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NO uLTlMATuM
FROM HUERTA
The War Scare is Ended BY
His Denial.
BLAME INTERIOR MINISTER
Lind Has First Meeting With Pro.
visional President Of Mexico and
RerAnfian Is s.cordial"

visional President Of Mexico and
Reception Is Cordial"
Washington, Aug. 2O.-There is no
prospect Of the United
States becoming embroiled in war with
Mexico.
The White House made public the
substance OF a cablegram from Nelson
'Shaughnessy, the American charge
d'affaires in Mexico City. reporting
that Provisional President Huerta had
officially disclaimed responsibility for
the statement reported as official to
the effect that unless the United
States recognized his government the
American diplomatic representative
would be handed his passports.
This was regarded in Washington
as sufficient to settle the war scare
that resulted from the publication OF
the newspaper dispatches from Mexico
City regarding an "ultimautm."
The White House went step fur
Their than this as result of report
from John Lind, the presidents per-
sonal representative. Lind reported
that not only had there been no ulti-
matum issued by Huerta, but that he
had a two hours conference with the
provisional president and had found
him most cordial"
This was the first time it has been
admitted that Lind has been in confer
ence direc ly with the Mexican presi-
dent. White House officials authorized
the statement that hope had not been
lost entirely for the ultimate success
of President Wilson's plan. They de-
clarei that the tone of Huerta's reply
had not been Anal.
President Wilson, Secretary OF
State Bryan and administration off,
cials generally, maintained waiting
mood and counseled like course with
senators of the foreign relations COM
mittee who agreed with them and
quieted threatened outbreaks on the
senate floor.
While Huerta's rejection Of the
American proposal as presented by
Lind was disappointment, officials
were encouraged by adyices from Lind
that he was comforting further with
Huerta, cat his suggestion"
Discussion of alternative measures
was held in allegiance, although the
proposal to permit expectations OF
arms to the Constituencies on an
equality with Huerta came to the
front again.
O'Shaughnessy's telegram was not
given out verbatim at the White
House. In substance it was as fol-
lows:
Hearing of the reports which had
been sent out by the newspaper cor
respondents at Mexico City that Presi-
dent Huerta had issued an ultimatum
that the United States must recognize
his government before midnight. and
that in he event this was not done l
would be given my passports. called
the matter urgently to the attention OF
the minister of foreign AFFAIRS. He I'M
mediately took it up with President
Huerta, who authorized me to make
official denial of the report.
1.-The minister of gobernacion (min-
lister of the INTERIOR, Senior Urrutia.
Is suspected of having given out the
report and the matter is under inves-
tigation by the Mexican government"
In addition to the message from
O'Shaughnessy, Senators Lodge and
Stone were shown a dispatch from
Lind in which he said:
Spent two hours with Huerta at his
suggestion. Very cordial"
Included in the same message, but
under date of Aug. Is, was the first
part of the text of the note which con-
stitues the Huerta reply to the Ameri-
can proposal.
It's preliminary sections gave no
hint of ultimate rejection, but were
phrased in courteous terms.
1t set forth historically the estab-
iishment of unohicial relations, con-
versations with Foreign Minister Gam
boa, and the first conferences between
Huerta and Lind. In this note Huerta
refers to Lind as well informed
man. animated by the sincerest mo-
tives to bring about satisfactory So
luton of the unfortunate tension"
existing between the two nations"
The communication after narrating
the developments that led up to the
presentation of the American note,
ends abruptly with the notation that
the remainder would be forwarded
later.
There was tense feeling in Official
circles and a disposition to inquire
further into the origin Of the state
ments by Minister Of the Interior Ur-
rutia, demanding recognition for the
Huerta government under the penalty
of the severing of relations between
the two countries.