The San Francisco call., 1913-08-22
Special Message Would Set
Forth American Proposal
and Huerta's Reply
to Lind
SENATE PUTS OVER
PENROSE'S DEMAND
Proposal to Protect Aneri-
cans by Troops Consid-
cred Overt Act

the consular agent at Guaymas re-
ported today.
President Wilson was at work to-
night on a special message, which he
probably will read to both houses Of
congress Monday, relating in detail the
negotiations which have been conducted
through his personal representative.
John Lind, with the Huerta govern
ment in Mexico.
NEG0TIATIONs DEVELOP NOTHING
The decision to make a comprehen-
sive statement on the situation to
congress was reached today after the
president had about concluded that the
negotiations between Mr.. Lind and Pro-
visional President Huerta since the ex-
change of notes had developed no new
basis for discussion.
With his message the president will
present the two notes. setting forth
the American suggestions to the
Huerta government and its reply
Should he read the document himself,
which he is being urged to do by mem
bers of his cabinet, and to which idea
he is strongly inclined. 1t will be the
first time since the days of George
Washington that president has COM
municated a matter of foreign policy
in person to the legislative branch of
the government
o PURPOSE NOT DISCLOSED
While there was no information at
the White House to indicate what OBJ
jest it was hoped TO accomplish through
q message at this time, there was
we'll defined belief in official circles
that President Wilson thinks the read
ing of an address which will lay the
American viewpoint and the Huerta
contentious before the congress and
people of this country and which also
viii be made public to the world gen
orally, can not but have an important
effect on the situation in Mexic9
It is expected to be a partial answer
TO the intimation of Provisional Persf-
C. dent Huerta in his note that President
Wilson stands alone in his Mexican pol
icy and unsupported generally in con-
gress.
ACTIONS REFUTE CHARGE
The first refutation of this Huerta
supposition came in the senate today
when prominent republicans vigorously
upheld the hands of the president The
expression of confidence in the wisdom
and good faith OF President Wilson
were made by several republican lead
ers in succession, after Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, republican. had
introduced a resolution to require the
president to place American troops in
Mexico to protect American lives. No
action was taken on the resolution, and
the sending of troops could by resoiu-
tion be decreed not unfriendly to Mex
leo, the view at the White House and
state department was that such a move
in effect would be an act of war.
DRASTIC ACTION DIsAVOWED
President Wilson reiterated to call
ers today that he had absolutely no in
tention Of taking any drastic measures,
denied that Secretary Garrison of the
war department had been called back
to Washington and referred to the fact
that Mr.. Garrison would take a vaca-
tion after his inspection trip in the
west was ended.
He incidentally complimented repub-
1ican senators on their spirit of coop
Grafton. emphatically stating that there
had not been the slightest exhibition
Of partisanship. That Provisional
President Huerta has advanced the idea
that recognition of his government is
partisan question in the United States
end that the democratic party is not
actually dominant, is admitted by ad-
ministration officials, but they believe
that if such an illusion exists in Mex
leo it shortly will be dissipated, not
only by news Of today's debate in the
senate, but by the expectation that con-
gress in some way will show its con-
fidence in the president when he reads
his message.
GENERAL PROPOSAL KNOWN
The administration hopes that when
the facts are known in Mexico the
Huerta authorities may be more in
clined to respect the American sugges-
stfOnS. The United States, in brief has
proposed that Huerta resign in favor of
provisional president acceptable to all
sides; that a suspension of hostilities
thereby be brought about and a con-
stitutional election held the resulting
administration 10 receive the recogni-
tion OF the United States government
Thus far Huerta has fatty rejected
the American proposals and renewed
his demand for recognition, declaring
that his financial troubles are due to
the failure of the United States to
recognize him. Oficial advices to the
state department, however, describe
the provisional presidents plight
financially as desperate. and officials
here believe he has not sufficient money
to pay his troops and can not get
money abroad.
DISENTANGLEMENTE EXPECTED
These considerations and the inces--
SAINT warfare Of the constitutionalists
likewise lead American officials to the
conclusion that even though Huerta
may continue to scorn the suggestions
of the United States, the situation in
Mexico will soon disentangle itself and
that a policy Of noninterference should
be maintained for the present, at least.
Tt is not known yet whether Presi-
dent Wilson will make any specific rec
concentrations in his message, but il
was learned from high government
official that his statement of the case
would be the foundation for the next
step on the part of the United States.
The president has made 1t plain, how
ever. that he has no thought Of armed
intervention and that he Is as de-
ternined as ever to maintain an atti-
tude of peace and friendliness toward
Mexico.
LIND NOT WORRIED
Mr.. Lind probably will remain in
Mexico City indefinitely, and his re-
ports indicate that he has not aban-
doned hope. President Wilson told
callers during the day that the envoy
was not in the least disturbed by the
situation and that he had handled 1t
with admirable tact and discretion.
The president is undecided yet
whether he will make extended COM
ment in his message or allow his recital
OF the facts as disclosed IN the ex-
change of notes between Lind and
Huerta to serve as a reiteration OF his
views.
He will work on the message all day
tomorrow, denying himself to all call
ers in order to complete the task as
quickly as possible. 1t is possible that
he will talk the communication over
with members OF the congressional
foreign relations committee when It
~ finished.