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I ) . I VOL. 8, NO. 88", SEMI-W EEKLY. \ TILLMAN DEMANDS REFORM its enlorcen V "This ger \lH A DANGER TO THE STATE, [jf^horrors \ 1 11 4 I tively enter Into the matter In that man of the body. I would regret exceedingly If mlttees on any of the members from South Car- took any a? olina should feel called upon to press When Ai for an Investigation of the conditions leaving the and charges of bribery which obtain- to the state ed in the recent primary. There are a copy of j better ways to safeguard our prl- former Pre mary than to ventilate that election 191.1, appr here. No one knows better than I Mexico, do that unless we do purify it and ? make its verdict more trustworthy riTTTTpp and reliable the people will have bllUllO, nothing to do with it. It will be de- J] stroyed as it should be, and those who want high office in South Caro- Secretary r lina will be left to fight it out at the Wan i polls when the legal election comes 11 1 off in November. . j ^ "This would nevitahly result in And? bringing the negroes back into our qta,p politics. All of them that could reg- ' later would be registered and car- th_ a ried to the polls, led by white man ov,,nit and protected by white men. Unless west has we reform the entire system of criml- Sterne nal procedure so as to guarantee con- state* diroc viction and punishment for violations Hionarles ol of law as well as guarantee feedom j(.0 at onc? form promiscuous pardoning of crlminals, the State would soon grow so n " t corrupt and debased and its poll- rai,H#, it ties so debauched that there would wvn?? a be or. living In It. the thfrS ,11 MUST NOT ALLOW IT. Willinm Jei "Whatever else happens let us see ^a.!Jr^0n?t_ to it that the white people continue gan lu|8 p as they now do to be the only ar- the foreign bitera in our politics. We can not *1'' afford?it would be a crime if we a*ipg In Th should do It?to have the negroes hotter maki mobilized and become thd" controll- men and c lng factor in our elections. Even if P? we are not able to stamp out the use 1 actjvj of money altogether?which we will armed ban? never be able to do if the negroes The state <1 get control of our state government transmit ai again?we can purify our elections for partie and safeguard them, if the leglsla- secretary o ture of 3outh Carolina will only do heads of its duty when it meets again In Jan- Presbyteria uary. Men are at work now, as I cation." happen to know, preparing a bill The seer which will do this, according to the sions of tl law and constitution. This bill will Presbyteria safeguard the ballot of every white following 1 man entitled to vote. No good citl- Mexico: F zen wants to disfranchise any white Miss Macy man; at the same time no good citl- the Rev. j. zen wants white men not entitled to havlnin Ne vote to have anything to do with ley. Dr. R: our elections. i W. W. Bo "I am enlisted in this flght for the Hunter. 1 balance of my life, and will do all I Hula and . M possibly can to bring about such a Ixive?rece law and the creation of a public ieo. I \ "ICfclU pwilll linless Protection Is Given Honest through it i Voters, Negro Electorate Will '? which tl I he in Power, Jle Fears. y^ar I carpet bag \a reiteration of the call for safe DEMO guarding the Democratic primary ,,Tf . . in South Carolina and advice that un- * in leste the legislature acts at the next . n.e% sestkion the state democracy should ? hol-u a convention to adopt rules militating against corruption are the .. KO( features of a letter from Senator * ( B. R. Tillman to R. M. JefTeries. " ' .J?" y editor of The Walterboro Press and , . /V standard of which The State has and purify rowivea ? copy. , ,,v In his letter Senator Tillman again , t referfl to the charges of corruption ., . 1' in th.? First district election last haV(f t a spring and intimates regret that the . , .. sa^ whole matter was not investigated . ? ,: by congress. ?? X " The, tewitor says thai unless tlie ? legislature adopts some uill for the . ..? protection of the primary- -and there is such, a bill in preparation?it is ... cVl incumbent on the Democrats of the . State to call a "onv jntlon which will . 