The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-07-03
JOHN LIND ACTED
AS REBEL ADVISER
EXPOSE SHOWS HE DlVUlGED IN
SIDE lNFoRMATlON- REPUDi-
ATE HUERTA CONTRACTS.
ADVISED HOW TO GET ARMS
During llnd's Stay in Washington ne
Held Many Conferences With Rep
re~sentatives of Rebel@Was
Close to President.

New York.-If the inside CORE
s~pondence' Of the revolutionary junta
at Washington faithfully chronicles
the facts in relation to revolutionary
developments at the capital OF the
United States, John Lind, who was
sent to Mexico as confidential agent
of President Wilson, was very free In
his advice to constitutionalist repre-
~sentatiyes after he returned from Vera
Cruz.
1t will be recalled that while Mr..
Lind was still in Vera Cruz. serving
in his semi-diplomatic capacity Incl
dent to ''watchful waiting he volun-
teered advice to Gen. Carranza.
According TO a special cable dis
patch, Mr.. Lind cabled the state de-
partment recommending that should
Torreon fall the United States gov
ernmen should urge Gen. Carranza
to Immediately issue a general proc
lamation unequivOcally repud1atlng all
contracts entered into by the Huerta
government since the assumption Of
dictatorial powers and the incarcera-
ton of congressional deputies, wheth-
er for the purchase or sale OF any
government property, including bonds
and other securities. and warning all
prospective or actual purchasers that
after the constitutional government
was installed all such contracts would
be held null and void. Mr.. Lind, the
III I-I.A..AI AInF fhn f-Gtr
gent position would be greatly
strengthened internationally if the
specific declaration be restricted to
acts consummated since the assump-
ton of dictatorial powers.
AT the time this was regarded as a
very remarkable suggestion, coming
from a person holding such confiden'
tial relationship to the president OF
the United States. particularly in view
Of the fact that in his address to con.
gress, announcing Mr.. Lind's appoint
ment as confidential agent, President
Wilson had said:
I'VE cannot in the circumstances be
the partisans of either party to tht
contest that now distracts Mexico"
On April %. Immediately followin.
Gen. Nenustiano Carranza's announce
ment containing notice TO the United
States that the landing of American
troops at Vera Cruz would provoke
the entire Mexican people to wal will
the United States, the embarg'
against the shipment of arms to Mex
leo, which had been lifted by Pres
dent Wilson on February 3, was cor
structiyely re.imposed. While Their
was no official proclamation, order
were sent to military commander
along the border to prevent any ful
Their shipments. 1t was announced b
high administration officials hat n
shipments of arms to Mexico woul
be permitted.
On April 81 and April % sailors an
marines of Rear Admiral Fletcher
command were landed at Vera Cru
and nineteen Americans were killed i
the taking Of that city. Feeling in tn
United States ran high.
At that time and for some week
later Mr.. John Lind was in Washing
ton. Just when Mr.. Llnds connectlo
with the secret service pay roll Of III
department of state ceased-or whetl
er it has yet ceased-is not general
known.
It is known. however, that durir
the entire stay in Washington NJ
Lind was in very frequent conferenC
with various representatives OF Il
revolutionary party in Mexico.
During this time Mr.. Lind was pr
sumed to be particularly close to Pre-
ident Wilson. AS has been show
Capt. Hopkins-who, it was concede
has excellent sources of informatiC
at Washington-reported to Gen. Ca
rama that he had good reason to
lieve that Mr.. Lind represented Il
president much more directly than d
Mr.. Bryan.