Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-08

A diplomatic crisis In the affairs OF
Mexico was precipitated today by the
receipt at the State Department of an
omcial message from Manuel Cara
Adalpe, acting minister OF foreign affairs
OF that country. declaring on behalf OF
Huerta that the presence of John Lind.
personal representative of President Will
son. would be undesirable In Mexico un-
less he brought recognition OF and was
properly accredited to the Huerta gov
srnment
After a conference with President Will
son at the White House in which Secre-
tary OF the Navy Daniels participated. Sec
retary Of State Bryan said that there was
NO change in plan with respect to Mr..
Lind's mission. The battleship New
Hampshire, carrying Mr.. Lind. is due at
Vera Cruz. twelve hours railway ride
from the Mexican capital. tonight.
It Is possible that Mr.. Lind will re-
ceive by wireless on board the battle
ship further instructions from Washing
ton, and that he will be detained by the
President on the ship. pending the set
tlement Of the diplomatic difficulty.
The administration here intends to fol-
low out it's program OF peace toward
Mexico to the letter. and hopes to gain
the support cf ruOIic opinion throughout
the world by making known each step In
its plans to the various foreign govern
ments.
Will Be Made Public.
AS soon as Mr.. Lind advises the State
Department here OF his arrival in Mexico
City there will be made public in Wash
ington and in the Mexican capital simul-
taneously the proposal which the United
States offers as marking the pathway to
peace. The proposals will be transmitted
as q matter of information to the diplo-
matte corps here for the other govern
ments of the world.
What these proposals contain has not
been officially disclosed, but administra-
ton officials here are relying on the
moral force OF public opinion throughout
the world to support them.
To consider the serious situation in
Mexican affairs, made more acute by the
official admission that the Huerta govern
ment has served notice on the American
embassy at Mexico City that John Lind
will not be received, the Senate foreign
relations committee will hold a meeting
tomorrow morning.
The refusal of Huerta to receive Lind,
II was admitted by senators today, added
gravity to the Mexican situation. Sena-
tors who commented on the situation ad-
mitted that only a spark was needed to
ignite a general international explosion.
That the mission of Lind will be failure
was predicted by many, and some sena-
tors characterized 1t as q blunder
Just What Was Expected.
Now that oficial notice has been re-
ceived of Huerta's refusal to treat with
Gov. Lind, senators were not slow
today IN saying that this was just
what President Wilson might have
expected. They pointed out that Ii
was not to be expected that Huerta
would treat with Gov. Lind in view Of
the fact that the Wilson administration
has made II plain for some time that II
aid not intend to recognize the Huerta
government.
.Huerta would have shown himself
lacking in the first principles OF diplo-
macy II he had not ISSUED this ultima
tum." said a leading member Of the Sem
ats foreign relations committee today.
Senator Borah OF Idaho.
senator Borah said that he supposed
that in the face OF the statement from
tT,erta the President would recall Lind.
Thought It Incredible.
Intimations that such message from
MEXICO City as has been received was on
its way have found their way into the
newspapers yesterday and today. The
taxt OF il, even. has been printed In Lon
aon. Paris and other capitals. Inasmuch
"A president Wilson had taken the posi-
ton that II was incredible that the HUI
aria government would refuse TO receive
an envoy bound on peaceful mission.
the receipt Of today's message by the