Ambassador Wilson's Hearing.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 1, 1913:
    Mr Henry Lane Wilson has received from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations the hearing which, it seems, was denied to him at both the White House and the State Department. It may be justly inferred that both the President and the Secretary of State prefer to hear and to heed the reports of others touching the conditions prevailing in the country to which Mr. Wilson has been the accredited Ambassador of the United States since 1909, after a long and faithful service in diplomatic positions in other countries. It is not surprising that the members of the Senate Committee were deeply impressed by Mr. Wilson's report. They received for the first time a succinct and coherent account of the continuous progress of revolution, in one form or another, in Mexico since the uprising under the unfortunate Madero in 1910, and they found the Ambassador's reasons for advocating immediate recognition of the Provisional President, who alone has the confidence of the business men of Mexico, well considered and comprehensible.
    The various astounding "policies" attributed to the Ambassador in sensational reports, since his arrival, such as the proposed invasion by United States troops of the border States in order to strengthen Gen. Huerta's position, were not included in his report, of course. He has been shamefully misrepresented, since his return to Washington by the President's orders, has had words put in his mouth which he never uttered, and has been the chief object of the attacks of the forces which demand intervention. There is no excuse for intervention, or for mediation either as matters stand at present. No party in Mexico asks for mediation. Nor is the help of the United States required in the choice of a permanent Government to succeed the present Provisional Government. Whether Gen. Huerta or another is the successful candidate for election is no concern of the United States.
    As for the alleged fear that, if Huerta is recognized at this late day, he will be able to borrow enough money to intrench himself firmly in power, it is scarcely worth considering. Large international loans are not easily negotiated. Undoubtedly Huerta's financial difficulties will be lightened if President Wilson decides to recognize his Government, and he will be enabled to work more quickly in the restoration of peace. It is folly to exaggerate the importance of the cries of the Mexican mobs on our side of the border. Night before last they were crying "Viva Carranza" in Los Angeles. Similarly they have lately been crying "Viva Vasquez," "Viva Zapata," "Viva Orozco" — always cheering for some opponent of the Government whom they look to for a share of spoils.