The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21
HUERTA DEMAND
IS NOW DENIED
Charge 0'Shaugnessy Says
Statement Is False.
BREACH IS BELIEVED AvERTED
Lind confers With Provisional Presi.
cent and Act Relieves Tense
crisis--lnterview Said to
Have Been Cordial.

Washington, Aug 20. - Charge
OShaughnessy cabled Secretary Bry
an from Mexico City that President
Huerta, through Foreign Minister
Gamboa, emphatically denied there
was any foundation whatever" for the
statement that Huerta has issued an
ultimatum to the United States de-
handing recognition, with the aIterna
tive OF handing Mr. o '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
the interior. aroused official circles
here. .5 ...t'tt =
Secretary Bryan, an early riser, read
the morning newspapers and hurried
to his office, where he found the reas-
suring 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
lions committee, alarmed by the ap
parent gravity Of the situation, hasten
ed to the White House to ask for
conference with the president. There
seemed to be division of opinion as
to whether Minister Urrutia's an
nouncement was unaNhorized. Some
were inclined to accept that explana,
ton as given by Foreign Minister
Gamboa.
Charge O'Shaughnessy's dispatch,
backed up by Mr.. LinG'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 satisfactory con-.
clusion, as long as conferences were
continuing between Huerta and Lind.
1t was generally understood that while
the negotiations still were 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.
SEES O'Shaughnessy 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 its note to Lind demands that
the United States recognize the Huer.
ia government before IL o'clock mid
night o.. "a statement practically to
that effect al ,,..c. ~
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 we're 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 we're 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 Huertas note to the
American government cabled 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 1t re- |
lated to an ultimatum or demand for |
recognition.
Lind Secs Huerta. x.
Mexico. Aug. 20.-Fsce 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 of 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
II is known the meeting was cordial
and that Mr.. Lind considered the so
called ultimatum, announced through
DIR Aureliano Urrutia, minister Of the
Interior, as unauthorized. The alleged
ultimatum was TO the effect that the
United States would be given until
rlidnight 10 agree to recognition OF the
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