The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
Special Blessing
.rchbishop Sebastian Messmer, of
sconsin diocese. told the assemh
TO
AWAIT THE REPORT
OF ENVOY LIND ON
MEXICAN SITUATION
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Lind, personal representative of Presi-
| dent Wilson. administration officials
declared that no further steps would be
taken in carrying out the policy of
the United States toward Mexico until
Mr.. Lind had made careful study of
| the general situation there
While the President has mapped out
a distinct course of action about which
strict secrecy is being maintained, it
| Is known that instructions to be sent
MIR. Lind from time to time, will de-
pend largely on developments in the
Mexican capital in the next few weeks
Mr.. Lind will make all his recon-
mendations to Charge OShaugnessey
so that whatever representations are
transmitted by the latter to the Huerta
government will differ in no way from
the notes the American government has
hitherto advanced to the defacto au-
thorities in the Mexican capital. Mr.
Linds connection with them, 1t was
stated, would not be apparent. His mis-
sion, 1t. was explained, is to substitute
unofficially for Ambassador Henry Lane
Wilson, whose personal views of the
Mexican controversy were so pro-
nounced as to make it embarrassing for
the administration here to communicate
through him.
Athci IIitiiSlttcHlHeHt
Further enlightment as to the errand
| of Mr.. Lind and the policy the Presi-
dent has formed came tonight sfrom
Senator Bacon, chairman of the Senate
committee on foreign relations, who de-
1 elared that President Wilson was fac
ing "a great responsibility" in the
present situation and had the hearty
support and cooperation not only of
the foreign relations committee but of
Il N anil 1a.asr of H. .
gardless of party lnes.s To explain
various interpretations of last nights
| conference between the President and
the foreign relations committee, Sena-
tor Bacon made the following state
| ment: M
The foreign relations committee
recognizes that the President is acting
III good faith in trying to solve this
problem peacefully
The Presidents undertaking is with that
View, and in that general purpose the
committee are in accord and have con-
fdence in his sincerity and integrity They
recognize that he wishes to settle the
question without violence and for the best
interests of the United States and of
Mexico. Of course, he cannot now be
expected to go into all details In the
hrst place some of the details are neees-
sarily not yet worked out and depend IN
a measure, on developments and the in
formation which is to be derived from the
methods he is now pursuing In the sec
ond place, some matters of detail, if given.
out in advance In the present delicate sit
uation. will defeat the every ends sought
to be accomplished
To Get Information
| "One of the principal objects of Mr.
| Lnds mission is to get information from
a capable and reliable man who has not
been identified with either faction In this
controversy and upon such Information
| future action, in measure, win naturally
| be based.
| There are some Emergencies of opinion
| In the committee. 1t would not be other
wise. Some few favor more drastic meas
ures than others. The committee gem
| orally sympathizes with the Presidents $
desire to avoid Intervention or anything
that will produce war. Even those, how
Lever, who favor drastic measures have
confidence in the President and are sup
porting him In his present efforts. 1
think. with few exceptions, there is no
disposition to draw party lines. think
that Is true of both republicans and DEM
| ocrats on the committee and in the Senate
,generally.
THE President manifested a strong de-
sire to have the cooperation of the COM
mittee and of the Senate and frankly
said he would be very glad to have any
suggestion from either as individuals or
as body and would welcome their as
sistance. The senator's seemed gratified
by that frank statement on his part.
while there is small element in this
country that would like to see war, the
large majority of the people deprecate it
most earnestly and thoroughly sympathize
with the desire of the President to avoid
it,