Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-08-13
Def OF HUERTA
DOESN'T STOP LIND
Personal Envoy of President VIII
son Win Soon Reach City
of Mexico.
SAILS ON THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
Increased AntaeonIsm Shown in Mexi.
can Capital and Throughout coUn-
~ Toward American Resi-
dents Of Republic.

Galveston. Tex, Aug. S.-FormeE
Governor John Lind. personal repre-
sentative of President Wilson, accom-
panied by his wife. reached Galveston
on a special interurban from Houston
having been delayed several hours on
account Of wreck of the Sunset Cen.
trail He Immediately took an auto,
mobile to the waterfront and there
boarded a waiting tender from the bat
tleship New Hampshire and went
aboard that vessel, which was at an
Choir out four miles in the roads. The
battleship sailed for Vera Cruz at
once. going under full head of steam
and with orders to reach that port as
soon as possible, which viii be tonight
Lind Asked Many Questions.
Once on board the battleship Lind
refused to be seen. but en- route TO
the tender of the ship he was asked
many questions. which he parried
Il do not know how long i will re-
main in Mexico" he said to one Ques-
ton. Answering others he said: Il do
not expect to be offered the permanent
" L
will be declined. Ny mission to Next
co. believe, has already been well
defined and / will communicate with
no one except the president"
When told OF Huerta's statements
appearing in dispatches that the Mex
lean executive would not receive him,
and OF the attitude of other Mexican
officials. Lind said that he could form
no opinion on this matter until thor
oughly acquainted with all the facts
of the case. Former Governor Lind
was accompanied by Mrs. Lind.
Huerta Throws Down Gauntlet.
Mexico City. Aug. s.-Provisional
President Huerta of Mexico boldly
threw down the gauntlet TO the United
States in his move to secure recogni-
4ion of his government by the Ameri-
can government at August.
BY Huerta's direction, Foreign Min
lister Mancel Aldape informed the
United States embassy that John Lind.
who is being. sent here as the personal
envoy of President Wilson. will be eX-
pelfed from the country as an unde-
sirable alien unless Lind goes before
the Mexican government and explains
his Official character and intentions or
else brings official recognition of the
Huerta administration from the viii
son administration in Washington.
Following out the new aggressive
policy of the Mexican government, a
lal0 I IN
upon his arrival in this city. probably
tomorrow. and the attitude OF the
Mexican government toward the Unit
ed States will be outlined then in un-
mistakable terms. The United States
battleshlp carrying Mr.. Lind is ex-
pected at Vera Cruz tonight
Press Gets Another Statement.
The following official statement was
issued to the press here by Senior
Aldope:
The Mexican department of for
eign affairs has sent a note to the
charge d'affaires of the United States
embassy, Nelson O'Shaughnessy, stat
ing by order of the president that if
Mr.. John Lind, who, the Mexican gov
eminent Is informed, is coming TO
Mexico intrusted with a mission from
President Wilson, does not establish
in due manner his official character be-
fore the Mexican chancellory, or II he
is not the bearer of recognition of the
Mexican government by that OF the
United States, his soiourn in this re-
public will not be grateful nor salts
factory to this government"
.-Wiison May Change Plan.
Washington, Aug. 8.-The first show
OF hostility to Special Envoy Lind, the
presidents personal representative.
now speeding on his way to Mexico,
came from Mexico City from unofficial
sources and confirmed some of the
early suspicious of Washington off,
cials. It was expected that General
Huerta would make some move to
block the movement toward media
ton with the constitutionalists which
has been devised by President Wilson.
Hot debate on the attitude of the
Wilson administration toward Mexico
broke out in the senate when Senator
Clark or wyoming called up his reso-
luton directing the committee on for
eign relations to investigate the con.
ditlon OF Americans in Mexico and re-
port definite facts to the senate.
Bryan Wires o'shauehnessy.
Secretary of State Bryan sent the
following cable to Charge d'Affaires
O'Shaughnessy: You may say to the
Mexican foreign minister that Govern
or Lind comes to Mexico on a mission
of peace and that President Wilson
feels that his presence there will con-
tribute toward a settlement OF exist
ing difficulties. The Mexican govern
ment should await the presidents COM
munication and not give weight to mis-
representations.
Not only in this city. but throughout
the entire republic, increased antag-
onism toward Americans is being
shown Huerta and his advisers be
lieve that II war should be declared
it would have the result in making
unit Of All the revolutionary bands so
that q solid frcnt could be presented
against any foreiSH foe.