The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-10
lind ADVISED THE REBELs


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New York.--If the inside CORE.
spcndsncee u the revolutionary janta
at Washington faithfully chrouiclss
the facts In relation 70 revolutionary
developments AT the capital OF the
United States, John Lind. who was
sent to Mexico as confidential agent
Of Prssldent Wilson. VAN very free I'm
his advice to constitutionAisst repre-
santatives after he returned from Vera
Cruz
II Will be recalled that while Mr.
Lind was still In Vera Cruz. serving
In his semiSiplomatic capacity incl.
dent 20 "watchful waiting" he volun.
teered advice 10 Gen. CarrAnza.
According 10 q special cable dis.
patch. Mr.. Lind cabied the state de-
partment recommending that should
Torreon fall the United States gov.
ernmeu; should urge Gen. Carrsnsa
to Immediately issue q general proc.
lamation unequiyocaily repudiating al
contracts entered into by the Haerta
government since the assumption OF
dictatorial powers and tbs incarcera-
ton Of congressional deputies. wheth'
or for the purchase or sale Of any
government property. including bonds
and other securities, and warning all
prospective or actual purchasers that
after the constitutional government
was installed all such contracts would
be held null and void, Mr.. Lind. the
dispatch said. believed that the insur-
gent position would be greatly
strengthened internationally II the
specific declaration be restricted to
acts contaminated since the assunp-
ton Of dictatorial powers.
Al the time this was regarded as
very remarkable suggestion. coming
from . person holding such confiden
tial relationship 10 the president OF
the United States, particularly In view
Of the fact that In his address to con.
gress, announcing Mr.. Lind's appoint.
ment as confidential agent. President
Wilson had said:
I'VE cannot In the circumstances be
the partisans OF either party to the
contest that now dlstracts Mexico"
On April %, Immediately following
Gen. Venustiano Carranza's announce
ment containing notice TO the United
States that the landing OF American
troops at Vera Cruz would provoke
the eltire Mexican people to war with
the United States. the embargo
against the shipment OF arms TO Mex.
leo, which had been lifted by Presi.
dent Wilson on February ;. was con.
structiyely re-imposed While there
was no official proclamation, orders
were sent to military commanders
along the border TO prevent any fur,
Their shipments II was announced by
high administration officials that no
shipments OF arms to Mexico would
bx permitted
On April 81 and April 90 sailors and
marines of Rear Admiral Fletcher's
command were landed al Vera Cruz
and nineteen Americans were killed In
the taking OF that city Feeling in the
United States ran high.
AT that time and for some weeks
later Mr.. John Lind was in Washing.
ton, Just when Mr.. Lind's connection
with the secret service pay roll of the
department Of state ceased--or wheth.
or II has yet ceased--is not generally
known,
II Ia known, however that during
the entire stay in Washington Mr..
Lind was In very frequent conference
with various representatives OF the
revolutionary party In Mexico.
During this time MIR Lind was pre-,
sumed TO be particularly close to Pres,
ident Wilson. As has been shown,
Capt Hopkins who. Il was conceded
has excellent sources of Information
al Washington reported to Gen. Car.
rama that he had good reason to be-
lteye that Mr.. Lind represented the
president much more directly than did
Mr. Bryan,