The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-06
Lind STARTS FOR
nEX|COASENVOY
TO AID IN PEACE
Upon Result of His Mission Depends
Action to Be Taken by
United States.
GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD
CARRIES BROAD POWERS.

Washington, Aug. 5-The admir-
istration played its last card in til
game 10 overcome IN a peaceful mai
her the difficulties presented by til
situation in Mexico, when eX-Govel
nor John Lind of Minnesota, wa
dispatched as special commissiont
Of President Wilson TO inyestigat
the situation and act as adviser
the American embassy in MexiC
City.
A United States Senator in tn
confidence OF the President toda
explained the Presidents plan s
far as he understood it at first han
TO be,
The exhaustion of every pos
sibla peaceful method of pociti-
Ing Mexico.
Meditation to be officially
rendered Huerta and Carranza
by a confidential agent of the
President sent to Mexico for
that purpose.
An agreement on the part Of
the contending forces to lay
down their arms and hold an
at fpt. n DrrSii,1pt
Permission to be asked for
tho existing Mexican govern
ment for the United States to
oversee this election as a guar
antee that IL will be fair and
free.
The official acts to be made
known to the world to keep the
record straight and prepare
the way for the next step if
mediation fails.
If mediation is rejected the
embargo is to be raised against
the export OF arms and all par
tics permitted to buy as they
please and fight it cut, the
the United States holding all
factions responsible for the
safety Of Americans and other
foreigners.
Under no circumstances is
any foreign power to be per-
mitted to have a voice in the
method Of pacifying Mexico
or participate in any program
the United States maps out.
II medal tion fails:t if either
faction can win after the en-
barge Is raised within a reas-
onablc time, 'hen and then only
will the administration begin
to consider tho policy of arm
ed intervention
Bryan in 5onferance.
After the appointment of Speci;
Ambassador Lind, Secretary Brya
conferred with Franklin Roosevelt
the acting Secretary of the Nav
In the morning the representative
of the signal service bureau of I'll
War Department were at the Stat
Department but il was declare
that they were not there on offici
business.
Mr. Roosevelt declined absolute
to say why he had been called
after Mr.. Lind had been dispatcht
to Mexico.
1t is understood. notwlthstandin
this secrecy of the war and nav
conferences, that one of the first o.
jeations Of President Huerta in Il
discussion of mediation win be tht
the United States has carried out
observance of the neutrality Law
more as a farce than as Il fact, al
that if the United States will qua
antee absolutely he, Huerta, will Ell
the war in very short period.
Mr.. Lind, it is expected, will
able to answer these objections.
There will be a stricter enforc
ment of the neutrality laws alol
the Mexican frontier of 1900 mile
There will be a watch kept ]
the United States naval vessels
shipments of any kind from Anne
lean ports into Mexican ports on d
east and west.
Strict Orders in Force.
The signal service bureau of Z
War Department, which has char
in large measure of all static
along the frontier OF reporting co
traband shipments, it is understoo
has more stringent orders now thi
ever before.
An official bulletin issued by {
State Department today says:
Leaders of the Carranzists.
eluding General Pablo Comedies al
Jesus Diaz and the Governors
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