The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-09-05
LIND MAY RETURN
TO MEXICO CITY
WASHINGTON HAS NEW HOPES
THAT PEACE PROGRAM
WILL RESULT.
PLEASED AT DEVELOPMENTS
Americans Making Ready to Quit
Trouble Zone at Once-Foreien-
ers viii Be Protected by the
U. S. Flag.

vera 1IuL, AISAy Aus. oOs was
reported here that Special Ambassa-
dor John Lind has been requested to
return to Mexico City for a confer
ence with President Huerta's repre-
sentative. 1t was given out at Vera
Cruz that Mr.. Lind would remain
there, possibly for several days, and
that he might not return to Mexico
City at all.
Only unexpected happenings or a
special request from the Mexican gov
eminent will cause Lind to return to
Mexico City, it vas said.
So far, Senior Gamboa, minister Of
foreign affairs, has not asked Mr..
Lind to return to the capital.
1t is further announced that Mr..
Lind will make Vera Cruz his head
quarters, because he has suffered i'll
health in Mexico City.
Gamboa Expects Visit.
The announcement of the return or
John Lind to Mexico City brought
from Senior Gamboa, minister of for
eign affairs, the declaration that
Mexico had agreed to nothing and
that Senior Gamboa's note Of Aug. 26,
to Mr.. Lind, was the last communica-
ton he had sent.
1t was suggested to the minister
that President Wilson's representative
was coming to the capital to resume
negotiations Senior Gamboa replied
that this appeared not unlikely as he
naturally expected a reply to his last
note. He added that Mr.. Lind would
be entirely welcome at the capital
and that personally he would be glad
to see him.
1t was reported from Vera Cruz
that Mr.. Lind intended to leave there
Friday morning, adhering to the gen.
eral instructions from Washington to
avoid night trains, but it is consid-
cred possible that developments at
Washington may cause postpOnement
or abandonment Of his plan to revisit
the capital.
1t is regarded here as possible THAI
further conference between Senior
Gamboa and Mr.. Lind may result in
an agreement unless Washington on
tinues to be a stickler for compliance
to the letter of her demands for Cen
eral Huerta's non-candidacy.
Washington Hopeful Now.
Washington, Aug. 29.-Strong hope
prevailed in official circles that the
Huerta government and the United
States soon would arrive at a mutual
understanding leading to a peaceful
settlement of the revolutionary dis
turbances in Mexico.
Administration officials expressed
themselves as pleased with the days
developments. President Wilson re-
garded as hopeful the tone of the
note sent by FREDERICK Gamboa, Mex
lean minister Of foreign affairs, in
reply to supplementary suggestions
made by John Lind before leaving
Mexico City for Vera Cruz last Mon
day. The tex of the W communica-
tons was received here and while
neither side, according to the official
Interpretation, yields any of the es-
sential points in it's contentious, the
method of approaching the difficulties
is admittedly more friendly and franz
ed with more regard for a practical
solution. Officials found encourage
ment, too, in Mr.. Lind's decision to
return to the Mexican capital as they
had left it to his discretion to go
there if there was a prospect of renew
ing negotiations along tangible lines.
Lind Proposal Considered.
The two notes exchanged by Lind
and Gamboa were published in full
here yesterday and official Washing
ton read them closely.
Much interest was manifest in the
suggestion made by Lind that all pro-
posals be laid aside for the present,
except that which asks Huerta not
to be a candidate in the coming cleo
tions. 1t was learned that while Pres
ident Wilson knew the gist of Mr..
Lind's second proposals, he was not
acquainted until today with the text
of the communication in which Mr..
Lind promised, that if his last sugges
tons were accepted, assurances
would be given American bankers Of
the moral support Of the American
| government for a loan to rehabilitate
the finances of the present Mexican
regime. The White House view of
the offer of the loan was that should
the present effort to bring about
peace appear to be bearing fruit, it
would be incumbent upon the United
States to help Mexico straighten out