New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-04
NFX|CO CONSENTS TO
REOPEN NEGOTIATIONS
Lind Again in Communication
with Foreign Office Through
the American Charge.
PRESIDENT MORE HOPEFUL
administration Looks for Def
mite Assurances Soon from
Huerta That He Will Not
Be a Candidate.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

FROM The Tribune Bureau
washington, Sept. 8. - Informal
.cot,ations between the Mexican For
ion Office and John Lind. the Presi-
s.rt's personal representative in Mex
100 have been resumed through Nell
O'Shaughnessy, the American
cbarge d'Affaires in Mexico City, and
,.is the hope Of the administration to-
r;sbt 70 be able soon to announce the
-.cAint of definite assurances from
president Huerta that he will not be a
candidate for the Presidency in the
october elections.
There is one well founded report that
ursrta has already said that he will
not be a candidate, and that he in
,.rdad TO make that clear in the second
rote which Senior Gamboa, the Min
,.ter Of Foreign Affairs. sent TO Mr..
lind. In this note Sehor Gamboa cited
the constitutional provision which pro
hints the Cabinet minister exercising
the executive power from being can
didate. This is precisely the Office now
occupied by Huerta.
Hopes Of the administration appear
N be based on information sent 10 the
State Department to-day by Mr..
oshaughnessy. So far. it is under
stood. all the negotiations have been
oral and OF a most informal character.
Huerta has not given any written as
surance that he will not run in Oc-
tober. Il would be possible for him 10
resign the Provisional Presidency not
long before the election and legally be-
come a candidate.
Difficult to Handle.
The situation is difficult 10 handle
because Of the determination Of the
President in no way to recognize the
legality Of Huerta's present position.
Should the President accept Huerta' s
argument that he cannot become a can
~didate he would thereby, at least in
ferentially. recognize Huerta's present
status as constitutional. This the ad-
ministration is trying TO avoid.
Should Huerta agree not 10 run and
Mr.. Lind succeed in adjusting matters
10 the satisfaction Of the President,
there still will remain a vast amount Of
work. With Huerta agreeing 10 a
course Of procedure, il viii be necessary
10 secure the assent Of the revolution
lists. Then there must be some ar
rangement for the election, now set for
October PC. with some definite assur-
ance. for the revolutionists particularly
and the nation generally, that such
election will be honestly conducted. As
II is accepted that no Mexican election
in years has been actually honest, the
innovation will probably be difficult 20
achieve.
While officials Of this government in
sist that there is good reason for hop
ing for an early adjustment they will
not say that they are absolutely conf
dent. For the last five or six weeks
the administration has maintained an
attitude OF supreme optimism. Subse-
ouent developments have at times
shown this optimism to have been IN
justified.
Huerta Solidifyins Support.
President Huert.. is utilizing ef-
fectively he American attitude toward
him to arouse latent patriotism and
soldify he Mexican people. urging
them to rally to his support TO preserve
the integrity Of the nation, and he is
about to attempt raising funds through
forced loans. according to Official re-
ports 10 Washington. The prospect of
forced loans is a cause Of some anxiety,
and will become serious In the event
that Huerta tried 10 make foreign
property holders Z We him money in re-
turn for the bonds which he purposes
10 issue. II is believed he will proba-
bly, adopt such tactics.
General Huerta is waving the Next
can flag and urging the people TO come
10 his support. In so~'e places MS
agents are active in enlisting the ser
vices Of Nexicans in the federal cause
Military officials near Laredo, Tex, are
doing their utmost TO get the people
who hitherto have taken no part in
the revolution TO turn out for military
drill and instruction.
DR.. William Bayard Hale. who has
been in Mexico, whence he sent nu-
merous reports 10 President Wilson. ar
rived in Washington to-day. He has
not yet seen the President. but will dc
so soon. Until he does DR.. Hale pre-
fers not 70 discuss the Mexican situa-
ton in detail He says. however that
John Lind, with whom he was closely
associated both in Mexico City and
Vera Cruz. made a splendid impression
on thf people and on ficials of the
Huerta government.
Hale for Waiting Game.
II is understood that DR.. Hale be-
heves that the United Jtates should
play waiting game in Mexico, and he
brings TO Washington no recommends
ton FOR any affirmative action. He in
dicated to-day q belief that Huerta
would not hold an election in October
Other points. including the Huerta gov
ernments financial condition, Or. Hale
refused 10 discuss. He did indicate
however, that he would tell the Presi-