0 , 1 . amend the rules of the primary so f YJ t_ as to obviate the possinility of corrup- hav(, j)Pt?n C Unlei^s this is dbne, says Senator |ia<* ' Tillman, there is grave danger of the ... . , f, f" elimination of the primary as a reg- , ( a ister of the people's will. This, he or / i says, would leave the candidates for ' . ^ high office to fight it out at the gen- 1 ; eral election, with the ever-present | danger of the serious introduction of the negro vote. Senator Tillman's letter follows, IS SUM] THE QUESTION ANSWERED. I "I have just received your valued Aml,HHSa(IoI favor of July 30 and have read it with great care. After citing my re- , ington f cent interview about the purity of fereni elections in our state and defending and safeguarding the oriraary. you Washing! say: 'We take the liberty of asking {].en!^ ''an< you for a statement concerning the Washington recent election in the first congres- Secret TIIP nmhi sional district to name a successor ,V*~ to the late Hon. George S. Legare.' ?yidently a * You go on to say. 'There L s been "'8 telegrai much said concerning the use of merely sa'f' money in the first district, and we "import are writing this to ask whether this "Imself disc matter has been presented to you.' n? nnd bee Further, you ask whether this matter \Pe SU(ld has been officially brought to my at- Ambassadoi tention, and whether I am in posi- a conferenc tion and intend to do anything in the his status 1 premises. In other words, it seems ambassador .that you desire me to discuss the an<1 was to conditions in the first congressional standing ab district brought about during the re- Instead of a cent primary. ident he Wj "You close by saying. 'We are con- ''ryan- Th vinced that the last election in this telegram h district was a disgrace to our elec- stated the tion system,' etc. PJa?? at the "Briefly, I can not go into details ot the diplc or cover all the points your letter at "J? a would suggest, but I have this to woa a' $ay: 1 Shortly j NOT HIS PROVINCE. Xe forefgT "Not being a member of the house into confer of representatives I can not with any The Presid show of reason be expected to ac- stnnd that 1 LANCASTER, S. C,TUESI 5SSd" U,,t wra comp*11MONEY EASILR FOR SOuTIi FI! leration of younger South | knows nothing about ' of negro domination and ^ *** McAlMHVS PLAN, (it) cal activity. I passed all I from 18fi8 thp first voap f - ? - , iirnsurj innnhin .>ihko it I'I a In llni Hey ever voted, to 1876. j T||at Xw Extreme Interest I which we overthrew the De.n?n?l?I. government. CRATS MUST ACT. I Washington, Aug. 3.?The an- \ 'gislature will do Its duty nouncement that the government tiv< er have any more trouble would deposit $50,000,000 with the aries such as we had last ))aQ|[g jn the South and West for the jn%! f it does not do its duty, pUrp0se Qf moving the cotton crop ' to . ?d Democrats must see to was received with the liveliest sat- j the invention of the Demo- i8faction by Southern senators and thp shall be called early next representatives in Washington. It ?? ke changes in the const!- wag up0n the representation of Sena- noe ie party as will safeguard tor g jj Smith and others that the ser the primary. government decided to take this _ r, 'We do not propose to s^ep means that Southern banks . ? editorials printed imme- an(j Southern business men will >r the election be all we not caUght by a money shortage tho r concerning the matter, this fajj an(j winter, as was the case . pou do not let that be all (juring the latter part of 1907. say, but continue to agi- Senator Smith went to the treas- _ natter and educate the ury department yesterday and saw ' , 3 their duties. (Assistant Secretary John Skelton ' heard so much that sad- Williams, himself a Southern man, and caused me to blush to flnd. out just how the money j about the corruption and would be distributed. lie wanted ... he last congressional raqe ou^ jU8^ ^ow the money would . _ istrict that I have been get from the government to the t onclude that there must farmers The plan, as worked out fearful demoralization. If go jar> j8 