The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-26

American policy to persuade Huerta
70 yield. There was still some hope
at the White house tonight that word
of concessions might bc telegraphed
from Mexico City before the president
goes to the capitol tomorrow to read
his message, circumstance that would
defer the reading of the message and
perhaps result in an abandonment of
the idea at this time,
The delivery of the message is an
essential factor in the programme OF
the American government before the
world. 1t is not a preliminary to any
drastic measures, however, as 1T is
merely the announcement of policy
which will be maintained for years If
necessary until constitutional govern
ment shall be re.established in Mex
leo.
The effect of the message, it is
hoped by administration officials, will
be 10 convince the world of the sim
cere efforts of the United States to
bring about peace, and forestall pres
sure that might otherwise have been
exerted by foreign governments for a
sterner policy toward Mexico.
Having exhausted every avenue OF
influence on the Mexican authorities,
the administration docs not feel COM
PEELED to intervene by force of arms
tunity will be given to American citi-
zens to withdraw from the danger
zones, and strict neutrality IN SHIP
ment of arms will be observed.
Looks Like SchoOlrOOm.
The White house conference began
at $50 o'clock. The president s pri-
vate Office locke like q schoolroom.
Divans, davenports, sofas and chairs
were arranged IN equal rows In front
of the president s desk. There were
accommodations for the thirty seven
members of the two committees, but
they did not all come, some being alb
sent from the city. 1t was the largest
conference that had been held at the
executive Offices, however, since the
present administration began. Secre-
tary Bryan sat beside the president as
the latter read his message.
Those present from the senate com
mittee were Senators Bacon, chairman;
Stone, Clark of Arkansas, Shiyely,
O'Gorman, Williams, Swanson, Pom;
creme McCumber, Lodge, Smith OF
Arizona and Borah of Idaho.
From the house committee there
were Representatives Flood Of Vlr-
ginia, chairman; Cline of Indiana,
Linthicum of Maryland, Diffenderfer
of Pennsylvania, Stedman of North
Carolina, Harrison of Mississippi,
Walker Of Georgia, Cooper of Wis
consin and Temple Of Pennsylvania.
Asks for Comments.
The conference adjourned few
minutes before Il o'clock, after the
president mad read his message and
listened to free discussion for more
than an hour. He had asked for sug-
gcstions and comments, and nearly
every one present had something to
say.
Later the president let it be known
that there had been no suggestion that
would necessitatc any change in his
plans, and that unless word should
come from Mexico City of a change
in the situation there the message
would be read to the joint session Of
the two houses of congress tomorrow.
The president cites in his message as
a precedent for the policy he proposes
10 pursue the action of President
Hayes in withholding recognition from
Diaz for more than a year after the
latter had gained control of the Mexi-
can government.
During tonight's IS conference the
president read to the committees not
only the full text of his own message,
but the notes exchanged between John
Lind and Huerta One Of the commit
teemen said afterward that the Huerta
note. written by Foreign Minister
Gamboa, was one Of the finest state
apers he had ever seen,