Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-08-13
SENATORSARETOLD
MEXICAN POLICY
President Tells Three of His
Proposals as Lind Reaches
Mexico.
REPUBLICANS ARE PRESENT
Night Conference at White House Dis
closes That Wilson Has No Def
mite Plans-Clash in Senate
Is Barred.

Washington, Aug. 11-What is of
f1cially described as a "get-together"
meeting on the Mexican situation was
held at the White House at night. The
president met both Democratic and
Republican members of the senate for
eign relations committee and talked
with them an hour and half. Secre-
tary of State Bryan also was present.
The meeting failed to show that
President Wilson has any definite plan
in mind for the solution Of the MeXi-
can problem.
Hopes Huerea Will Quit.
President Wilson's hope that Huerta
will help solve the problem by retiring
is understood to be based on the be-
lief that European governments will
bring pressure to bear on him there
by cooperating with the United States
to bring about the election Of a consti-
tutional president. 1t is denied in adj
ministration circles, however, that the
United States is acting otherwise than
on it's own initiative or that there is
even an informal understanding with
foreign powers that have interests in
Mexico.
At the conclusion of the conference
President Wilson said it had been held
to exchange views and information
and to clear up mistaken impressions
that have resulted from the publica-
ton of incorrect reports. He indicated
his belief that party lines will not be
drawn in congress in the matter at
issue and that both parties will con-
slider it a matter of honor to act to-
gether as all are Americans.
Wilson Reveals Three Things.
Three points were made known by
the president to his visitors. Those
points in order of precedence are:
That under no circumstances will
the Washington administration recog-
nize the Huerta government, for rea-
sons which the president deemed it
unnecessary to state.
That former Gov. John Lind of Min
nesota has gone to Mexico without
any credentials to advise the embassy
as the direct personal representative
of the president and also to make a
special report to the president regard
ing the situation in the country as he
gathers it to be, and give his views
as to what can or ought to be done.
That in all probability de facto Pres
ident Huerta eventually will recog-
nize the peaceful intentions of the
United States-this is the presidents
belief at least-and thus pave the way
for the holding of an election and the
installation Of a government in the
City of Mexico which this government
consistently can recognize.
Believes Huerta Will Be Fair.
The administration refuses to be-
lieve General Huerta will permit any
insult to be offered to Mr.. Lind
That the president was justified in
having the heart to heart talk he had
with the members of the senate for
eign relations committee was shown
by the debate which occurred in the
senate.
The outburst came when Senator
Smith of Michigan declared that S. G.
Hopkins, a Washington lawyer, as rep
resentative of the constitutionalist
forces, had the ear of the state de-
partment," and had much to do with
the removal of Ambassador Wilson"
After Senator Smith had opened the
subject, Senator Williams Of Missis-
sippi backed his colleague to a certain
extent by the assertion that there was
an ''organized and syndicated effort"
to bring about war with Mexico. He
declared there was money behind it,
and not all Mexican money"
Expresses Confidence in Wilson.
Senator Crawford expressed the
highest confidence in President Will
son and the state department, saying
that they were entitled to the senate's
united, sympathetic, loyal and COM
plete support
Senator Smiths speech, which
caused the uproar, was based on
statement submitted to the senate sew
eral days ago by Senator Sheppard,
showing the constitutionalists
strength.
Senator Smith questioned it, and
hitting it. Smith explained he meant
only to expose the influences in Wash
ington in behalf of the constitutional
lists.
Hopkins and Felix Summerf1eld, he
charged, who had charge of the Ma
derista propaganda on the border for
the last two years." were engaged
now in Washington attempting to in
f1uence the action of the United States
toward Mexico. Hopkins, Smith said,
received $4,000 from the Madero gov
eminent for services to that cause,
and chad the ear Of the Taft govern
ment, and, he believed, still had the
ear of the state department.
When told Of the charges made in
the senate, Mr.. Hopkins said:
"The charges of Senator William
Alton Smith are deliberately and
ridiculously false in every respect.
Felix A. Sommerfeld, special agent of
the constitutionalist government, has