The Washington herald., 1914-03-06
j.
MAY
TURND|OWNHOUSE
Bryan Says Mr.. Wilson Will
Refuse Congress Mex
lean Data.
DISCUSSES AHlEY BILL
Tells House Committee that Huerta Is
Losing and Consitutionalists
Gaining Ground.
DISCUSSES AINEY BILL

Secretary of State Bryan yesterday
addressed the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs on the subject of Mex
leo. He made the statement that. de-
spite reports to the contrary. no for
eign power had sought to bring pres
sure" to bear on the administration
to change its Mexican policy. He said
Huerta is losing ground in Mexico. ana
that the revolutionists are making
progress. He deprecated all talk OF In
tervention. and suggested that IL the
United States went into Mexico II
probably would find the country united
in defense.
Mr.. Bryan went before the COM
mittee primarily to discuss the Ainey
resolution calling upon the President
TO forward to the House all informa-
tion in his possession bearing on con-
ditions in Mexico. Mr.. Bryan opposed
action on that measure. He expressed
the hope that all public debates on
the Mexican situation would be dis
couraged, so the administration may
work out the problem without embar-
rassment from partisan discussions In
Congress.
The Secretary Of State pointed out that
the Ainey resolution would be without
effect IL the President refused to COM
ply with its demands, and that under the
Constitution the Executive was not re-
uuired to yield to Congress such reports
as are sought by the Ainey resolution.
He gave the committee to understand
that IL the. resolution was passed the
President would reply that he was unable
to comply on the ground that comph-
ance would be Incompatible with the
public interests"
Denie. Assaults on Women.
Do.n;,o ,ba adynypistration's attitude
Representative Ainey's purpose Is to call
il up in the House II the committee falls
or refuses to act. The resolution Is
privileged. and may be considered on the
failure Of the committee to make re-
port Mr. Ainey will not press the mat
ter for two or three days.
Following his observations on tne
Ainey resolution Mr.. Bryan entered into
a general discussion Of the Mexican ques-
tion. He seemed to have great faith in
Carranza, and apparently believed that
the revolutionary leader would solve the
problem.
Mr.. Bryan told the committee that re-
ports relative to conditions and incidents
in Mexico were generally exaggerated.
He cited a case that he said was in point
He told Of a report that was cabled TO
the United States following the taking
of Durango. These reports set forth
that twenty Mexican women had COM
mitted suicide following alleged assaults
by revolutionists. Mr.. Bryan said that.
according to State Department advices,
only two women were assaulted. and that
the men responsible were promptly exc
cuted.
The Secretary of State told the commit
tee the land question was the basic cause
Of the unrest in Mexico He said that
one individual in Mexico owned any
where from 100000 to 100000 Of acres.
while other men held large areas under
control
1t was further disclosed in the course
of Mr.. Bryans address that the govern
ment is keeping strict account OF out
RACES committee Cn Americans and Amer
ican property. and that Mexico will he
called to settle when a stable government
has been set up in the republic.