Show r V ARGUES fOR OF HURTA HUERTA It Wilsons W lson Plan for Dealing With t Mexican Situation Favorably Received by Senators j WASHING July Pi Q Henrj Lane 4 Wilsons conference c ej today members J o L 1 Senate cO I t on foreign rel ns 10 resulted in In stronger support fr plan to recognize r the Huerta govern govern- ment mentin in Mexico than he lie has r at nt any ti time since rea reaching hing Washington After a 3 three hours hours' questioning of th the ambassador many members of the Se Senate ate Committee expressed the opinion that serious consider consideration consider k should should-bc given ven to his hs for fora forn a. a guarded and restricted of- of f Huerta Huert-a designed to bolster to-bolster lip the present government until elections cnn can t he be held October 26 I determination of ot the governments government's govern govern- o meats ment's M policy does docs not rest with the tha Senate Se ie however and nd there was nothing In tho the situation tonight to In Indicate that President Wilson or sect t r r BriJ hid had Lj wavered wa In their determination tion not not notto to to Jc recognize nizo the Huerta g at at present The Th matter presented to the S Senate nato committee com by the alHady ali ahl ady had been laid ld before the President and s secretary sec cret c- c ret lr of 01 their theli- attitude ude 1 against t hid had 1 d be ben D based i upon from other con I many of or them nt at f tho reports of ot Ambassador mba IVil- IVil n. n f r Good Tho The conference at the ho capitol today todar distinctly w watt waS a presentation on tion of oC his side hide o of of- the case ease b by the ambas ambassador adol to 1 As s' a a. result of or the time generally f favorable impression he lie created and f. f tho ho close lose scrutiny and amid tentative approval ap- ap f 1 al given gi his b b bi many i r r- r members bers' bers of tho the c committee It 11 is bc- bc 1 the thc administration will be bc urged tj to 10 furnish th tho Senate committee at o once c with its Us private atc Information 1 I I- gathered by William Bayard Barard Hale Reginald H. H Del Valle and b by consular consular lar agents ts various points Two principal points of or difference have havo been beer developed eloped between Ambassador Ambas Wilson and tho the administration Thes s relate to the present of or orr r L Huerta over oer Mexican affairs Irs and to tho the conditions hs that would result from rolT the ot of tho the Huerta govern govern- 1 ollI on oh Column Column- ColumnA 1 A SENATE COMMITTEE GIVES AMBASSADOR WilSON A HEARING r Restricted Recognition of r Huerta Government Advocated I 1 by Diplomat Continued From Page Pago 1 mont ment Ambassador Wilson told lh the Senate committee that tho the Huerta gOI government gov gov- I 1 dominated affairs throughout the tho republic and had driven the constitutionalists con con- out of or man many of or their strongholds including the states of t Coahulla Coahuila and Nuevo Leon Tho The President Pres Pres- 1 ident it is understood has Information considered thoroughly reliable b by himself him him- 5 self lr and Secretary Bryan Bran which shows tho the constitutionalist strength to be f greatly In excess of ot the estimates ati of at i Ambassador Wilson and Indicates that I 1 the Huerta government dominates tho the J situation only In a small part of oC tho the republic In Need or of n Recognition co The Tho need for Immediate recognition i r of or the Huerta gov government as laid bet bo- bo t fore tore the committee b by tho the ambassador was La based ed on the belief that President 1 f Huerta could not long hong retain control of governmental go machinery under present pres pres- f ent con conditions It is claimed the government go gov Ff is running behind monthly fi financially n- n 1 and that American recognition recognition f tion Is necessary to enable Huerta 1 to t secure credit for or immediate govern govern- i mental necessities t Should the Huerta government fall in the opinion of ot Ambassador Wilson n on f 1 i conditions In the tho republic would b bo t f worse than a at t pre present ent and American and would ld be In J- J lives os property wo greater danger Tho fact that many man members member I of ot the Senate committee took tool tho the same ame amei i ff 1 view at the end of today's conference I I probably will result in Pre President ident Wilson's Wilsons Wil Ilon's Il- Il sons son's submitting the information in his I 1 possession oss slon upon which bases his belief belied 1 that hint the reco recognition of Huerta Is not 1 1 necessary to the tho protection O Of or American Ameri can life Ufe an and property Ambassador ador Recommendations Ambassador Wilson made a direct recommendation for the reco recognition of oC the Mexican government O under tinder certain conditions and restrictions This would include an a agreement for un election October 2 26 to choose a permanent constitutional