The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-09
Explains That He Is Acting
Within Right in TAX
ing Action
TENSION CONTINUES
OVER SITUATION
President and Bryan Discuss Defiant
attitude of Mexican Administra-
tion-Lind Reaches Vera
Cruz Saturday

Washington. August s-Tension over
the Mexican situation was conspicuous
throughout today in official circles.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan In en- early conference discussed
the message from Manuel Cara Al
dape. acting minister of foreign affairs.
> stating formally, in behalf of Presi-
dent Huerta, that unless John Lind
personal representative of President
Wilson, en- route to the Mexican cap
ital, bore credentials recognizing the
Buerta government. his presence In
Mexico would be undesirable.
Later the American embassy at Mex
leo City. through Nelson o'Shaughnes-
sv, charge d'affaires, was Instructed
to explain to the acting minister of
foreign affairs that Information on
which statement must have been based
could not have come from the state
department here as no official declar-
alton of Mr.. Lind's purposes in visit
ing Mexico has been made Mr.. BRYAN
also issued the following statement:
Within His Rights
The statement of the Mexican for
eign office was based on misrepresen
tation for which this government is
not responsible. In sending Governor
Lind as adviser to the embassy. the
President is entirely within his rights.
and this department will not assume
that his going will be regarded as un
friendly when the character of his mis-
sion is understood.
1t also was announced by Secretarv
Bryan that Mr.. Lind would not arrive
at Vera Cruz before Saturday evening
Secretary Daniels of the navy depart
ment explained in this connection that
while the battleship New Hamnsl, 20
could make the trip from Galveston
to Vera Cruz in S6 hours minimum
time the ordinary time for the Journey
would be about so and so hours, and
he indicated the administration did not
regard Mr.. Lind's mission as necessar-
lily requiring great haste
Proceeding Slowly
Some officials saw an advantage in
proceeding slowly. however, so as TO
afford the Huerta administration an on
portunity to become more fully ac
quainted with the purposes of Mr..
Lind's visit than they have been hitb-
erto.
Administration officials take the no.
sitlon that objections TO Mr.. Lind's
presence in Mexico is unwarranted 90
the general public is not ACQUAINTED
with the proposals which he carried nor
the method by which he intended to
submit them.
On Mr.. Linds arrival these proposals
VIII be made public in Mexico Citv and
Washington simultaneously and trans
mitted here to all the foreign govern
ments represented in the United States
Further emphasis was laid bv ad-
ministration officials upon the point
that Mr.. Lind as adviser to the Amer
lean embassy would occup no 1npre-
cedented position as other embassies
ana legations had their counsellors and
attacnes The inferences that he would
directly interfere in Mexican politics
which 1t appears had been spread
throughout Mexico, was declared with
out Justification. All his acts, 1t was
said by them, would be in accord with
the proprieties of the situation: all
his dealings with the Huerta govern
ment would be through the charge
d'affaires of the American embassy at
Mexico City. and in all circumstances
Mr.. Lind would act merely as the
mouthpiece of the Washington admin
istration, to anyone who sought to OBJ
tain the views of President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan on the situation gem
orally.
Support Efforts
Most of the republicans as we'll as
the democrats of the two congression-
al committees on foreign relations
nave indicated that they will support
the efforts OF President Wilson to
bring about peace in Mexico. great
many senator's. however are in favor
of lifting the embargo on arms
Tomorrow the Senate foreign rela-
tons committee has a scheduled meet
ing and undoubtedly VIII discuss the
situation. There Is no Indication, how
ever, that there Will be any further
developments, as far as the Washing
ton government Is concerned, until Mr.
Lind arrives In the Mexican capital
either Sunday night or Monday morn
ing.
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