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Show PRESSURE BEING PUTMEfllii DIPLOMATS ARE USING THEIR INFLUENCE IN-FLUENCE ON MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ADMIN-ISTRATION TO BRING PEACE. Great Britain, France and Japan Among the Nations Which Will Support Sup-port the Efforts of United States to End Mexican Revolution. Washington. Great Britain, France arid Japan are among the nations which have interposed their influence upon the Huerta administration in Mexico in support of the efforts of the United States to bring about a peaceful settlement of the revoltuion. While administration officials were silent Saturday regarding this phase of the siutation, there was a lively interest in-terest manifest in diplomatic circles here as to the probable effect of foreign for-eign presssure on the Huerta government. govern-ment. It was learned that the Mexican authorities hoped President Wilson would not read his message to con-gresss con-gresss as he bad planned, and showed a disposition to prolong the negotiations. negotia-tions. The fact that diplomats from some of the very countries which not only have formally recognized Huerta, but whose bankers hitherto have floated loans for him are using their influence influ-ence on the Mexican administration, Is cnloulated to produce something definite shortly. Official reports to the state department show the Huerta regime to be in desperate financial straits, with little prospect of getting funds anywhere to meet the running expenses of the government or pay its troopB, already restive 'because of deferred de-ferred payments. |