Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-09
MEXICAN CRISIS
WILL Be DUE
MONDAY
The BATTLESHIP new HAMPSHIRE
WITH ENVOY Lind ON BOARD
ARRIVED OFF VERA CRUZ This
AFTERNOON, AFTER A PURP0SELY
SLOW VOYAGE.

SEALED INSTRUCTIONS
FOR Lind AT VERA Cruz
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/ Mexico City, Aug. G-No impedi'
ment will be placed in the way of
John Lind, on his arrival here, and ne
will be given every guarantee for his
safety and freedom from molestation.
This was the statement given out to-
day by the Mexican foreign minister,
Manuel Cara Aldalpe,
Lind, President Wilson's personal en-
voy to Mexico, will arrive off Vera
Cruz on the battleship New Hamp-
shire before night. He probably will
not be in Mexico City before Monday
and the diplomatic crisis between the
United States and Mexico is not eX-
pected to culminate before that time.
The next development in the situa-
ton is expected when Mr. Lind,
through Charge O'Shaugnessy, pre-
sents to Provisional President Huerta
President Wilson's proposals to bring
about peace, These will be published
simultaneously in Washington and
Mexico City and at the same time will
nation to the powers of the world.
Whether Mr.. Lind's presence in
Mexico will be undesirable as has
been stated by the Mexican minister
of foreign affairs, will then actually
become known. Administration Off
cials here are reluctant to believe
that will be Huerta's attitude after
he officially knows the purposes OF
Lind's visit.
They take the view that the atti'
tude of hostility has been aroused by
Interpretation Of the pur
poses of the mission.
Though there is no official confir- |
nation of the statement. it is said |
the passage of the New Hampshire !,
has been slow one purposely to give !
the Mexican government opportunity I
to digest the situation. The big ship ,
could have made the passage in 26 t
hours and reached Vera Cruz yester-
day afternoon. There are, however,
some physical obstacles which will
naturally delay Mr. Lind's arrival in
Mexico City today until Monday. Be-
will be obliged to anchor
i've or six miles off Vera Cruz and
lavy officials doubt if any effort will
1e made to land the envoy today. The
rip from Vera Cruz up to Mexico
Iity ordinarily takes twelve hours.
Before Mr. Lind arrives. Charge
O'Shaughnessy, is expected to eX'
)lain TO the Mexican foreign office
hat Mr. Lind comes only as an ad-
User to the embassy, not to take a
,art in Mexican politics and on a {
thoroughly peaceful mission.
The administration maintains its
onfdence that when Huerta under
tands the facts there will be no OBJ
truction to Governor Lind's mission
nd that he will be allowed to dis
barge his duties as adviser to the
american embassy without molesta-
ion :,
That understanding is based on the
elief that Mr.. Lind will scrupulously y
bserve the etiquette of diplomacy o
nd will not undertake to raise an is v
ne as to his status by addressing n
irectly General Huerta or the Mexi- n
an foreign office, availing himself n
f the services of Charge O'Shaugh- "
essy as an intermediary and mouth Il
iece for anything that he may care II
, say.
President Wilson will meet the en-
re foreign relations committee at il
le White House tonight for confer +,
nee on the Mexican situation. The h
attire membership of ten Democrats p
I'D seven Republicans was asked to p
, present d
The foreign relations committee 81
day received the presidents invita-
Oh to the conference. SO lar as IL
as known the purpose of the meet q
G was not conveyed. Some Repub- W
,an senator's, however. has assailed CT
e presidents course in not taking
e committee into full confidence. M
ome senators have recently declared
the senate chamber that news dis
ltches were their only source of in
on the Mexican situation. s,
President Wilson has felt that th
eeches in the senate and introduc- &C
)n of resolutions were not helping be
e situation and very recently ex- ST
eSsed the view that certain Repub- W
ans were making it difficult one 81
handle peacefully The conference la
night, which will be the presidents us
st meeting with the committee. is W
pected to develop full information st
the situation and may possibly dis OF
1se to the senators the exact terms co
the proposals for peace President ar
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