Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10
ADVISED THE REBE S
Expose Shows He Dlvulsed Inside In
formation-Repudisted Contracts
Tells How to Get Arms.

New York.-If the Inside CORE
s~pondence" of the revolutionary Juhla
At Washington faithfully chronicles
the facts in relation to revolutionary
developments at the capital oil the
United States, John Lind, who was
sent to Mexico as confidential agent
of President Wilson, wal very Tree IN
his advice to cOnstitutionalist repre-
sentatives after he returned from vera
Cruz.
II will be recalled that while Mr.
Lind was still in Vera Cruz, serving
in his semi-diplomatic capacity Incl
dent to "watchful waiting" he Volun-
teered advice to Gen. Carranza.
According to a special cable dis
patch. Mr.. Lind cabled the state de-
partment recommending that should
Torreon fall the United States gov
eminent should urge Gen. CarranEa
to Immediately issue a general proc
lamation unequiyocally r%epudiating all
contracts entered into by the Huerta
government since the assumption OF
dictatorial powers and the incarcera-
ton of congressional deputies, whetn-
er for the purchase or sale OF any
government property, including Donds
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 consummated since the assump-
ton OF dictatorial powers.
At the time this was regarded as a
very remarkable suggestion, coming
from a person holding such confiden.
tial relationship to 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:
1--WE cannot in the circumstances be
the partisans Of either party to the
contest that now distracts Mexico"
On April %, Immediately following
Gen. Venustiano Carranza's announce
ment containing notice to thep United
States that the landing Of American
troops at Vera Cruz would provoke
the entire Mexican people to wal with
the United States, the embargo
against the shipment Of arms to Mex
leo, which had been lifted by Presi-
dent Wilson on February 3, was con-
structively re-imposed. While there
was no official proclamation, orders
were sent to military commanders
along the border to prevent any fur.
Their shipments. 1t was announced by
high administration officials that no
shipments of arms to Mexico would
be permitted.
On April 81 and April 20 Sailors and
marines of Rear Admiral Fletcher's
command were landed at Vera Cruz
and nineteen Americans were killed In
the taking of that city. Feeling in the
United States a 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-
er it has yet ceased-is not generally
known.
1t 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
ident Wilson. AS has been shown,
Capt. Hopkins-who, 1t was conceded,
has excellent sources OF information
at Washington-reported to Gen. Car
rama that he had good reason to be-
lieve that Mr.. Lind represented the
president much more directly than did
Mr.. Bryan. e.