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Show beuevejertFregime is approaching collapse That De La Barra Will Take Up Reins When the Huerta Structure Falls, is the General Belief. Washington. Conviction in administration admin-istration circles that the Huerta regime re-gime in Mexico is rapidly approaching approach-ing a collapse has led to much discussion discus-sion here of the nature of John Lind's frequent conferences with Mexican - .itcnc 1B expressed that President Wilson's representative is surveying the situation to determine how events will shape themselves when the Huerta structure falls. Mr. Lind's latest conferences with Jesus Flores Magon and other Mexican Mex-ican statesmen have interested members mem-bers of the diplomatic corps who pointed out that in view of President Wilson's reiterated statements that he would not recognize Huerta nor any of the things for which he stands, the American envoy might naturally be induced to throw out hints as to what type of man would meet approval ap-proval Ot tllO "Unf, TT m, - nuc nuuae. iney thought that Mexicans would in all likelihood embrace an opportunity to sound Mr.- Lind informally as to the acceptability of various leaders who might arise when the crisis is reached. reach-ed. So far as officials here are advised, ad-vised, the vicissitudes which preceded the Madero revolt and followed the downfall of that leader's stormy incumbency in-cumbency of the presidency have not (detracted from the high standing which Francisco de la Barra, at present pres-ent minister to France, attained as the man of the hour when General Diaz was forced to abdicate. Senor de la Barra was brought forward for-ward as the leader who as provis- 1 ional president would placate factions 1 pending a new election. Some of the i diplomats believe that De la Barra j could again compose the situation in Mexico so as to permit of the choice of a successor to Huerta. They re- |