Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-12
Light Breaking on Administra-
ton Course in Dealing
With Mexico.
ISOLATION FOR HUERTA
AN ESSENTIAL OF PLAN
When Outside Help Is Cut Off. Then
Rebels May Be Allowed
TO Get Arms.

light began 10 be shed today upon
the policy of President Wilson III keen
ihs Europe and South America in
| formed rs To the steps this country
| proposes to take ia tn. Mexican situa
Ton and II develops that The program
| of the administration is Ia some -
tent deDenden- upon til. sanction ~
the large countries Of the world =
sanction which IL believed TODAY in
Well Informed circles to be practically.
| certain
| The star = few days ago outlined from
1 hlsh s'iirce. tn. essence of the admins
] tration program This program con-
t"hlpiai"s raisins the embargo on arms
ana ammunition and lii. reputation ~
fnerfa and anything lie may do thereby
uepfiVing him OF financial ard moral he'll,
! IRON all directions aud giving tn. coz
sututi"nalsts or others an opportunity 10
ilSht theif way to control III affairs la
| Mexico
But today's developments show that a..
| administration has h.sitated apou donu
t.hN ~ once. not only - courtesy 10
the countries that nave recognized Huelta
| hhf AS an act Of caution on the part o.
| The nted States. High opinions III ia.
| state Department has held that il fhp
efnparso on arms should lie raised and
! this country should gire aid and comfort
] to the constitutionalists the United states
| might become liable. under our treati.s
WITH foreign countries. for damage claims
ARISING out of depredations that might
| be committed by the constitutionatlsts
/ upon the property of foreigners.
/ Avoid Affront to Europe.
! Aside from this purely CAUTION. ,ao,iye
| the President and Secretary Bryan felt
that most OF the European countrie. ae-
! functorily recognized Iuerta and hs
government. and that any action on ou-
part refusing recognition and lenouncin.;
i him to the world might place * hi H..
position OF affrontiag the other nations
and placing them in the light Of recot,-
niZiiS an alleged ASSASSIN and unfit maa
Plainly. If the United States held Huerta
up. as il will eventually do, ~ :, baa
inan OF the first light we would also De
holding mp the nations that recognized
him as having been badly Informed as
to him and as sympsthizns with a ran
of his type
The plan Of the administration has
therefore. been one Of courtesy u the
other nations of the world that acted
quickly toward Huerta and finally OBJ
tanning their assent 10 the United
States dealing with Huerta in lis own
way AZ this program Of dealing
would be- such as possibly to involve
this country il damage claims after
rhe settlement ~ the Mexican troubles
the nited Sta IS would not t,e liapls
for such cl.>iIns il our proposed polio!
4 a.
! will get.
/ High officials OF the administra tiur are
said today To he delighted that European
and South American countries are grad
| ually falling into line and expressing a
! willingness that this country should han
| die the problem in It's own way. a way
! that the President believes u he certain
of success without any intervention on
the part Of the United States.
Lifting of the Embargo
! There nu doubt today that -
soon the large countries of th. wor...
formally agree that the Tnited STATE.
] shall wori; out the problem. the aeces
sary steps will be taken in Conprca.
TO raise the embargo. Or III" Prcsl-
dent, Ii h feels empowered 1" do -.
will raise 1T by executive action. this
to he followed by sucn lcnuIc:at tioG
and reputation Of Huerfl as VIII l.;ts.
| him without a Scintilia of backing fro4
any direction without money .Ana
Invested OF all support worth coasio
| GRAFTON.
The policy follows closely what rrcs.-
dent Wilson has several times hlated IL
| as moral slasiou. and absolutely in liIC
| with his views and thos" al S"crctaF.
| Bryan Of setting interna;ionai problems
! without tho Injection of wa and ..e
breaking % relations.
IL Is recognized th.5 there t,f 2ileu
up after tle MEXICAN war Is 80 t.I-
/ iioIs Of dollars os csainls bg AEaa..8us
ana foreigners se'.@4aii.. altd i IS 10,
desired to rake :.:is step that nia& A4Notst
/ The United States III these claims.
In this connection rel resRntatifes ~ tie
I constitute naiists here pointed nut teGas
that Geii. tdriauZa. tncir ''firat ehicf
las formally stgnitied his intent Oh.
should his movement prov" sJcresstI..
/ Of taking steps. immed atei, after ius
! succession IL power. for settling 81 the
claims growing out Of the revolutions
! which have torn Mexico asunder for the
! last two years.
/ Conferences now being held al
! Nogales between William Bayard Hal"
4 and Gen. Carranza are thought 10 ha =
an important bearing on tins question.
/ Through Dr. Hale the admins stratina
here is showing its FIRST outward ia
! terest in the constitutipaais.,t mos
ruent While 10 official here tu4s.3.
would Comment on Dr. fialt's eAact
status. il is known that .he II acting
for the government.
Keeping Washington Posted.
Little doubt exists that wh.ie -. Tale
ret ans tif.. character oi All unofficial en-
voy he Is furnishing the Washington gov
ernment with infor,na ton for official pur-
POSES Will. II, has made every effort
tu keen his movements and his identity
secret even travelling toward Mexico IN
der the name of John Hall secret agents
more experienced tran ne have kept close