-29
Diaz On Wheeling.

WASHINGTON, Oct 28.-pendin8
an inquiry from the state department (.
as TO what General Felix Diaz would
like best to do, the United States will
continue to afford him and his COM
Danions asylum on board the gunboat
Wheeling, in Vera Cruz harbor.
Admiral Fletcher. commanding the
American warships on the east coast
of Mexico, reported today the arrival
of Dlaz, TWO Mexican companions and
the correspondent of New York
newspaper named Williams on board
the Wheeling at 1880 o'clock this
morning. lie said he would hold
them all pending instructions from
Washington as to their disposition.
Should General Diaz express a desire
to leave the country, doubtless Ad-
Inirai Fletcher viii be instructed to-
put him on board the first steamer
leaving Vera cruz. Further than this
the Washington government has no
desire to go. 1t is expected that Gen-
eral Diaz Will ask that this be done
for him. The impression prevails
here that General niaz has become I'd
negligible a factor in the Mexican sit-
uation that his extreme fright was
perhaps greater than the facts justi-
fed.
The Three Powers
President Wilson has pledged the
United States government to make Il
definite statement of policy in regard
TO Mexico, Al the request of the
United States three of the powers
have agreed 20 defer action in Mex-
leo until they have listened to what
President Wilson has to say.
In the meantime. this government
is confronted with the request from
France that protection he afforded To u
he a nd ar+N nf rah ot.fS.
jects at a point forty miles inland
from the west coast Of Mexico. The
United States has replied by sending
q cruiser, but the question Is likely WA
to be raised now whether or not this
government will land marines.
France, Great Britain and Germany u
are the powers that have consented
to defer action with respect to Mexico u
until they have received a statement
Of policy from President Wilson. II n
Is understood that all the principal
European governments received a re-
quest of this character from tho
United States, and the reply of theS0 q
three important nations means that
the others will acquiesce.
President Wilson arrived in WASH "
ington at 1890 o'clock tonight from N
his trip South, and it is expected that D
his statement of policy will be coma
u tue III ExN& SssN
rope within a few days.
Complications with Europe nave
for long time been dreaded most "
by those following the Mexican situA- u
ton. and ii has been predicted thats2
only European pressure, direct or In a
direct. would bring about a situatf01 8
really dangerous to the United Statent a
What will be the contents of Preats 81
dent Wilson'S promised enuncsatiOuzA
OF policy. so far as promises OF prhE5
tical achievement Is concerned. 1t nu4 I'M
even surmised here. but 1t Ii DR.
dicted that the president will nak4a
II clear that the United States Win |
retain it's traditional attitude Of ro&
sponsibility and control in the affaiH&
of the western hemisphere. z5
The request for protection Q<&S
French lives and property 13
Mexico came from the FrenGN
minister at Mexico City. &
asked that an American warship
sent TO protect the life and propex4&
of French citizens. reported in daM&
ger at San Ignacio. situated about
miles inland In tbs state az SinAi&
on the west coast OF Mexico Il
state department irnHas diafeig acx6 Il
on the request.