The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-03
MEETS
|[NV0Y LIND ON
/ BOARD VESSEL
.,eutve Goes Out to Scout
rriser Chester in Revenue
4 Cutter; Newspaper Men
Follow in Tug.
INFERENCE LASTS
UNTIL AFTER DARK
|an,le Affair Shrouded in
Nystery, at Least SO Far
as the Public Is
Concerned.

p.ss CHRISTIAN, Miss, Jan. a.
.;;dept Wilson and John Lind, his
-,ouaI representative in Mexico, to-
~ sat in the cabin of the scout cruis-
nsster, deeply absorbed in a discus
E5of the Mexican situation.
N was their first meeting since last
N when the president conferred with
land at the White house prepara-
i 10 the latter's departure for Mex
|, CIV with instructions that created
| Snlomatic episode in American his
D.
For two days a mysterious reticence
been apparent at the presidential
4lage concerning the present confer
a When dispatches from Vera Cruz
uupced that Mr.. Lind would come
Pass Christian, there was notice
4, manifestation of displeasure
row the members Of the president g
,rty that his destination should have
II made public. President Wilson had
sHd to slip quietly away aboard the
Ikcue cuttgr Winona "for a yacht
3rfip" ami meet Mr.. Lind at sea-
The same effort at secrecy with re-
pset 10 the Chcster's whereabouts was
Eryiated By wireless news of her 10.
|hieu near Ship island last night.
|Eyt Lind at Sea.
4 Fm nearly twenty-four hours Mr..
|L,d vas of shore in the cruiser Ches-
X before meeting the president, and
efead Of permitting his envoy to come
|Ame. President Wilson took trip in
] tSenty.foot launch, mounted COM
|tliunHay to the revenue cutter Wi
Va, and was transshipped aagin in
middle of the gulf to the Chester.
4 The conference lasted until after s
|Apck tonight, when the president re-
kned to Gulfport, where automobiles
rTe ready to take him to Pass Chris
"a Just rs much secrecy as charac-
Pnzed the presidents first meeting
~ Mr.. Lind was evident on this oc,
3sSu.
lrformation as to what tho president
tended 10 DO was denied the newspa-
correspondents. a big squad OF
IN, however, was on hand at the oys-
dock at ) o'clock when President
llson, accompanied by Dr. Cary T..
|nyson and two secret service men,
Tfared.
Fiters Followed.
The revenue cutter Winopa came as
ke to the shore as possible and sent
aunch for the president. The ma
sna chef executive got into the bob
ag craft and i'll fifteen minutes the
edent S flag was holsted on the main
esl OF the cutter, which turned her
zssSsrd, followed by tug chartered
'ne newspaper correspondents.
vas pcarly three hours before the
laler was reached A bright moon
Shining when tho dead lights of
lnester were sighted.
AZ 'pe revenue cutter drew near ma
and ships officers stood at atten-
~; out no presidential salute was
l, az II was after sundowp. When
president came over the side the
-elaentlal flag was unfurlrd from the
selers mainmast, Mr.. Lind was the
70 grasp the president s hand. The
immediately retired TO the cabin.
iuey had been in conference about
aour when the red and blue lights in
torerlgglng OF the Chester began to
messages TO the revenue cutter.
sspnference continued another hour
'uen the president was transferred
iss nwmona, which carried him back
lesIaent Wilson arrived at GuIfpori
alter midnight, and motored &c
.yuage here. where he arrived al
glOck' The president sent WORD
ne would have nothing to say this
aaog' but agreed to meet the CORE
taeni' later in the day.
aNas learned that the Chester
' start FOR Vera Cruz this after
~ y y soon as Norman Lind and Johr
81 Jr; could 90 aboard for a short
with their father,