The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-27

has TO say, and thai he then straight
way left Mexico city with the infor-
nation to Huerta that if there was any
answer he could be found at Vera
Cruz. That was by implication no.
tice that he would leave unless his
demands were complied with
1t is from Vera Cruz that the State
Department is expecting any additional
news from Mr.. Lind or Huerta.
Confers With Daniels.
Immediately after the announcement
from the White House that President
Hucrta would have till tomorrow To
anwser the President. Secretary Bryan
sent for Secretary of the Navy Daniels
for conference.
During the day it became known
that the battlcships Michigan and
South Carolina were given orders YES
terday to proceed TO Vera Cruz They
arrived there to-day. the time set evi-
IDENTIFY for the arrival OF Envoy Lind
at the same place. The effect OF this
order was to concentrate at Vera Cruz
on the arrival Of Mr. Lind the battle
ships Vermont. New Hampshire, Michi-
gan and South Carolina and probably
also the Tacoma, Nashville and Wheel
I ing.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels de-
clined 10 discuss anything with ref
ercncc to the movement Of the ships
except TO say that he might o-morrow
give out the itinerary of the Atlantic
/ Meet FOR it's cruise to the Mcditcrra-
mean.
The obvious utility of the four bat
! tleships al Vera Cruz is that If there
should be need of an unusually large
/ force of sailors and marines at Vera
: Cruz. the way 10 secure il was by the
dispatch of the Michigan and South
Carolina 10 that port.
Secretary Daniels said that he had
not heard OF any immediate intention
OF Envoy Lind to return on the New
Hampshire to Galveston or any other
/ port from Vera Cruz He said that
the arrangements for his return. when
ever that would be- had already been
provided for. He may come home on
the Nashville or the New Hampshire.
At another place in the Navy De
partment IL was stated tina; Mr.. Lind
would not long delay getting aboard
one or the battlcship and make it his
Headquarters as long as the state De-
partment kept him in Mexico.
white House Statement.
The cause Of delay in the transmits
sion OF the President message to Con
Grcss was announced to the ncwspap.r
men at tlc White House to-day as
follows:
Last night about midnight after tho
conference between the President and
tie Foreign Relations Committees of
'HS W. muses., Il GlSpatcn came from
Mexico city, in which Mr.. Lind united
with Senior Gamboa ia requesting the
PRESIDENT TO postpone his address to
Congress until Wednesday,. in order to
afford the authorities at Mexico CITY
opportunity for further consideration
CT the proposals OF the United states
in view Of certain supplementary sug-
gestions made by Nj. Lind. The Presi
dent has. OF course, consented and l.
expecting to address Congress at
O'Clock tomorrow"
This action was taken because OF the
message received last night after the
conference at the White House Ii
was regarded by Mr.. Bryan evidently
as something of Importance. because
he told the President Of it's transmits
sion 10 the State Department at the
moment the President was talking &c
the newspaper men at the White House
The President directed Mr.. Tumulty
his secretary, to make IL statement con.
corning the dispatch, and after II, OF
, its substance. was tolephoncd by Mr.
Bryan to the President. Mr. TumultS
!. announced that ii did not change the
situation" and that was assumed n:
final by most of the newspaper men.
The effect of it, however, has beer
8 to postpone the communication of the
Presidents views to Congress and Il
give extension OF time to Huerta. Some
OF the officials regard the dispatch a:
| showing that Hucrta Is now inclined Il
be more tractable. but that view Of i
l only shows that the dispatch of las
! night was OF great Importance as af
j fecting the Situation"
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