New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-21
Reading of Letter of Ex-
Ambassador in Senate
Promptly Resented.
GAYS RECOGNITION
WAS HUERTA'S DUE
p,volution Merely Cloud. Henry
Lane Wilson Declares, Whoa
He Urged This Step.
from Tn. Tribune Bureau

frror, III. Tribune Bureau
washington. May H.-The administra-
,on.s Mexican policy is made the target
.,,cism by Henry Lane Wilson. for
-, Ambassador 10 Mexico. in a letter
.,,,.n BY him and presented TO the Sen
,od.v by Senator Smith. OF Michi-
gan.
-. wilson says in his communication
a,, all the horrors. sacrifices, odiums
-. dangers" might have been avoided
- -. President had acted on his recon-
,,.rdston to recognize Huerta.
~Th. records OF the State Department
IN show concluslvely.' wrote Mr. Lane
:. the Senator from Michigan, that IN
~. early months Of the present admins
,~.,ior-either April or May. l think-l
...o,,roended the unconditional recogni-
,,on Of the Huerta administration.
.T made the same recommendations
-. -.,.-.nce 10 recognition TO tho VIII
-, administration that | had made 10
rs,t administration In February. and
80 saw here. without fear OF contra
s,.,,on that the Taft administration rec
..,,,.5 the LEGALITY of the installation OF
,b. Huerta government and withheld for-
.,st recognition only because OF the oe-
Ia, ~ the new Mexican administration
:, adjusting certain lons pending diner
ences
.Ub.n made the recommendations Tor
..,s,,ional recognition Of the Huerta
Reconsideration in the early days OF the
--.,.,, administration my position was
,.s.tA.6 M. every consideration OF inter
-, and humanity. The present reNolu-
to,arv movement was a CLOUD no larger
,ns, mans hand on the horizon.
r-ornt action by our government il
.ats, then. would. in my Judgment nave
.,,,,Ad all the horrors. sacrifices odiums
I'D the dangers which followed.
.r-ou- months later. when ! mace the
....--,r,e,dations which YOU have placed
-, ~. Senate record. the situation had en-
.,-sl, changed. our policy toward TINS
,,,fo-tunste country had become the SUD
-. - severe criticism in European
cbanoelleries. had excited proiouhu us
trust IN Latin America, had aiena'eu '"e
FRIENDLY sentiments Of the Mexican gov.
.rnr,ent and inspired the hopes anu
allied m. spirits Of those IN reoeiiioh
against the government
.ero accomplish the restoration or our
national prestige ] recommended the Sc
,.-A conditions 10 be imposed before &C
cordlnK recognition: 10 protect our ma
,ionals in Northern Mexico ! recommend
"A an agreement with the Mexican gov
eminent 70 the effect that in case Oh
necessity we should be permitted TO so as
far south as the Goth parallel with It's
copsent-below the 26th parallel there
was no semblance Of revolution.
Impossible Requirement.
.To meet the views and TO conform 10
49,. -olicios ~ the present administration
,,sde the recommendation for demand
ing guarantees for constitutional cleo
,iop At the time ] made this recon-
r,e,dation 7 knew that constitutional
,Isc,ion could not be held in Mexico. but
I eiso helieyed that it would be impoSsl-
HE 10 carry this fact home 10 the minus
NJ those in charge Of the foreign analrs
y, this nation. hoped that some saus-
factory process might be gone through
which would result in the selection OF
pood man for President, who, WITHOUT
having been elected by constitutional
-etbods. might nevertheless govern IN
accordance with democratic principles
and endeavor TO Jay foundations upon
which an intelligent and instructive SUI
frage might be built up.
The recommendations which mace IN
IN. FIRST instance l still believe shouio
have been acted upon. and those which l
Rad occasion to offer later and which are
IN. subject Of this letter ! am sure every
d,s,nt.rested person must believe were
conceived in a spirit Of devotion to the
interests of this government"
Senator Stone. chairman OF tho forelsh
Relations Committee, resented the read
ing o, the Wilson letter and suggested
that the former ambassador was attempt
ing 10 revive his dropping fortunes by
putting into the Congressional Record.
81 have very little respect for the for
no.r Ambassador TO Mexico he added
though have the highest opinion OF Inc
secretary OF that embassy, the charge
4 affaires."