Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-22
MEXICO BACKS UP
DELICATE MISSION OF JOHN LIND
FROM THIS COUNTRY Sue
cESsFUL.
End Present ln~surrection There and
Insure Truly Popular Govern
ment-This Week to See
Final Step.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. progress
has been achieved, in the judgment of
administration officials here, by John
Lind in the discharge of his delicate
mission to Mexico. They feel the
American embassy adviser at least has
made a breach in the wall which, theo-
retically, has been erected by the
Mexican government to obstruct his
negotiations. The presentment he has
already made is understood to be only
of a preliminary character and will
be followed by others setting out more
in detail the object which the Amer
lean administration had in mini in
dispatching him to Mexico City.
The delivery of these supplementary
communications either orally or il
writing will depend entirely upon the
reception accorded the American gov
ernment's first communication. This
is now under careful consideration, a
fact regarded as showing the utmost
promise for the ultimate success OF
the negotiations. 1t is understood that
while there is nothing in the nature Of
a demand for the withdrawal of Gen
eral Huerta from the presidency or
for the arbitrary fixing of the date for
a general election there is, neverthe-
less, a distinct intimation of the a d
m~inistration's belief that soma conces-
sion should be made by the Huerta
government to terminate the present
instruction and to insure the ascend
- - Ar,,trr Don,tlor ntant
If these fundamentals are accepted the
way will be open for conference to de-
fine the means by which the desired
results could be brought about.
Must Observe Secrecy.
1t is expected at the state depart
ment that the next step in the nego
tiations will not be taken before Mon
day. The request of the Mexican gov
eminent for time to consider Mr.
Lind's presentation practically con
veyed that idea. Meanwhile it il
deemed essential that the principals
to the negotiations shall surround
them with the utmost secrecy at this
interesting phase.
Senator Lodge had a long talk will
Secretary Bryan Saturday about Mex
lean affairs.
Democratic members of the senate
foreign relations committee have de
termined that if the investigation o
Mexican border conditions and Amer
a financial support to re%volutionist
is to be continued by the special sui
committee that worked along the boz
der last veal hat committee will b
rebuilt so that it's control rests witt
democratic senators.
Several resolutions for an investigs
ton of Mexican conditions, introduce
in the senate recently, are being COZ
sidered by the foreign relations CON
mittee in weaving the future of tn
work of the existing investigator
committee. The Smith-Fall committe
was appointed under a resolution d
recting it to determine whether Amer
can aid had been given to MeX1ca
revolutionists, but it's investigation
covered the entire scope of Mexlca
border conditions and the treatment {
Americans in the border states {
Mexico.
Democrats to Control.
The foreign relations committee Wi
determine this week as to whether tt
investigation is to be carried on.
the committee is authorized to CO
tinue it will be reorganized so thi