The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13
A MEXICAN WAR
WITHOUT GUNS
Conflict Which Is Of a DipIO-
matte Character.
GOING ON IN WASHINGTON.


to Aid Their Respective Causes.
Something About the Men Engaged
In . Subtle Battle of Wits.
With both sides realizing that the
attitude Of the United States must have
an important bearing on the outcome
Of the fierce struggle, q chapter in the
secret politics OF the world Is being
written almost within the shadow Of
the capitol. says the Washington Star.
For months Mexicans have been COM
ing and going between Washington and
Mexico. code messages have been flash
ing backward and forward. and stories
of mysterious happenings have leaked
through to the public.
Since Francisco Madero began his
revolution against President Porfrio
Diaz Washington has been second
only to Mexico City us center OF the
Kaleidoscope changes In the rapidly
shifting developments. The present
status Of the situation began when
General Huerta assumed the presi
dency after the assassination of Ma
dero. when the Wilson administration
refused to recognize the new govern-
ment and when the COnstitutionalist
revolution was launched.
Then there began arriving in Wash
ington a group of men intent on bring
ing about the overthrow of Huerta.
Most Of them had been influential dur
ing the short regime Of Madero and
had escaped from Mexico City in dis
guise and under assumed names. usu-
ally closely followed by squad of
soldiers or police.
No Outward Sign of Plotting.
The contending forces in Mexico
have their Washington headquarters
but few blocks apart. The embassy,
the Office Of the representatives OF the
de facto government ut Mexico City,
Is at 1913 street northwest, and the
Constitutionalist confidential agency is
at 1120 Vermont avenue northwest.
At night the Constituencies gather
in what they call 1.-THE cave" located
In the grill room Of the Bellevue hotel,
aud there discuss their plans,
-. From the. beginning OF the revolu
ton Efforts have been made through
the two Washington headquarters to
bring about an agreement on pro-
.visional president of Mexico who could
unite both parties. AS fast rs names
have been suggested they have been
forwarded to General Huerta and Gen.
eral Carranza. but all such attempts
have resulted in failure
Representing the de facto govern
ment Of Mexico City in Washington is
Senior Don a. Algara r. de Terrcros.
charge daffaircs of the Mexican en-
bassy since last May. Heading the
Constitutionalist confidential agency is
Roberto PesQueira.
Senior Algara. because of the fact
that the United States has not recog'
nized the government which he repre-
sents, has occupied an unusual and
difficult position since g nor Manuel
Calero, the last Mexican ambassador
to the United States, left for home.
The entire embassy staff is continued
in the state departments diplomatic
list Senior Algara Is invited to all
diplomatic functions and was a guest
ut the White House wedding.
A man of wide diplomatic experience
and member of an old Mexican fam
lily, he has shown tact in his position.
He still looks after Mexican business
In the United States.
The commercial interests of Mexico
in Washington are now taken care Of
by Senior A. l.. Godoy. who was recent
~ made Mexican consul In Washing
ton. He is the son of the Mexican
minister to Cuba. who is now I'm Wash
ington and is absent from his post ut
Havana because Cuba has not recog-
nized the Huerta government.
The ConstitutionaIist junta has no
diplomatic standing and never deals
directly with the president or with the
state department.
Carranza's Agent a Busy Man.
Senior Pesqueira, the Constitutional
list confidential agent, young. keen.
alert. always dressed In the height OF
fashion. is IN ardent partisan OF Gen
erll Carranza Seated before n map