The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-20
Promises Are Being Given By
Repeal Advocates to Doubt
full Members Mature of
Change Not Stated.
Rulings Arises To
Denounce Waiting
Pennsylvania Progressive In
House Also Hits Taft Adj
ministration-Fiear Ainey
Resolution Saturday-Pro-
posals May Reach Lind
Today.

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WASHINGTON, March 19.--That =
decided change in the administration'a
policy will follow the enact
ment Of the bill TO repeal the exenp-
ton clause of the Panama canal act
is the promise that is being privately
handed out to the doubtful members
of congress by leaders of the preSi-
dents repeal propaganda.
What the change in the administra-
tions Mexican policy will be none OF
the house leaders would venture to
say bur the impression was given chat
the change would he radical In char
acter. and the policy fundamentally
different from that heretofore pur-
sued.
The statements are being made Ia
to wayering Democrats
their duties To vote for the repeal. II
is being relied upon by the administers
ton leaders 10 drag doubling party
men into the majority Of the house.
favorable To repeal. Estimates now
made of the majority in the house in
favor of the repeal bill ranges from
10 to so.
The highest predicted majority for
repeal in the senate thus far shown
has been about seven or eight.
HmlingS Calls For Action.
WASHINGTON. March ls.---in =
speech delivered In the house today
Representative Rulings. of Pennsyi-
wanna. a Progressive. denounced Presi-
dent Wilson's policy of 'watchful
waiting over Mexico. He declared
that the time had come when the adj
rnIniss ration should act in order that
outrages in Mexico on American
and the subjects of other coun
.yS. 1.,{I u t.se,s .4sykf tfx mr. ~
Mr.. HuNnss criticised the Mexican
policy of the Taft administration as
well as that VI President Wilson. He
saad in this connection:
''.tfter the present revolution had
taken a serious aspect President Taft
advised Americans TO leave the coun-
try. our mistake was made then. a
firm stand would have prevented the
present wretched situation. strong
man like Theodore Roosevelt would
have settled the difficulty. and there
would have been on war. President
Wilson followed in Tafts footsteps.
and instead of taking firm. positive
steps adopted what he called the
twatchful waiting policy
AIn~y Resolution Hearing.
There will be a further hearing Sat-
urday before the house committee on
foreign relations on the resolution in-
troduced by Representative w IL. -
Ainey. calling upon the president for
regarding the treatment hi
Mexico of citizens of the United States
and of other countries with respect
10 their safety--and The security ct
their lives and property.
Today Mr.. Ainey received from Cow
ernor Colquitt, of Texas. letter re-
garding the Mexican situation, in which
the governor says:
Many of the outrages committed in
nH a n n
ton Of confidential nature, the par
ties usually SAYING that II their names
arc used 1t viii mean the complete
destruction OF all they possess.
For these reasons | think that con
gress ought to compel the president. to
submit consular reports OF outrages-
so that the responsibility for the in
formation may come through govern
mental sources.
There are thousands of American
citizens who have gone to Mexico un-
der guarantee of protection through
treaties between the government and
our own. who are now saying they
are sorry they did not swear allegiAnce
to Germany or England when they went
to Mexico" II
Bankers Support Withdrawal
MEXICO CITY, March l9.-Th0
government is eagerly commenting On
the reports from New York. that tne
bankers there have decided to Win
draw their support from the policy o.
President Wilson in regard to Mexicos
which four months ago they endorsed
General Banquet. the minister ~
war, says he has received news to the
effect that General ObregOn, As
prominent rebel commander, has bee1
arrested at Maytorena, in the state
of Sonora General Blanquet expreeS-
es the hope that this will help t0a
break up the revolution.
Huerta's Probable Successor.
WASHINGTON, March OftciA31s
here are looking to vents OF the next
day or two at Vera Cruz to demoMsg
strate whether Lopez Portilt0 4x
Roias, Mexican minister OF foreign atkss
fairs. really has any proposals toSeNoT%1
init to John Lind, the presid0nf1
special agent. ON behalf OF Provistoa44
President Huerta. 1t was authorizes
lively announced here this afterar0N
that Washington has no ofactal tnfoF
nation as to whethersor not Mtni1eSN
Rotas went to Vera Cruz to ny A1y
propositions before John Lind. ~ fIl
any way resume the negotiations dfot.
ped last fall. I. s8
Much sig aiflcance. however. w1sse4
'tached to statements made ~ n
White House indicating that Nh
dent Wilson Regards Minister E0k4 \
as an excellent character Z
Mexican public men. ToN1x a
other Mexican has the Whig9 Ia
indicated 20 favorable N Attttu n
the president inside Il kno4
neither HnerSa nor my "a ID +
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