South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-22
WILL RELATE IN
DETAIL STEPS IN
MEXICAN MATTER
Pres. Wilson Preparing a Spec
ial Message on Negotiations
to be Read in Both Houses on
Monday.

WASHINGTON. Aug. "a Pres.
Wilson was at work Thursday night
, on a special message which he prob
ably will read 10 both houses Of con-
gress next Monday, relating in detail
the negotiations which have been
conducted through his personal rep
resentatiVe, John Lind, with the
Euerta government in Mexico.
The decision To make a comprehen-
sive statement on the situation 10
congress was reached Thursday after
the president had about concluded
that the negotiations between Mr.. Lind
and Provisional Pres. Huerta since
the exchange 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 ne is being urged TO do by
members of his cabinet and TO which
Idea he is strongly inclined. il will be
the first time since the days Of
George Washington that a president
has communicated a matter of foreign
policy in person TO the legislative
branch OF the government.
VIII Explain Stand.
While there was no information
from the white house to indicate what
object ii was hoped 10 accomplish
through message at this time, there
was "a well defined belief in official
circles that Pres. Wilson thinks the
reading of an address which will lay
the American viewpoint and the
Huerta contentious before the con-
grcss and people Of this country and
which Will also be made public 10 the
world generally, cannot but have an
important effect upon the situation in
n i'll
answer TO the intimauOns of PrOvis-
ional Pres. Huerta in his note that
Pres. Wilson stands alone in his Mex
lean policy and unsupported generally
in congress.
The first refutatiOn of the Huerta
support came in the senate Thursday
when prominent republicans Vigor-
ously upheld the president. The ex-
pressions of confidence in the wisdom
and good faith OF Pres. Wilson were
made by several republican leaders
in succession after Sen. Penrose Of
Penna., republican, had introduced
resolution 20 require the president TO
place American troops in Mexico TO
protect American lives. No action was
taken on the resolution and though
Sen. PenrOse declared that the send
ing of troops could by resolution be
declared not unfriendly to Mexico,
the view at the white house and state
department was tnat Sucn move IN
effect would be an act Of war.
No Drastic Measures.
Wilson reiterated to callers Thurs
DAY that he has absolutely no inten-
ton Of taking any drastic measures,
denied that Secy. Garrison OF the war
department had been called back to
Washington and referred 10 the fact
that Mr.. Garrison would take a vaca-
ton after his inspection trip in the
west was ended. He Incidentally
compIimented republican senators on
their spirited cooperation, emphatic
ally stating that there had not been
the slightest exhibition of partison-
ship.
That Provisional Pres. Huerta has
advanced the idea that recognition of
his government is "a partisan question
in the United States and that the
democratic party, actually dominant.
Is admitted by administrative officials,
but IL is admitted that If such an IL
fusion exists in Mexico 1t shortly Will
be dissipated. not only by news OF
Thursdays debate in the senate, but
by the expectation that congress in
some way will show its confidence IN
the president when he reads his mes
sage.