The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-08
RELATIONS WITH
MEXICO GROW
MORE GRAVE
Situation Appears To be Coming
To a Crisis
PRESIDENT STILL HOPEFUL
Much E1pends on How Huertas
Government Received Our Special
Envoy, Gov. Lind.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE American
government tonight was confronted
! by what official Washington regarded
as the most delicate situation in its
relations with Mexico that has yet de-
veloped since armed revolution dis
turbed the peace OF the southern re-
public.
The threatened rebuff from the
Huerta administration to the mission
Of John Lind, personal representative
of President Wilson, en- route to Mex
leo City to expound the hopes of the
hostilities, and an orderly, constitu-
tional election in Mexico, drew from
Senator Bacon. chairman of the for
eign relations committee, a declara-
ton on the floor of the Senate today
that the present situation was The
gravest in years, much grayer than
confronted us when the Cuban ques-
ton was here
The president realizes the gravity
of the situation and manifested dur
ing the day his displeasure at the at
titude of some members of the minor
ity party in Congress, telling callers
that he believed certain republicans
were making it difficult for him to
handle the situation in a peaceful
manner. On this account, Mr.. Wilson
justified tonight the strong and EN-
phatic language of Senator Bacon,
who, during a debate in the Senate
on the resolution of Senator Clark OF
Wyoming, republican, demanding a
general investigation of Mexican af-
fairs had referred to the resolution
as openly ''dlsrespectful" and "fiout-
ing in the face of the president
while the latter was endeavoring 10
put into effect peace policy. The
resolution was finally forced off the
days calendar
President Wilson was unmoyed by
advices from Mexico City depicting
the Huerta government as inimical to
Mr.. Linds mission. He let 1t be
known. too, that so far as he was
able to learn there was not the slight.
est demand from the American people
for Intervention and declined TO dis.
cuss alternatives that might beused
in event that the efforts of the Amer.
lean government to help restore peace
in Mexico were rejected
City OF Mexico, Aug. S--President
Iluerta's prestige among Mexicans in
the capital undoubtedly has been
strengthened by what is regarded as
his defiance of the United States. Ev
en- those who had been lukewarm in
their support of the administration
profess admiration for the soldier
president who dared to talk back to
Washington, although not all of them
agree as to the wisdom of his course
and many of them consider that he
acted precipitately in view of the Of
iicially defined intentions of Washing
ton.
Just what course President Huerta
will take in the event that John Lind
President Wilson's personal represen.
tative, continues his trip to Mexico
City is matter for speculation. No
official declaration has been made as
yet as to what this course will be. It
is assumed that Mr.. Lind might enter
the republic at Vera Cruz and come
to the capital without molestation,
since the question of his credentials
could not be expected to be answered
until his arrival at Mexico City. but
whether he shall be expelled or mere.
ly ignoredd remains undetermined.
Keen interest is being evinced as
To what the attitude of Washington
will be in the face of President Huer-
ta's defiance and speculation is divid-
ed as to whether Mr.. Lind will be re-
called or permitted to continue as far
as he can and thus force the issue up
on President Huerta. Mexicans gen
orally OF the conservative class ap-
pear to believe that Huerta will not
drive Mr.. Lind from the country. but
will be content with ignoring him. ex-
cept, perhaps. for subiectlng him to
surveillance in order to see that he
does nothing possible of being con
strued as mixing in the policies OF the
country.
Unless a radical change is effected
in the sentiment at the palace. Mr.
Lind will not be given an opportunity
TO talk with President Huerta. even
Though he is permitted to remain in
the capital: nor will he be any more
successful in meeting any official of
the government.