The Washington times., 1915-06-04

pathy with the Maderista program. And
Tor the same reason speculation sun
centers about the name OF Valdez Tagle,
minister of justice in the cab cabinet Oh
With the moving of food for the starv-
ing into Mexico within the next rev
days days the danger point in fresi9eht
Wilson's new policy Will be reaenea.
done as they pleased In permitting tree
movement of supplies, and have com
mandeered what they wished OF the
food. -,
dent that the hungry are to be fed,
and II they interfere with the work or
the Red Cross they will precipitate
ac.ion by the United States.
Consular officials all along the border
are now cooperating with the Red
Cross. The latter has started an agent
for mexico. He will establish head
quarters in Mexico City and at such
other points as Is necessary.
Committees At Work.
Special Red Cross committees are
already ut work In New York, Chicago.
st. Louis, New Orleans and Galveston
gathering supplies and getting ready to
start them to the chosen depots Of dis
tribution.
1t was learned today that one of the
things Duval West, the latest repre-
sentative of the President to visit Mex
leo. was commissioned to do was to get
a personal expression from each of the
rebel chiefs of what they were fighting
for. All agreed on the same basic
facts.
They all told me- Vests report to
the President says, that they were
fighting to restore constitutional govern
ment to Mexico and to put into effect
the ideals that Francisco Madero Great
ed, equal justice to all, and q distribu-
ings among the people themselves"
West said that when he asked 1.-The
leaders why they were fighting among
themselves IL they were all striving Tor
the samepurpose he developed the fact
that private jealousies were responsible.
SO West recommended to the President
that the United States insist on rcstor-
ing constitutional government. He
pointed out that the provisional prest-
dent Of Mexico must be taken from
among the men who served In the Ma
dero cabinet.
Huerta was ineligible as he stole the
provisional presidency by exercising his
military strength. But of the men who
able. And it is expected that whether
the factions agree on a plan OF govern
ment or not the President will insist
that the constitution be lived UP to. and
one OF these men permitted 10 uCt dS tHc
Provisional President until an election
Is held.
There is no desire on the part Of the
United States to name the permanent
President. All comers are entitled tC
enter the race and the man who is sue
cessful at the polls will not only be
recognized by the United States, but
will be given moral and financial sup.
port. In this connection 1t is pointed
out that. while the embargo on arms
will undoubtedly be restored against the
men who remain In arms against the
new government, there Is not the slight
est intention Of the United States inter.
fering with the free purchase and i'm
portation of arms and munitions by the
accepted government To do so would
be to admit that the present interna-
tional policy is all wrong.
The Administration has assumed the
position that IT cannot interfere with
the expectation Of munitions so long a.
a regularly constituted government does
not protest. And any different policy
toward Mexico would bring renewed agi.
tation for a general embargo against
the European belligerents.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Red Cross today tentative
plans for relief of the famine in Mexico
were approved. The plans provide for
food depots at El Paso. Loredo. Gal
weston. and New York No food will be
forwarded until the result Of the Presi-
dents Mexican note is determined and