South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-02
Waiting Attitude of U. S. Ex-
peCted to Bring important
Developments Before Many
Days Says Official.
LIND TO REMAIN IN
VERA CRUZ SOME TINE
Red Cross at New Orleans
Notified to Care for all Re-
fugee Americans Reaching
That City.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Secy.
bryan remained at the state depart
ment Monday for news from Mexico
until a few minutes before his train
7eft for the Maryland shore where he
1ectured Monday night As he hasten
ed away in mis- carriage. he declared
that nothing had been received ex-
cept messages relating To the move
ments of American citizens in the
southern republic.
Earlier in the day the secretary
had conferred with Sen. Bacon, chair
man Of the foreign relations COM
mittee. and both stated that no furth-
er suggestions had been made by Spe-
cial Envoy Lind TO the Huerta gov
ernment. and that no Overtures from
the Mexican side had been m@de.
Reports from Torreon that Ameri-
cans had been killed, had no verifi-
cation in state department advices.
but a bulletin was forwarded to the
department., the American consul gem
.eral at Monterey stating that five
Americans that left TorreOn last Mon
day had been accounted for, three of
them reaching Monterey Saturday
night and two remaining at Reata to
dispose of their horses
Are Well Treated.
According to state department ad-
vices the Americans who reached
Monterey reported that they were well
treated by all de1,icans with whom
they came in contact. They said the
1ederals still held Torreon while the
. Tevoiuuonists controlled Gomez, Pa
\ lacio and Lerdo.
The care of American citizen ref
ngees from Mexico was the subject
Ybf routine messages between the de-
partment and American officials in
Mexico and along the border. Red
Cross authorities at New Orleans were
notified during the day that Ameri-
cans from Mexico arriving at that
port in need of assistance should be
helped TO reach their homes in this
country. owing to several misunder-
standings with regard TO the disposi-
tion Of needy cases after Americans
had reached the United States, the
department sent further advices to Of
ficI2ls at coast and border towns to
see to il Tat all who needed help
were sent to their homes.
Secy. Bryan had been in commu-
nicatiOn before his departure with
Pres. Wilson at Cornish, n H.. but
said he did not know whether the
president would return to Washing
ton Tuesday.
Commends Waiting.
It was the general impression that
Pres. Wilson would not hasten back
unless there were indications of some
Immediate developments in the pres
ent deadlOcked situation. insofar as
negotiations between this government
and the Huerta regime are concern
ed. An official conversant with Mex
fcan affairs stated Monday night that
the waiting attitude of the United
States was a correct one and that il
would be sure TO force important de-
Velopments before many days. despite
the intimations in the last note of
Huerta's secretary of foreign affairs
EenOr Gamboa, that the next move
would be expected from Washington.
1t was said Monday night that John
Lind, special envoy in Mexico. would
remain in Vera cruz indefinitely:
that he was not contemplating any
Immediate move and merely was
waiting for a change in the situation
which. II was calculated would not
be instigated by him nor by any
move from washington. AS far as
the United States is concerned. il was
stated the negotiations stand just
where they did when Pres. Wilson
addressed congress and advised
American citizens TO leave Mexico
Sen. Bacon said Monday that this
advice was not given with any inti-
snation that it might mean ultimate
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