The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-22
President May Appear
Personally and Read
His Message.
AGED PRECEDENT
WILL BE BROKEN
First Time Since Washington
Nations Chief Has Thus Com
municated Matter of Foreign
Policy-Publication of Amer
lean Viewpoint May Have
Effect in Mexico.

Washington. August 21.-President
Wilson was at work tonight on a spe-
cial message which he probably will
, read to both houses of Congress next
Monday, relating in detail to the nego-
tiations which have been conducted
John Lind, with the Huerta govern
ment in Mexico. Tho decision to make
a comprehensive statement on the sit
uation to Congress was reached to-day.
after the President had about con-
cluded that the negotiations between
Mr.. Lind and Provisional President
Huerta, since the exchange of notes.
had developed no new basis for dis
cussion.
With his message. the President will
present the two notes setting forth
the American suggestions to the Huer-
ia government and Its reply. Should
he read the document himself. which
no is being urged to do by members
of his Cabinet. and to which Idea he
is strongly inclined. 1t will be the first
| time since the days of George Wash
ington that President has commu-
nicated a matter of foreign policy in
person to the legislative branch OF the
government.
For Effect In Mexico.
While there was no information from
the White House to indicate what OBJ
)ect 1t was hoped to accomplish
through a message at this time there
was we'll defined belief in official cir
cles that President Wilson thinks tho
reading OF an address. which will lay
the American viewpoint and the Huer-
ia contentious before the Congress and
the people OF this country, and which
also Will be made public to the world
generally. cannot but have an import
ant erect on the situation In Mexico .
1t is expected to be a partial answer
TO the intimations OF Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta in his note that President
Wilson vptands alone in his Mexican
policy and unsupported generally in
Congress-
The first intimation of this Huer,a
supposton came in the Senate to-
DAY when prominent Republicans
vigorously upheld the course of the
President The expressions of conf
dence in the wisdom and good faith
or President Wilson were made by sew
eral Republican leaders in succession.
arter Senator Penrose. of PENNSYLVANIA
Republican. had introduced a resolu-
ton TO require the President to place
United States troops in Mexico to pro-
tect Americans. No action was taken
on the resolution. and though Senator
fenrose declared the sending of troops
could by resolution he decrced not un-
friendly to Mexico. the view at the
White House and State Department was
that such a move in effect would be an
act of war.
President Wilson reiterated to callers
to-day that he had absolutely no in
tention OF taking any drastic measures
. denied that Secretary Garrison. OF the
War Department, had been called back
to Washington. and referred 10 the fact
/ that Mr.. Garrison would take a vaca-
/ tion after his inspection trip I'm the
West was ended. He incidentally COM
pltmented Republican Senators on their
spirit of cooperation. emphaticall
stating there had not been the slight
est exhibition of partisanship.
Iden VIII lie Dissipnted.
That Provisional President Huerta
has advanced the idea that recognition
of his government Is n partisan Ques-
tion in the United States. and that the
Democratic party is not actually domi-
nant. is admitted by administration of
fcials. but they believe that If such
an illusion exists in Mexico. IL shortly
will be dissipated. not only by news of
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