Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-01
John Lind Returning to U.
S. for Conference With
President Wilson
LATTER DENIES ANY
CHANGE IN POLICY
Says Trip of Special Envoy
Is the Result Of Desire
to Discuss Matters

Washington, d. c., Dec. 31.-Secre-
tary Bryan, back from his holiday IN
Florida, was early at his desk today
going over Mexican dispatches, which
accumulated in his absence. Mr. Bryan
would not discuss John Linds forth
coming conference with President Will
son at Pass Christian, Miss, or the
reasons which had prompted the presi-
dents representative to seek a Ter.
sonal interview with his chief. He said
he did not know whether Mr.. Lind
would come to Washington.
In official circles it was suggested
that some new announcement regard.
ing the policy of the United States
toward Mexico might be made after
Mr. Lind's report to Mr.. Wilson.
Fletcher Reports.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, reporting the
departure of the Chester from Vera
Cruz with Mr.. Lind, said that the
cruiser would leave the American en-
voy at Ship Island, opposite Gulfport.
From Ship Island Mr.. Lind will pro.
ceed to Gulfport on revenue cutter
Admiral Fletcher also reported the
departure of the battleships Connecti.
cut and Kansas from Vera Cruz for
Tampico. The gl1nboat Wheeling is
on her way from Tampico to New Or
leans and the German cruiser Brennan
has left Vera Cruz for the former
port
3slated diplomatic dispatches from
Acapulco we're said at ,the state Ge'
partment to "giye rise to considerable
discouragement.'. The national bank
there is returning deposits and it is
believed this may enable the military
authorities to collect forced loans
from individuals Spanish business
houses are planning to close and to
place their property under the protec'
ton of the American consulate.
A dispatch from Chihuahua says
General Villa has announced that ex'
pulsion of Japanese from Chihuahua
has not been ordered and is not being
considered
Wilson Is Notified.
Pass Christian, Miss, Dec. 81
President Wilson received official ad
vices today that John Lind, his per
sonal representative to Mexico had left
Vera Cruz on the scout cruiser Chester
and probably would arrive of here to-
night. There is possibility if the
weather is good that the president will
go aboard the revenue cutter Winona
recently placed at his disposal here
and meet Mr.. Lind when the Chester
arrives. The president was not In
clined to discuss his coming confer
ence with Mr.. Lind but authorized the
statement that the visit was of no
especial significance and merely
meant that the presidents representa-
tive desired to communicate more fully
then he could by cable Mr.. Wilson
gave the impression that there was
nothing here to indicate a crisis in
Mexican affairs Or that new diplo
matte move was contemplated.
The president, however, recently
has given much thought to the Mex
ican problem. In view of this fact
there is reason for believing that a
more definite understanding of the
course that Mr.. Lind is to pursue in
the immediate future will be reached
The president motored to the Mis-
sissippi Country club and played
eighteen holes of golf as though he
had not "a care in the world. His
health is apparently improving daily