cont con- con J t government o permanent guarantees for tor the protection of American Amerlean Amer Amer- lean ican lives 5 and property a satisfactory arrangement to insure the tho payment of ot I r all aU present or future claims for damages damages dam dam- 1 ages to Americans or their property I. I the settlement of several se longstanding disputes between this country and Mexico Mex Mex- ico ICo principally principally as to the boundary matters malter matters and and and the selection of oC a aIe Mexican Mex Mex- ican lean cabinet officer to control the alecIl elections deeL dee alec L Il whose character would bo be a promise of or fair tall dealing to tire the constitutional constitutional forces I President Huerta had assure assured him Ambassador Wilson told lold the committee commit commit- tee that he lie would riot not again ug-aln be bo a n. candidate candidate can can- for president A proposal to put this in as one of oC the restrictions upon L the recognition of ot the government was 1 t discussed in the committee but it was F understood that Huerta has bas asserted that he would not accept such a condi condi- I tion ion 1 The proposal to select a a. stron strong stron conj constitutionalist con con- j for the tho post of or minister o of in tho thin cabinet corresponding corresponding corre corre- somewhat to the secretary secretary- ship of the Interior in this country also aiso I I was discussed as a possible condition of reco recognition This suggestion was offered b by Mr lr Wilson aa tIM a n. means of ot guaranteeing constitutional elections and of ot meeting any criticisms of the constitutionalist part party directed against the integrity of ot the elections I Opposes Intervention I t Ambassador Wilson told tho the committee commit commit- commit I tee ho he believed intervention highly un un- un- un desirable Tho The method b by which the United States could enforce a a. cuaran- cuaran ten tee for the payment of ot tho the immense claims th th t would follow follo a a. settlement of affairs in the republic was discussed at length One suggestion was that the Mexican government go could secure tho the American claims through a temporary concession of territory sufficient to guarantee that all nIl American claims would be paid The fhe conference ended shortly after 2 o'clock after more than three hours' hours discussion It was announced that the ambassador would return tomorrow but DUt late in the aft afternoon Chairman Bacon said the committee had decided not to hear him further at this time Xo No acI action action ac ac- ac- ac tion was taken talen on an any of tho the proposals fir er ir recommendations made b by the ambassador ambassador am am- I and the committee Is not ex expected expected ex- ex to formulate te any opinion as to Mexican I policy until President Wilson I- I I I has Indicated th that t position of ot th the thc ad adm ad- ad r- r m ministration I ii I strati o n Mr 11 Wilson gave e the committee a complete history of his diplomatic connection cori con con- with the Madero an and Huerta regimes regine He criticised Huerta freel freely but advocated support of hl his government govern Jo merit ment on the ground round that It could control con con- ti tho situation in the republic better hetter th than n an any other agency One of ot his proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed conditions to recognition would be the demonstration b by the Huerta government that it was able to control at least a a. major najol portion of or th the republic Questioned Sharply Sharp questionIng by members of ot thu tho committee characterized the recital of the ambassadors ambassador's th the events cents following the downfall clown clown- fall of or Madero He lIc declared ho he and other foi n representatives repeatedly repeat repeat- diy edly had told Huerta that no harm must come to Madero and Suarez the tire depo deposed president and vice president He was confident Huerta J was Innocent of or participation par paT in any plan to kill the two men and that the shooting had bad occurred without iris his con consent ent and in fact tact against his desires Tho attitude of ot the Taft tt administration tion Uon was criticised frankly in Its Us relation relation relation rela rela- tion to the enforcement of American claims Ambassador Wilson insisted ho no had bad used ever every effort at first to en enforce enforce enforce en- en force the claims of Americans hut but that he had received little support from the United States government go The committee committee com corn asked him categorically as to the many instances where it has been claimed tho the American consular and dip officers could not give fair protection protection protection pro pro- to Americans or their property The ambassador denied that an any American American Amer Amer- ican lean had had to appeal to German Gorman or other foreign officers for aid ald or tion |