The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-28
HUERIA CLIMBS down
FROM HIS HIGH HORSE
tions is possible, officials asserted to-

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fleet, re-opens negotiations upon mi
or counter proposals of Huerta. No
efinite reply will be made by Presi-
ent Wilson, through Hnd, until the
ull text OF the Huerta notes is re-
eived What may or may not be an
ther concession by Huerta--depend-
ng on the exact language employed tn
he note-was limited at by Lind. Tha
special envoy said that the defacto
executive had advised in substance
hat the president OF the United States
must be unfamiliar with the Mexican
legislation or else he would have
Known that the provisional president
sould not be a candidate for president.
Officials here were perfectly aware OF
this fact. They were also aware Of
the plan which could be adopted BY
OF resigning the provi-
sional presidency-to become candi-
date. The original Gamboa note was
to mean that Huerta
would advocate this scheme. In the
note to Lind there may be an indicar
ton that Huerta will actually not be
a candidate. The Huerta note, is be
lieved by officials TO be merely another
step in the Mexican governments plan
to temporize and side step the issue.
A further message from Lind was re-
ceived early today and laid before the
president by Secretary Bryan. No In
timation of Its contents was vouch-
safed. "All can say is that 1t was en-
couraging." the secretary declared.
Bryan said that Governor Lind
would not leave Mexico today. He
would not indicate further Lind's prob
able movements, but said that the spe-
cial envoy's actions we're largely in his
own hands and were not dictated from
Washington.
Ready to Accept Now.
NEW YORK, Aug 2S.-Mexico Is
ready to accept the aid offered by the
4 United States according to i a. Vera
Cruz cable despatch published in the
late editions OF today's New York Her
aid According to that newspaper, the
message from Mexican Foreign Min
lister Gamboa transmitted to Lind at
Vera Cruz yesterday, was one in which
the Mexican government of its own
accord accepts the good Offices of
President Wilson in settling her In
ternal troubles. Gamboa is-said to have
made 1t plain to Lind that it asked
that Washington not insist on the
elimination OF President Huerta be-
cause the Mexican legislation prohibits
a president to become a candidate to
\ succeed himself.
I, Soldiers to the Border.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 2S.-.
One thousand men at Fort Sam Hous.
ton were today awaiting orders to pro-
ceed at once to the Mexican border
following the departure shortly after
midnight of troop of the third cayal-
ry and third field of artillery under
orders from the war department at
Washington. The cavalry men are
due to arrive at Larado, Texas, across
the border from the Mexican town OF
Nueva Laredo, garrisoned by federal
troops before noon. The artfllerymen
were to arrive at Brownsville at about
noon Brownsville is opposite the Mexi-
can town Of Matamorah, now In the
hands of the constitutionalists.
Y Railroad officials said they had
: made preparations to move the equip.
t ment of $4,000 men and horses, antici
pating the movement Of more troops
9 towards the border.
A Ruse by Lind.
/ VERA CRUZ, Aug 2S.-That John
!, Linds departure from Mexico City
q and coming here was a successful
ruse designed to force the hand o
. President Huerta is the opinion enter
!, tanned here today. Lind was still II
/ Vera Cruz this morning with reserva
;, tions for himself and wife on the
y Ward liner Morro-CastIe which sail,
late today. The steamship official
i had been notified, however, that tn
reservations might be cancelled a
9 the last minute Early today it seem
9 certain that this step would be take,
= and that if Lind did not immediate.
= return to Mexico City he would a
: least remain here until Washingto
= digested the latest note from Huert
!, to the special envoy. While the cor
tents of this note have not been mad
.. public here it is believed the con1mur
ication served to satisfy the America
9. governments curiosity as to whethe
Al President Huerta's situation is suff
,e ciently desperate to cause him to vii
+ ingly cast off even the present sen
te blance OF friendly relations wit
le washington Lind appeared early o
!" the street and while he was general
e. recognized, his presence attracte
te no comment or obvious attention.
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