Arizona republican., 1913-08-22
Is at Work on Special Com munication to Congress Relating in Detail Nego- tiations Through Lind in Troubled Republic
MAY READ THE DOCUMENT HIMSELF
While Not Known What He Hopes to Accomplish Through Message It is Be lieved He Looks for I'm pOrtant Effect
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcH1

 WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The pres itfent will work tonight on the special i message and will probably read II to both houses on Monday relating in de- tail the negotia tions conducted through his personal representative, John Lind with the Huerta government of Mexico The decision to make a comprehep- sfve statement of the situation to con- gress was reached after the president had about concluded the negotiations between Lind and Huerta and since the exchange of notes had developed no new basis of the discussion. With this messa ge the president will present the two notes, setting forth the American suggestions to the Hucrta government and its reply. Should ke read the document himself which he IS being urged to do by the members Of the cabinet and to which idea he IS strongly inclined it will be the first time since the days of George Wash ington that a president has communi- cated a matter of foreign policy in person to the legislative branch of the government.
 While there Is no information at the White House tu indicate what object or hope will be accomplished by the message at this time there is well defined belief la official circles that the president thinks by reading the ad- dress which will lay the American view point and the Huerta contentious be- fore the congress and the people of this country and which also will be made public to the world generally, it cannot but have an important effect on the situation in Mexico. It is expected to be a partial answer to the intimations of Huerta in his note that President Wilson stands alone in his Mexican polity and unsupported generally by congress. The first refutation of this Huertas supposition came to the sen ate today when prominent republicans vigorously upheld the hands of the president Expressions of confidence in the wisdom and good faith of the president were made by several repub lican leaders. after Penrose of Penn sylvania had introduced resolution to require the president to place Ameri- can troops in Mexico to protect Ameri- can lives No action was taken on the resolution though Penrose declared that sending troops by the resolution would be decreed as not unfriendly to Mexico and the view of the White House and the states department was that such q move would be in effect an act of war
 The president reiterated to his cal lers today that he has absolutely no intention of taking drastic measures and denied that Secretary Garrison Of the war department, had been called back to Washington and referred to the fact that Garrison would take a vacation after his inspection trip in the west was ended
 Incidentally he complimented the re- publican senators for their spirit of co operation and emphatically stating there had not been the slightest exhi bition of partisanship. That Huerta advanced the idea of recognition for his government. was a partisan ques- ton in the United States and that the democratic party was not actually dominant was admitted by the admin istration officials but they believe if such an illusion exists in Mexico it will shortly be dissipated not only by the news of tOday's debate in the senate but by the expectation that congress will in some way show its confidence in the president when he reads the message.
 The administration hopes that when the facts are known in Mexico. that the Huerta authorities may be more inclined to respect the American suggestions The United States in brief proposed to Hu- erta that he resign in favor of a pro Visional president acceptable to all sides in that the suspension of hos tiIities thereby would have brought about a cOnsttutionaEst election resulting in the administration receiving recognition from the United States government.
 Thus far Huerta has flatly rejected. the American proposals and has re- newed his demand for recognition de- claring that his financial troubles are due to the failure of the United States to recognize him. Official advices in l the state department. however. describe 1 the provisional presidents plight as
 financially desperate and officials here believe he has not sufficient money to l pay his troops and cannot get the | money abroad These considerations l and the incessant warfare of the con- 1 stftutionalists likewise. lead American