Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-30
Foreign Relations of United
State Are Pleasant Except
for Situation in War Torn
Mexican Republic,
FULL UNDERSTANDING
WITH JAPAN EXPECTED
No Element of Danger Exists
Anywhere Except That Hu-
eta Presents Unpleasant
Problem for Solution

tay NoeNlNo Journal specAllrAara wlarl
Washington Jan. 2g--Presidcnt
Wilson outlined informally today. the
status of those problems of American
diplomacy which have been brought
to public attention by his recent con-
ference with tho senate committee ON
foreign relations He reiterated with
emphasis that no crisis was at hand
In any Of the questions nc had dis
cussed. unless The Mexican situation
could he construed as i'm the nature Of
q perpetual crisis. fraught always
with the possibility Of sudden change
or unexpected Developments
IN diyuglng some Of The moro im-
portant facts concerning the Ameri-
can foreign policy the president
sounded q warning against unwarrant-
cd speculation in the press ON foreign
questions. indicating that govern
mants frequently were embarrassed
by unfounded reports.
The president made il clear that
while he had taken up The relations
with Mexico, Japan, Great Britain and
the general arbitration treaties az tine
Same time with NE senator's these
problems were not grouped together
as having lny hearing en- The Next
can situation lie regarded them ass
mter-relatcd only insofar as he wish-
cd tho senate foreign relations com-
mite 60 take them under considera
ton So rs 10 form Judgment on am of
the points involved
with respect to Mexico the presi-
dent let it be known chat The only
settled part of his policy Mt prCsert
was to continue the course OF watchful
waiting but that this wos a dny-to-
day conviction with him, subject to
developments In The reNolutiou-torn
republic. lie has not made mp his
mind to lift the embargo ON arms,
bat lis considering arguments for and
against such q COURSE
The president pronounced as false
the report that the Japanese govern
ment was supplying munitions Of war
to the Hucrta government This was
inquired into several months ago hy
Ambassador Guthrie at roEio, VINO
learned that one shipment of arms had
gone 10 Mexico from @ japanese COM
merclal house and that another CON
signmtnt was 10 be sent next Feb
raary
The president made it clear TINT
the United states bad never asked
Japan or any other nation to restrict
importations Of arms 90 Mexico.
showing that this government pos
sessed no such right under the law
of nations and that special leglsm-
lion would have 10 DE enacted by
each country to prohibit commercial
transactions similar to the joint reso-
tuition of March A. 1912 IN tho Amcri-
can congress
The president believes that the for
eien governments are doing an they
can to show q friendly spirit toward
the United States ia the Mexican sit
uation The American government
realizes that the iuerta adminisira-
tion has a plentiful supply of ammn-
nition and arms although most of the
rifles are not In use because the gov
ernment has no money to pay ita
troops and desertions are many.
President Wilson is informed that
General Huerta is obtaining no funds
abroad bur is Giving on the country
bv forced contributions and Increased
taxcs-a situation that is producing
much dissatisfaction IN Mexico, ace
cording To the official reports here.
AS 10 the relations OF the United
States with Japan 10 beeame known
that the two governments were dis
cusslng proposals 70 cement friendly
relations. but that the negotiations
over the California land question haNe
been closed The United States gov
ernm mt 1t was learned, NlcNs THAT
the fedora government cannot die
tate 20 state what its nnd laws
should contain and because no court
decision has defined whether a treaty
can override a state law or vice Yer-
sa. 10 Is understood that this con
tentlon. as wei as the doubt of the
United states on whether or not any
treaty with Japan actually was violat-
ed. were the reasons for the detormi-
to bring out "a new treaty or some
Other. proposal, that would make evil
dent the friendship of the American
pconle for Japan. Nothing along this
Hno. however has been formulated
The Japanesa government is takine
q deep interest. it Is known, in pend
ing immigration legislation as it
might affect Japanesc. Secretary
Bryan has expressed his approval of
the letter sent bY Councillor John
Bassett Moore 10 the house immiefa-
ton committee recently. pointing on
the relations OF the imm sration bills
to existing treaties In this conncc-
ton the president told callers thai his
mind was "siin TO let on the litter
acy test feature Of the proposed inn
migration legislation