New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
Lind ON WAY BACK;
MISSION A MYSTERY
President Denies Any
Change in His Attitude
Toward Mexico.

/ From star Correspondent Of The Tribune
/ Pass Christian. Miss, Jan S.-Emphatic
/ denial was made by the President to-day
+ that the mission of John Lind on the
/ scout cruiser Chester indicated any
/ change I'm the administration attitude
| toward Mexico. and that any Mexican
representative accompanied MS special
envoy.
/ President Wilson was unwilling To say
T that he was more hopeful OF a speedy set
. tlement Of conditions in Mexico. combining
+ himself TO the assertion that the situa-
/ ton had not changed This signifed to
( those familiar with the facts that Mr..
/ Wilson will"contnue to insist on the re-
4 tirement OF Huerta but will probably
take steps to make the waiting game
J effective if possible
The President said he had asked Mr..
( Lind to come here so that he could have
an intimate conversation with him. He
asserted that ne and Mr.. Lind went over
the whole field Of conditions. He declined
to discuss any details of his ENJOYS four
months diplomatic labors in Mexico.
No Specific Move Discussed.
The President laid emphasis on the
statement that nothing specific, such as
/ the removal of the embargo on arms or
similar moves. had been discussed.
Norman Lind and John Lind, jr., the
latter twelve years old, sons Of the Presi-
I dents envoy. spent some time on the
| Chester to-day. The President took them
( eight miles in mis- automobile to the Gulf
port pier. where they boarded the revenue
cutter Winona, TO be carried 10 the Ches-
ter.
Il took a picture of papa and lot Of
things on the warship" young John re-
marked on his return carrying camera.
The boy was permitted to violate
regulation with his camera. the privilege
really being granted by the President
After the Presidents confidential
agent" had spent several hours with his
sons and before the Winona was out of
sight on her return. the Chester started
back to Mexico with Mr.. Lind.
Yeomans Mother Disappointed
Mrs. Pauline Mezzsen of Bay St
Louis. was less fortunate than Nj Lind's
sons. Her son George is a yeoman on
the Chester, and she came here expecting
he would have shore leave" She found
that nobody from the scout cruiser was
permitted to land.
Mrs Mezzisen went ON tug which fol
lowed the NVinona. The tug. however, was
warned away by the Chester's officers. and
the woman was forced to call her goodby
10 her son across the intervening water
10 inc
golf he was told Of Mrs. MeZzisens ef-
forts to see her boy He asked the Secret
Service men 10 get her address, and II
was understood that he would write To-
her. explaining the eXigency OF the oc-
casion and expressing regret that she
could not go aboard the cruiser
President Wilson also took cognizance
Of the isolation Of the Chester's crew and
requested the Secret Service men TO Sc
cure all the newspapers they could find
and nut them on board the vessel
Another Wilson Double"
In Lafayette. La. lives man who has
been told by The townspeople that ne looks
ike Woodrow Wilson. and he has tried to
build up the local reputation by the ad-
ditiOn OF specs and sartorial eifeCts re-
sembling those worn by the President.
This Louisianian. II. Il. Ward, arrived
in Pass Christian to-day. presumably to
test the Lafayette report. Several vii
lagerg here who had not seen the real
Woodrow Wilson were misled as Ward
and his wife strolled leisurely around
town. thoroughly enjoying the curiosity
| ,n.,. oo,,sed hut 'Iimuie" Sloan nut 4
damper on the JOY Of the couple.
"Oh. YOU are Mr.. sloan" queried the
imitation Wilson approaching The Secret
Service man who was guarding the Dixie
White House.
Yes" biuntly replied Sloan.
well, they tell me AZ home that look
like President WILSON," continued the
! double" somewhat abashed.
Why" asked the Secret Service man
after looking over the Lafayette citizen