The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-05
President Finally Accepts
Resignation of Mexican
Envoy
EX-GOV. LIND
SENT TO MEXICO
AS Presidents Personal En-
voy, to Act as Advisor
of Embassy

Washington, Aug. s., Former Gov
John Lind of Minnesota has been sent
to Mexico as the personal representative
of President Wilson, to act as adviser
to the American embassy.
The announcement was made late yes
terday by Secretary Bryan, who said
that when the president was ready to
communicate with the Mexican authori-
ties as to the restoration of peace he
would make public his views
Gov. and Mrs. Lind left for Mexico
yesterday.
President Wilson yesterday afternoon
accepted the resignation of Henry Lane
Wilson ambassador to Mexico. Mr.. Wal
sons connection with the Mexican situa
ton ceases at once, though he has been
given go days leave of absence to en-
able him to go to Mexico City, if nee
essary, to adjust his personal affairs.
The ambassador had not been informed
as to the slightest detail of the policy
which President Wilson will announce.
Though he had two conferences with
Secretary of State Bryan yesterday, Mr..
Wilson has not given an mixing of
what the administration eontemplates
with respect to Mexico. 1t is under
stood that the administration wishes to
have the ambassador wholly removed
from all connection with the situation
before the policy of this government is
announced.
Mr.. Wilson was summoned hastily TO
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to the White House early yesterday
morning, but was informed that Secre-
tary Bryan, and not the president, would
see him He went over to the state de-
partment and was closeted with the sec
retary for more than half an hour. At
the conclusion of this conference, the
ambassador said that his personal and
official status had not been altered, but
that he would see Mr. Bryan later in
the day.
Mr.. Bryan was never so smiling as
when he received the newspaper men
Immediately after the conference. He
went to the White House, where it is
understood that the final decision to
dismiss the ambassador at once was
reached. Upon his return to the state
department the secretary again sent for
the ambassador and informed him that
his resignation had been accepted. The
resignation was rendered, according to
custom, when the Democratic admins
tration came into office last March
The state department issued the fol-
lowing statement yesterday afternoon;
Ambassador Wilson's resignation has
been accepted, to take effect Oct. IA.
The part which he felt it his duty to
take in the earlier stages of the recent
revolution in Mexico would make it
difficult for him to represent the views
of the present administration, in view
of the situation which now exists
Ambassador Wilson said after coming
out of Mr.. Bryan's office that he had no
idea as to what he would do.
~ came into the diplomatic service
naked,' said the ambassador, 'and | am
leaving it in the same way. The presi.
dent and the secretary of state have a
plan for adjusting the Mexican situa-
tion of which / am not in the least in
formed. | want to say that the presi-
dent and Mr.. Bryan have treated me
most courteously, and that hope that
their plan with regard to Mexico may
meet with all success"