The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-03
PRESIDENT CONFERs WITH ,sPE CIAL ENVOY ON SCOUT cRUIs.
 FER FAR OUT AT SEA.
LIND STAYED ON VESSEL
Newspaper Men Are Denied Any h. form ation as to the Outcome of the Conference When President Returns to Psss Christian.

Pass Christian, Miss, Jan. 2.-Pres- ident Wilson and John Lind, his per sonal representative in Mexico, to- night sat in the cabin of the scout cruiser Chester, deeply absorbed in discussion of the Mexican situation.
 It was their first meeting since last July when the president con ferred at he White House prepara- tory to the latter's departure for Mex leo City with instructions that crea- ated a diplomatic episode in Ameri- can history.
 For two days a mysterious reti- cence has been apparent at the presi- dential cottage concerning the pres ent conference. When dispatches from Vera Cruz announced that MT. Lind would come to Pass Christian, there was a noticeable manifestation of dis pleasure among the members of the presidential party that his destination should have been made public. Presi- dent Wilson had hoped to slip quietly away aboard the revenue cutter Vii mona "fof a yachting trip and meet MT. Lind at sea.
 The same effort at secrecy with re- spect to the Chesters whereabouts were frustrated by wireless news Of her location near Ship Island last night
 For nearly 24 hours MT Lind was off shore on the cruiser Chester be- fore meeting the president and in- stead of permitting the personal en- yoy to come ashore, President Wilson took trip in a 2O-foot launch, mount ed a companionway to the revenue cutter Winona and was transferred in mid-ocean to the Chester.
 The conference lasted until after 8 o'clock when the president left the Chester and returned to Gulfport, where automobiles were ready to take him to Pass Christian Just as much secrecy characterized the presidents first meeting with MT. Lind was evil dent on this occasion.
 Information as to what the presi- dent intended to do was denied the newspaper correspondents who are here. A big squad of them, how ever, was on hand at o'clock, when President Wilson. accompanied by pr. Cary T. Grayson and two secret ser vice men, appeared. The revenue cut ter Winona came as close to the shore as possible and sent launch for the president. The nations chief execu- tive got into the bobbing craft and within 15 minutes the presidents flag was hoisted on the main mast of the butter which turned her prov seaward followed by tug chartered by the newspaper correspondents.
 It was nearly three hours before le Chester was reached. A bright moon was shining when the dead light of the Chester was sighted.
 As the revenue cutter drew near marines and ship officers stood at at tention, but no presidential salute was fired as it was after sundown As the president came over the side pres fdential flag was unfurled from the Chester's mainmast. Mr Lind was the first to grasp the presidents hand. The two immediately retired to the cabin.
 They had been in conference about an hour when the red and blue lights in the fore rigging of the Chester be- gan to flash a mysterious naval morse to the revenue cutter.
 The conference lasted another hour and the president then was trans- ferred to the Winona. which brought him back at top speed to Gulfport.