Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-28
President Not to Permit His
Hand to Be Forced Even
if Huerta Returns.
OTHER FOREIGN PROBLEMS
TO BE SETTLED FIRST
Does Not Consider Time Just Ripe
for Intervention or Recogni-
ton Of Any Faction.

President Wilson, 1t is understood
today. will not permit his hand in
Mexico to be forced by the action of
Gen. Huerta in trying to return to
Mexico for the purpose of taking part
in the revolution going on there. If
Gen. Huerta should succeed in COM
plicating the Mexican situation the eff
feet, SO far as the administration is
concerned. would simply be to muddy
the troubled waters there and fortify
the Presidents determination to stop
the whole thing whenever he regards
the time as most appropriate.
But it is pretty well known to init
mate friends of the President that he
does not regard this time as definitely
ripe for either recognition of some
Mexican faction or for Intervention by
this country. Except for the possible
that the President would not delay
much longer if his mind is made up
that this country must intervene In
Mexico. He does not propose, however,
to undertake too many big affairs at
one time.
One Big Thing at a Time.
The Presidents program is pretty
in brief, one big thing at time. He
will first endeavor to settle the issues
between the United States and Ger
many. He believes that these issues
can be settled to the satisfaction OF
both countries. With the German ques-
ton out of the way, he will take up
with Great Britain the complaints that
American business men are turning IN
SO rapidly as to interference with neu-
trail shipping and prevention of i'm
portation of German and other goods
reason to believe that Great Britain
will wish to be unyielding in her atti-
tude toward the shipping of the United
States. On the contrary. he feels that
a strong presentation of the view OF
this country will gain concessions that
will dispose of the issues there.
Should his hopes and aspirations as
to both Germany and Great Britain
turn out as he now believes, the COM
plications in Europe that have threat
ened the United States will have almost
disappeared While incidents may
constantly make their appearance that
will be Irritating to officials and peo-
Pile of this country. it Is not probable
that in the future there will arise
problems as important and grave as
those that have come with the first
eleven months of the European war.
The neutrality of the largest of the
neutral nations will be assured beyond
reasonable doubt.
Will Then Consider Mexico.
Having practically cleaned the slate
of threatened troubles across the wa
tiers, Mr.. Wilson is expected to turn
his attention toward Mexico and put
into project whatever plan he has out
lined. He will act promptly, too, in
putting this into execution. What it
will be will depend, as he intimated in
his recent statement as to Mexico, upon
the status of affairs at that time. 1t Is
either case of recognition and sup
port of one of the factions or the clean
ing up of a nasty condition by the
ing to depend upon the Mexicans them
selves within the next two months.
That Gen. Huerta would never obtain
the approval of this administra ton
was settled long ago. His entrance
into Mexico, If he should succeed in
getting there. would not mean his
elevation to the presidency. but, on the
other hand, wouldtend to mean straight
intervention by the administration.
Should Huerta's plans be patriotic
enough to guarantee his own elimina-
ton from presidential aspirations and
a sincere effort to put into the presi-
Dental chair man of high class. the
administration would make no objec-
ton, it is limited, ana might even lend
it's aid. AS things look now. though,
Huerta is adding to Mexico's troubles
without the prospect of good coming
Officers of the War Department are
said to be making plans. subject to ex-
ecutive approval. of course. for the
entry of troops of the United States
into Mexico in October or November.
The season will be more propitious
than in the summer and the promise of
brief campaign would be greater.
That time. too. would coincide with
tbe probable disposition Of the Euro
naan complications, the negotiations
regarding which may draw along for
several months yet.