Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
MOOD Of HUERTA
PROMISES PEACE
His Reception of Lind's Note
Paves the Way for Fur
ther Negotiations.
MAY GIVE UP OFFICE
FOR TEST At ELECTION
Should Provisional President Be
Triumphant at Polls, United States
Would Face New Dilemma.

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Would Face New Dilemma.
| An early settlement OF the Mexican ST
| uation Is believed by the administration
to be in sight Whether this will come
| through the resignation OF Provisional
PRESIDENT Huerta, as predicted In some
| quarters, or through the arrangement OF
an early election. or both. is not yet
known in official circles. Armed inter
vention is believed to be growing to be Q
remoter possibility every day
Reports from Mexico City that Presd-
dent Huerta is preparing to resign and
! turn the direction of the government over
to Minister of Foreign Affairs Gambos
| and then become a candidate for the
presidency at an election were given a
| large amount of credence last night In
| circles well informed on Mexican affairs.
| What attitude the United States gov
ernment would take toward Huerta
| were he elected president according to
| the Mexican constitution was wide
| ly discussed question 1t was generally
believed that In such a contingency the
ogniZe Huerta.
Lind Making Progress.
| The administration believes that sub
stantial progress has been made by
| John Lind in his delicate mission TO Mex
leo. The presentment he already had made
is understood to be only Of preliminary
character, and will be followed by
others setting out more in detail the
object which the American admins
tration had in mind In dispatching him
to Mexico City.
The delivery of these supplementary
| communications, either orally or in
writing, will depend entirely upon the
| reception which the Mexican govern
ment accords the first communication.
This Is now under careful considera-
| ton. a fact regarded as of the utmost
promise for the ultimate success OF the
negotiations. 1t is understood that
while there Is nothing in these views
In the nature of a demand for the
| withdrawal Of Gen. Huerta from the
presidency, or for the arbitrary fixing
of the date for general election there
is nevertheless a distinct intimation
concession should be made by the
Huerta government to terminate the
present insurrection, and to insure the
ascendency Of truly popular govern
ment. s..
II these fundamentals are accepted
the way will be open for conferences 20
define the means by which the desired
| results could be brought about
Surrounded by Secrecy.
1t is expected at the State Department
| that the next step In the negotiations
| will be taken tomorrow. The request of
| the Mexican government for time to con-
| slider Mr.. Lind's presentation practically
| conveyed that idea Meanwhile. Ii 10
deemed essential that the principals to
| the negotiations shall surround them with
| the utmost secrecy at this interesting
| phase Not the slightest intimation of
| Mr.. Linds communication has reached
| any of the representatives of the foreign
! powers 1t is expected, however. that as
| soon as the Mexican government reaches
a decision as to whether further over.
| lures are to be received at all. steps Will
be taken to acquaint the representatives
| in Mexico of the foreign powers with
| the nature Of Iind's mission. The same
| Information probably Will be conveyed
| to the diplomatic representatives or the
| same powers accredited to the United
| States.
Lodge Consults Bryan.
Senator Lodge had long talk with
Secretary Bryan yesterday about Mexi-
can affairs. In view of his formal
declaration in the Senate of his pur-
pose to stand squarely behind the
President, providing the Mexican dif.
| ficulty could be kept out of the neld
of politics, this is believed TO fore-
! shadow a better entente petWeen tne
democratic and republican members OF
the foreign relations committee thah
has previously existed.
| Henry Lane Wilson. titular ambas-
sador to Mexico. remains In Washing
ton still undecldeed as to his future
movements. Mr.. Wilson yesterday was
rejecting upon the communication
which Secretary Bryan dispatched TO
Ambassador Page in London regard.
| ing his comment upon the statement
attributed. to the British foreign OF
| fce Whether he will make any fur-
ther criticism in this matter prooaoiy
will depend upon Great britains
answer to Secretary Bryans apology;
which probably will be delayed untii
tomorrow or Tuesday. ,..
| Mr.. Wilson had expected TO Ieavs
| Washington yesterday. but decided 10
| defer his detiarture until tomorrow HIS
| friends say that he has made no
answer to the reprimand by the Presi
| dent for the reason that the bItIsn
| foreign office has never confirmed the
! statement criticism Of which by MIN
| led to the reprimand. They say that tit
| administration has been placed in the
position Of acting on newspaper re-
ports alone.
Want Democratic Control.
Democratic members of the Senate
| foreign relations committee have de-
termined that if the investigation or
Mexican border conditions and Ameri-
can financial support to revolutionists
| Is To be continued by the special sub
| committee that worked along tns
! border last year fhat committee VIII
be rebuilt so that its control rests Win
democratic senators.
The investigation conducted last year
was under the direction of Senator smith
| of Michigan and Senator Fall. both re-
pubicans, who are now preparine reoorts.
Prior to the end OF the last congress
Senator Smith secured permission TO con-
| tinue the work of investigation into the
precent Congress.
| The foreign relations committee VIII de-
| termIne this week as to whether the in
| vestieation Is to be carried on. II the
! committee is authorized to continue, IL
will be reorganiZed SO that three demo-
| cratic members will control II, ana its
| chairman will be a democrat
Several resolutions for an fnvestigation
NJ MEXICAN conditions have been intro
ducad in the Senate recently. and these
demands are being considered by the
foreign relations committee In the gen
oral discussion involving the future or
the work OF the existing investigating
comrittee The Smith-Fal committees
was appointed under resolution direct
ing n to determine whether American
aid had been given to Mexican revoiu-
t;orists but its Investigations covered
tha entire scope OF Mexican border con-
d;ttons and the treatment OF Americans
In the border states of Mexico
Estimates Of Strength.
The administration is known to be
carefully investigating the relative
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