The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-19
MEXICAN WAR SCARE WAS
ONLY A FALSE ALARM

ed from Mexico or that O'Shaughnes.
sey had been given his passports.
Secretary Bryan refused today either
to affirm or deny that this government
had received formal reply from the
| Mexican government regarding its
mediation proposal He denied that
he had stated last night that the med.
iation suggestion had been rejecten
He refused to say when he thought
these proposals would be made pub
/ lie.
That Lind and Huerta would con-
/ tinue their personal conferences today
!. was believed by the administration
AT 2 q. M. cablegraln was received
from Lind stating that he and Huerta
had held a lengthy conference last
night at the suggestion Of Huerta.
Lind reported that he had been most
cordially received by the Mexican
president. Close friends OF the presi,
j dent hurried to the white house today
81 to learn the authenticity of alarming
reports from Mexico City last night.
!. Senators Lodge OF Massachusetts, and
: Stone OF Missouri, held brief talk
with the president before the cabinet
y meeting.
? The president still regards the siti-
n alton as hopeful, the newspapers TO
IS the contrary, said Lodge, on leaving
the executive offices. Democratic
E. Leader Underwood OF the house, Rep
" resentative "A. Mitchell Palmer Of
n Pennsylvania and Burleson also scan
~ ned the latest cablegrams from the
at American embassy at Mexico City
d. The following quotations from
es OsShaughnessey' message were made
h. public today: Correspondents have
ls cabled that the Mexican government
IN has stated that its note to Lind de-
NJ manded that the United States recog-
m nize the Huerta government before II
midnight tonight or statement prar-
ed tically to that effect" brought
ne the matter to the urgent attention Of
1t the minister OF foreign affairs at 10 p,
;sy m. He Immediately saw the president
at and minister OF gubernation who IS
ial supposed to have given out the state
en- ment and he authorized me to deny
ter the statement to my government as
m without foundation in fact"
asst Th,. statement Is regarded by the
nd government as a complete explana .icn
the of an unauthorized statement by a mem
q ber of the Huerta camp. It is saic
De that Secretary Bryan had directed
more complete report regarding the
the cabinet minister's action.
re-
cen Huerta is Cordial.
He WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s-Tha
can President Huerta has to certain ex
'oa, tent gone back on his refusal to trea
ent with this country on the question 0
1th- mediation was based on communica
Of ton received today by the whit
TO house from Special Envoy John Lind
Ugh This dispatch, detailing Lind's eS
was periences at two hour conferenc
I'M last night with Huerta stated tha
ary Huerta was very cordial" in his re
ing ception.
yan The conference was held after tn
,o.n !, formal reply of the Mexican govern
ihs. ment had been sent to Washington
'a,s This reply it was assumed had r.
uis iected the proposal of mediation
'r's' Press reports had gone out from Me,
rom leo City stating that the reply ha
+. been in the nature Of an ultimatul
erta to the United States regarding reco'
aals milton of the provisional government
to At last nights conference howeve
lvoy President Huerta warned by the so
onal err interest Washington is taking
acto Mexico, expressed hope that remeo
tent for the tension existing between tt
end two governments would shortly
plan found Iinds message followed thi
SO Of American Charge o'Shaughness
that received early today dissipating Il
itua- war scare caused by press dispatch'
ltiye from Mexico City last night, appa
xlco emily inspired by the Mexican mini
ter of interior. O'Shaughnessy sta
tate ed that through the Mexican minist
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