New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
VIII SONS MESSAGE READY
TO BE DELIVERED TODAY

, Unless there are too many altera-
tions. the text of the message Will be
sent 10 the Government Printing Office
at an early hour in the morning ana
IL will be read TO the two houses IN
Joint session at such hour as may be
fixed in the resolution providing for the
meeting. which will be introduced the
first thing after the two houses as
semble tomorrow.
Legislators Disappointed.
While to-nights conference was
marked by entire harmony and express
sions Of purpose Loyalty to support the
administration. those who heard Pres
ident wilson's message were disap-
pointed. many Of them pronouncing IT
neither a great state paper nor a force-
ful presentation Il the case OF the
United States. There was also some
disappointment because the admins
tration had no policy 10 offer and no
recommendations 10 make, and that
the situation was. at best, left pre-
ciselv where il was when Mr.. Lind
was sent 10 Mexico.
While the United States may stop
shipments of arms TO the Huerta forces,
II is pointed out that other nations
having recognized the Huerta regime.
no difficulty will be experienced in
procuring them elsewhere, unless an
agreement among the nations could
be reached TO prevent any Of them
supplying the demand.
II is declared by those who have
heard the Presidents message and
Huertas reply that the one question
which will be left on all lips after the
message is read 10 the Congress to-
morrow and is made public, Will be
What next" To that question there
is no answer No policy of the ad-
ministration clearly points TO the next
step TO be taken.
II is declared that under no circum-
stances will the President assent 10
armed intervention. and no other
course is even suggested. so that no
one in possession Of the facts can fore
see any hope OF a settlement or Mex
ico's difficulties and a composing or the
revolution unless IL can be brought
about by the complete military success
OF Huerta and his effective vanquish-
ing of his enemies-an outcome when
is repugnant alike TO the administra-
ton and TO many OF those who took
part in the conference tonight.
officials of the administration as
sumed an attitude to-day which I'M
piled that General Huerta had just
about twenty-four hours in which TO
present some definite proposal which
would result in a continuation Of the
negotiations with Mr. Lind in Mexico
City II was further indicated that
there was ground for belief that some
such thing would happen.
Wilson's Message Friendly.
The alternative of Huerta's assuming
a satisfactory attitude is the Presi-
dents deliverance OF his message to
Congress tomorrow. The administra-
tion has been playing the Presidents
message pretty hard. believing. appar-
entity. that the impending presentation
OF the Mexican matter TO Congress
would have a salutary effect upon
Huerta. who has. through some chan
mel. been kept informed of what has
been going on in Washington. At the
same time it has been definitely and
authoritatively stated that the Presi-
dents message is couched in kindly
terms. and emphasizes the sincere
friendship which the United States
holds for the Mexican people.
That the President suggests drastic
action in his message is denied. The
administration believes. however, that
the moral effect Of President Wilson's
saving TO the whole world that Huerta
is an undesirable will have a great
moral effect on the Mexican executive.
The situation to-day is that Huerts's