The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-27
mexico Still FIRM
Lind IS WELL RECEIVED But Can
MAKE NO PROGRESS
MESSAGE TO congress

MESSAGE TO congress
Is Being Prepared by President vii
| son Who Intends to Answer Huer'
! ta's Intimation That His Attitude
is a Partisan One, Not Backed by
the People.
President Wilson was at work
Thursday night on special message
which he probably will read to both
houses of Congress Monday, relating
in detail to negotiations conducted
through his personal representative
John Lind, with the Huerta govern
ment in Mexico. The decision tc
make a comprehensive statement on
the situation to Congress was reach
ed Thursday after the President had
about concluded that negotiations
between Mr.. Lind and Provisional
President Huerta, since the exchange
of notes, had developed no new basis
for discussion.
With his message the President
will present the two notes, setting
forth the American suggestions to
the Huerta government and its re-
ply. Should he read the document
himself, which he 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 Washington that Presi-
dent has communicated a matter of
foreign policy in person to the legis-
lative branch of the government.
There was a well defined belief in
official circles that President Wilson
thinks the reading of an address
which will lay the American view
point and the Huerta contentious be-
fore the Congress and the people of
this country, and which also will be
made public to the world generally,
can not but have an important effect
on the situation in Mexico
Intimations are contained in Pro-
yisional President Huerta's reply to
the American note presented by Jno.
Lind that President Wilson is not
backed up by Congress or the Ameri-
can people in his stand against rec
ognition of the Huerta government.
Referring to attacks on the Wash
ington administration by members Of
Congress and pointing to the official
recommendations Of Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, Huerta declares
he is entitled to be recognized. He
holds that the Democrat party's pow
er is temporary, and argues that rec
ognition of his government is a parti-
san question in the United States.
He intimates that he reaches his con-
ciusion on private advices from
Washington.
The Presidents message is expect
ed to be partial answer to the inti-
nations of Provisional President
Euerta in his note that President
Wilson stands out alone in his Mex
| lean policy and unsupported general
" in Congress.
The first refutation Of this Huerta
supposition came in the Senate
Thursday when prominent Repuoli-
cans vigorously upheld the hands OF
| the President. The expressions OF
confidence in the wisdom and good
faith of President Wilson were made
by several Republican leaders in sue
cession after Senator Penrose, OF
Pennsylvania, Republican, had intro
duced a resolution to require the
| President to place United States
troops in Mexico to protect Ameri-
cans. No action was taken on the
resolution. The view at the White
House and State department was
that such a move in effect would be
an act of war.
Though negotiations between John
Lind and Provisional President Huer-
ia are continuing on cordial per-
sonal basis neither side is recedins
from it's position. Alternative meas
ures are already under consideration
No definite course has been formulat.
ed, but the policy which at present IS
| under consideration and is most
likely to be adopted is one of abso-
lutte non-interference.
The American government under
such policy would continue to deny
arms to both sides, would withdraw
Americans from trouble zones, insist
on proper protection to property and
lives, and, in effect, let the MeXicans
continue their controversy on the bat,
tlefeld.
The administration is determined
against intervention or war, and the
other alternative, friendly mediation
apparently has failed. Officials al
Washington believe the United States
through the mission of Mr.. Lind viii
have satisfied foreign government:
generally Of it's desire to bring about
peace and they do not conceive that
there will be any pressure to bring
about intervention:
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