The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
PATIENT WAITING
PRESENT ATTITUDE
Ripple of Interest Caused by
Visit Of John Lind to Presi-
dent Dies Away.
NAvY's PLANS OF MANoEUvRE
Ships in West Indian Waters
Easily Available for Mcxi-
can Service.

Washington. January 5.-Tho ripple
OF Interest caused by the unexpected
visit to Pass Christian OF John Lind
has died away, and government officials
here have settled down to another pc
Rod OF patient waiting upon Internal
developments in Mexico. Any import
ant change In tho rotations between
the United States and Mexico. they be-
lteHe, must follow some action taken
by ono or the othcr of the Mexican
factions.
II has been limited that during his six
months stay in Mexico MIR. Lind has
arrived At certain conclusions that arc
not entirely reasBuring az to the ability
of the Constitutionalist leaders to es-
tablish a stable and satisfactory gov
eminent. In tho event General IIucrta
finally releases his hold upon the reinh
OF power. II is believed here that the
conference with President Wilson on
board tho cruiser Chester related In
part to tho conditions that might arise
In Mexico following tho ond OF tho
cruInbling process and tho eiirnina-
ton OF Huerta State Department ON
c!ais have been giving thought to tho
treatment likely TO be accorded for
cign creditors and other claimants
against Mexico by tho victorious Con
ttitutionElista. particularly In view OF
the proclamation of General Carranza
early In tho rebellion Of his Intention
70 reDudiate all loans madc TO tho
Hucrta government.
Preliminary Understandings,
Some OF the money loaned 10 Shn
HucrtR government came from tho
United States, but tho larger portion
wns contributed by European finau-
ciers. Consequently. tho necessity OF
tween tho United States and tho prob
eblc successors to the present regime
already has been considered with tho
purpose Of preventing dangerous col
lis!ons with tho European governments
and also to protect tho rights OF Amer
lean claimants.
Preparations by the navy for the mid
winter manoeugres In West Indian wa
ters have led to tho renewal OF reports
that several battleships Of tho Atlantic
fleet, which made the European cruise
arc TO be dispatched TO Mexican wa
ters At tho Navy Department il was
said tho original plans made for the
Tnanoeuvres remained unchanged, ex-
cept as they have been necessarily mod.
ified by the diversion OF so large a
portion or the feet to patrol duty on
tho Mexican coast IT is frankly ad-
'nitted. however, that the ahips st
Cuiebra. Porto Rico or Guantanamo,
Cuba. would be much moro available
for Mexican service than IL they were
lying in New York harbor and Hamp-
ton Roads. and that they would he or
dercd TO Vera Cruz or any other Mex
lean port the moment the State De-
partrnent called for them.
The principal function of the Ameri-
can military force on the Mexican Dor
der at present is almost purely hurnani-
tartan. the soldiers are succorng the
Mexican sick and wounded, though. of
course. incidentally enforcing neutrality
laws. Reports from the battlehelds of
ojinnga md Nuevo Laredo tend TO
greatly minimize the first reports OF
loss OF life. though they indicate the
fight has been severe.