Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-22
LIND and HUERTA
FARLEY AvERTING
PERIL OF BREACH
Conference Between U. s. Envoy
and Mexican President Re-
Iieves Tense Crisis.
INTERVIEW is VERY CORDIAL
Charge o'shaughnessy Cables That
Reported Demand for Recognition
Under Threat of Breaking
American Relations Untrue.

Washington, Aug. 20. - Charge
O'Shaughnessy cabled Secretary Bry-
an from Mexico City that President
Huerta, through Foreign Minister
Gamboa, emphatically denied there
I was amy foundation whatever for the
statement that Huerta has issued an
ultimatum to the United States de-
handing recognition, with the alterna-
| tive of handing Mr.. 'Shaughnessy his
passports.
Lind Sends Message.
| A dispatch from John Lind inform
! ed President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan that he had been in conference
with Provisional President Huerta. He
| characterized his reception and con-
/ ference with Huerta as cordial"
| Dispatches attributing the announce
ment of an ultimatum by Huerta to
Minister Urrutia, of the department Of
j the interior, aroused official circles
here.
Secretary Bryan, an early riser, read
| the morning newspapers and hurried
| to his office, where he found the reas-
surfing cable from Charge O Shaughnes-
sy, and then hurried over to the
! White House to confer with President
| Wilson. While there the message came
from Mr. Lind, telling of the confer
ence with Huerta.
Senate Committee Alarmed.
Members of the senate foreign rela-
tions committee, alarmed by the ap-
parent gravity of the situation, hasten
ed to the White House to ask for a
conference with the president. There
seemed to be division of opinion as
| to whether Minister Urrutia's an.
nouncement was unauthorized Some
were inclined to accept that explana-
| ton as given by Foreign Minister
| Gamboa.
Charge OShaughnessy' dispatch,
backed up by Mr.. Lind's, served to dis
pei the impression the first news dis
patches had made and the official
views changed to a general belief that
while the situation was delicate one,
there was hope of a satisfactory con-
clusion, as long as conferences were
continuing between Huerta and Lind.
1t was generally understood that while
the negotiations still we're in prog
ress the Mexican governments request
that publication of President Wilson's
views as presented by Lind be with
held from publication would be re
spected and that they might not be
given out today.
See O'Shauahnessy Message.
Senators Lodge and Stone were
shown the following cablegram to Sec
rotary Bryan from Charge O'Shaugh,
messy:
"The correspondents have cabled
that the Mexican government has stat
ed that it's note to Lind demands that
the United States recognize the Huer-
ia government before IL o'clock mid
night, or a statement practically to
that effect
Il brought the matter to the urgent
attention of the minister of foreign
affairs. He Immediately saw the pres
ident, and Senior Urrutia, who is sup
posed to have given out the statement
and authorized me to deny this state.
ment to my government as having no
foundation in fact"
Huerta Cordial Says Lind.
The senators were shown also a dis
patch from Mr.. Lind, in which he said:
Spent two hours with Huerta at his
suggestion Very cordial" The mes
! sage was received at 2:10 a. M
The senators conferred briefly with
President Wilson. They left the White
House satisfied that the alarming re-
ports were not justified. They still
we're hopeful that Mr.. Lind's efforts to
bring about an amicable understand
ing would be successful
Both senators were acquainted with
the contents of Huerta's note to the
American government cabIed by
Charge O'Shaughnessy to the state de-
partment Although the tone of the
note is scornful in its rejection of the
American suggestions, nothing in it re-
lated to an ultimatum or a demand for
recognition
Lind Sees Huerta.
Mexico. Aug. 2O.-Face to face in
conference during the night former
Gov. John Lind, special envoy of Pres
ident Wilson, and President Huerta
are believed to have reached an under
standing which may prevent the break
ing off of relations between the United
States and Mexico and serve to con-
tinue negotiations in which Washing
ton may play the role Of mediator.
Neither at the national palace nor at
the American embassy were any de-
tails OF the conference given out, but
It is known the meeting was cordial |
and that Mr. Lind considered the So
called ultimatum, announced through
Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, minister of the
interior, as unauthorized. The alleged
ultimatum was to the effect that the
United States would be given until
midnight to agree to recognition of the