The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-27
LIND AND GAMBOA
EXCHANGE NOTES
Americans Departure From
Mexico City Does Not Stop
Correspondence.
SITUATION IS NOT ALTERED
Huerta May Give Out Core
spondcnce When Wilson
Reads Message.

Mexico City, August o6-Prcsidcnt
Wilson's personal representative. John
Lind, and FREDERICK Gamboa. Mexican
Minister of Foreign Affairs, again are
exchanging notes on the subject of the
relations between the respective gov
crnmcnts. Notwithstanding Mr. Lind
already has left the capital and that
President Wilson's other agent. Will
liam Bayard Hale has planned to leave
tomorrow.
Senior Gamboa's note which he says
is in reply to one he received from
the American envoy. was sent to Mr.
Lind at Vera Cruz tonight The Mex
lean Foreign Minister is reticcnt as to
the character of the exchanges. but
unofiicially, II is said, they will not
alter the situation. 1t is believed they
have to do mostly with the request on
the part of Mexico that President Will
son delay the reading OF his message
| to Congress in order that the Mex
lean government might prepare for
! simultaneous publicity of portion or
! all documents in the case.
May Leave Vera Cruz To-day.
The government understands that
Mr.. Lind Will leave Vera Cruz for the
| United States Thursday. MIR. Hales in
structions are TO leave here to-mor-
row and sail Thursday.
!
/ haps day or two before Washington
expected him to do so is indicated by
the arrival here of w. W. Canada. con-
sui at Vera Cruz, on orders from the
state Department TO meet and accom-
/ pany Mr.. Lind to Vera Cruz. The en-
roy already had left. however. when
| Consul Canada reached Mexico City.
Mr.. Lind made the trip to Vera Cruz
! in an ordinary day coach. in the abb
! sencc from the train of the private car
which had been pronered by President
| Huerta Senior Gamboa was told that
the officials at Washington appeared
to believe that Mr.. Lind's return TO
the Mexican capital was not improb-
able.
| Mr. Lind will be entirely welcome ed
/ IL Mexico. should he wish TO return
replied the minister.
I Though somewhat reassured by the
/ press dispatches from Washington. in
/ Cicating that the administration still is
strongly opposed to intervention. there
still prevails here intense anxiety OF
;he part of the foreign residents n.
we'll as McNicans. Trains for Vera Cruz
to-day carried away many Americans
and many more have planned to go to.
morrow.
| Mexican Statement.
The following statement was ISSUED
ut the Foreign Office:
In order TO calm the natural anx.
icty of the public, occasioncd by the
negotiations which have been carrict
on with Mr.. Lind, the confidential agcn
OF President Wilson Senior Gamboa de
clares that up TO the present there i:
30 reason for alarm.
since the beginning Mexico has triec
u maintain a conciliatory attitude. al
though at the same time dignineC
G ne, and If the President OF the United
states considers il opportune to sub
Eit to Congress the status Of the nego
tiations then Mexico is relieved from
the tacit agreement and from the Gus
toms observed in negotiations OF thi.
class, not to give premature publicity
and Will hasten then, and only then. I,
icake public in the entirety all til,
documents which have been received o
which may be received at that date.
The situation is far from being dcs
rcrate. 1t can be only called serious
and for this reason, il is desired tina
the public should be discreet and re
| served since this is the best nanne
in which they can aid the government