Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-13
Describes to State Depart
ment His Call Upon Mexican
Foreign Minister.
SETS AT REST RUM0RS
HE CAME TO INTERFERE
Did Not Reveal Entirely Purposes Of
His Errand, However-Senator
Smith Soon to Report.

Dispatches today to the State Depart
ment from John Lind. personal repre-
sentative of President Wilson in Mexico.
described his visit yesterday with Fred
erico Gamboa. Mexican minister of foreign
relations While officials here declined
TO discuss the dispatches, il was under
stood on good authority that the con-
versation extended beyond the mere for
malities of social call.
Senior Gamboa and Mr.. Lind talked
briefly about the situation. and while Mr.
Lind did not reveal entirely the purposes
of his errand, he is declared to have set
at rest rumors that he was coming to in
terfere directly in Mexican politics. The
general understanding in official circles is
that Mr. Lind intimated that the Amer
lean government would continue to OPP
pose recognition until a constitutional
election was held.
While there is nothing in Mr.. Lind's in
structions which would prevent him from
calling on Provisional President Huerta.
il is not regarded that he would do so
unless the latter had indicated his desire
to receive the unofficial envoy.
Senator Smith Outlines His Report.
Ht VI a iNpoA1 "poh h'' ="
vestigation of Mexican border condi-
tions last year was laid before the
Senate foreign relations committee to-
day by Senator William Alden Smith,
chairman of the special committee ap-
pointed under the Nelson resolution to
determine whether American financial
aid had figured in the support or Mex
lean revolutions
The statement made by Senator Smith
today did not go into the details of his
proposed report, but it indicated that he
would make strong attacks upon certain
interests which have been concerned with
recent revolutionary activities in Mexico
Senator Smiths report will not be COM
pleted for several days. The testimony
taken by the subcommittee of which he
and Senator Fall were the active mem
bers was printed early In the year. and
has been in the possession of the Senate
since March.
In his statement to the committee today
Senator Smith gave a digest of some of
this testimony and indicated that his re-
port would deal particularly with the
activity of American representatives OF
aid they are reported to have secured
from this side Of the line for the Madero
and other revolutionary forces
Would Restrict Report.
Several members Of the foreign rela-
tions committee have intimated that they
relieve the report by Senator Smith
should be restricted more closely to
scope Of the original Nelson resolution.
which dealt particularly with the ques-
ton Of American aid in '.fomenting revo-
luton"
conference between President Wilson
and the House committee on foreign af-
fairs will be held soon. according to
Chairman Flood of that committee. Mem
bers of the committee today said that
they wished to work in harmony with the
President and to get the benefit Of what
ever information may have been obtain
ed at the Presidents conference with the
Senate committee last Saturday. The
conference probably will be arranged to-
morrow.