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Show AMBASSADOR HAS POWER I Wilson to Exercise His Own Discretion in Handling Mexican Situation Washington, Feb. 25 Ambassador Wilson will be permitted to continue to exercise his own discretion In dealing deal-ing with the new Mexican government land some satisfaction is derived from his report that not only Is the new government very friendly toward the I nlted States, but that it has shown B disposition to meet reasonable requests re-quests for the protection of American I interests in Mexico, which were to a large depree Ignored DJ the Mnrtrro administration. Officials do not expect immediate, .restoration of peace throughout Mexico Mex-ico It Is recalled that the dominant) I party In that count rr practically Is a ' new one, unless. Indeed, It can be conaldered a reincarnation of the old; party of Porfirio Diaz There is j . nothing In common between it and the I revolutionists which for more than a ear have been warring upon the Ma. dero regime. Already President Huerta has heen offering terms to the Orozco folio were in the north with some degree of success. Indications Indica-tions are that similar negotiations with the Zapatistas In the south have failed; owing to the burning of bridge- near San Luis de Potosi. Communication with tho United States bv way of El Paso is possible, possi-ble, but trains arilrving from that direction di-rection suffer considerable delay. There has been no Interruption of traffic on the line between the fed-oral fed-oral capital and Vera Cruz. |