Arizona republican., 1913-08-08
LIND MAY BE
 TURNED DOWN
What Would Happen if the Presidents s Envoy is Ig- nored Gives Food for Thought Among Officials at Washington
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcHl

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH WASHINGTON, Aug. 7-The Ameri- can government was confronted to- day by what official Washington re- earded as the most delicate situation the relations with Mexico have yet developed since an armed revolution disturbed the peace of the southern republic The threatened rebuff from ithe Huerta administration to the mis-
 sion of John Lind, the personal rep 'resentative of President Wilson, en
 route to Mexico City to expOund the
 hope of the United States for a sus-
 pension of hcstilities and an orderly
 constitutional election in Mexico. drew
 from Senator Bacon chairman of the
 foreign relations committee, the dec
 Iaration on the floor of the senate
 today that the present situation is
 the gravest in years and much graver
 than that which confronted Us when
 the Cuban question was here.
 The president realized the gravity of 5he situation and manifested to- day displeasure at the attitude of some of the members of the minority party in congress, telling his callers he believed certain republicans would make ii difficult for him to handle the situation in a peaceful manner On this account the president justi- fled tonight in strong and emphatic language Bacon. who in a debate in
 the senate on the resolution of Sena-
 tor Clark of Wyoming. republican, de- handing a general investigation of Mexican affairs had referred to the resolution as openly 'disrespectful,'' and 'fiouting in the face of the pres ident," while the latter was endeav- bring to pat into effect a peace pol icy.
 The resolution was finally forced off the days calendar. The president ,s hopeful that a peace ful solution of the Mexican trouble will be effected. While there is lit tie disposition to doubt the veracity Of the news dispatched describing the attitude of the Huerta government against Lind, there is hope among other administration officials that upon mature reflection no such in- rimation will be conveyed formally to the Washington authorities. The president is known to hold to the opinion that the Huerta administra- tion will make d vital mistake should il refuse at this stage of the situa- tion to receive an envoy from the chief executive of the United States. even though the emmissary lacked a tlplOIldllt SldJ JuS. II lS SAptNbtu tlA At an announcement of the purposes of the Washington government in send ing Lind to Mexico will be made on his arrival at the capital.
 Should the efforts of the United States be baked by an open remOn- strance against Lind's visit various suggestions of procedure came from the officials. It was pointed out that if the Huerta government refused to deal with tho representative of the president of the United States, recog- hilton of the belligerency of the con should follow as a natural consequence. The thing that blocked any movement for the recognition of the constitutional ists has been the realization of the American government that by such action it would forfeit the right Of claims for damages against the Huer- ta administration. With open diplo- matic hostility, however, between the Huerta government and the United States it is recognized there might be little opportunity to enforce the claims. and many members of the senate are confident the constitution alists can be depended upon to re- imbursc the American eventually. as they believe that by lifting the em- bargO on arms the constitutionallstS would soon triumph