The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-01
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MEXICAN QUESTION
: SPRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR
WIDELY DIFFER As TO THE
PROPER POLICY.

Il PRESIDENT AND AWbHSoTD0H
WIDELY DIFFER As TO THE
PROPER POLICY.
MORALITY and BUSINESS MIXED
Ideas So Widely Divergent That the
Resignation of Ambassador Wilson
10 Rather Expected Before the
Close Of Present Conference.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Ambas'
sador Henry Lane Wilson, summon
ed from Mexico City, talked for an
hour with President Wilson and Sec
rotary Bryan today, submitting chief.
ly a recommendation that the United
States use its influence to stabilize
the Huerta regime.
No policy was evolved-at least
none was announced-but 1t became
known that the Presidents ideas and
those of Ambassador Wilson as to
the course to be pursued are so rads
cally different that administration Of
ficials interpreted the days develop
ments as forecasting the acceptance
of Ambassador Wilson's resignation.
The President is concerned over
the morality of any policy adopted
by the United States and it's effect on
other Latin. American countries, and
is disinclinel to strengthen govern
ment that came into power through
the questionable events incident to
Madero's assassination.
Ambassador Wilson, on the ether
hand, believes it il the business Of
the governments to look to the fu-
ture, and bic suggestions have been
in the direction of extending recogni.
ton to the Huerta government II it
did certain things to conserve Amer
lean interests.
The individuality from a diplomat
ic standpoint Of maintaining In Mexi-
co City a representative who would
not be sympathetic with the purpose
Of the Wilson administration In
Washington is said to have practical
" convinced the President that the
embassy in Mexico City had better be
conducted for the present by Ne.son
O'Shaughnessy, it's first secretary, 70
puted here as efficient and expert.
enced. The appointment Of a new
ambassador would be contingent up
on the establishment of a satisfacto-
ry government at Mexico City. Mean
while the President advised Aplbas-
sador Wilson to take rest for few
days, as he had been laboring under
a nervous strain.
While the chief officers of the
American government were debating
the facts of the situation today, it be-
came known that a movement was on
foot which might eventually spare
them the necessitl Of offering media
ton or any other kind of intelfer-
-ence in Mexican affairs. upon which
the national pride of Mexico Is sensi-
tive. The plan contemplates a repe-
tition of the process by which Diaz
abdicated in favor of provisional
president acceptable to both factions
in the revolt against him. Prominent
Mexicans of influence have informed
Secretary Bryan that if the Aneri-
can government would refrain from
any policy of mediation, at least for
the present, they felt confident of
bringing about an understanding be-
tween the warning factions looking
toward a peaceful solution of pcliti-
cal difficulties. Il.
After the conference the ambassa-
dor dictated statement declaring
the discussion had related entirely tc
the facts of the situation and not tt
questions of policy. These, he said,
were in writing and in the hands of
the President for consideration. Sec
Rotary Bryan's announcement that no
policy had been agreed upon IS yet,
taken In connection with other infor-
NATION tonight, was regarded as fore
casting slow and careful policy on
the part OF the administration here
before any steps are taken which
would reflect the conclusions of the
President or Secretary Bryan.