Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09
President to Confer on Situa-
ton in Mexico at White
House Tonight.
FULL MEMBERSHIP ASKED
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Representatives Of Both Republican
and Democratic Parties Ex-
pected to Be Present.

President Wilson will meet the Senate
foreign relations committee at the White
House tonight for a conference on the
Mexican situation.
The entire membership of ten democrats
and seven republicans was asked to be
present.
The big battleship Michigan sailed
from Vera Cruz yesterday TO investi-
gate report that small plantation
belonging to Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. situ-;
ated near Ciudad del Carmen. state OF
Tobasco, and an adjacent property
owned by the Mexican Exploitation
Company tAmerican) had been occu-
pied by insurrectionary forces under
the leadership of Manuel Castillo Pas
cual.
Rebel forces also have occupied La
guna College on the Mamentel river.
about fifty miles above Carmen. Fed
eral soldiers have been dispatched from
Campeche to Carmen for the protection
of the properties.
Although not reported. it is believed
that the Michigan has reached Ciudad
del Carmen and that steps have been
taken to insure the protection of all
Americans in that vicinity.
Would Ship Arms to Mexico.
1t was learned at the Mexican embassy
today that a number of applications have
been made within the past month
for permission under the neutrality act
to ship arms out of the United States
tnta npraa artr ~
which alone can grant the necessary per-
mission has not acted upon any of these
applications since June - last, when
New York firm was authorized to ship
10000 rifles and 5,OOO,0U cartridges to
Vera Cruz.
These have been forwarded in patches
from time to time and II is expected tnat
the last Of the consignment will go for
ward within a few, days.
While the President under the law has
no authority to permit shipments OF arms
to be made to the constitutionalists, he
is authorized to permit such shipments
| to the de facto government OF country
which is the scene of revolutionary move
ment sa .Ss o.. go S8EFf - szsS' =
such permits, and the Mexican embassy.
in view of the number of applications
unacted upon. Is awaiting with interes.
some definition of policy to be adopted
by the State Department.
Fearing that the light and water power
supply Of Mexico City might be DAMAGED.
thus entailing suffering on all the Tor
eigners i'm the city, President wilson mas
granted special permit for the snip,
ment of three Colt rapid-fire guns and
10000 rounds of ammunition to the Mexi-
can Light and Power Company.
II is a commercial shipment, although
il is believed here that the Mexican gov
ernment will see to it that the munitions
get through from Vera Cruz to Nexaca,
near Mexico City, where the power plant
is located. The request for permit Tor
the shipment was made through the New
York representative OF the Mexican Lignt
and Power Company and was immediately
taken up and granted. The shipment was
made on the steamship Monterey
Committee Would Be Enlightened.
When the Senate committee ON foreign
relations met this morning for the ostensl-
BILE purpose of discussing the exceedingly
grave situation In Mexican affairs. IL
was the hope of members of the COM
mittee that Chairman Bacon would be
authorized to enlighten the committee as
to the details OF the policy which Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan
have decided upon. and which it has been
announced will be furnished the repre-
sentatives of foreign countries here. and
given to the public In Mexico ana the
the Presidents representative reaches
Mexico City.
AS the battleship New Hampshire. on
which he is proceeding. has been ordered
to delay its arrival at Vera Cruz until to-
night. information now is that Mr.. Lind
will not reach Mexico City until tomor-
row afternoon or Monday morning.
Many of the senators, including MEM
bers of the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee. have become very restive under
the policy of the administration of keep
ing dark its purposes with regard TO
Mexico. Members of the foreign relations
committee of the Senate feel that they
should have the confidence of the Presi-
dent Chairman Bacon of the committee
has had several conferences with the
President and with Secretary Bryan and
II is supposed that he has been told
what the propaganda of the administra-
ton is with regard to Mexico.
Say Purpose Is Not Known.
Whether Mr. Iind's presence in Mexi-
CO will be "undesirable as has been
stated by the Mexican minister of for
eign affairs, will soon become known.
officials here are re-
luctant to believe that Huerta's atti-
tude will be antagonistic after he Of
icially knows the purposes of Mr..
Linds visit. They take the view that
the attitude of hostility has been
by unofficial misinterpretation
Of the purposes of the mission.
Because Of her heavy draught the New
will be obliged to anchor
five or six miles of Vera Cruz, and navy
officials doubt If any effort will be made
to land the envoy today. The trip from
Vera Cruz up to Mexico City ordinarily
takes twelve hours
Before Mr.. Lind arrives. Charge d'Af-
fairs OShaughnessy is expected to ex-
plain to the Mexican foreign office that
Mr. Lind comes only as an adviser 10
the embassy, not to take a part in Mexi-
can politics. and on q thoroughly peace
full mission.
It is believed that Mr.. Lind will scru-
puiously observe the etiquette OF di-
plomacy and will not undertake TO
raise an issue as to his status by ad-
ressing himself directly to President
Huerta or the Mexican foreign office.
ayailing himself of the services or
Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy as an
and mouthpiece for any
thing that he may care to say.
This is an intimation that the re-
,ublicans are acting from partisan mo-
ives" said Senator Smith. 'and this j
Ieny. 1t strikes me that the recall of
former Ambassador Wilson. a repubi-
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