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Bryan Accepts Resignation of Henry
Lane Wilson, to Take Effect on
Oct. IA.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The Initiation
of President Wilson's policy of me-
diation with respect to Mexico was an
nounced when Secretary of State Bry-
Governor John Lind, of Minnesota, had
left Washington for Mexico City,
where he will be the personal repre-
sentative of the president and adviser
to the American embassy.
To Mr.. Lind the president has en-
trusted the task OF trying to induce
the federal government and the rep
resentatives of the rebels temporarily
TO lay aside their differences. pending
an election in Mexico, with the under
standing that the United States will
recognize the government which thus
may be brought into being.
While the formal statement given.
on by MI. Bryan did not contain any
Information as to Mr.. Lind's instruc-
lions, from information gained from
other sources it can be said that the
above is the administration program.
Mn. Bryan's Staement was as follows:
Ex-Governor Lind, o Minnesota, has
been sent to Mexico as the special
representatye OF the president, to act
as adviser to the embassy in the pres
ent situation. When the president is
ready TO communicate with the Mexi-
can authorities as TO the restoration
Of peace he will make public his
views"
This announcement, which repre-
sents all lhat the administration Is
willing to tell the country regarding
its Mexican policy at this time, olflow-
ed closely on the heels of the accept
ance OF the resignation Of Henry Lane
Wilson as ambassador to Mexico. Mr..
Lind virtually takes the place in the
embassy at Mexico City made vacant
by the resignation OF Ambassador Will
son.
Mr.. Wilson has been held on waiting
orders by the department Of state, and
on Aug. Il will enter upon a status OF.
leave of absence, which will continue
until Oct Il, when his resignation
will become effective. The administra-
ton has forbidden him to go to Mexico
City to adjust his personal affairs be-.
tween now and Oct Il. The reason for.
this is that it is known that should
Mr. Wilson return to Mexico City, 60
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which Americans, NeXicans and for
efgners would participate.
Secretary Bryan's announcement OF
the acceptance OF Mr. Wilson's resig-
nation was as follows;
Ambassador Wilson's resignation
has been accepted, to take effect Oct.
Il. The part which he felt it his duty
to take in he earlier staes of the re-
cent revolution in Mexico would make
1t impossible for him to represent the
views OF the present administration,
in view of the situation which now eX-
lists.
This statement. it is understood, re-
fers to the ambassadors action in put
ting an end TO the bombardment in
Mexico City by bringing Huerta and
Diaz together.
It is understood to be the plan OF
the administration to make its o1er
of good Offices to the MeXicans pub
liclv. so that the whole world may
know what is going on. 1t apparently
is hoped that the Mexican factions
will hesitate to bear the onus OF the
consequences which would follow
refusal to settle her internal differ
ences amicably, or at least avail them
selves of the presidents good Offices.
Should Mexico refuse, however,
there will be no armed Intervention IN
that country by the United States.
This the administration has taken as
the fundamental of its policy toward
Mexico. Instead in the event OF fa1l-
ure of, the mediation program, the
president, it is believed, will lift the
embargo on arms and ammunition and
thus invite the MeXicans to fight 1t
out until they weary of it. 1t is admit
ted that this would amount to vlr-
tual abandonment of American inter
ests in Mexico.