The Washington herald., 1913-08-27
new MEXICAN
POLICY TODAY

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left Mexico City with very favorable i'm
lpressions."
At a late hour tonight Mr.. Lind left the
Terminal Hotel and went to the Unitet
States consulate, where he held confer
ence with Consul Canada.
Special Envoy John Lind departed
from Mexico City for Vera Cruz fol
the purpose OF impressing7 on Provi,
sional President Huerta that there viii
be no further postponement OF Presi'
dent Wilson's address to Congress. As
the result OF this action by Lind
Huerta now understands that unless
he accepts the American proposals be-
fore o'clock today all negotiation
between the United States and Mexico
toward mediation will be broken on.
There was considerable uncertainty
in Washington last night as to what
Huerta's decision will be in the face
of this forceful notification.
The fact that Foreign Minister Gam
boa yesterday cabled to President Will
son request for the postponement OF
his address to Congress until today
was regarded in some quarters as indi-
eating a disposition by Huerta to yield.
On the other hand. the significance
which was supposed to attach to this
action was minimiZed by the fact that
similar requests from Mexico City have
| been coming for the last five days,
without any tangible results in the
way OF q concession by Huerta.
1t was on account of this diIly-
dalIyinE that Special Envoy Lind timed
his departure from Mexico City. His
| sction is equivalent to notice that only
| fhirfV-GiN bnttrS nainAd in lirh the
Mexican President might ponder the
American proposals with any hope of
preventing President Wilson's pTocla-
nation to the world that this govern
ment will wash its hands Of Mexican
Affairs.
Three Postponements Asked.
Yesterdays request by Huerta for a
twenty-four-hour postponement OF the
Presidents address was the third that
the Mexican Executive has made since
Mr.. Wilson announced his determination
to take the entire word into his conf
dence in regard to Mexico. The first re-
quest was recorded last Friday. the day
after the announcement was made.
Huerta sought by this means to lenSthen
the time in which he might have the
opportunity to recant his defiant rejection
OF the mediation plan.
President Wilson looked with favor on
the first OF these requests, in the belief
that IL signified a disposition on the part
OF Huerta TO yield 10 the demands which
had been made upon him by the United
States
Repetition OF these appeals, however,
aroused in the minds of the President aid
his special representative at Mexico City,
John Lind. the suspicion that Huerta was
meEely playing for time. Doubts of the
sincerity OF Minister Gamboa's protesta-
tions that progress was being made to-
ward a final agreement which accom-
panied each appeal for delay were
aroused by the failure OF the Provisional
President TO yield anything in the time
granted him at first.
Thus when the last request was received
in the early hours yesterday morning,
the President determined that II the de-
sired postponement was allowed. il should
be the last.
Delay Is Explained.
The Mexican government appeal for
another day in which to consider the
American proposals was indorsed by Lind
in the message which the President re-
ceived early yesterday morning, and II
was stated that the additional time was
required for the consideration OF supple
mentary suggestions" which Lind had
submitted. The Presidents assent was
announced in this statement from Secre-
tary Tumulty:
Last night. about midnight, after a
conference between the President and the
Foreign Relations Committees of the two
Houses of Congress. a dispatch came
from Mexico City. in which Mr.. Lind
united with Senior Gamboa in requesting
the President to postpone his address TO
Congress until Wednesday in order TO af-
ford the authorities at Mexico City op-
portunity for a further consideration OF
the proposals OF the United States. in
view OF certain supplementary suggestions
by Mr.. Lind. The President has, Of
course. consented. and is expecting to ad-
dress the Congress at / o'clock on We'd |
nesday."
The President did not know what the !
supplementary suggestion" were that |
Lind had made. but he was certain they !
had not involved any changes in the |
principle of the plan which the special |
snvoy had been sent to Mexico to COM |
The President ordered a cablegram |
sent to Lind authorizing him to assure |
he Mexican authorities that the address !
will not be delivered until today. Lind |
vas directed, however. to convey definite !
that there would be no de-
ayS beyond today. and that II accept
lnce is to be forthcoming at Mexico II
must be communicated to Washington
before noon Wednesday.
Lind Leaves After Warning.
The President had this same purpose
n mind, doubtless, in alta ching to
rumulty's statement the announcement
nat 'the President Is expecting TO ad-
lress the Congress at o'clock on We'd
les day" This statement was purrosed
ust as was the action of Lind in leav-
ng Mexico City to impress upon Huerta
hat the American government will not
'ield an inch from the demands II had
made.
Lind informed Minister Gamboa yester-
la morning that the time in which he
night signify accel tance of the media
ion plan had been extended twenty-four
iours. Then he coolly packed his bag
rage and departed on a train for Vera
Iruz.
His course $ planned to test the sin
erity of the intimation from Huertas
'abinet minister that there was a proba-
,ility that mediation might be accepted.
lind reasoned that he would reach Vera
rug last night in full time to receive
nd communicate to Washington
iuerta's acceptance, should this be tele- '
-raphed to him there. On the other {
and, If Huerta should be inclined TO {
emporize further and to withhold his I
cceptance beyond last night, the special 4
nv oy would be out of reach of Minister I
Samboa's diplomatic artifcialities and