The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
GAMBOA'S NOTE
TAKES TENSION
OUT OF ISSUE
Minister of State Intirnates
to Lind Huerta Is Consti-
tutionally Debarred
From Candidacy
DIPLOMACY NOW
TO PUBLIC PRINT
On Wilson's Suggestion
Lind Returns to Mex
leo City

OF renewing negotiations along tangi-
bic lines.
The two notes exchanged by Lind
and Gamboa weres published in full
here today and ofacial Washington
read them closely
FINANCES INVOLVED
Interest was manifest in Lind's sug-
gestion that all proposals be laid aside
for the present except that which
asks Huerta not to be a candidate in
the coming elections 1t was learned
that while President Wilson knew the
gist OF Mr.. Lind's second proposals,
he was not acquainted until today
with the text of the communication
in which Mr. Lind promised that. II
his last suggestions were accepted.
assurances would be given American
bankers of the moral support of the
American government for a loan to
ent Mexican regime. The White House
view of the offer of the loan was that,
should the present effort to bring
about peace appear to be bearing
fruit, 1t would be incumbent upon the
United States to help Mexico straight
en- out her financial tangles.
The statement OF Senior Gamboa that
Huerta. as provisional president of
Mexico. was prohibited by the Mexi-
can constitution from succeeding him
self. and that the American conten-
tion, therefore. was unnecessary. was
serutinized closely. Some officials
pointed out that no guarantee existed
that President Huerta would not re-
sign prior to the election and thereby
make himself eligible. It was sug-
gested. too, that to accept the cita-
ton of the Mexican constitution as
SUFFICIENT restriction on Huerta's can
didacy might be construed as a rec
ognition of Huerta as the constitu-
tionally chosen ruler.
SEE HOPE AHEAD
However. hope was found in the
vigorous disclaimer OF Senor Gamboa
that any one should have suspected
Huerta Of designing to become presi-
dent. This was regarded as a tacit
implication that Huerta finally would
not enter the presidential race
The chief dimculties now, accord
ing to administration officials, are
the questions Of pride and national
honor involved. Protestations by
Senor Gamboa that to yield to the
contentious of the United States
would be a surrender of sovereignty
and would permit a foreign govern
ment to veto the candidacy of indi-
viduals in Mexican elections there
after. have been met by the statement
OF cfhcials here that the United
States has not the slightest desire to
interfere with the sovereign right OF
Mexico.
SITUATION CLEARING
There was confidence In official cir
cles that by the exchange OF other
communications, both Mexico and the
United States would further clarity
their positions on this point, imputa-
tions of dictatlon would be removed
and any changes brought about in
Mexico at any rate. would result
from the voluntary acts OF the Mexi-
can administration So far as the
Washington government is concerned
1t has been made plain that 1t hopes
merely that a peaceful settlement
of the difficulties may be reached re-
gardless OF how the Mexican authori-
ties are Influenced to compose the
situation. Confidence of this was
given today through frequent cautions
by the administration officials OF the
press to avoid injuring the sensibili-
ties ofsthe Mexican people by refer
enee to concessions, 'triumphs" OF
defeats"
In this connection pointed reference
was made to the remark of Senol
Gamboa in his latest note:
POINTS ARE CoNvERGING
HWe are really in the way of ar
riying at an arrangement equally
olgnifsed for both sides"
The situation as a whole wa'
stripped Of much Of the tension Sec
retary Bryan felt able TO leave Wash
fnxton today for a lecture at New
hone. Pa. though he will return earl,
tomorrow. President Wilson win 80
TO Cornish today for the weekend. ans
il the situation grows worse VII
leave late tomorrow. /.
The machinery of Washington con
tinued to operate In enforcement o
the policy outlined by the presioen
in his address to congress yesterday
Customs agents and military author
tiles along the southern frontier wer'
( ordered to hold up all shipments o
arms or munitions destined Tor an
point in Mexico.
Major General Wood. CHIEF of stan
U. S. A, who returned to washing
ton today, did not go to the war de
{ partment, but remained At the ped
SIDE Of his sick wife. He kept Il
Z touch. however, with the situation oi
s the border. where II is expected NOR
troops viii be used to enforce neutral
itv Secretary Daniels of the navy de
: -.e-+r,ent announced that no more ad
& ditional battleships would be orders
to Mexican waters.