The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-09
u. :. TREADS SOFTLY
UNTIL LIND REACHES
MEXICO CITY
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while a studied attempt is made TO fol-
low orders from the White House and
prevent even the show OF war prepa-
rations, the orders for movements OF
men and ships are already prepared
they have been ever since Madero
was slain-and only reuife the official
signatures 20 become effective.
Because OF The secrecy Involving
the entire Mexican situation there Is
much strenuous criticism OF Secretary
of State Bryan. and in milder de-
gree OF the president The Republi-
can senator's say the administration
has tried TO make party matter OF
patriotic question, and there are
number OF Democratic senators who
believe a mistake has been made by
the administration In not consulting
Senators Root. Lodge and Borah, %
far the most powerful OF the minority.
The latter senators have been kept
in the dark regarding the Lind plan,
and are known 10 believe that IL Is a
serious diplomatic blunder. Senator
Borah especially is outspoken in his
criticism OF IL. declaring that II has
given Huerta weapon which shonId
have been kept from him.
Keep Fanatics Down.
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee. today. again considered MeXi-
can affairs behind closed doors. The
majority of the members are very anX-
ious to report a resolution lifting the
embargo on arms 10 the constitutional
lists The president, by the force OF
his own personality, has been able 10
keep this resolution frcm the calen-
dar, but each day that goes by makes
his task more difficult.
IL was not believed here. today, that
the presidents peace plan would be
made public before Monday. Former
Governor Lind can hardly reach Mex
leo City before late tomorrow night.
If the administration adheres TO It's
plan TO withhold sending copies OF its
note TO the foreign nations until Linz
actually has had time TO present H.
then IL will not reach them before
Monday at the earliest But events
are shaping themselves so rapidly
that the best laid plan may be upset
without notice.
Private advices received here from
responsible sources in Mexico empha-
( size rather than minimize the serious
ness on the situation. \ cipher mes
sage from Mexico City, received dur
ing the night By one OF the men most
prominent in Central and South Amer
lean affairs, described the situation as
"tinder-like, which the smallest spark
would make confederation And
! this message declared no matter what
Llnds plan was. il would fail, and
professed 70 believe that he would
never be permitted to come any farth-
er toward the capital than Vera Cruz
Expect Trouble Sunday.
| There is a possibility OF real trou'
! BILE in Mexico City tomorrow. The
newspapers have bitterly attacked the
! United States editorially With sun
/ day feast day the idle hordes might
z try reprisals against Americans, and
I there is grave doubt here that any
'rea attempt at suppression OF dlsor'
ders could be expected from the
authorities. All reports agree, how
ever. that only Americans would be IN
danger. There is little antiforeign
! feeling except against residents OF the
( United States, but against them II is
growing increasingly bitter.
| But while admitting full reanza
ton OF the gravity of the situation the
! president and Secretary of State Bryan
continued. today, their policy OF non
discussion and secretiveness NO ON
cial statements will be forthcoming
IL was emphatically declared, until En-
WOW Lind reports from Mexican soil
Before the senate foreign relations
!
embargo on shipment OF arms into
/ Mexico. Senator Shiveley, OF Indiana
/ the second ranking member, said
The repeal OF the amended resoln'
ton under which we now forbid our
citizens 20 traffic in arms and am
murition with the people or Mexico
seems 10 me advisable. The original
resolution was actually passed in or
de rto prevent our citizens from sell
ing coal TO the Spanish forces IN
> Cuba, when the blowing up or the
Maine had made war inevitable. The
amendment applying the same rule 10
Mexico is wholly out OF harmony Win
the resolution and with the laws oil
international trade.
The practical effect of the repeal
proposed would be 70 enable the con-
/ stitutionalists. as we'll as the Huerta
faction, TO arm themselves for de
cisive struggle.
1t was stated at the capitol today
that because the Mexican situation
and attending criticisms were being
agitated by some as an administra-
ton matter and not patriotic one,
President Wilson has invited mem
bers OF the senate foreign relations
committee TO confer with him at the
White hnnse al o'clock tonight