The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
John Lind. Personal Representative Of
tho President Of the United
States Goes 10 Troubled
Country.
ELASTIC INSTRUCTIONS
First step Taken by Wilson to End
tho Turmoil by Means Of
Mediation and Good
ADVICE.

JRy John Edwin Nevin. staff CORES
pondent OF the United Press.]
WASHINGTON Aug. b.-John LIND,
personal representative OF the presf
dent OF the United tates, speeding to-
ward Mexico City today to aid IN
bringing about q peaceful settlement
of the internal affairs of that troubled
republic. carries elastic Instructions
He had no hard or fast set OF rules
laid down for his guidance by either
the president or Secretary OF State
BRYAN and because OF that fact the
president today hopes that he VIII %
guccessful In his mission.
Before he started southwark Lind
conferred at length with the presidens
and the secretary OF state. Dvery
position that might arise Was consid-
cred. When suggestion was made
| that sending him as advisor TO the
embassy was unprecedented, the pres
ident declared that there had been
too much sticking to routine prece-
dent already Because there was no
such position he had 1t created. And
Lind while not accredited to the exist,
ing Mexican government carries with
.tllim aamost plenary powers through
4 the wording Of the order starting him
4 on his mission which makes him In
]. fact the personal representative u
tEShe president og tsso United States,
il Idnd's first task of course will hs
!, iv,Hf nttxi i<al
! Mexicans who have sent word through
third parties to President Wilson that
! they are trying to reconcile all OF the
! Mexican factions. They will tell him
I what they have been able to accom-
! plish. Lind will also be able to make
1t clear beyond the possibility OF
doubt that under no circumstances
can Huerta's recognition be consider
ed That OF itself Is expected to clear
the air. There are certain leaders or
Mexican thought at the Mexican cap
ital who still entertain faint hopo
that some method OF forcing Ameri.
can recognition of Huerta can be dis
covered. They are to be disillusionen
by Lind.
This is the first step in the admins
istration's Mexican policy. Others are
: planned but will not be made public
: nor action taken toward settling them
until after Lind's investigation, first
hand. It was made very plain today
' that President Wilson is very hopeful,
: Of quick results after his report
> reaches the Mexican capital With
: entire confidence In Lind's Judgment
and ability the president believes he
. will show the Mexicans the disinter
9 estedness OF this country.
Much damage has resulted in the
:, : past from the suspicion in Mexico
that this government had territorial
designs on Mexico. Lind represent.
ing President Wilson will approach
). the Mexican people along the lines OF
! friendship. And 1t is very probable.
= according to the belief In diplomatic
: circles here that coming in such a
way the offers of good fellowship viii
be met half way.
+, One thing that will be insisted on
!, bv Tind Is that no matter what plan
), may be adopted for restoring order
= In Mexico 1t must be accompanied bv
.. a plan which will insure the election
n of a bonafide president of the r5pub
n lie. President Wilson believes that
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