The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

Washington, Aug. 9.-The United Sta,es government has notified Gen. Huerta that he will be held person. ally responsible for the protection of John Lind. the presidents per sonal envoy to Mexico. This start ling report was circulated here to- day. The secretary of state re- fused to affirm or deny the report.
 Other officials did not hesitate to say, however, that such notice would be the logical answer by the administration to Huerta's public Qtterances, which have a tendency to intlame the public mind in MeXi- co against the United States and the visiting official.
 There were two other striking de- yelOpments today in the Mexican crisis. These were:
 President Wilson summoned the entire foreign relations committee of the Senate and Secretary Bryan to meet him at the White House this evening.
 Senator William Alden Smith charged on the floor of the Senate that a paid attorney and lobbyist of the ConstiDutionaIst party in Mexi- co had the ear of the state depart- ment and was attempting to inhu- ence the attitude of the United States toward Mexico.
 Congress Kept in Dark.
 The action of the president in summoning the foreign relations committee was made public in a significant manner and was con strued everywhere as a counter blast to the irritating actions of Huerta.
 These were denounced today by competent state department officials ae iu,olerable and as those of a reckless politician who is trying 10 force intervention or war on the United States.
 Aside from that official view of the ease the president planned for the first time today to lay the whole Mexican case before both Democrats, and Republicans of the powerful Senate committee. which has primarily to do with treaties and the recognition of foreign gov ernments and the formulation of new policies. This invitation of the president was also an answer to the statement by Republicans and Democrats, too, that both parties in the Senate and House were left in the dark as to the negotiations of Mr. Bryan and the White House with Mexico.
 State department officials inti- mated that the action of the presi- dent in summoning this important committee of Congress could not be separated from the threats of Huerta and the absolute necessity of letting Huerta know that this government would protect Mr. Lind 1 if there was any doubt at all as to ! HuertaS ability or willingness to l give the presidents personal friend | and representative protection.
 HUerta Alone Responsible.
 There is nothing new in diplo- matic usage in the case of a gov ernmpnt which asserts it will hold | another government responsible personally for it's personal envoy. The previous administration an nounced to one government that it would hold it's president personally responsible for injury to an Ameri- can citizen should he suffer with out fair trial. The present admin istration notified the federal of ficials at Chihuahua that they would be held responsible for mis- carriages of justice in case in which the state department was as sured that American citizens had committed no wrong.
 In the minds of officials who do not feel themselves bound 10 make public the facts of the government. even when Huerta makes his acts public the impression amounts to a certainty that Charge q Affairns