Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-07
IN FINAL EFFORT
TO GUST HUERTA
Anti-Interventionists Seeking
Successor United States
Will Recognize.
ALLEGED BARGAIN WITH
ENGLAND TERMED "ROT"
Plan to Install Gen. Felix Diaz as
President Disclosed-No News
on Benton Case.

with accumulative evidence that earnest
enorts are being made in several respon-
s'pie quarters TO bring present chaotic
cohuitions IN Mexico to an end. there
were indications today that men who do
not want armed Intervention by the
United States in Mexico, but who bcIiey.
II IS inevitable If the situation is allowed
to drift. are combining in final effort
TO induce Gen. Huerta TO resign and give
way to some other man whom the United
states will recognize.
One of the indications of this was said
TO be the activity of the Senate foreign
reiauons committee in collecting all avail
able facts relatingsto Mexico. and another
was the delving into the situation OF men
not connected with the administration
who seriously believe that the United
states Is on the brink of war with Mex
leo unless something is done. This work
is said to be in progress quietly, but none
the less earnestly.
Term Alleged Bargain Rot"
In this connection, stories of an alleg-
ed bargain between Great Britain and
the administration here to bring about
the retirement of Huerta, We're classed
as rot by men in a position to know.
1t was suggested that such stories have
been started by opponents of the admin
istratiop who want to convey the i'm
preston that in return for this work the
administration is advocating the repea
of the exemption clause in the Panama
tolls act
The only possible basis for such stories
Is said to be the fact that President Will
son conveyed his unalterable opposition
tn fr
British minister to Mexico. during their
talk last week. and that when Sir Lionel
returns to Mexico soon he will tell Gen.
Huerta that there is no chance OF his
ever being recognized by the United
States.
The story that Gen. Huerta plans to
lead his troops in person at Torreon
and leave his minister of foreign af-
fairs in charge of the government at
Mexico City has been revived In well
informed circles. and is being credited.
1t is known positively that Gen. Huerta
laid plans some time ago to take such
a step, but gave the plans up because
conditions at the time would have made
1t look as though he were being forced
out of the presidency by the United
States.
No News on Benton Case.
Secretary Bryan said today that the
Anglo-American commission appointed
to examine the body of William S. Ben
ton still was in 'status quo" He said
that nothing had been received con-
corning the investigation being made
into the Benton and Bauch cases by the
commission named by Gen. Carranza-
He said he expects to receive the COM
missions findings in the Bauch case.
That efforts are being made to bring
about peace in Mexico by the installa-
ton of Gen. Felix Diaz. nephew of the
former dictator. as president. became
known today. Just what the details OF
the plan are has not been disclosed. al
though ii has been limited that coup
d'etat similar to that which resulted in
the installation of Huerta in power has
been planned.
Gen. Diaz, who came here last Thurs
day. left for New York last night. but
probably will return later, and may APP
pear before the Senate foreign relations
committee next Wednesday. 1t was
learned today that he came to Washing
ton on the written invitation of a man
who has taken prominent part In the
official discussion of the Mexican ques-
ton.
Diaz Opposed to Huerta.
Gen. Diaz. it was learned. came to
Washington primarily to ascertain the at
titude of the United States toward him.
and to find out what the chances were of
his becoming recognized should he be-
come President of Mexico With him
came A. A. Brownley of New York, and
several Mexicans. While here Sc saw
Senator Fall of New Mexico and Senator
Root of New York.
Gen. Diaz is opposed to the rule of Gen
Huerta and TO the bandits as he terms
the constitutionalists. and thinks there
should be some way of ending the unbear-
n if,Ia Mexico brin-sls
about peace without the armed interven-
ton of the United States.
On the other hand. the constitutionalists
say that Gen. Diaz has only a very small
following. that he is just as bad as
Huerta. and that should he get into power
in Mexico they will continue lighting To
overthrow the rule of what they term the
"cientifcos" or scientific grafters."
No Answer to Huerta Note.
State Department officials have decided
that there will be no answer made to the
note recently presented by the Huerta
government suggesting that on account OF
the Benton incident the United States
should revoke the right it had extended
to the constitutionalists 10 purchase arms
in this country.
The floodgates of oratory on the MeAi-
can situation are expected to be opened in
the Senate Monday. Senator Falls speech,
criticising the administration, had to be
postponed from today because the Senate
did not meet, but he is now scheduled to
talk Monday. Senator Shvelp, acting
chairman of the foreign relations COM
m.ttee has been collecting data from the
State Depa rtment, and will reply to Sena-
tor Fall.
Additional interest in the Mexican
situation, both present and past. was
lent today by the publication of the de-
tails of proposed treaty negotiated
more than half a century ago between
the United States and the republic of
Mexico, which. if ratified, would have
authorized the United States ito inter.,
yene in support of its own treaty rights
and the security of its own citizens
whenever Mexico may be unable to guar
anty the same, without incurring the OBJ
legation or necessity of general inter-
vention in the domestic affairs of that
In Archives Since 1860.
The treaty had been lying in the secret
archives of the Senate committee on
foreign relations since January, 1861.
The injunction of secrecy was removed
Yesterday by the Senate, and the docu-