The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-08
That Has Grown Out of the
Mexican Situation.
HE is IN WAITING ATTITUDE
Future Policy Depends on
How Lind Is Received.
BIames Republicans for Com
plicating Difficulties.

ence with President Wilson at the
White House early today, Secretary
Bryan announced he had received the
message from Manuel Garza Aldape,
acting minister of foreign affairs, de-
cIaring on behalf of President Huerta,
that the presence of John Lind would
be undesirable in Mexico unless he
brought recognition of the Huerta gov
ernment.
Mr.. Bryan said that there was no
change in plan with respect to Mr..
I-inds mission. He declined to say
what the nature of the American gov
ernment's reply to the Aldape message
would be-
Secretary Bryan said that the mes
sage had been transmitted through
the American embassy at Mexico City,
had been translated during the night,
and was presented early today to
President Wilson. The president hal
taken the position that it was incred-
ible that the Huerta government
would refuse to receive an envoy
bound on a peaceful mission. Receipt
of today's message brought the situ-
alton to a diplomatic crisis.
No information was forthcoming af-
ter the conference as to what the next
government would be, but it was con-
sidered more than likely that the mes
sage of reply to the acting minister of
foreign affairs would further outline
the friendly intentions of the United
States, which would be expressed by
Mr.. Lind and would probably suggest
that judgment be withheld concerning
Mr.. Lind's mission until he had had
an opportunity. through the Ameri-
can embassy at Mexico City to trans
mit the views of President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan.
Will Let the World Know.
Notwithstanding the -unfavorable at
titude of the Huerta government to- !
ward the mission of John Lind, person.
al representative of President WILSON,,
the administration here intends to fol- !
low out it's program of peace toward
Mexico to the letter and hopes to gain I
the support of public opinion through
out the world by making known each
step in its plans to foreign govern
ments.
AS soon as Mr.. Lind advises the state
department here of his arrival in Mexi-
co City, there will be made public in
Washington and in the Mexican capital
simultaneously the proposal which the
United States offers as marking the
pathway to peace. The proposal will be
transmitted as a matter of information
to the diplomatic corps here for tue
other governments of the world.
been officially disclosed, but admins
tration officials here are relying on the
moral force of public opinion through
out the world to support the effort to
persuade the contending factions to
come to an understanding.
Secretary Bryan and Secretary
Daniels talked the situation over with
President Wilson during the day but it
was said no change in plans was con-
templated.
Bryan Makes Statement.
After a conferences with President
Wilson, Secretary Bryan today issued
the following statement:
1.-The statement of the Mexican for
eign office was based on misrepre-
scntatiOn for which this government
is not responsible. In sending Cover
nor Lind as advisor to the embassy,
the president is entirely within his
right and this department will not
assume that his going will be regarded
as unfriendly when the character of
his mission is understood
Washington, Aug S.-The American
government is confronted by what of
ficial Washington regards as the most
delicate situation in its relations with
Mexico that has yet developed since
armed revolution disturbed the peace
of the Southern republic.
The threatened rebuff from the
Huerta administrat ton to the mission
of John Lind, personal representative
of President Wilson, on his way to the
City of Mexico, to expound the hopes
of the United States for a suspension
of hostilities and an orderly constitu-
tional election in Mexico, drew from
Senator Bacon. chairman of the foreign
relations committee a declaration on
the floor of the senate.
Mr. Bacon who has been working in
harmony with President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan said bluntly:
ssrThe president of the TTDited
is face to face with the gravest emer-
gency that has confronted us since I
became a member of the senate. 1t is
much graver than that which faced us
in the Cuban situation. That was a
tempest in a teapot compared with
what we may be required to do to es-
ia blish peace in Mexico for a genera
tiOn or two
That the mission of former Governor
Lind of Minnesota to Mexico City will
be a failure. is rapidly spreading
among members of congress.
Wilson Is Worried.
The president realizes the gravity
of the situation and manifested his
dfspleasure at the attitude of some
members of the minority party in con-
gress, telling callers that he believed
certain Republicans would make it
difficult for him to handle the situa-
tion in a peaceful manner.
On this account, Mr.. Wilson justi-
fed the strong and emphatic language
of Senator Bacon, who in a debate in
the senate on the resolution of Senator
Clark of Wyoming, Republican, de-
manding a general investigation of
Mexican affairs had referred to the
resolution as openly "disrespectful" |