The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05
PRESIDENT USING
BEST EFFORTS TO
HEAD OFF STRIFE

Washington, March 3.--Taat General
Villa has acknowledged the authority
Of General Carranza as his chief and
will not permit the American commits
sion to examine the body Of William
S. Benton until the Washington gov
rama, Was the explanation made by
President Wilson today Of the latest
phase Of the Mexican situation.
The president told callers that the de-
sire of the commissioners to get rur-
ther instruction from Washington as
well as orders from General villa nm nm.
self, has necessitated postponement Out
Mr.. Wilson takes it for granted that
the commissioners will start in a few
days.
As To Intervention.
Asked whether in view Of the new
developments a change of policy was
intended by the United States i'm
mediately the president pointed out
that q tbs 2 1 ssni,sJ s Ct she e s,xI and adfa psw e.
wait just as long as it pleased; that
nobody doubted its power and that no
body doubted that Huerta was
eventually to retire; that there need be
nc hesitation in forming the Judgment
that what the United States wished to
accomplish in Mexico would be ae-
compIished, but that those people who
were in haste to have things done
were forgetting what they would have
to do them themselves, that they
would have to contribute brothers and
sons and swcethearts to do it if they
wanted something done right away. IT
they were willing to wait the presi-
dent Indicated, such a step might not
be necessary.
The president was referring, it was
presumed, to speeches in congress de
handing 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 interna-
tional law by which the United States
could insist on acting for Great Britain.
although the American government has
been asked by the powers to use its
good offices for the protection OF
not ask the United States to pursue the
matter into further complication with
Carranza the American government
would not feel obliged to go beyond al
Investigation of the facts through its
consul representatives.
Its text step, it would appear from
the official viewpoint here, is some in.
~tilnation from Great Britain as to how
far she expects the United States I'd
push the Benton case. On the other
hand there is every reason to believe
that Carran2a will be expected in the
near lutuIe 20 give the American gov
eminent further assures that ali
foreigners, regardless of whether their
governments have recognized Huerta
or not will be safe in northerD Mexico
Secretary Bryan cancelled his en-
gagement to discuss the situation with
the House foreign affairs committee
and probably viii enlighten some OF the
congressman on Mexican affairs pri.
vately. Efforts to head off any agita.
ton in congress-. that the executive de.
partments might not be embarrassed
in dealing with the affair, We're evi.
dent.
Sir Cecil spring-Rice, the British
ambassador and Senior Riano, the
Spanish ambassador, conferred with
Secretary Bryan, but the subject Of the
discussion was not diyulged. Huerta's
latest note asking the United States
to reconsider the lifting of the arm.
embargo was expected here today.