The chronicle=news., 1913-08-07

hucTta government IN Mexico really
intends to snub John Lind. Prcsi-
| dent Wilson's personal represented.
tive. as would seem to appear In las,
nights official statement by the
Mexican minister Of foreign Affairs.
Al the white house the state de-
partmcnt and Official circles today.
when the Iiucrta government was
fully approached OF President Wi.
sons Views ax transmitted by Mr..
Line. u different construction would
be placed on Lind's errnnd and Mex.
leo would realize II as u mission OF
peace"
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan are dix,s~ed to aysit the ar
rival OF Mr. Lind In Mexico City be-
for" taking any further steps In the
situation. This was made clear to-
day nj the white house.
Il wns pointed out hxain today
that Mr.. Lind goes merely as adviser
to I'll. American embassy In Mexico
City and carries cre,I.n tials to ncith-
cr federal nor the constitutionnIist
governments. ". will deal with the
Huerta government only through the
charge d'affairs OF the American en-
baasy. 80 that thcr. Will be- no ncc'>-
sity for his being received at tho
national capital.
Will. the intimation from the
Mexican capital that Mr.. Lind would
be persona non Hrata attracted Wide
attention today. officials were con
fidcnt that no contingency would o.
cur which would afford an opfsoriu-
nit, for any over 'rcmon~irancc ON
account Of Mr.. I.ind's presence. The
envoy IL expected to transmit the
opinions Of tho American 9ov~rn-
m~ni In such . faxhion n to rctiert
opiY the freindliNnp- nj .thc upIsss'
States Rovrrnment toward the Mexi-
can i'coplc and no political interest
In the factionai warfare. lie will
make clear that what the American
government desires to src establish
c-I L. u constitutional government
legal, set mn. aud II has no concern
with the pcr~onnc! Of the candidates,
II WAS recognized here however.
that Il was within the range Of DOS
sibiiity for the Hucrcta government
openly tn show Its disapproval Of
Mr.. L.ini'r minsion. and while no
drastic measures to enforce the oi'in-
lon of tho Washington government
were planned. II was suggested that
the United States might In such an
event feel Justified in liftinE the
embargo on arms or u recognition Of
tho bclliRcrcnts.
Secretary nryan declared he had
not received the IIucrta dcciara'ion.
said in last nights news di.patchc.
to have been forwarded to Washing
ton as we'll as Europe. Mr.. Bryan
Yesterday 10 Charg. O'ShauRhncs-y
instructinx him to advise Bd"r'a to
await the coming OF Envoy Lind In
stead Of proceeding on colorcd re-
ports published In Mexico. wa. dis
patched before news OF iiucr'a's dec
iaratior had ben received and fhtr"-
fore II was in no sense nm answer
TO the announcement that Mr. i.ind's
presence in Mexico would he undc-
sIrabIc.
Further demand Tor passage Of h's
resolution for investigation Of M.Ni-
can conditions by the foreign rcla-
lions commiite. was made today by
Senator Clark of Wyoming. Ch3ir-
man bacon asked that tn" resolution
be referred to his committee bcfor.
being acted on. but Senator Clark
objected.
The administration probably has
policy but VIC don't know what II
i..' said Mr.. Clark. Now tn. Prcsi-
dent has sent his third confidential
representative to the republic. but
while American lives are being lost
md American property destroyed. /
see no reason for delaying action
there can be an investigation by this
committee as well as by the admins
tration.''
Senator Bacon said that conditions
In Mexico and relations between the
two countries were such that no has
ty action should be taken by the scu-
ate.
"Bccause of the Importance of this
subject. there Is no higher duty rest
Ing on us than to approach 1t with
the utmost gravity and considora-
ton he declared.