tj.at treasury will de- . aeen a contest for Mr. postt the money with the national ?at )>y any one, the facts hanks in the South under the' terms w ave been brought out un- of thfi Aldrich-Vreeland law. 21" \s it is, nothing was done , ;or done that I know of, at , SECURITY NOT RESTRICTED. for ' me. I The banks may use natonal, state . y sincerely yours, or even county and municipal bonds, ' "B. R. TILLMAN." and money will be deposited with prj ? the banks up to 90 per cent of the f MTi'N"P,"n rea' value of these bonds, in no case ________ ~ ? x T to exceed par. The banks will have 3Y HURRY UALiJ-i to pay only 2 per cent interest. The CI banks obtaining the money from the J Wilson Called to Wash- government will in turn lend it to 1)p \>r an Imimrtant Con- th* local banks on acceptable so- , ? ? curity. Treasury officials are send- ... e With Sec. Bnan. Jng a letter to the national banks ga') on. Aug. 4.?Ambassador that will share in this money, sug- Ta| e Wilson returned to Kseting that they should lend it to S{n todav for a conference the local banks on terms that will po] arv Bryan. compare with the favorable terms issauor s return Had been upon wmcn tney receive it from the rranged on short notice, government, but the treasury officials ... tn from Secretary Bryan do not recommend any specific rate j he was wanted to confer ?f Interest to be charged the local j ant matters." Mr. Wilson banks. It is made pretty plain, how luimed knowing for what ever, that the treasury officials do not j n summoned. want the banks obtaining money () en call to Washington of from the government at 2 per cent , Henry Lane Wilson for to charge hard rates of interest for , e led to the report that it ?r to make it difficult for the " night be announced. The money to get out into the channels ' came to the White House where it will be needed. Senator ,,, Id there was a misunder- Smith is greatly pleased with the . iout his engagement, that 8teps that have eben taken and be- ' conference with the pres- lieves that untold good will result. t>0 is to call on Secretary "Southern people will remember," , e ambassador said the ke said, "that in times past it has e received in New York boen impossible to get money in the < conference would take for any purpose or upon any ,t J White House. Observers knd of security, because the banks >matic situation predicted 'n New York were hoarding it and e(j mhassador's resignation loaning it for speculative purposes, ccepted soon. T,m government would go to the Re? ifter Ambnssador Wilson rescue of the New York banks when ator Bacon, chairman of lhe>' kot n pinch, but never before relations committee, went kas government come to the res ence with the Presdient. cue of farmers as it is doing enl ent gave him to under- now- This action means that we off< te would consult the chair will get money to move the. cotton tio two congressional com- or?P without having to go to New the foregin affairs before he York for ?nd that Is what we have an; ?tion. always wanted. There is no way of vol mbassador Wilson was estimating the good that will foilow rne White House 011 his way ?or rather, there is no way of esti- net ' department, he gave out mating the disaster that har, been wil 1 letter he received from averted." ret sident Taft on June 29, i ths oving of his course in WILL GO TO BIG CITIES. cor tar 1 Government Funds Will f?e Distri- net H WILL CALL I bute<1 ln T,,nt Wa>- I NT MISSIONARIES Washington. Aug. 2.?The $50.- df>, * miooiuiiAitiuo 000.000 of government funds about the r . i?