The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
WILSON HAPPY OYER
HIS TALK WITH LIND
No Change Of Policy, but Bet
ter idea Of Situation
Results.
INTERVIEW IN A STREET
President While on Way to Golf
Course Meets News
paper Men.

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. Jan. 3.--Presl-
dent wilson's mind is evidently relieved
after his three hour heart to heart talk
with Special Envoy John Lind on the
cruiser Chester last night.
The Presidential spirits have picked up.
He was really clipper to-day for the first
time since grip seized him in November.
What John Lind had to tell the Presi-
dent must remain a mystery so far as the
exact details are concerned. The Presi-
dent granted to the newspaper men a few
minutes for an interview this morning.
The interview was held in the middle OF
the main street of Gulfport under the re-
cording eye of a moving picture machine
mounted In the most dilapidated looking
delivery wagon which the hustling little
seaport afforded.
On way to Golf Course.
President Wilson was on his way to the
country club. His constant golfing COM
pan.on. Dr. Cary 7. Grayson. accompanied
him and the stop at Gulfport was made In
order to permit the President to start
Envoy Lind's sons on the way out to visit
their father aboard the Chester.
e''"'
man and the other a little shaver of IL,
had come to Pass Christian last night
, when 1t became known that Mr. Lind was
not to have shore leave
| Their previous intention had been to
! meet Mr.. Lind in New orleans subsequen,
to his conference with the President. After
the President had shaken hands with the
| Lind brothers he stood at the side of his
! h.s touring car and the newspaper GROUP
| SUI. Jundrd MIN
The President looked better than a,
! any time since he came down from Wash
ington for the midwinter vacation. His
| eyes wcr. bright and thcr" was a flush OF
returning health In his cheeks.
! The President let II first be known that
! the excitement which the secret visit y.
John Lind had stirred WAS in rea,ity a
| great ado about IA very l,ttl. thing
! What he had said when the mystery first
developed was literally true. 1t was de-
claed.
I As Mr.. Lind had been sending constant
dispatches to the Washington Govern
! inent, the Administration was well salts
Ned with his handling of the situation
/ there. tut there was more to be gained
I from a two or tire. hours conversation
I than could be ascertained through tive
weeks Of interchanging dispatches and
: cablcgran s-lll the color of the situa-
ton and iii. points of view of differen,
people.
No New Questions.
There was no eNigency or special occa-
sion of any kind to bring Mr.. Lind t.
Mississippi-no advices or excitement OF
new questions. 1t was simply the desire
T on the part of the President and Mr.. Lind
to have IA conversation.
Ii was declared that Mr.. Lind was no,
even coming ashore. but was returning to
Mexico this afternoon on the Chester
after he has seen his sons The con-
versaton on the warship just COW
cred the whole field Of conditions ir
| Mexico.
No particular measure or plan or any
thing Of the kind was discussed between
the Confcrees. 1t was just "A get to-
gether talk" in which each learned thu
others mind and the situation and every
thing connected with it. Literally thai
was the whole thing according to Mr.
( Wilson.
In the view OF the President the sit
uatlon in Mexico has not changed, and hi:
belief remains the same as heretofore
with regard to conditions
AS to the ultimate result OF the Ad
ministrations policy and AS to the exac
state of hopefulness of speedy solution
of the Mexican tange the President de
rlined To comment
that new plans were not discussed. II
the meaning Of changes in policy. Their
will be no alteration in the Adminstra
TONS present policy.
The wild rumors with regard to III
possible presence of some important offcla
of the Hucrta Government aboard tn
Chester were set at rest by the President
No one accompanied Envoy Lind on hi
northward trip.
The President il appreciative OF tn
self sacrifice of Mr.. Lind in being willin
TO come so near home without setting foo
on American ground.
He feels that Mr.. Limbs great interes
in the big problem which confrOnts hir
and his country predisposes him to un
complaining acauesccnce in the plans o
the Administration,
No specific conclusion was reached be
tween the conferees with regard to IN
suggested raising OF the embargo o
arms by the Government. nor is Their
likelihood of any particular or specifi
move as the result OF the conference.
The Presidents wish.