Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-08-15
EXPULSION MAY Be
IN STORE FOR LIND
HUERTA GOVERNMENT MAY
CLASS HIM AS INclTlNG
SEDITlON.
DEPENDS UPON HIS ACTION
Course Suggested If He Advises Peo'
ole to Gust Exeoutive-Feellng
Against Wilson's Envoy Is
Growing Tense.

Mexico City, Aug. S.-John Lin4
special representative of President
Wilson, of the United States, now on
his way to Mexico, will be persona
non grata to this government unless
he brings credentials in due form to
gether with recognition of the gov
eminent of Mexico" according to an
official statement.
Bryan Wires Legation.
Secretary of State Bryan sent the
following telegram to the American
legation:
you may say to the minister of
foreign affairs that Governor Lind
comes to Mexico on a mission OF
peace and that the president feels
sure his presence there will contrib
ute toward a settlement of the diff
culties. The Mexican government
should await the presidents communi-
cation and not give weight to misrep-
RESERVATIONS published in sensational
newspapers"
The message was delivered to the
foreign minister.
Increased antagonism has been
aroused, however, among Mexicans to-
ward President Wilson's plan for the
pacification of the republic, by the
latest news from Washington that
the object of John Lind's visit here,
as the personal representative Of
President Wilson, is to consult with
prominent Mexicans and advise them
that the only basis on which Mexico
will be recognized by the United
States is the elimination of President
Huerta.
Reception Likely Frigid.
Earlier reports that Mr.. Lind pur-
posed to deal with Huerta, perhaps by
making the direct suggestion that he
resign, were received with indignation
by Mexican officials and the new an
gle of his visit makes it not improba-
BILE that he will be treated with even
less consideration than otherwise
would have been accorded him.
1t was pointed out by a prominent
Mexican that in the former case the
government might not consider itself
obliged to act until the suggestion
was actually put forward by Mr. Lind,
but that in the second case the gov
eminent would be justified in charac.
terizing him as one who was melting
Mexicans along lines of sedition and
in applying the pernicious foreign ex-
pulsion clause of the constitution.
The Mexican also indicated that as
Mr.. Lind was coming to Mexico with
no credentials he could expect no
more consideration than an ordinary
foreigner would receive.
The General Attitude.
MeXicans familiar with international
law are reluctant to believe that Mr.
Lind's instructions are for him to deal
with others than the authorized Off
Gals of the de facto government.
These officials are still firm in their
contention that no questions involv-
ing mediation or the resignation of
Huerta will be acceptable, and that
the best that Mr.. Lind can hope for
in this respect is to be ignored. How
ever, the anti-Huerta element, which
is not prominently in evidence in the
capital, is skeptical regarding the firm
stand taken by the administration.
Would Not Accept Ambassadorship.
New Orleans, La.-John Lind, Presi-
dent Wilson's personal representative,
said here that he would not under
any circumstances accept the ambas-
sadorship to Mexico.
Wilson's Action Attacked.
hington.-President Wilson's &C.
ton in sending former Governor John
Lind to Mexico as special emissary
in the present situation was attacked
in the senate by Senator Clark of
Wyoming, who declared Something
else must be done by the administra-
ton" to guarantee adequate proteo
ton to Americans.