The San Francisco call., 1913-08-05
Resignation of Ambassador
Accepted; John Lind to
Be American Agent in
Mexico
FIRST STEPS IN
DEFINITE POLICY
Services of United States as
Mediator Not to Be Of:
fered at. Present


WASHINGTON. Aug. 4-President
Wilson took the first steps today In
the policy through which he proposes
10 deal with the Mexican situation
He formally accepted the resignation
of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson to
take effect on October IL, and sent to
Mexico IS his personal representative
but not accredited to the Huerta gov
ernment---former Governor John Lind
of Minnesota. lifelong friend Of Sec
retary Bryan
The understanding is that when a
stable government is established In
ambassador.
President Wilson and Secretary
BRYAN had frequent conferences today
Ambassador Wilson had long talk
with Mr.. Bryan. and Chairman Bacon
Of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee discussed the situation with the
president at the White House.
Except for the announcements of Mr.
Lind's mission. no explanation of the
policy to be pursued by the American
government wes Forthcoming.
1t became known that a further an
nouncement would be made by Presi-
dent Wilson in a few days. possibly
on the arrival OF Mr. Lind in Mexico
City
That Mr.. Lind will be empowered to
explain to all inquirers the una1terable
opposition of the American govern
ment to tie recognition of the Huerta
administration is expected to be fac
tor which may assist the situation.
Prominent Mexicans have taken it
upon themselves to try to persuade
General Huerta to retire in favor OF
another provisional executive. accept
able to all factions.
Meanwhile arms and munitions OF
war from the United States will con-
tinue to be denied to the two warning
forces, and unless 1T is apparent that
internal efforts to bring about peace
have failed the United States will not
offer its services as a mediator. Mr..
Lind undoubtedly will act in that ca
pacity when the time comes.
The ambassadors views and activ-
tiles at Mexico City in the closing days
of the Taft administration were de-
scribed officially as at variance with
those held by President Wilson and
Co 5;
came from high officials that the moral
ity of the situation would not permit
the recognition of Provisional President
Huerta on account of the circumstances
surrounding the death of Madero and
Suarez
While officials of the administration
here look with disfavor upon. the
processes of armed revolution to over
throw constituted governments in Latin
America, there is a distinct feeling OF
sympa thy manifested toward the liberal
movement in Central America, of which
Madero's administration was the be-
ginning In Mexico.
Arguments, therefore. that it was
hCSCeodiy y ~ HdtS III McAlcO tuo lIUil
hand" of Diaz, which might be ex-
pected OF Huerta, failed to make an
impression on government officials
here, who believe that the Latin Amer
lean governments can not thrive on the
extremes of civil tyranny or military
dfctatorships
These ideas probably will be re-
hected In whatever pronouncements the
president may make In the near fu-
ture and form the keystone OF the ad-
ministration's policy toward the Latin
republics
American Held for Ransom
Ell PASo, Texas. Aug &c. Duthe,
American power plant engineer. of the
lumber mills of the MADEIRA company
at Pearson. Chihuahua, Is a prisoner
Of Maxine Castille's gang of bandits,
who are holding him for ransom OF
5000 In their mountain camp, two
miles from that town, according to a
report received at the local Offices OF
tho Pearson syndicate late this after
noon.
600 SHOvELERS CLEAR