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Show CONFERENCE ON MEXICO President Wilson Hears Wm. Bayard Hale's Reports on Conditions Con-ditions in That Country Coun-try Debate in House Over Appropriation Requested by Bryan. Washington, Sept 4 William Rav - j ard Hale, who spent the last three months studying political conditions! in Mexico, laid before President Wil-son Wil-son today Information he gathered about the lluerta government, and also conferred with Secretary Bryan He declined to discuss His visit with' the administration officials, but it lr understood he gave them an intimate! description of the negotiations conducted con-ducted by John Llml nnd the Huerta officials up to a week ago tnda when he left Mexico City. So far as is known. Mr Hales connection with those negotiations was unofficial and informal Dispatches from Mexico City s;n-Ing s;n-Ing prominent Mexicans believed Huerta would resign in favor of C.en-erlmo C.en-erlmo Trevinp and thus make himself him-self an eligible candidate tor the presidency lacked confirmation hep . but the news was not surprising to administration officials. While they are still hoping for a definite assurance assur-ance that Huerta will not be a candidate, can-didate, Ihej realize that a plan to install him In the presidency has been under way for :-ome time No Inkling has been given as to the administration s future policy should Mr Llud's efforts to ohtaln n definite assurance of Huerta's elimination elim-ination prove fruitless but development develop-ment of either an affirmative or negative character are expected soon, which win affect the Washington governments policy materially. Debate in the House. Washington, Sept. 4. Secretary Bryan's request for an $100,000 appropriation ap-propriation to get Americans out of Mexico brought on a lhely debate In the house toduy In which various opinions on the administration s M K-ican K-ican policy were expressed Representative Murray of Oklahoma Okla-homa assailed the president's "moral suasion policy" as foolish, and advocated ad-vocated force, while Representative Garrett of Texas declared the people of his state were unalterably opposed to any recognition of Huerta. 'We would give the constitutionalists constitutional-ists all the arms thev need." he cried, they are patriots fighting for their country I, for one. will never consent con-sent io the recognition of Huerta or anything that Huerta stands for Representative Austin was defeated iu an attempt to increase the amount f 260,000. Americans Pay Ransom El Paso, Texas, Sept 4. A r. Cormlck of San Antonio, superintendent superintend-ent and H L Stephenson of ,,- , geles vice president of Hi.. Palomae Land and Cattle companv, have been liberated by the free boote, band ot Maximo Castillo and Braullo Hernandez, Her-nandez, in Chihuahua, after paying $10,000 ransom. Mr Stephetisou returned re-turned here today with bis sou, Marshall Mar-shall Mr MoCormick Is at one of the ranches of the company In . Mexico Both were arrestnd at the same time, and McCormlck. was heW while Stephenson came to El Paso to get the money for the ransom He returned re-turned yesterdav with it and both men were released. if |
