Evening journal., 1913-08-07

OF LIND WOULD
FORCE ISSUE
Huerta'S Refusal to Negotiate
Probably Would Mean Free
Passage for Arms
MAJORITY Oh SENATE
SAID TO FAVOR THAT
nv JOUN FDWIN NFyIN.


stan Correspondent of the United
Press.
BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Should the
Huerta government take the position
THAT former Governor John Lind now
Isteaming toward Vera Cruz on the
battleship New Hampshire, TO act as
the personal representative of Presi-
dent Wilson In attempting to secure a
return to peaceablo conditions in
Mexico. rs persona non grata and re-
fuse to consider any suggestions he
may make. il will not of itself mean
armed Intervention by the United
States.
That was made emphatically plain
lby administration officials today.
Should that be the Huorta position
II is extremely probable that the
embargo on the insurgents importing
arms from this side of the border
viii be Immediately raised. The ma
iority of the members of the Senate
lare already I'm favor of such action.
/ II would have been taken before this
I II the President and Secretary of State
Bryan had not insisted that peaceful
methods must be tried first
/ So far the so.cnlled official declaration
of the llucrta government that Lind will
not be received in McXica City unless he
recognizes the de facto regime is CON
cencd. il is not taken very seriously
by either President Wilson or Secretary
of State Bryan. They refused today To
comment ON the report. Instead it was
decided by them that until Governor
/ Lind reports In person just what rccep.
/ tiou he receives in Mexico City, where he
i is due To rive ON Saturday. the ad.
ministfation will assume that no OBJ
stacle will bc placed in his way. II was
stated with authority that the presi.
dent does not believe IL possible that
the Mexican administration will be s.,
foolish as 10 jump at ,ne conclusion that
Lind's mission is not exactly what Sec
rctary Bryan characterized IL in his tele
gram of last night Zone of peace An,
until he is convinced that he is willing
he viii take mo- further steps in th'
matter.
The Constitutionalists have sem
word To the Senate through Colone
Eduardo Hay. and through orhel
sources 10 the President and Secre
tary OF State Bryan that IL they arc
permitted TO purchase arms on this
side OF the border they will drive
liuerta from power I'm three months
They have also agreed 20 safeguard
American lives and property. And
there is a strong belief in admins
tration circles that. because Huerta
realizes this he will be very glad TO
learn President Wilson's plans at first
hand from Governor Lind although Il
/ is accepted as a fact that he viii
not meet him officially. Instead Lind
will communicate with the de facto
faires 'ShaughneHsey.
government through Charge d'Af-
There is however. one very grave
danger at the present moment. That
is that personal insults and even vio-
lence might be offered to Lind Should
that happen there would be measures
| adopted Immediately OF thS~,oternest
character. Lind Is the personal
representative of the President Of
the United States. He is to land on
Mexican soil from one Of the best
battleships In the United states navy.
An assault on Lind and 10 Is en-
tirely within the bounds Of possibil-
| ity that one may be attempted, would
/ be frebrand that would force the
/ hands OF the administration and force
its punishment with all OF theiarmed
4 forces of this government But It is
hoped here that Huerta and his ad-
yisers realize this and will act ac-
cordingly