New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-10
WILSON STAND TOO
WEAK, THINKS LIND
Presidents Envoy, Bouna
Homeward, Impatient at
Failure to Dust Huerta'
BORED BY INACTIVITY
WHILE IN VERA CROL
Charge in Mexico City Has a way
pathways Getting What
lie Wants.
Nv PHILIP n. PATCHlN'

lie Wants.
~ PHILIP ~. PAItHlN'
uh,,g,on April ?.-John bihu
forthcoming visit to Washington Is me,
=, ha,,o an important bearing on the iu'-
- ., tho Mexican situation. II IS prov
III ,,t y will mark a forward move
-, an the development Of President VII
sons policy. In the City OF MeNioo an
in Vera cruz il is open gossip una. 'o"''
Lind Is not in entire accord with an INA,
President Wilson has done. or mas iai'U
% do in Mexico 80 81,
7, Is said with considerable degree u
,.,-,,,mstantial evidence that ne aoNocd'e'
. stranger stand on the part OF ms so'
.,,,.r, I'm Washington. He seeks 'iio
,l;,,,nation of Huerta. That is what nc
s sent 10 Mexico TO bring about, anu
although he failed in the reconnaissance
n his mission through no particular laui'
~ his own. inasmuch as he was u'iue'
,ors,ant instructions from Washington
,is feeling that "Huerta must go Is no
ess potent -, 49,
And the report is that John Lhnd mas
become impatient that the fresiueh' ie'
things drift and does nausht TO carry ou'
MS announced policy Of putting Huerta
=, the retired list. Mr.. Lind had reason
% believe that the President really mean.
action in Mexico. that he was possessed
~ a genuine intention OF bringing apoui
.he desired elimination OF Huerta'
The time is now approaching for such
.c,,on ~ ANYTHING other than letting Mex
Go fight herself TO exhaustion is TO be 'he
nolicv OF the United States, and when Mr.
,,S reaches Washington he Will DOUBT
ices make known his views even more
4eenitelv and clearly than he has written
hem or than he told them 10 the FIesi-
s.nt when the two had their mysterious
conference at Pass Christian three months
ago Judging by the impression OF MI
ina,s views which prevails in Mexico MS
appearance in Washington Will mean &c
zion on the part of the Washington gov
eminent II President Wilson is IN any
mood IN accent Mr.. Lind's advice.
Bv No Means a Dreamer
Mr. Lind has been described as
dreamer who sits in Vera cruz anu
thinks about the birds and squirrels anu
trees OF Minnesota He IS nothing Oh
tho sort. lie is a hard-headed, shre"a
and observing Swede, who sees ana
thinks clearly. Not long ago an Amer
lean journalist visited Mr.. Lind in Vera
Cruz for tine purpose of getting his
views on the Mexican situation. the
Presidents personal representative was
not ready 10 discuss the situation WIN
this particular journalist. Accordingly
he automatically turned the tide or the
conversation into other channels. lie
talked about Minnesota and the oncom-
ing spring and the beauty tho change OF
+, season would bring in his far-off home
Mr. Lind Thought that he was adroitly
saving himself from embarrassment, but
he found that the tables had been turned
when there came forth stories that he
was a dreamer and a sentimentalist who
gazed across the waters and thought OF
the advent OF the robin and the up
springing crops OF Minnesota
For the last six months Mr.. Lind has
had a dull and monotonous time OF 1t
When ] saw him in Vera Cruz a little
more IMAM d lti OiAEtiN oSV no wac eANA
OF his Job. He was quartered in the
American Consulate I'm Vera Cruz. IL
dingy rooms. with few of the moderr
comforts OF life and with scarcely any
thing to do. His chief occupation wa:
to observe the progress OF events anC
70 send occasional messages 10 Wash
ington on what he thought about thing!
in general
Consul Canada's Plscidity.
Below. where Mr. Lind lived. all SCENE,
10 be permanently Tranquil. Mr.. Canada
the American Consul. is serene an,
placid man. who shows no emotion IN tn
situation. Mr.. Lind IS like him IN thi
respect. and he views all Mexlco's trouble
and tho possibility of outbreaks in Yer
dicious placidity.
Mr.. Lind has come 70 be known a
Silent John Lind and is supposed neve
TO make known his views on the situa
ton. This is not entirely true. At time
he expresses himself with the utmos
frankness. His success IN keeping hi
Views from the public is the result OF
fixed policy TO take newspaper men int
his confidence. Instead OF concealin
every move he makes, or OF concealin
all that he learns or that he thinks, /
often calls the American correspondent
TO him and tells them just what he has
mind, but II is with the understandir
that nothing shall be repeated.
The correspondents can use what !
says for their own guidance. but Mr.. Lir
must not De quoted, nor must the q
formation he may give be sent over Il
wires This proves satisfactory 70 q
newspaper correspondents. 1t keeps the
from making blunders. and gives the
an accurate line on the situation, viii,
prevents them from going wrong or a
cepung bad information. which is
=. prevalent as tho north wind in Vera CrY
John Lind has been accused Of ideali