The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-09
Lind IS GIVEN
final PROGRAM
ON INTERVENTION
President Rejects Plea of Huerta's S
Envoy Who Was on Chester
With Lind.
ENGLAND HAS PAVED WAY
FOR UNCLE SAM TO ACT
Other European Powers Follow
Britain's S Lead---Amer.ca 3.
Must Protect

Washington, Jan. S---The official
atmosphere of Washington is be-
ginning to breath the intervention
spirit
4 letter received heI today from
President Wilson told that John
Lind now is in possession OF the
Presidents program for handling the
Mex can situation.
The details, OF the policy are
being guarded with- the greatest
secrecy.
other significant developments
include the hurried recall by the
home government of Kazutzuga M
ouye, military attachc to the Jap
anese embassy Mr.. Inouyc return
ed only a few weeks ago from d
six months stay in Mexico.
President Wilson's extraordinary
tactics at Pass Christian, involving
hazardous sea trip to meet John
Lind on beard the Chester, are now
explained by information from au-
thentic sources that a prominent
Mexican accompanied Lind to meet
the President.
The mysterious visitor IL thought
10 have been Ramon Corona, Cover
lor Of the Fedcfal District Gov
erno9 Corona is close to Huerta and
IT the same time is well regarded
by this government and by the
Mexican constitutionaiists
The presence of the Mexican on
board the Chester is common talk
among navy officers who received
the Information from naval col
leagues now in Mexican waters.
President Wilson has said that
IF Hucrta was on board the CheG-
ter he did not see him. THIS de-
nial went no further.
Mission Is a Failure.
1t Is understood that the prcsi-
dent vas not certain the MeXican
intermediary was on the Chester
until her arrival at Pass Christian.
No wireless message was sent OIL
The subject for fear of a leak
1t is certain that the MeXican's
mission was a failure and that a
compromise between this govern
ment and Huerta was brought no
nearer by his presence on the Ches-
ter
"All signs in Washington point to
a decision on the part Of the admin
istrat;on to face intervention III
Mexico within a short time" said
an official today, The ordering OF
the Atlantic fleet to Caribbean wat
ers with the orders to rush repairs
to vessels at the Pacific coast navy
yard and their later mobilization at
San Diego just above the Mexican
border and the threat of the War
Department to withdraw financial
support from Jne nauonal UuardS
unless the MALTA follows the gov
ernmen5 plans for reorganization,
all points to the one end
The transfer of Sir Lionel Garden
from Mexico by the British govern
mont is regarded by the state De
partmont as in part an answer to
American criticism of the British
German trade alliance against the
United States.
Great Britain regarded this
criticism as having been largely
inspired by the United States gov
ernment and hastened to throw a
stop to American public sentiment
with the withdrawal of Garden. .
said a man close to the Secretary Of
State. His transfer means no
change of British policy, but is
merely transfer of man who by
his criticisms has made himself
persona non Erata to the Washing
| ton administration.
England to Make Demand.
A circumstantiai narrative by a
canadian banker from Montreal now
in Washington carries another and
more significant reason for the re-
moval of Garden. According to this
| information there was a conference
| on December at Montreal of Brit
ish and Canadian financiers who
held great interests in Mexico The
Britishprs, who were fresh from
London, said they mad been in touch
Iwith the British Foreign Ofnee on