Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-03

WARM PRAISE FOR LIND
Americans In Disturbed Repub-
lie viii Be Assisted in :
Getting Away. !.

Washington, Aug. 28.-President
Wilson appeared in person before con-
gress and laid bare to the world the
details of this nations efforts to bring
about peace in Mexico; the facts con.
corning Huerta's rejection of the
peace proposals and the policy to be
pursued now by this government.
The president announced the posi-
ton of the United States to be as fol-
lows:
No armed Intervention.
Strict neutrality, 'forbidding the ex-
portation OF arms or munitions of war
OF any kind from the United States to
any part OF the republic of Mexico"
Under no circumstances to -"be the
partisans Of either party to the con-
test that now distracts Mexico, or con.
stitue ourselves the virtual umpire
between them.'
TO urge all Americans to leave
Mexico at once and to assist them to
get away in every way possible.
To let every one in Mexico who as
sumes to exercise authority to know
that this government shall vigorously
watch the fortunes of those Americans
who cannot get away and shall hold
those responsible for their sufferings
and losses to definite reckoning."
THAT can and will be made plain
beyond the possibility of misunder-
standing" declared the president.
Can Reopen Dealings.
Negotiations for the friendly media
ton of the United States are open to
resumption at any time upon either
the initiative of this government or of
Mexico.
Accompanying the presidents ad
dress was the reply of the Huerta
government respecting the American
proposals. 1t was written by Foreign
Minister Gamboa:: =:
The occasion had not been parallel
ed in more than a century. No other
president since George Washington
has appeared before congress on a
foreign affair. The senate and house
assembled in the house chamber, the
senators filing in two by two. AS the
president mounted the platform where
| Speaker Clark and Vice President
Marshall were waiting the big cham
her was hushed. Attired in conven.
| tional frock coat suit the president
stood at the clerks desk and read
his address in an easy conversational
tone, for which he is noted. Scarcely
a sound interrupted.
| Describing Mexican conditions and
the events that led up to the negotia-
tons just concluded President Wilson
said that as a friend this country
could wait no longer for a solution OF
affairs in the sister republic.
| Lind Warmly Praised.
| President Wilson read his instruc-
tons to John Lind.
! "All America cries out for settle
ment," read the note Mr.. Lind bore
to Mexico. The president emphatical.
ly praised the execution of his mis-.
sion by Mr.. Lind, and said he was led
to believe the Huerta government re.
jected the American proposals "be.
cause the authorities at Mexico City
had been grossly misinformed and mis-.
led" upon the spirit of the American
people in the matter land upon mis-
taken belief that the present admins.
tration did not speak for the people OF
the United States. So long as such a
misunderstanding continued the presi
dent asserted that this nation could
only wait the time of their awaken.
ing to a realization of the real facts. "
Concluding his address the presi
dent predicted that the steady pres
sure of moral force will, before many
days, break the barriers of pride and
prejudice down and we shall triumph
as Mexico's friends sooner than we
could triumph as her enemies"