Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-21
No Importance Attaches
to Meeting at Vera Cruz
Between Lind and Maqon

Secretary of State Bryan said today
that the State Department had been in.
formed of a conference at Vera Cruz
between Jesus Flores Magon. former
minister OF the interior of Mexico, and
John Lind. President Wilson's special
envoy. but that nothing Of the nature OF
the conference had been reported.
Ii was assumed here that Lind's con-
ference was one of many similar meet
ings which he is holding with representa-.
tive MeXicans, with view to determin.
ing sentiment with reference to the
Huerta regime. and possible steps to be
taken in the event of the expected col
lapse of the Huerta administration in
Mexico City
the arrest at Victoria, Mexico. Of Will
liam Hansen, said to be former
United States marshal in Texas, by
constitutionalists. 1t was said he had
been arrested as Huerta spy. Al
the Department of Justice it was said
that no William Hansen was known.
The State Department Immediately di-
rected the American consul at Mata-
moras to secure the release of Hansen.
Effort to Convert Villa.
Following the receipt by constitu-
Licenciado Bonales Sandoval, Mex
leo City lawyer. was being sent to
Chihuahua City to see Gen. Villa to in
duce him to give up his allegiance to
Gen. Carranza. additional word came
today that constitutionalfsts at
Juarez, Mexico, are awaiting him.
SandovaI was due to arrive in FL
Paso across the border from Juarez.
this morning. He will have to pass
\, Jrfa
CITY From the tenor of the dispatch
es received here today it seems doubt
full whether he will reach Villa
No Advice for Bankers.
New York bankers who recently asked
the State Department. advice as to the
best means of protecting the Mexican
bonds amounting to about slJo.enW'.
which they hold, have been informed by
Solicitor Folk that the department has
no suggestions to offer at present. At the
same time the solicitor called attention 10
the fact that President Wilson already
has stated that he would not recognize
any act done or authorized TO De done ny
Gen Huerta since he became dictator IN
Mexico. or by the congress which he had
installed.
state Department officials would not
comment upon the Paris dispatches stat
ing that the French government had di-
rected a protest to Gen. Huerta against
the suspension of interest payments ON
the public debt.
II was said outside of the department,
however that, regardless of what its at
titude might be toward the holders OF
Mexican bonds issued before the Huerta
regime, the United States government VIII
decline to put forth any effort in the fu-
ture to insure the liquidation of the bonds
issued after President Wilson had warm
ed the financial world of the adIninistra-
tion's view of the Huerta government
Jusserand Sees Bryan.
NJ. Jusserand. the French ambassador.
was in consultation yesterday for short
time with Secretary Bryan, but his busi-
ness related to the pending effort in
Congress to amend the Kahn act for the
protection OF patented exhibits at the San
Francisco exposition. and no reference
was made to the purpose of the French
government to protest against the de-
fault in interest payments.
This was regarded In official circles as
an intimation that there is no present
intention on the part of the French gov
ernInent of Insisting upon a collection OF
the inlerest at the Mexican customs
houseA