The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-02-04
DIPLOMATIC SKILL
SHOWN BY WILSON
In Answering Internal
tional Questions.
THE PRESIDENT S0fT.PEOAls
japanese Situation With Art
OfMaster OF Intricate
Intercourse.
is PLAYING A WAITING GAME

Washington, Jan. 31.-If Presi-
dent Wilson could be his own Am
bassador to the capitals of the great
Powers he doubtless would be the
most successful diplomat of his Ad-
ministration. He has the ideal tenn
permanent for diplomatic work,
knows just what to say and how
much and when-if he says any
thing at all-realizes to a nicely
the value of words and knows pre-
cisely when he has spoken sufficient
ly for the purpose in mind.
This was the day for the Presi-
dents semi-weekly audience, or
conference, as it is called, with
1. newspaper men, and naturally
foreign affairs were uppermost in
the thoughts of every one in view
of the importance attached to the
Presidents conference with the
members of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations.
ness of the Japanese situation, the
major portion of the discussion this
afternoon pertained to our relations
with Japan.
In response to numerous ques-
tions, the President reviewed the
Japanese situation, but he exer-
cised such consummate skill in
the selection of his words that even
the much Wanted national pride
and sensitiveness of the Japanese
people would not have been ruffled
had any punctilious representatives
of that nation been present at the
interview.
We're Mr.. Wilson the American
Ambassador at the court of the Mix
ado no Oriental, after the first effort.
would undertake to excel him In the
subtlety of written or spoken Ian
guage. and Mr.. Wilson would
quickly demonstrate himself to be a
master in the art of diplomatic In
tercourse.
The President minimized the sig
niflcance of the shipments of arms
from Japan into Mexico and the
festivities ordered by President HUI
erta in honor of the officers Of the
Japanese battle ship Idzumo-in-
cidents which have created SO much
irritation in Congress.
The American, Ambassador at
Tokyo. Mr.. Guthrie. has reported
that the arms were not furnished by
the japanese Government. but by
Japanese firms. and this report the
President has accepted as correct,
Notwithstanding the positive state
ment of Senators that 1t is the Jap
anese Government itself through
which the purchases have been ar
ranged.
The President reiterated with en-
phasis that no crisis was at hand In
any of the questions he had discuss
ed, unless the Mexican situation could
be construed as In the nature of a
perpetual crisis. fraught always with
the possibility OF sudden change or
unexpected developments.
With respect to Mexico, the Pres
ident let 1t be known that the only
settled part of his policy at present
was to continue the course of watch
full waiting. but that this was day
to-day conviction with him, subject
to developments In the revolution
i republic.
has not yet made up his mind
-he embargo on arms, but is
xsdering carefully the arguments
foYNnd against such course.
He does not hesitate to admit that
thus far the practical operation of
the denial OF arms to both factions
has been to prevent the Constitu-
tionalists from getting munitions Of
war from their only external source
the American border--while the
Huerta Government with its sea-
ports. Is able to purchase from for
eign Governments generally.
The. President believes that the
foreign Governments are doing all
they can to show friendly spirit
toward the United States In the Mex
lean situation. The American Gov
ernment realizes that the Huerta
administration has a plentiful sup