Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1913 — POWERS QUESTION OUR MEXICAN POLICY [ARTICLE]

POWERS QUESTION OUR MEXICAN POLICY

Officials Admit Receiving Diplomatic Inquiries About Our Attitude to Our Neighbors. Washington, July 15.—Administration officials admitted tonight that the situation in Mexico and diplomatic inquiries from Europe as to what the attitude of this country would be toward its neighbor on the south were engaging their deepest attention. Secretary Bryan had a two hour conference with Presided! Wilson today and while the Japanese question pnd departmental appointments consumed , much of their time, the foremost subject before them was the Mexican problem. Earlier in the day it had been discussed at length at the cabinet meeting.

Mr. Bryan declined to say frfaat the policy of the United States government would be toward any European representations but intimated that a pronouncement on the situation might be expected in a short time. It is known that the administration officials have been continuously opposed to recognition of the Huerta government until* elections were held and it has been expected that any future declaration to the foreign powers would be along the 1 lines of the Latin-American statement made by President Wilson soon after he took office. In this he proclaimed that his administration would seek to make a basis for intercourse with Latin-American countries the principle of governments set up on orderly processes and “not upon arbitrary or irregular force.” He also stated that the American government would prefer those who act in the interest of peace and honor, who protect private rights and respect the restraints of constitutional provision. The restoration of tranquility, at least within the city of Guaymas proper, on the Paeiflc-Mexlcan coast, was indicated in a dispatch to the navy department today from Admiral Cowles, commanding the American squadron. The admiral said the insurgents had evacuated the ctiy and that the federal forces had retaken the water supply near the city. According to state department reports the revolutionists have seized 740,000 pounds of sugar and 1,000 gallons of alcohol belonging to the United States Sugar company, of Los Mochis. Large '•quantities of similar stores &t Topolobampo are said to be in danger of similar appropriation. Oarransa Wires Huerta. Eagle Pass, Texas, July 15.—Venustiano Garranza, commander in chief of the constitutional forces in Mexico, announced today that he had sent the following telegram to President Huerta: & “Senor ex-General Yictoriano Huerta, Palido Nacional, Mexico, D. P. “I am informed of the anti-Amer-icpn manifestations inspired by you as a last resort for maintaining you in the power which you have usurped. I wish to inform you in the name of the people of Mexico, whose majority - are constitutionalists, that they protest against your infamous conduct, which if it succeeds, will bring us to a conflict without good reason. Reserving the opportunity for demanding responsibility for your new treason. - (Signed.) “V. CARRANZA.” Carranza has established his headquarters at the town of Nadatores, within a few miles of Mondova from which the rebels were driven by the federal troops of General Maas last week. He is massing his forces with the intention of attempting to recapture Monclova.