Evening journal., 1913-08-25
MESSAGE ON
MEXICO IS
PREPARED
Only Change of Front by
Huerta Will Keep Document
From Congress
NO ULTINATUM is
MADE BY PRESIDENT
Rv RoND p GEDnES

staff Correspondent OF the United Press
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2J.-President
Wilson today declared that he will read
his special message to Joint session
Of Congress at o'clock tomorrow I'M
less unforeseen and unexpected develop
nents occur IN the meantime IN Mexico
eity A change Of front by President
huerta is the only thing which win de-
ay delivery OF the message
AS outlined to visitors by the Presi-
lent today here is the present status
y the Mexican situations
message to Congress of about $500
words rs completed
The President asked members Of
he Senate and House Foreign Rela-
ions Committees to confer with him
.onight regarding the message.
The message will include the
mediation proposals and President
Huerta's note rejecting them.
Foreign nations-lne President
does not know which-are bringing
pressure to bear upon President
Huerta through their representatives
at Mexico City in behalf Of the United
States position.
Governor Lind will remain in
Mexico City until all hope of success
of his mission is lost. He may be
summoned back, however, at a very
early date.
No "ultimatums" have been made
or will be made to Huerta.
This government will not reply in
a new note to Huerta, as his reiec-
ton of the mediation plan is deemed
final and conclusive. Huerta himself
must reopen the mediation negotia.
tions if they are revived at all.
That his message was couched in most
friendly and conciliatory terms was stat
ed today by the President He said il
win emphasize the friendliness felt fol
Mexico and the Mexican people, ever
though the administration feels that tn,
affairs of the MeXicans are being mis-
managed.
The message, the Presidents thirt
since his induction into Office, is his
longest effort lie said today that h'
personally typed it, single space. Th'
mediation proposals and Huerta's not
Of rejection win he Supplements"
The President told friends toda!
he had not decided whether or no
he would make specific recommends
tioas of a new line Of action in hi
message This will be discussed a
the White House conference tonight
He plans now merely TO report tn
failure of Lind's mission so far, Il
enlist the moral support of the coun
try and the world for this govern
ment. Formulation of a new polio,
and decision as a new course of ac
ton will come later.
The President denied reports tina
Lind was to return Immediately o
that any ultimatum had been givei
Huerta to accept the mediation plai
within twenty-four or forty-eigh
hours after the congressional mes
sage on pain Of more drastic action
While the department has receive
no word regarding the safety of Sliir
ley c. Hulse, son-in-law of Lieuten
ant-Governor Reynolds, OF Pennsyl
vania, who was threatened wit
death at MADEIRA, the American con
sui at Chihuahua reported today tina
seventy-five Americans have arrive
there by train from MADEIRA. Th
refugees reported that the town ha
been captured on August Is, by inde
pendent guerillas who are now seek
ing a union with the Federals. Thes
bandits are said to have belonged [
the comand of Antonio Rojas in tn
0rozco rebellion and have RENAME
under arms ever since.
Led by a mysterious woman whor
they have chosen as the queen Z
their tribe, a band Of thirty gypsie
robbed the Mexican plantation, Can
ton Cordoba. according to advices re
ceived today by the State Department
from the consul at Vera Cruz.
TO PROBE ASSASSINATIONS
BY The United Press.
MENICO CITY, Via Galveston. Au
%. Perfunctory investigation vi
made today Of the deaths of Scrap
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