Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-08-08
ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES TO
MAKE PUBLIC EVERY STEP IN
EFFORTS TO BRING CONTEND
ING FACTIONS TOGETHER.
RELY ON PUBLIC OPINION
POLICY TO BE MADE PUBLIC
WHEN LIND, THROUGH STATE
DEPARTMENT, INFORMS PREsI-
DENT OF HIS ARRIVAL.

Washington, Aug. S.-After a con
ference with President Wilson Secre-
tary Bryan today issued the following
statement:
'The statement of the Mexican
foreign office was based on misrep-
reservations for which this govern
ment is not responsible. In sending
Governor Lind as advisor to the en-
bassy the president IS entirely with
in his right and this department will
not assume that his going will be re-
garded as unfriendly when the char
acter of his mission is understood" ="
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
attitude Of the Huerta government to-
ward the mission of John Lind, per-
sonal representative Of President Viii
son, the administration here intends
to follow it's program of peace toward
Mexico to the letter, and hopes to
gain the support of public opinion
throughout the world by making
known each step in the plan of for
eign governments. AS soon as Mr..
Lind advises the state department
here of his arrival in Mexico City
there will be made public in Wash
ington and in the Mexican capital
simultaneously the proposal which
the United States offers as making
the pathway to peace, The proposals
will be transmitted as matter of
information to the diplomatic corps
here for the other governments of
the world.
What the proposals contain has not
been officially disclosed, but admin
istration officials here are relying on
the moral force of public opinion
throughout 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
the president during the day, but 1t
was said no change in plans was con-
templated.
After a conference with President
Wilson at the White House early TO-
day Secretary Bryan announced he
had received the massage from Man
uel Cara Adalpe acting minister Of
foreign affairs, declaring on behaIfl
of President Huerta that the presence
Of John Lind would be undesirable
in Mexico unless he brought recogni-
ton of the Huerta government.
Mr. Bryan said that there was no
change in plans with respect to Mr..
Linds mission. He declined to say
what the nature Of the American gov
ernment's reply to the Adalpe mes
sage 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
had taken the position that it was in
credible that the Huerta government
would refuse to receive an envoy
bound on peaceful mission Re
ceipt Of today's messages brought
the situation to diplomatic crisis.
No information was forthcoming
after the conference as to what the
next step in the policy Of the Ameri-
can government would be but it was
considered more than likely that the
message Of reply to the acting min
lister Of foreign affairs would further
outline the friendly intentions of the
United States which would be ex-
pressed by Mr.. Lind, and would prob
ably suggest that judgment be With
held concerning Mr. Lind's mission
until he had an opportunity, through |
the American embassy at Mexico