The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-08
PRESIDENT IS ANGRY

with the opinion that the mediation
plan 10 doomed TO failure.
The statement which Senator Bacon.
the Chairman Of the foreign relations
&committee, made in the senate this az
. ternoon, to the effect that the Cuban
situation on the eve OF the declara-
don OF war against Spain by the
United States, was ''as q tempest In q
teapot" compared with the situation
which the present administration faces
IN regard to Mexico. President Will
son regards as justifiable attempts to
impress on the senators who would
oppose the mediation plan the gravity
o. the Mexican problem. and the seri-
GUS possibilities that wait upon i'll
considered action by them.
Confidence In Lind.
The president to all appearances,
maintains his confidence that the mis-
sion on which he has sent Ex-Governor
Lind to Mexico will be successful. He
expects a peaceful solution OF the
Mexican problem, but wants 1t under
stood that care should be taken by
congress that no difficulties are put in
his path beyond those he faces al
ready.
This optimistic attitude is adhered
70 in the face Of most unfavorable re-
ports from Mexico City today. The
president personally has determined to
regard these reports as incredible UNI
. al ofYicial confirmation OF them 10 re-
ceived from the embassy at Mexico
City.
Untfl some statement Ia com
municated to this government formal
IL, the president intends that the LIND
mission shall be prosecuted just as II
tho adverse reports had not been
| Forthcoming. or as Ii there had been
no developments in the Mexican stu
- -e.A ~ frN Mnvicn afnca Linda
departure. Lind's instructions are
elastic, and he may change his plans,
~ far a. details are concerned. with
out consulting the president
Statement Makes Impression.
In Official circles a profound i'm
preston was made by the statement
river, out in Mexico City last night by
the ad interim minister of foreign
affairs, declaring that the Huerta gov
ernment would regard John Lind as an
undesirable unless he brought recog-
milton and proper credentials. The
|statement reported to Washington by
press dispatches Is as follows:
"By order OF the president OF the
republic I declare as minister of for
eign affairs ad interim. that II Mr..
Land does not bring credentials, to-
wether with recognition OF the govern
ment of Mexico. his presence In this
country will not be desirable
II was announced In Mexico city
that a copy of this statement has been
transmitted to Nelson O'Shaughnessy,
charge d'affaires of the American en-
bassy II he has received IL Mr..
|CEhAughnessy has not yet reported 1t
T. 70 this government. At the state de-
partment 1t was said that the last mes
sage from the embassy was dated 8
O'Clock last night. whereas the state
ment in question was not given out
until late in the evening
Thinks II Unauthorized.
Mr.. Bryan Ia not inclined to believe
that President Huerta authorized the
issuance OF such statement. the sig
.nifcance OF which is fully appreciated
+ by administration offfcials 1t Is un-
|der1tood that the administration has
heard other things from Mexico City,
which gave quite the contrary impress
sion regarding the attitude of the
Huerta government toward Lind. The
administration also still holds to the