The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-28
President Of Mexico is Willing
Now to Listen More Atten-
lively to Advice of
Uncle Sam.
AND THEN SIDE STEPS

Lluu WILL NUG A6hV6 lOt 11Ollo m
Just Yet-Troops Are Being i,
Again Sent to the k
Border. e
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United Press Leased Wire Service.l q
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-President d
duerta today made concessions in his i
stand against the American-Mexican :
plan. Special Envoy Lind cabled that !
The defacto president had withdrawn i
his request, made in the original note s
rejecting the Wilson proposals OF an i
exchange Of ambassadors and In effect ,
had requested that the entire situa-
ton be allowed to remain in status
quo until after the presidential cleo
ton In Mexico in October.
Encouraging Feeling.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-No con-
firmation OF the report that President
Huerta has accepted President Will
sons terms can be obtained early to-
day from Secretary Of State Bryan
who asserted that the best hs could
say yet was that the prospect was EN-
couraging." Unofficial reports indicat-
ed that Huerta's message, now being
translated from the code might be
more favorable than Bryan was willing
to admit before he had the full text
There was. evidence that the secretary
Of state was guarding against any pre-
mature announcement
In the meantime preparations for
the "hands off" policy proceeded. More
troops will be sent to the border, but
the movement will probably not begin
before next week.
Garrisons at Brownsville, Tex, Ft.
Jefferson, Mo-; Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas; Forts Crook and Omaha, Neb.,
Fort Riley, Kans.; Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyo., and the great lakes division
probably will be called upon first to
furnish portions of the border patrol.
War department officials stated today
that the present force is Inadequate to
prevent filibustering. There Is only
one man to guard each three miles OF
territory and man per mile is neces-
sary in the Judgment OF army officials.
This means troops in the south. NO
preparation was made by the president
to enforce strict neutrality And pre-
vent shipment of arms to any belliger-
ants. In Mexico the president will
! simply refuse any future requests
and none are expected in view of def
mite announcement in his message to-
/ day.
/ Secretary Bryan and Secretary Dan
! iels conferred today upon plans for
| the removal of American refugees
from Mexico 1t is probable that trans
/ ports will be sent to Vera Cruz and
! Tampico. Few are deemed necessary
as there are only about 5000 Ameri-
4 cans now in Mexico. 1t IS believed that
many OF these will take chance"
and remain there. Promises of the
4 president to invoke dire punishment
upon persons who molest Americans
will have salutary effect the admin.
istration believes. Three battleships,
the New Hampshire, Michigan and
South Carolina, are at Vera Cruz and
Tampico in addition to the gun boats
Tacoma and Nashville. In any emArg
ency the entire Atlantic fleet Is avail
able, being at target practice in Hamp
ton Roads, within few days run OF
Mexico.
: The substance Of Lind's digest Of
the latest communication fro mthe de
facto president was made public here
today. Lind does not confirm reports
that Huerta had accepted the peace
plan entire He advised the presiden
he would remain in Mexico indefinite
ly. The most significant clause II
Lind's despatch stated: THE reques
! for exchange of ministers Is with
!, drawn but it is hoped the present EN-
bassy will continue in person until af
t ter October.
A wiley movement by Huerta to as
4 certain his status as actual provisional
e president is presented by Lind. TIL
special envoy said that Huerta covert
e ly asked for the diplomatic NOV
i which would recognize him as tn
$ constitutional provisional president.
y He suggests, Lind stated, that by re
y questing Huerta not to be candidat
for the presidency, this government
y has recognized the legality of his pre-
e visional status under the Mexica
y legislation This is denied by the az
ministration here. No such interpreti
tion of this governments represent