The Detroit times., 1913-08-08
Executive, Instead, Will Watch
Reception of Envoy Lind,
Temporarily
EMBARGO ON ARMS
MAY YET BE LIFTED
Should Insults Be Offered -Spe.
cial Representative, Prompt
Action Will Result
BY JOHN e. NEViN,
(Staff Correspondent Of the United
Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. Should the
Huerta government take the position
that former Gov. John Lind. now
steaming toward Vera cruz on the
battleship New Hampshire. 10 act as
the personal representative OF Presi-
dent Wilson, is persona non grata,
and refuse 10 consider any sugges-
tions, he may make, IL will not OF
Itself mean armed intervention by
the United States. That was made
emphatically plain by administration
officials today.
Should that be the Huerta position
II is extremely probable that the en-
barge on the insurgents importing
arms from this side of the border
will be Immediately raised The ma
jority OF the members of the senate
are already in favor OF such action.
Ii would have been taken before this
II the president and Secretary Bryan
had not insisted that peaceful meth
DDS must be tried first
Consider Rumors Lightly.
So far as the socalled official dec
laration OF the Huerta government
that Lind will not be received in
Mexico City unless he recognizes the
de faCto regime is concerned. II is
not taken very seriously by either
President Wilson or Secretary of
State Bryan. They refused today TO
comment on the report. Instead il
was decided by them, that until Gov.
Lind reports In person just what re-
ception he receives in Mexico City,
where he is due to arrive on Satur
day, the administration will assume
that no obstacle will be placed in his
way. Ii was stated with authority
today that the president does not be-
lieve il possible that the Mexican ad-
ministration will jump az the conclu-
sion that l.ind's mission is not ex-
actly what Secretary Bryan charac-
terized II In his telegram OF last night
zone OF peace" And until he Is
convinced that he is wrong. he will
take no further steps in the matter.
The consttutionalists have sent
word TO the senate. through Col. Ed
uardo Hay. and through other sources
10 the president and Secretary OF
State Bryan. that If they are permit
ted TO purchase arms on this side OF
the border they VIII drive Hnerta
from power In three months. They
have also agreed TO safeguard Ameri-
can lives and property. And there is
strong belief in administration
circles that before Huerta realizes
this, he will be very glad TO learn
President Wilson's plans at first hand
from Gov Lind, although II Ia &C
cepted as fact that he will not
meet him officially. Instead Lind Will
communicate with the de facto gov
eminent through Charge d'Affaires
O'Shaughnessy
May insult Lind.
There is. however one very grave
danger at the present moment. That
Is that personal insults and even VIC
lence might be offered to Lind. Should
that happen there would be measures
adopted Immediately OF the sternest
character. Lindcis the personal repre-
sentative OF the United States. He
Is to land on Mexican soil from one
OF the best battleships In the Ameri-
can navy. There is a possibility that
the attacks which have been made on
him In the Huerta-dominated newspa-
pers OF Mexico City have been in
spired for the purpose Of arousing the
population against him The admin