The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-27
Wilson Seals Lips of
All Present at White
House Conference.
FOREIGN POLICIES
ARE DISCUSSED
Mexican Situation Laid Bare Up
to Present, but Future Receives
No Attention Question of
Panama Canal Tolls Is
Touched On Only
incidentally.
Special to The Times-Dispatch. !


Washington, January 26.-President
Wilson tonight held a conference with
twenty members of the Foreign Rela-
tions COMMITTEES, including both Re-
publicans and Democrats. At the close
of the conference lie pledged them to
secrecy. 1t became known. however,
that the following subjects were
taken up:
l. The Mexican situation, which was
discussed in all It's phases up TO the
present hour, President Wilson again
declining to enlighten the committee
OH the future policy of tho govern
ment
2. The Japanese situation, which tho
President refused to consider as be-
ing acute.
3. Panama Canal tolls. about which
inc president said: NO explanation
Is needed, because my views are so
well known"
i. Foreign peace treaties, intimating
that Great Britain would be treated
Just as would any other foreign power,
despite the Panama Canal discussion.
silence Is Imposed.
As soon as the conference broke
up. several OF the Senator's. who had
been dubious about the admipistra-
tons policy, began to move quietly
out OF the side doors In answer TO
questions. they said the President had
eNacted of them silence. and would
himself talk to the newspaper repre-
scntatives.
pcared and characterized the meeting
AZ clearing Of information" be-
tween himself and the Senators
from MS comments made by the
senators regarding the Mexican sit
~ Inn
~ o. nhe nhe o,ate department. had been do
nIXldea nmX by some OF the Senator's pres
not the Questioning Which s'nIr he unflepf or
went displayed II friendly or hostile
attltuue ad. on the part OF the Senate
The President stated positively that
no No ;dehnite future policy regarding
nrenarcd meTaeo had been discussed or beeini been
Svent OF the downfall of Huerta. he snid
re1; ne would be prepared to discuss future
a., 9ther conference will be called II
nc nc senators desire further informa
,,at rioH on Inc Japanese and Mexican sill
his de dac,o, NE preSident was positive in
terence would not result In n messana
Un t1TelSh relations. or that he would
meeting" eot-'oeether
-r, EXPECT Another Conference.
this confors We're asked whether
sieS which have grown annoyinr can
u.;uH pelleSe that another conference
reply. was the general
Secretary Tumulty called the p,es.
sIent sie attention to the executive ses-
annonncad ann no,niorroW. ROW. The President then
&c Icutive i've session was TO be held. However
me me, assured s,id the correspondence IL would
wo,,d moc diSe4ss S,,II matters of State. and
Woaiu W. oiiiy De occupied with tho rati
ncations OF nominations for FederaI
app1intment Chief OF these is the
Peoria Petm"'iGil I'll OF nonde Henry M pindell OF
huSSia The Senate Will confirm PIN,
ue1i In the opinion of the President
uranG me president lntinlated that he had
is Iea atles. lie was asked if any spc-
G;anl ; care would be taken in the draw
ihHE nHE OF the treaty with Great Britain.
probability. al h'
Absolutely no explanation was made
or could be obtained as to the Presi-
dents unwillingness to permit any one
except himself to discuss what took
place at the meeting.
Senator's Present
The Following Senator's took part i'm
me conference: Senator's Bacon, chair
WamnGtta iram or me Senate's n Foreign Relations
Indiana: Hitchcock. Nebraska: John
sharp Williams, Mississippi; swanson
Sni;h SSirig;ihia; pomerene. Ohio; Marcus A.
,Sniitn' iALIIoha, democrats. and Henry
Ca6ot Lodge, Massachusetts; William
New York; McCumber, North Dakotn:
sutherland, of Utah; Borah. Idaho and
Burton, Ohio, Republicans
Two announcements OF Importance
were made at the white House to-
night growing out of the conference
between the President and the mem
bers Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
One is that the Senate Committee
was put in possession of important in
formation which none of the Senator's
possessed.
Another was that n settlement of
the acute questions between Colombia
and the United States needs only an
agreement as to the amount of money
to be paid to Colombia for tho sepnra-
ton of Panama from that republic. A
Well-fOunded report Is that the amount