The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-03-04
Owing To Mexican Gener-
ais Flat Refusal
TO PERMIT an EXAMINATION
Of Benton'S Body-President
Explains Policy of the
United States.
BRYAN SAYS TRIP is UNSAFE

Washington, March 2.-That Gen.
Villa has acknowledged the authori-
ty of Gen. Carranza as his chief and
will not permit the American COM
mission to examine the body of Will
liam s. Benton until the Washington
Government has consulted Gen. Car
rama, was the explanation made by
President Wilson to-day of the Ia
test phase of the Mexican situation.
The President told callers that
the desire of the commissioners to
&c. further instructions from Wash
ington as we'll as orders from Gen.
villa himself, had necessitated a
pustponement. but Nj. Wilson takes
it for granted that the commission
ers will start in few days.
Asked whether in view of the new
developments change of policy was
intended by the United States i'm
mediately, the President pointed out
that a country of the size and power
of the United States could afford to
wait Just as long as it pleased; that
nobody doubted it's power and no.
body doubted that Huerta was
eventually to retire; that there need
be no hesitation in forming the
Judgment that what the United
States wished to accomplish in Mex
leo would be accomplished, but that
those people who were in haste to
have things done were forgetting
that they would have to do them
themselves, that they would have to
Contribute brothers and sons and
sweethearts if they wanted some
thing done right away. If they were
willing to wait, the President indi-
Gated, such a step might not be nee
essary.
The President was referring, 1t
was presumed, to speeches In Con-
gress demanding radical action OF
some kind, or armed Intervention.
which he seemed to deplore.
The White House view is that.
strictly speaking, there is no right
of international law by which the
United States could insist on acting
for Great Britain, although the
American Government has been ask
ed by the powers to use its good Of
fees for the protection of foreigners.
II, however, England should not
ask the United States to pursue the
matter into further complications
with Carranza. the American Gov
eminent would not feel obliged to
go beyond an investigation of the
facts through it's own consular rep
resentatives.
The next step, II would appear
from the official viewpoint here, is
some intimation from Great Britain
as to how far she expects the United
States to push the Benton case. On
the other hand, there is every reason
TO believe that Carranza will be ex-
pected. in the near future. to give
the American Government further
assurances that all foreigners. re-
gardless of whether their Govern
ments have recognized Huerta or
not. will be safe in Northern Mexico.
Bryan Considers Trip To Chi
huahua Unsafe.
London, March 2.-Secretary of
State Bryan has ordered the COM
mission inquiring into the circum-
stances of the death at Juarez of
William s. Benton to wait at III
Paso. Francis Dye Acland. parlia-
mentary secretary of the Foreign
Office. made this announcement in
the House of Commons to-day. He
said the British Government had
been informed from Washington
that the Secretary of State consider
ed II unsafe for the commissioners
to proceed.