~ . ~ to loaned will be placed in the Cu' .f State Bryan Issues bank(J ,n ^ largp Ht,ps of thp ag_ ^ K as to Mexico?They ricultural regions of the South and ma lay Not t>e Safe. West upon the condition and expec- ing tation, said the treasury officials yes1 Special to Columbia terday, that these large hanks will ?J'r- Y- Pressley, distribute the money to the country D. r the board of missions of banks at reasonable rates of inte Iteformed Presbyterian terest. [1 headquarters at Due While the treasury department received a telegram from will not attempt to fix the rate of in- mp ion to The Anderson Daily terest, and it has no such power, it ting him to order all mis- will Insist upon eouitahle treatment : mai cnurrn out or Mex- rq that the money will be available as they are In peril. Dr. for the marketing and movement ot iclined to give Secretary crops at reasonable rates. . _ egram to the press, be- j Assistant Secretary Williams said t)o marked confidential. it was necessary for the government , ,iken, congressman from to place the money In the large strict, wires the following channels because it would be impracnnings Bryan, secretary of tlcable to pass upon the quality of Washington: i commercial paper as security if the j. . lited States consulate at deposits were scattered indiscrim- . otosl, Mexico, has notified nately among a great number of missionary headquarters ''country banks. "f, rent churches in the Uni- While the treasury department responsible for mission- wlll stipulate that the money must at section that they had be returned after the crops have e provision to get the wo- | peen moved and will fix dates for its , hildren out of Mexico as , Krad\in 1 flow back to the government. . . ssible, as It* in unsafe for j the conditions, it is said, will not be J"' main there on account of bard and fast and will be changed "a1 ty of several thousand {f unforeseen circumstances indicate Is of rebels and guerrillas. thnt the banks should have more ,j lepartment will be glad to tjme to make the repayments. , ay messages to Snn Luis Npw Orleans and Atlanta. Oa? MJ s interested. What the banka wni be among those to re- , if state has wired to the re|VP a sul>stantial share of the the Associate Reformed 000 000 for distribution in the h' n church is not for publi- gouth. {jn etary of the board of mislie Associate Reformed Thieves Were Scared Away. irt ohfUmlMloS"hM?J h' s M<'C?rmlrk Sperij.1 '"Columbia ail MoCoVinloli ?">" tiroknn Into last ii Dale Mrs Dale Mrs nlRht. which makes the second time 0ir e the Rev H B Prelt this year. The lawbreaker went in sw achel McMaater. the Rev. through the front door, which, being pr< yce and Mrs. Hosnnna f w Three missionaries -Miss thieves also broke into the office of Anna Strong and Johnnie f- McCain but must have been roi >ntly returned from Mex- flr^>"ed off as nothing of importance. been missed at either place. Wj, I . } )AY, AUGUST 5, 1913. Mliurc HA Vhl l\lfi fD|lUC who recently was appointed special l?r ilAllvC II All I/LImU vHUIJ ambassador to Japan, to thank the l\L Japanese government for its partlci- i .................: pation in the Mexican centennial in VERNMEXT NAMES 59 CITIES. ; iQ1n ...i,, .. Le, Wilmington, Raleigh, N. C., the restoration of j.-eace no will muite ! laha, Neb., Oklahoma City. Mus- P'?bltc his views. ?ee, Okla., Portland. Ore., Oincin- i "Governor and Mrs. Lind depart- 9 ;i, Cleveland, Columbus, O., Char- cd for Mexico tonight uy rail, to proton, Columbia, Spartanburg, cecd via New Orleans or Galveston." y ?envllle, S. C.,Chattanooga, Knox- | 0f le, Memphis. Nashville. Tenn., Dal- mpiTM oat "nTTPUQ prli Galveston, Houston, T5an An- J. xvAlIx OUljjJIiljXVo to , anok.TMLy?cnhbuhr7nva.. : -TO BE CITIZENS ;, W. V., Seattle, Spokane, Wash., raj Iwaukee, Wis. Itig Volunteer Army to Hack Up of Secretary McAdoo announced that 1 Regular, Latter to be Ptai vas not practicable to increase the | . vo? mber of cities and that he'believ-I r taught Trades, ori| those selected were thoroughly s'an Francif,0O( Aur. 4._A big ers iresentative of the agricultural vohmteer army to back up the regu. gre ns" lars, and the training of every en- ron TO DISCUSS PLANS. listed yan in atrade, which will make ,ho Treasurv officials declared that the him aS*sef ul citizen when his enlist- km ire $50,000,000 which has been mont expire, were among the plans not t?red will he deposited if the situa- oulined bv Lindly M. Garrison, sec- pyp n demands it. It was explained 1 retarv of war. speaking here at a '> 1 it care will be taken to prevent luncheon given in his honor by the 7 undue inflation of the circulating chamber of commerce. ' 1 ume of monev and the govern- References by the secretary to the n r nt would deposit only what was i possible necessity of another "crisis" 1 0 >ded to assist in moving the crops, wake up the people of the country h the stipulation ttiat it must be aroused much Interest but he refused a,u, urned to the treasury as soon as to comment on it after the lunchit need shall have passed. At the con. p rference with the bankers Secre- "We have a method of calling the y McAdoo.will discuss the amount youth of our land into military ser- -Nr' uled and the dates to be named vice as partriotic duty," he said, 'r" the gradual return of the money "and we must have a way of training '1 the government. 