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MEXICAN MIDDLE
NOW UP TO LIND.
Wilson HaIts Further Steps In
Policy TIL He Reports.
HUERTA MUST RESIGN
The United States Will Recognize
Government Only When Constitu
tionaIly Organized.

The United states VIII Recognize
Government Only When Constitu.
tionaIIy Organized.
Washington, Aug. 6.-NO announce,
ment of policy will be made nor will
further steps be taken by President
Wilson in the Mexican situation until
former Governor John Lind, of Mime
sofa, personal representative OF the
president. arrives in Mexico City and
famaliarizes himself with conditions
there.
Meantime President Wilson has been
unofficially informed by Representa-
tive Mann of the support of the Re
publicans of the house in his Mexican
program so long as a non-partisan at
titude is maintained.
Lind carries instructions to talk in.
formally with prominent Mexicans.
Administration officials indicated that
no steps toward a mediation policy
would be attempted until after Lind
had sounded sentiment in Mexico and
determined whether the assistance of
pute would be accepted.
Lind will inform inquirers, on the
authority of President Wilson, that
only the government constitutionally
set up will be recognized by the United
States. This will involve the resigna-
ton of Provisional President Huerta
in favor of the provisional president
fo q
new president to be first appointed as
minister of foreign relations, in con-
formity with the law of succession in
Mexico.
Just what part Lind will take in
peace negotiations Is not made clear
in Washington, but there is every rea-
son to believe that he will merely pre-
sent the views of the American gov
eminent to those who consult him,
and will not directly interfere with the
progress of events, unless the Wash
ington government finally decides to
mediate.
Lind, who will be the real head of
the embassy, although Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, the secretary, will act
as charge d'affaires, may take passage
to Vera Cruz on the battleship New
Hampshire, one of the ships OF the
Gulf patrol, if he desires to do SO
The navy department has not been
asked to provide a ship, but is pre-
pared to do so, because of the demon
allied condition of rail traffic onSede
overland route to Mexico.
Secretary Bryan said that Mr.. Lind
would take a ship from New Orleans
if he could save time by such route,
and otherwise would go to Galveston,
Texas, to embark on the New Hamp-
shire
President Wilson's Mexican policy
Is certain to pass through it's critical
period at Mexico City within two
weeks after the arrival of Lind. The
president hopes he win have the
strong backing of all American bust
ness interests In Mexico in the repre-
sensations he will make to General
Huerta.
1t is also hoped that he will have
the support of all European nations in
the pressure he is expected to bring
upon Huerta to resign. If they fail to
give him this support, President Will
son may contend that the European
powers have forfeited further right to
have their Mexican claims considered
by the United States, because they
have failed to support this nation in
an effort to restore peace.
The president is not unalterably
committed to any policy, except in
his opposition to recognition Of Huerta
and to armed Intervention. 1t is be-
heved Lind will have wide latitude
in dealing with the various factions
and that his direct advice will be &C
cepted without question, unless 1t be
too great departure from the present
views of President Wilson.