Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-04
President Declines. to State
Definite Purpose of Bringing.
Personal Representative
Across Gulf,
PROFOUND SECRECY
CAREFULLY MAINTAINED
One Object Of Conference, It Is
Believed, Was to Impress
Huerta That Policy Of u, S,
Has Not Changed,

fuY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiAtl
Pass Christian, Miss, Jan. 3-With
the departure late today Of the scout
cruiser Chester, bearing John Lind,
the presidents personal envoy back TO
Mexico to continue his observations
of Mexican affairs, the mystery which
has eEveloped Mr. Linds visit to Pres
ident Wilson was only partially
cleared
Just why the nations chief eXecu-
tive decided not to permit Mr.. Lind
to have shore leave" and took upon
himself the Inconvenience of being
trans-shipped four times at sea, has
not been explained President Wilson
volunteered no explanation. but one
Of the supposltions current is that he
did not wish the special envoy to be
subjected to the inquisition Of newspa-
I per correspondents. Another theory
/ is that the president desired to show
. Mexico that there is no change in the
American policy and no actual inter
ruption of Mr. Lind's mission to Mex
co.
The peculiar movements Of the rev
enue cutter Winona and the long de-
lay before the president and MIR. Lind
actually met We're partly accounted
for today when it became known that
the lack of wireless facilities On the
revenue cutter had confused plans.
When the Chester reported her arrival
me Winonas launch had to mako "a
fifteen-mile trip to shore and back
again before arrangements could be
made for the presidents visit
The president was the only source
of information concerning the confer
ence with Mi Lind He spoke Of it
today only in bread generalities, say
ing that nothing specific had been de-
veloped and that nothing of any def
mite character oceasioned the meeting.
3 The president asserted that he dis
cussed no particular plan of action,
The president referred to the con
ference as "get-together talk" for
mutual information lie explained
that although Mr. Lind constantly had
been sending fun dispatches, con-
versation of few hours had been
deemed worth more than weeks of
added value Of affording AN exchange
of viewpoint regarding the situation.
President Wilson added that there had
been no special occasion for Mr.
l.Lind's visit-no adVices, excitement or
new questions The president said
his conversation with Mir Lind had
covered the whole field Of conditions
IN Mexico, but that no particular
measure or plan had been dwelt upon.
When asked if he was more hope
tul for n speedy settlement of the
trouble, Mr.. Wilson made it clear that
his personal view of the situation had
not changed
The president has held that the
Huerta government is slowly being
crushed not only by the constitutions
alist forces but through incessant iso-
lation, and that inevitably it must
fall. He smiled when told of reports
that Provisional President Huerta or
some high official Of the Huerta gov
ernment was on board the Chester
and said
"Well, ! did not see them if they
We're there"
The president said that while Mr
Lind was not exactly enjoying his
long stay in Mexico. he was perfectly
willing to stay there and was deeply
interested in the situation
Mr.. Wilson apparently attached lit
lie Importance to the. Lind episode,
pointing out that the proximity Of
his personal envoy. coincident with
his own vacation on the Mississippi
coast had been. as much as anything
else, a motive for the conference
The president laid emphasis on The
fact that nothing specific, such as the
removal OF the cnsDargo on arms or
similar moves had been discussed He
said that the Chester would leave for
Vera Cruz this afternoon and that Mr..
Lind would remain there indefinitely. .