'The treasury' tbem so that there will be no econo- ,1L" jartment expects to begin making m'? waste to the country as a result Pr* 1 deposits before the close of An- their service to the flag. We y11 it and gradually to feed the money should develop soliders so that they 1,(1 to the selected centers as the de- can leave the army and get out into nin nd grows through the crop mov- labor market and into professio- "" ; period. npd pursu.ts at the age or 25 or 26 !o" well fitted to aid in the working out * ...T", . of our great industrial, commercial, xva, ECLARES HUERTA scientific and governmental prob P"' WILL NOT RESIGN ?... - witvn w. win niailUIII^ tlTIIiy WtJ "" must have a great reserve force and * n xican Cabinet Minister Speaks ?< necessity must he realized, even . , ...... , . , ? If it takes another crisis to brng it Inr i?laiul,v-r-Will llrook No Inter- to fhp minds of lho poop,p Un(ler dej ferenee by Foreigners. a volunteer law we must provide for An ni.? *.,?? o i? a volunteer army to hack up the re- I"'1 Mexico it. Al'K- Foreign in- Rnjars and (ho regerve8 and then we by eference in the conduct of pacific*- , sha? f , hp f ? mea9ure of n. an. n will not be tolerated by Provis- t?rfrm ? ^ pai ial President Huerta. He pro- rno sea to stay in the presidency and i _ ? noi il brook no interference on the ; STANDARDIZE. COTTON. jj01 rt of nationals or foreigners. This pos termination was expressed in a Meeting Held in Office of Senator it tement issued yesterday evening Sniith of Committee. Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, Mexican thr itister of the interior, on behalf Washington. July 31.?The first the President. meeting of the committee appointed do "General Huerta will not resign," at the annual meeting of the South- xvo . Urrutia said." "Much less will ern Agricultural Workers at Raleigh. sta permit nationals or foreigners to N. C. in November last of formulate jn le a hand In a question in which a pi?" for bringing about a confere- ,nn Involved his honor and that of the nee of representatives of the various ani tion. I will say still more?that organized cotton interest of the world 'sot neral Huerta has contracted an oh- to devise some method by which the ation with the nation and with the tare on American cotton may he stantlre world to establish peace in the dardized with a view to eliminating RO xican republic. This obligation the evils growing out of present tare ftI) in the way of being fulfilled. If, practices was held in the office here pn It IC rnnHvp/l nnr arnv^rnmnt.I tA/luu r\ f Qann*A?? "C T\ n ?^" .... .. ?w . f V?V?? (O^fviiiuirnt iw\in; v/1 oriKUUl rj. If, Dlllll.fi OT s been recognized by that of the South Carolina. Th committee is uv ited States we shall rejoice. If it composed of Senators Hoke Smith toi b not we will lament it. We will of Georgia, Smith of South Carolina nf t. however, change our attitude Postmaster General Burleson, former th defense of national honor and Representative W. G. Brantly of cnity." Georgia and representative of the yo The declaration of the minister of Departments of Agriculture and Com fr 5 interior is regarded in political merce. A subcommittee was appoint- eo cles here as the government's an- ed to work out the detail.