New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
LATTER CARRIES NO PLAN
Official Washington Astonished,
Having Supposed the Special
Envoy Had Instructions
Much More Definite
than Is Now Stated.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]


President in Mexico, did not carry
with him a plan" for the settlement
Of the Mexican problem, and that he
was merely attached 10 the embassy in
Mexico CITY - investigate and report
to Washington. on information re-
ceived from Mr.. Lind. the President. It
is stated. will formulate his policy
This would seem 10 put the Mexican
situation just where II was several
weeks ago. when the situation became
acute and the President started an en-
ergetic quest for information on which
To base his course of action.
It is suggested that the defiant atu-
tude Of General Huerta in saying that
Mr. Lind's presence in Mexico was I'M
desra bic has caused the 1dministra-
tion TO change its plans for the time
being by ordering Mr.. Lind not TO
carry out the instructions which he
took with him from Washington.
While the administration has no inten-
ton of being bluffed by HIerta, II is
entirely willing to make certain sacri-
fees To bring about peaceful solution
Of the problem.
Secretary BRYAN went 10 the state
Department to-day and again tonight
and was still there al late hour. Mr..
Lind was due In Mexico city about =
o'clock tonight This would be 3
o'clock Washington time. and Mr..
Bryan thought there was a chance OF
something getting through.
The Secretarys presence in the de-
partment until such a late hour. par
ticularly on Sunday indicates the un-
usual situation which exists. He di-
vested himself Of collar and coat and
worked through the evening in his
shirt sleeves.
Mr. Bryan got a telegram AZ II
o'clock saying that Mr.. and Mrs. Lind.
accompanied by Consul General Cam
ada. left Vera cruz this morning. This
was the governments first official not-
fication Of the event.
Prior 10 last night II had been gen
orally believed. with apparent justin
cation. that Mr.. Lind's mission 10 Mex
leo was the first step in scheme
which the President had devised. II
had been generally accepted that the
Presidents whole Mexican policy was
predicated on the elimination OF Gem
III fFg,Va ~. cCN NsaV -
which caused Huerta 10 send defiant
message TO this government declaring
that Linds presence in Mexico would
be- undesirable unless he brought
proper credentials. together with rec
ognition Of the government Of Mexico.
Signs Of a "PIan."
That there was plan" Is indicated
in several wayc. most notably by ,he
plain. frank statement 10 that effect
made last Thursday in the Senate by
Senator Bacon. chairman Of the For
eign Relations Committee, who had
consulted the President. The admins
tration now declares that there Is no
plan and that Mr.. Lind has no pro-
posals To submit 10 General Huerta.
on Thursday Senator Bacon, in speak
ing against an effort TO bring on in the
Senate a discussion OF Mexico. said In
part:
"Il is a known fact 10 the people OF
the United States. not by rumors. not
by irresponsible newspaper paragraphs.
but by the official enunciation from the
Secretary Of State speaking for the
President of the United States. that he
has formed a plan with a view to eff
fectlng. If possible. this desired result
by peaceful means: that he has formu-
lated n plan and that he is now en-
gagged in an effort to execute IT,"
Another member asked Senator
Bacon about Huerta's defiant message.
which had Just been published in the
newspapers. but which had not been
Officially received at that time. Mr..
Bacon said:
1T is possible, MIR. President, that
when Mr.. Lind gets to Mexico and de-
ferent reply. 1t is possible that the
situation may be entirely changed
when that comes. ! ask every
Senator to answer for himself whether
there is anything in the conditions
which requires such haste that we
should not permit the President OF the
United States TO have his personal rep
resentative deliver his message and re-
celve his reply?"
NJ. Baccn's statement. which was
generally accepted as coming direct
from the White House, with other M
formation given out less formally, had
convinced every one here that Mr.. Lind
had instructions of much more mn
portance than II is now said h. has. IL
is believed in Washington to-day that
President Huertas incorporate atti-
tude caused a change In the admins
tration's plans, and that unless MIR
Lind fin IS an opening. or makes one IN
the wall that Huerta has put up he
will simply confne himself to invesl-
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