The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-13
O'SHAUGHNESSY Is
PRAISED BY WILSON
President Thanks Diplomat for
Skill Displayed in Mex
lean Tangle.
NO POLICY CHANGE URGED
Charge d'Affaires Will Con-
time to Draw Salary for
Mexico City Post.

WAsHiSGToS. May lc.--President Will
son conferred with Nelson OShaughnessy,
Charge dAffares Of the American En-
bassy at Mexico city. for an hour to-
night. II was the first time he had seen
MIR. O'Shaughnessy since tile latter re-
ceived his passports from the Mexican
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs.
The interview was described as a plee s.
ant hours conveis ation and IL was indi
Gated that the President did as much OF
tine talking as his visitor. Authoritative
denial was made that Mr.. O'Shaughnessy
| satisfaction with tho Wilson Adninistra-
ton. as did ex-Anr6assador Henry Lane
Wilson.
1t was learned that the President had
| In the course of the interview expressed
pleasure At Mr.. O'Shaughnessy's unaues-
toned skill In conducting our diplomatic
! relations with the de facto government of
Mexico since the recall of Ambassador
Wilson and personally had thanked the
Charge d'Anaires.
Mr.. O'Shsughnessy was questioned by
tho President with regard to the PERSONAL
ties of Huerta and other dominating
figures in Mexico and Information was
given filing I'm that which the Pres'den,
has gathered from other sources. No ef-
| fort was made by the diplomatic OFFICER
| to convince the President that definite
| changes from the present policy are neces-
! gry. Nor was there any evidence from
his conversation that he regarded himself
As anything other than subordinate re-
porting TO his superior.
| Mr.. Shaughnessy IL liz understood, did
not. however. conceal the conviction that
| the reports emanatinR from Vera Cruz
and Mexico city that Gen. Huerta Is pre-
pairing to relnIuish the provisional Pres
idency and flee TO Europe are ground
less.
a.ta tyAl n
| will tight to the last and give In only
, when forced TO do no. The Charge be-
I lieves that the dictators days Of power
are numbered and tina; inevitably he vii
be displaced by the various forces now
aligned against his regime.
II was learned tonight that MT
| o'Shaughnessy's principal belief Is that
| Il is altogether possible for the United
| states to unite the various factions II
Mexico under "A stable government pro-
| vided this Government will take the re-
| sponsibilIty and trouble OF executing the
I task.
Officiaily Mr.. o'shaughnessy will remain
First Secretary and Charge d'Anairr'
| OF the Embassy AT Mexico city and will
continue to draw the salary for that pos
unless Congress withdraws the appropria'
! tion for II. II was pointed out to-day that
| under the law the salaries OF the various
| diplomatic representatives accredited 10 a
country with which relations are broker
or continue until Congress Itself takes
, Cpgniznnco of the rupture by withdraw
( nlg the appropriations for these salaries
! precedents exist where representatives oil
! this Government have gone a year oi
( more In the same status as THAI now occu
pied by Mr. o'Shaughnessy.
| Mr.. OShauehn.ssy has not been ten
dered another post in the diplomatic ser
| vice by Secretary Of state Bryan and M
will not accept one y IL is offered. lie ex
poets to enjoy the vacation which is forced
upon him by the severance of relations
with Mexico. Some OF the time h. vii
utilize In the immediate future by per
sonal duties which have devolved upoI
! him as result OF the death Of his father
| which occurred in New York In March.