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Show FOREIGN NATIONS GETTING ANXIOUS WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. Guarded inquiries in-quiries are being made at the state department de-partment by representatives of some of the European governments as to the prospect pros-pect for an early termination of the present pres-ent conditions In Mexico, which are Imposing Im-posing gilovoua burdens upon foreign ln-toreHlK. ln-toreHlK. There Is no evldonco that these Inquiries have nnd any effect upon tho development of the administration'! policy In regard to Moxlco. Thora 1b much unofficial un-official talk, however, of a probable early recognition of tho fact that tho constitutionalists constitu-tionalists aro in possession of more than half of the count ry- Administration officials here are looking look-ing for fomo Important developments as a result of tho extraordinarily auccessful campaign of the conatltutiouall.sts and every precaution Is being Uikon to make certain the protection of foreign lives and property at tho zones of trouble Warships on Coasts. The navy ha3 a fleet of ten warships on the eastern coast of Mexico. On tho west coast, however, the Amorican naval force Is much below the needs of the situation, sit-uation, hence today it was acknowledged that two gunboats, tho Yorktown at San Francisco and the Raleigh nt Bremerton, wore sailing for Mexican waters. Secretary Bryan took occasion today to make an omphatlc denial of a report emanating ema-nating from the Mexican capital that Queen Wllhelmlna of Hollnnd had undertaken un-dertaken to Intervene to bring about the i withdrawal of General Huertn. Tho secretary sec-retary Intimated that tho United States Is still being permitted by tho powers to deal with tho Mexican problem without Interference, although as a matter of courtesy they are kept Informed of all changes in the situation. |