Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-07-02
JOHN LIND ACTED
As REBEL ADVISER
EXPOSE sHows HI pIvuLoeo IN.
SIDE IMPORTATION - REPupl.
ats HuGRrA CONTRACTS.
ADVISED HOW TO GET ARMS
During Lind's Stay In Washington He
Held Many Conferences With Rep
rsssntasives Of RebeIs-Was
cieee to President.

New York.-If the inside CORE
spondsncs'' Of the revolutionary iunta
at Washington faithfully chronicles
the facts In relation to revolutionary
Developments ct the capital Of the
United states. John Lind. who was
sent to MEXICO as confidential agent
of President Wilson. was very free In
his advice to constitutiosalist repre-
sentatives after he returned from Vera
Crus.
II will be recalled that while Mr..
Lind was stfil In Vera Crux, serving
in his semi-diplomatic capacity Incl
dent to "watchful waiting" he volun-
teered advice to Gen. Carranza-
According to . special cable dis
patch. Mr.. Lind cabled the state de-
partmsnt recommending that should
Torreon fall the United States gov
eminent should urge Gen. Carranza
TO Immediately issue . general, proc
lamation uneauivocally repudiating all
contracts entered into by the Huerta
government since the assumption Of
dictatoriai powers and the incarcera-
tion 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 sach 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 consummated since the assump-
ton Of dictatoriai powers.
At the time this was regarded a. q
very remarkable suggestion. coming
from . psrson holding such eonfidsn-
tial relationship to the prssidsnt ol
the United States. particularly h vieu
a - fng< thna n N sA1z1Ds = -
Kress, announcing NJ Llnds app11nt
menf ~ confidsnfial agent. Presfasn
Wilson had said:
We cannot In the circumstances b
the partisans Of either party to ths
contest that now distracts Mexico
On April %. Immediately following
Gea. venustlano Carrsnsas announce.
ment containing notice 10 the United
States that the landing Of American
troops at Vera Cruz would provoke
the entire 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 Q. was con-
structively re-imposed- While there
vas no official proclamation. orders
we're. sent to military commanders
along the border to prevent any fur.
ther shipments. II was announced by
high administration officials that no
shipments Of arms to Mexico would
be permitted.
On April 81 and April % sailors and
marines OF Rear Admiral F1etcher's
command were landed at 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.. Lfnds connection
with the secret service pay roll OF the
department of state ceased-or wheth-
er II has yet ceased-is not generally
known
II Is 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 Mr.. Lind was pre-
sumed to be particularly close to Pres
idens Wilson. As has been shown.
Capt. Hopkins-who. II was conceded.
has excellent sources Of information
at washington-reporte to Gen. Car
rama that he had good reason to be-
lieve that Mr. Lind represented the
president much more directly than did