* of the pro- y< er to the Mexican deputies who are posed conference to be present* d to nf mooting a movement to bring thefull committee at another meeting out an understanding between the to be held here within a short time. jerta administration and the The question of speedily bringing p helR. about a universal standard for Amer- p< General Huerta has authorized lean cotton was also considered but m e statement thnt Gen. Felix Diaz, no definite action was taken. / ?. $1.50 PER YEAR. PLIES TO SHARP REBUKE .LM.W ANSWERS N.Y. BANKER ior Senator Answers Communication With Some Sharp Criticism I'or the Writer. 'he following Is from Monday's umbia State: 'ollowing Senator Tillman's sharp icism of New York bankers one irles Hart of Brooklyn wrote a or rebuking the senior senator n South Carolina for what he ed ignorance. Senator Tillman lied with even sharper criticism the correspondent than that with oh he favored the bankers of the / ropolis. Copies of the corres- / denee have been received by The te from Senator Tillman: Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1913. 1. B. R. Tillman. )ear Sir: If you would only get te information, as to the condition the money market of the world, ich almost any office boy in any, king house in Washington can * y , e you, vou wculd never make the larks you are credited as having le against the banks of New York r. It only hurts the Democratic ty and makes the average voter amed to see those in the senate little informed. New York city stand almost all the stuff uttered the senate by those that do not m 1o know what they are talking iut. I suppose New York city is ' ponsihle for crop failtires, floods. If Secretary McAdoo can not ve the charges he has made, he uld be tarred and feathered and yen out of Washington. I fear is indulging too freely in grapo 'e to do this country much good, m a Democrat and ashamed of iry and others who introduce ilutions for political effect, being means of making trouble, but I er expect my party to be in power in for the next 2 0 years to come, ivas our Republican opponents' 1 t elected Wilson, and they, like v conservative Democrats, have got ir fill. Verv respect, etc.. Signed) CHARLES HART. 908 Lincoln Place. August 2, 1913. irles Hart, Esq., 08 Lincoln Place, Rrooklyn. N. Y. Iy Dear Sir:?I have your letter August 1st, and I am really sur- ? ied that you should be so insolent a stranger. I am not the crass oramus you think me to be. You v Yorkers are the most egotistiasses I have ever seen or heard You think the sun, moon and rs revolve around New York and mono are entitled to any eonflidtion. You forgot that the farmof the United States grow the ' at crops which have produced the imerce which makes New York imperial city it is. You also )w, or you can find cut if you do know, that the Republican'party, r since the war, has systematicalrobbed the people to enrich the faed classes; and that New York f Itself, through Wall street maulat'.ons and favoritism to nana! banks hr.s grown fat and **' althv at the expense of tlA> South / 1 West. Vou flippantly say: "I suppose w York city is responsible for crop lures, floods, etc." Of course, w York city is not responsible for p failures or floods; but New York t is on the watch to take advant- y 4 of everything that occurs to de- ? ss the price of farm products en it is to her advantage to buy m; and manipulates the.cotton rket by selling hundreds of mil- I is of bales of futures at nrices he the cost of production in order it her scoundrelly brokers shall x fat. New York, under the Realicans. has been the favored seat the money power. Her bankers ,-e manipulated and managed the ited States treasury in Washingi. Millions and millions of dol- ? s of government funds have been >osited there without Interest. r d when the panic of 1907 was / nufactured?created as it were?