Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-08

State Department wound the tension of
Mexican affairs tighter than it has ever
been Secretary Bryan announced that
the message had been TRANSMITTED
through the American embassy at Mex
leo CITY had been translated during the
night aud was presented by him TO Pres-
ident Wilson early TO-DAY.
Coincident with the announcement OF
The refusal of Huerta to receive the
personal representative OF the Presi-
dent whom he has sent to Mexico CITY
as an adviser to the United States en-
basSy there the Constitutlonalists IN
Washington held council today ioi
the purpose OF discussing the auSis
ability Of informing Gov. CarranZa ana
the other generals in the field that
Huerta has now committed the overt
act against the United states govern
ment which they have predicted ne
would commit. and which, they nave
felr. would result in the United states
being obliged to take some STAND or
action which would give great moral
benefit to the constitutionalists' cause
Call 1t Diplomatic Mistake.
The constitutionalists look upon Huerta
refusal To- receive Mr. Lind as a diplo-
matte mistake. which will result TO their
advantage They regard his situation
a. made more precarious thereby. and feel
that the course of events is forcing the
United States, without action on their
part. into position Wnlch may re-
,iuire the United States rather than the
coustitutionalists to settle the trouble IN
Mexico.
Answering today a statement made on
tho floor Of the Senate Yesterday by Sen
ator William tlden Smith that influence
is being brought To bear on the lnlteu
States government by lobby here main
tanned by the cousttutionalists, the latter
issued the following statement:
The confidential agency of the consu-
tutional government of Mexico. which is
charged with the representation of the
latter's cause at this capital, has. from
the first scrupulously abstained from en-
deavoring TO influence senators and MEM
beers Of the House Of Representatives.
Conferred With One Senator.
The confidential agent has conferred
casually with but one senator who de-
sired some information, and the counsel
Tor to the agency with another. relative
to protection for certain American cit-
zcnS within the consttutionalist lines,
which was forthwith arranged
The same is true of MIR. Francisco EScu-
dcro. chief of the department Of finance
in the cabinet of Coy. CarranZa, who mas
been in Washington for three weeks. No
lated to influence the general policy of the
American government have been made 10
the Department of State, nor have any
interviews taken place between any person
connected with the constitutiohailst gov
eminent and any representative OF tndt
d. partment. Col. Eduardo Hay. CHIEF or
staff OF the governor OF Sonora, who came
10 Washington last week on bFlet Nlslt'
did speak To several senators In MS ca
pacity as a private citizen, IN order 10
them with real conditions In
Mexico. and was invited by the comnnuee
on foreign relations of the Senate 10 ap-
pear before it..
Resentment against the presence in
Mexico OF former emissaries or the
American government. against the char
acter OF their investigations and against
the unfriendiy information reported by
them back to Washington is the justitica-
ton Of the attitude of this Huerta govern
ment in refusing a friendly reception to
Adviser Lind given in official dispatches
from the Mexican foreign office, received
at the Mexican embassy in Washington
today. The dispatches declare that the
course of President Huerta has met with
general popular appreciation.
At Huerta's Direction.
The declaration was transmitted
night before last to the American en-
bassy in Mexico City, at the express
direction Of President Huerta. 1t stated
that unless the Presidents representa-
tive would establish his status before
the foreign office or was the bearer of
formal recognition his stay in Mexico
would not be acceptable to the govern
ment.
The national dignity of Mexico. al
ready compromised by the tolerance
accorded to former representatives OF
this government in Mexico, is regarded
rs involved. Therefore the action taken
by President .Huerta.
William Bayard Hale and Reginald
F. Del yaf1e. the former a personal
friend of the President, and the latter
bearer of an unofficial commission from
Secretary Bryan, are evidently the oc
casion for the resentment against I'M
official agents of the United States.
Both have been in Mexico investigating
conditions. Neither has made reports
back to Washington favorable to the
Huerta administration. The resentment
is regarded In Latin-American Circles
more than fully Justified