The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-26
DEDICATION OF THE WORLDS
GREATEST WATER POWER
MEXICAN MESSAGE MAY
NEVER Be DELIVERED
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officials here. But the
Principles as embodied in the original
proposals must be accepted.
These events today were the dram
alto elimination OF the Mexican situ.
alton which relieved the tension to-
day. The stage had been set both
here and In Mexico for this govern
ment's Anal steps, short OF drastic
measures which might call into activ.
ity the army and navy
President Wilson planned to barn
TO congress every step and fact In tins
negotiations with Huerta. Speciaf
Envoy John Lind had packed his be-
longings and was ready to leave Mex
leo City for Vera Cruz enroute homo.
Then came the request from Huerta
through Gamboa for renewal of negn.
tiations with Lind and postponemens
by Wilson of his address to congress.
Huerta feared the effect of the presi
dents message upon this nation ana
also the foreign powers. Heretofore
It was Huerta upon whom depended
definite action. The presidents ad-
dress detailing every step of this
peace plan would have had the pos
sible result OF turning the sympathy
Of the world powers against the Mea-
lean defacto government, President
Wilson'S address was in type. A res-
olution authorizing q Joint session II
congress. today for the receipt OF tbs
message had been prepared I,ast night
the president had taken both demo
Gratis and republicans Of the foreign
relations committee of both houses in
to his confidence. The president deter
mined to actt.t But until the eleventh
hour he hoped for wha he then thought
almost impossible 1t was plain that
only the expressed willingness from
Huerta to reconsider his rejection or
tho mediation plan would prevent
reading of the message today,
Shortly before II o'clock today
Secretary Tumulty made his an
nouncement. The words stating that.
the president expected to deliver his
address at II tomorrow was pregnant.
with results. Officials declared they
constituted warning and an ultima-I
tum to Huerta for immediate action
within "a hours There must be no
further delay.
President Wilson with beaminsA
face, plainly evinced his satisfaction
over today's developments. To calf
ers he voiced the strong hope that he
might never have to deliver his mes
sage to congress. He believes ana
confidently hopes that today's confer
ence In Mexico City will spell peace,
through acceptance of this govern
ment's plan and success for Lind's mis-
sion.
At no time since the situation m
Mexico became tense has the presll
dent been more hopeful of amtcablsA
solution than today Secretary Bryan.
his face emphasizing the Bryan
smile" gave little outward evidence
OF sleepless night spent at his desk
awaiting Lind's decision. This decIs-l
ion was telephoned at the president
at IL today by Bryan 1t was oficiasI
ly denied today that Lind had at any
time been recalled. He was given
free rein to use his own Judgment mi
terminating his mission in Mexico. But
he had evidently given UP hope untfi]
the moment Huerta weakened. He|
was anxious and willing to renew tho
conference today.
Lind to Leave.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 26. Via GaiJ
veston-C Convinced that his mission]
to Mexico has failed, John Lind, spe-|
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