The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
INVITATIONS TO Be
MAILED TOMORROW
Programme for North Ala
bama Retail Merchants
Convention c Completed

According to members of the COM
mittee in charge, the convention of the
Retail Merchants of North Alabama,
to be held in the city on August 272S,
promises to be one of the most i'm
portant meetings ever held in the city.
The various jobbers and manufacturers
of the Birmingham district have filed
with the committee a list OF names
of the merchants who trade with them
and at the present time over 5000 names
have been filed with Acting Secretary
w. B. Everett of the Chamber of Com
merce
Murray Brown, chairman of the COM
mittee on the promotion of wholesale
trade of the Chamber of Commerce,
which has the convention in charge, re-
quests all jobbers and manufacturers
who haye not sent in their list of
names to do so at once. as the invi-
tations will be sent out tomorrow and
the committee is anxious to have every
merchant trading in Birmingham re-
ceive one. In order to prevent dupli-
cation the office force of the chamber
Is checking over the lists already sub
mitted.
The programme has been prepared
for the two days session and provides
for the pleasure of those attending the
convention as well as the business to
be transacted The attendance is ex-
pected to be large as many of the
merchants who are to be invited make
frequent Visits to the city. The pro-
par t,,o1
the residential part of the city, a bar
becue at East Lake and visit to the
Ensley steel mill and furnaces. Chair
man Brown has called a meeting of the
committee for tomorrow afternoon at
3;30 o'clock to complete the programme
and perfect other details.
ernments generally a nexplanation of
Mr.. Lind's mission.
This explanation as developed at to-
nights conference is expected to be a
reaffirmation of the American govern
ments attitude of the last few weeks
favoring effects to secure a temporary
cessation of hostilities in Mexico SO
that constitutional elections may be
held
1t was reiterated after the confer
ence that Mr.. Lind's movements and
procedure will be left largely to his
indiscretion after he had talked with
William Bayard Hale and other close
friends of the administration familiar
with the situation in the Mexican cap
ital.
Washington, August 9.-President
Wilson took into his confidence tonight
the entire Senate foreign relations COM
mittee, republicans as well as demo-
Gratis, and outlined frankly the policy
he believes the United States ought to
pursue toward Mexico.
While John Lind, personal represen-
tatiye of the President, paused over
night aboard the battleship Louisiana
at Vera Cruz. exchanging messages by
wireless with officials at Washington,
the President discussed with the Sem
ate committee for the first time dur
ing his administration a matter OF for
eign policy. Though the President has
been constantly In touch with Chair
man Bacon, yelled charges of partisan
politics and lack of information among
the republicans caused him to meet the
entire committee regardless of party
to canvass the situation, admittedly the
gravest that has come up during his
administration.
Gives Information
The President gave the committee all
the information he has gathered on the
Mexican situation, referred briefly to
the incidents upon which he had formed
his judgment of what ought to be done
by the United States and explained the
general purposes of Envoy Lind's mis-
sion.
Secretary Bryan was also present at
the conference, the announced purpose
of which was to bring the executive
and Legislative departments of the gov
ernment into close accord
The arrival or William Bayard Hale
in Vera Cruz from Mexico today
strengthened the belief here that Hale
an intimate friend of President wilson
and for the last three months the Pres
ident's unofficial Investigator of the
situation in Mexico, would give Mr.
Lind the benefit of his experience in
making plans for the next two days.
Arrives Monday
Mr.. Lind Will walt tomorrow In Vera
Cruz and receive further instructions
tomorrow night from Washington 1t is
believed he will then proceed direct to
Mexico City. arriving Monday The dis
position here Is not to hurry Mr. Lind's
journey on account of what the ad-
mfnistration regards as misrepresenta-
t1ons or the purposes of Lind's errand
FROM those who know, the proposals
Lind will communicate to the Huerta gov
ernment through Nelson Shaughnessey
charge daffares of the embassy at Mex
leo City 1t was learned today that the
United States merely calls on Provisional
President Huerta to carry out the prom
ises he was officially reported to have
made when he took possession of the gov
ernment after the death of Madero The
American government then was Informed
that Huerta intended to call an election
not later than July and did not intend to
be candidate.
The proposals which the United States
will submit to the Huerta government,
supplicates of which will be transmitted
to the foreign powers as an evidence of
efforts to compose the situation In Mexico.
1t is understood. will point out that the
only interest the United States has In
Latin America is that constitutional gov
ernment may be maintained; that it must
of necessity prefer those who set up gov
ernments by orderly processes rather than
hy arbitrary force. and In effect save