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Show PRESIDENT WILSON IS PLAYING WAITING GAME WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. With President Presi-dent Wilson at tho summer capital in Comlsh, N. H., Secretary of Stale Bryan lecturing In Ponnsylvanla and Maryland, and the secretary to tho. president, Mr. Tumulty, spending the week-end In New Jorsoy, tho waiting policy of tho government govern-ment In the Moxican situation becamo more emphasized today. Before Secretary Bryan and Mr. Tumulty Tu-multy loft Washington early In the day, messages were received from John Llnd, tho special American envoy at Vera Cruz, which added assurances to tho already al-ready confident attitude of tho administration. adminis-tration. Secretary Bryan asserted nothing noth-ing had been received to causo any discouragement. dis-couragement. Mr. Llnd, it was authoritatively stated, had no thought of returning to the United States at this tlmo and was ready to proceed again to Mexico City at a moment's mo-ment's notice. Tt was the general opinion, opin-ion, however, that ho would remain at Vera Cruz for some tlmo. keeping In touch through Charge O'Shaughnessy of the American embassy in Mexico City, with the actual condition of tho Huerta provisional government and aiding Arperlcan citizens who desired to return to this country. Took Counsel Mrst. President Wilson's urgent appeal to Americans In Mexico to leave the country coun-try was declared to have been determined upon after wlso counsel, not alone because be-cause of tho presont situation In Mexico, but becauso of conditions, which might develop in splto of tho efforts of the provisional government to prevent any harm coming to foreigners. It was recalled that President TVllson In his message to congress last Wednesday, Wednes-day, laid special emphasis on the suggestion sugges-tion that "tho actual situation of tho authorities au-thorities at Mexico City will presontly bo revealed," and that "tho situation must bo given a littlo moro time to work itself out In the new circumstances." That tho administration Is content to givo the situation plenty of time to work Itself out is demonstrated by tho present attltudo of tho president and his advisers advis-ers and is regarded as one of tho explanations expla-nations for Special Envoy Llnd romainlng In Vera CruK, Lind Not Coming Home. Under no circumstances, it was learned, would Mr. Llnd leavo Mexico at this tlmo. Not only would his doparture bo an Indication that this government had abandoned hope In tho situation, but It Is thought that It would have a depressing depress-ing effect upon Americans who choose to remain in the country. Tho provisional Mexican government. It has boon pointed out, is encountering financial difficulties and thoro have boon Intimations that there might be a chango In tho government personnel which would open the way to negotiations upon a definite defi-nite basis that would lead to an election for tho Mexican presidency under constitutional consti-tutional regulation. Washington 'officials seem to be convinced that Senor Gam-boa's Gam-boa's second note gave assuranco that Huerta would not bo a candldato for olection under any circumstances. With Huorta romoved from the possibilities, It has been suggested this government could mako concessions which strict adherence ad-herence to tho fundamental grounds of the original proposals of the do facto provisional Mexican government. But until such development, tho administration administra-tion has ground for tho belief that there Is danger to Americans remaining In Mexico becauso of the straits In which tho provisional government flnda itself. A discontented army, it has beon suggested, sug-gested, might become uncontrollable. Socretary Bryan, before no left Washington Wash-ington for the day, did not dlsouss the protest which camo from Mexico City against President Wilson's advico to Americana to leavo tho country. Diaz havo continued active in his behalf be-half for the presidency. Thoro has been no formal announcement, howover, of Gonoral Diaz's candidacy Einco then, nor has any other candidate for tho vice presidency been put forward in place of Senor Do La Barra. Tho leading supporters of General Diaz assort that there are 1200 clubs organized throughout tho republic to work for him. Under Moxican practico, tho holding of conventions for nomina tion is unnecessary, a formal declaration declara-tion of their choice by tho various i groups of partisans being" sufficient. Will Operate Plant. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 30. President Leonard E. Curtis of the Guanajuato Guana-juato Light Ss Power company of this city, which has an Investment of about $8,000,000 In Its plant at Guanajuato, Mexico, announced last night that the company will continue to oporate lis plant, despite tho warning of President Wilson to Induce omployecs to leave the country. Desire to Remain. NASHVILLE, Tcnnv Aug. 30. Several Sev-eral southern Methodist missionaries who havo been ordered from Mexico Blnce President Wilson's message was published Wednesday, havo wired to the mission board in Nashville asking that thov bo allowed to remain at their posts. Tho board had taken no action on these requests today. Tho Southern Methodist church usually usu-ally maintains forty-six missionaries in Mexico, but during the last threo years the numbor has dwindled to twenty-fivo twenty-fivo postod at sevoral points. Tho Southern Presbyterian mission board has sont no instructions to its missionaries sinco tho dolivery of tho president's message. Refuse to Stay Out. NOG-ALES, Ariz,, Aug. SO, Americans Ameri-cans leaving Mexico through thiB port aro outnumbered by those going into that country. Only six United States citizens came out of Sonora on tho last train, while qu the first train today into that Mexican state woro American Consul Luis Hostettor, returning to his post at Hermosillo, and several other American citizens. icricans in Sonora aro roportod fenv unconcornod for their safety. The '""ry commander at Nogales, Sonora. has assured American Consul Simpich that absolute protection would bo given foreigners. |
