Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-19
PRESIDENT STILL HOPES
LIND WILL NOT FAIL
But There Is General Recognition
That Situation Is Fast Com
ing to a Head.
CONGRESS ADOPTS SOBER TONE
Gravity of the Days News Serves To
Keep Warlike Utterances in
the Background on
Capitol Hill.

The Mexican situation is not
desperate. There is still hope of
accord between this government
and that of Mexico to bring about
peace.
President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and administration officials
generally have determined to
await the final outcome of nego
tiations being conducted by John
Lind with Provisional President
Huerta before taking further
steps in the policy of the Ameri-
can government toward Mexico.
Embargo May Be Lifted
Alternative measures are being
held in abeyance pending develop
ments, but there is a strong senti-
ment in official circles in favor OF
allowing the constitutionalists to
get arms on an equality with the
Huerta government.
Granted munitions of war the
constituencies claim that they
can overthrow the Huerta regime
in thirty days.
Not Given His Passport.
Denial, authorized by President
Huerta of Mexico, is given by the
American charge d'affaires of the
American embassy in Mexico
City, Nelson O'Shaughnessy, to
press statements that he had been
given his passports or that any
ultimatum regarding recognition
had been submitted by the Mexi-
can government.
Given Official Denial.
| In his message to the State Depart
ment. Charge O'Shaughnessy states:
THE correspondents have cabied that
the Mexican government has stated
that it's note to Lind demands that the
United States recognize the Huerta
1 ~
today. or a statement to that effect.
| brought the matter to the urgent at
tention of the minister Of foreign at
fairs at 10 pm. He Immediately saw the
president and minister Of gobernacion
| (interior). Senior Urrutia, who is sup
posed to have given out the state
ment, and he authorized me to deny
this statement to I'M my =, government }set a.
This dispatch was fled at 10 O'Clock
last night in Mexico City and received
at the State Department at o'clock
| this morning.
Huerta has rejected the first Ameri-
can offer of peaceful mediation, but
diplomatic relations have not been
broken of. and there is still hope OF
final acceptance Of the peace proposals
of the United States. John Lind. the
| Presidents personal representative In
Mexico. sent word last night that hope
is not to be abandoned.
Huerta Very Cordial.
Mr.. Lind saw Huerta early last even
was received very cordially" accord
Ing IN word received from Mr.. Lind this
morning.
Two hours were spent in conference
between President Huerta and Adviser
Lind, 1t is learned from gossip in offi-
cial circles. Not only was Presaoent
mented Mr. Lind on his being well In
formed on the situation in Mexico.
This is regarded as indicating favor.
able attitude OF president Huerta so~aio
the mission of Adviser Lind.
President Wilson conferred with Secre-
tary Daniels of the Navy Department to-
day, but it was said that they merely dis
cussed the situation generally and that
the conference did not relate to any
movement Of naval vessels.
Think Crisis Imminent.
There was a tense feeling in official cir
cles, however. that a crisis was imminent
in relations between Mexico and the
United States, and there was a disposi-
ton on the part of the administration
officials to inquire further into the origin
of alleged statements by the minister OF
the interior, Senor Urrutia, demanding
recognition by the Huerta government
under penalty Of severing relations be-
tween the two countries.
automatically tIere have been no re-
lations between the United States and
Mexico since the Huerta administration
came into power. A rupture In the IN
formal relations maintained by this gov
ernment with the de facto authorities IN
Mexico City through the American en-
bassy would, 1t was admitted, provoke
serious -ituation here and it would de.
prive the United States OF the only ave
nue. of communication 1t has had through
which to insist on protection for Ameri-
can lives and property in the trouble
zones in Mexico.
Bryan at White House.
Secretary Bryan. an early riser read
the morning newspapers and hurried
down to his Office, where he found the
reassuring ce5le from Charge O'Shaugh-
Messy and then FASTENED over to the
white House to confer with President
wilson While there the message
came from Mr. Lind telling of the con-
ference with Huerta.
Charge OShaughnessy's dispatch.
backed up by Mr.. Lind's. serDd to dis