The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-10
AS M'K|NLEY DID
IN CUBAN CRISIS
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE MEETS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS MONDAY
1t is Said the Passage of the New
Hampshire Has Been a Slow One to
Give the Mexican Government Time
to Digest the Present Situation.
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS MONDAY
NlelIEls Eglf

-S Il
Washington, Aug. 9-President vii
son will meet the entire senate for
eign relations committee at the White
House tonight for a conference on
the Mexican situation. The entire
membership of ten Democrats and
seven Republicans was asked to be
present.
The foreign relations committee, at
a special meeting today, received the
Presidents invitation to the confer.
ence So far as was known the pur-
pose of the melting was not convey
ed. Some Republican senators have
assailed the Presidents course in
not taking the committee into full
confidence, they point out, Presi-
dent Mckinley did in the Cuban crisis
Some senators recently declared in
the senate that news dispatches were
their only sour of information on
the Mexican situation, and have point
ed out that as justification for va
rious resolutions proposing inyestiga-
ton by a senate committee.
President Wilson has felt that
speeches in the senate and introduc-
tion of resolutions were not helping
the situation any, re emily expressed
the view that certain Republicans
were making the situation one diff
cult to handle peacefully. The con-
ference tonight, which will be the
Presidents first meeting with the
most important of senate committees
is expected to develop information
of the situation and may possibly dis
close to the senators exact term of
the proposals for peace President
Wilson is transmitting to the Huerta
government through Envoy Lind
Mexican affairs were touched only
BRIEFLY at the session of the foreign
relations committe While there .;s a
strong sentiment in favor of definite
action on several of the resolutions
now pending, particularly that to lift
the embargo on the expectation of
arms to Mexico, the committee did
not discuss possibility of action on
any.
Washington, Aug 9.-John Lind,
President Wilson's personal envoy to
Mexico, will arrive off Vera Cruz on
the Battleship New Hampshire before
night. He probably will not be in
Mexico City before Monday and the
diplomatic crisis between the United
States and Mexico is not expected to
culminate before that time.
The next development in the stu
alton is expected when Mr.. Lind
through Charge O'Shaugnessy, pre-
sents to Provisional President Huer
ia President Wilson's propoals to
bring about peace. There will be pub
ished. simultaneously in Washington
will be transmitted as a matter ot
information to the powers Of the
world.
l!4..a3 Huerta May Change.
Whether Mr. Lind's presence il
Mexico will be undesirable" as has
been stated by the Mexican minister
of foreign affairs, VIII then actual,
become known. Administration Off
cials here are reluctant obeliev,
that will be Huerta's attitude afte
he officially knows the the purpose o
Lind's visit. They take the view tha
the attitude of hostility has beel
aroused by unofficial misinterpreta
ton of the purposes of the messiol
of Mr. Lind.
Though there is no official con
ffrmation of the statement, it is sal
the passage of the Ne Hampshire ha
been a slow purposely to give tn
Mexican government opportunity t
digest the situation. The big shi
could have made the passage in 2
hours and reached Vera Cruz yestel
day afternoon.
Charge to Explain.
Before Mr.. Lind arrives Charg
O'Shaugnesy is expected to explain t