- / J. Pierpont Morgan for a purpose 1 the business of the country was L alvzed because of the lack of / ?n.. (n .1 ? V . . -1 lit- ? ?' * ,1,1 w Iiu uii^iut-tsM Willi. J. HPT" I it Morgan got forty or fifty mil7 as of dollars by the treasury de- 'j dting it with his banks, and threw n into New York, ostensibly as his n_ n. lendng it to men who were >n_ oatencd with bankruptcy. Von claim to be a Democrat. You not know the meaning of the ? rd, if you did, you would undernd that there are some men left ice Washington who do not think mey is the only good in the world, the-"* tl who believe that the people hangf*^ ne rights and want to preservW^"' >se rights The Republican party has held tluQ^vernment for the last 50 year<^^ d made millionaires multiply by 3 R a thousands while there wero >u?c^ upers nnd hard working citizens *'n . ing .from hand to mouth by the rib s as of millions produced by reason the unfair nnd unjust Jaws which 5 r e Republleatis have pt\^ed. 4 Any sensible man kifows th'is; and | hi ought to have some of your lounce lends sue out a writ of lunaev mul ieha.ia mmit you to an asvlum for idiot*, /rinftt r?u are either crazy or a fooi, I do .latloB* ^ >t know which. T suppose the next thing: you will > as a patriot will he to vote against resident Wilson, if you get the op-1 ^rtunity. God have mercy on your i I! Democratic il'\ v.-. r?. (Signed) B. R. TlLLMAtL ; liny, tun cuminue on ms mission : *" to Japan. ikcrs Called to Washington to j Gen. Felipe Angeles, one of the Sen onfer With Secretary McAdim | generals most loyal to the late Presi. ... ' ; dent Madero during the bombardConeerning ltig Plan. ment of Mexlco c,ty whQ ,ong has Vashington. Aug 4.?'Representa- been confined in prison charged with l i bankers of 59 large cities in the execution of innocent young men Col icultural regions of the South, during the fighting at tnat time, was i f Idle West and Pacific coast, were sent to Europe yesterday on a special crit ited by Secretary McAdoo today niilitary commission. He will sail (chs :ome to Washington to confer with 'rom ^ era Cruz. lett treasury department regarding froi distribution of the $50,000,000 yi/TT QfiM TQ PTVIPTST ] call government funds about to be de- VV A.L.avn iO Url V IblN rf.p 'ited in the national banks of those A PERMANENT REST for tions to facilitate the marketing whi 1 movement of the crops. Resignation of Ambassador to Mexi- me< This unprecedented step, which co Accepted by the President? ??" 1 call to Washington bankers from _ ' ' , Sta centers that will finance the ^OH to Iluerta. idling of the great crops soon to Washington, Aug. 4.?President Hoi harvested, is designed to give the i Wilson today took the first steps in j 1 retary first-hand information and the policy through which he pro- son rice as to the specific and relative poses to deal with the Mexican situa- of 'ds of such of the farmine dis- tion. Hp fnrmniKr ? *-j 0 avvcptru VII t? WUI *ts. It has been tentatively decid- , resignation of Ambassador Henry | ban to place the deposits in the 59 Lane Wilson, to take effect October givi es to be represented at the con- 14 and sent to Mexico City as his ren ence. Invitations were sent by personal representative, but not ae- mai ?graph to the presidents of the credited to the Huerta government, cit> firing house associations in each former Governor John Lind, of Min- par the cities asking them to send nesota. a life-long friend of Secre- ash resentatives or committees to tary Bryan. The understanding is so ishington to discucs arrangements that when a stable government is es- 1 can depositing the big sum. The con- tablished in Mexico Mr. Lind will be in ence with the representatives from ( formally named as ambassador. 1 see Southern cities will be held at the President Wilson and Secretary abo asury department Thursday, Au- Bryan had frequent conferences dur- ros| ?t 7, with those from the West ing the day; Ambassador Wilson had etc. day, August 8 and with those a long talk with IVlr, Bryan, and pro m the Pacific coast on Thursday, Chairman Bacon, of the senate for- sho gust 14. eign relations committee, discussed dril riptpc Tn hiv iippnMyNTFD the situation with the President at he I TILS TO BE REF RESENTED. tho Wh;tP House. But for the an- juir These cities have been invited to nouncement of Mr. Lind's mission, T a represented: no explanation of the policy to be Hei Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, pursued bv the American government rest i., Little Rock. Ark., Los Angeles, was forthcoming. The statement the i Francisco, Cal., Denver, Col., from Secretary Bryan read nev npa, Jacksonville, Fla., Atlanta, i LIND SENT TO MEXICO. aRa annah, Ga., Chicago, Evansville, ] v It ' rt Wayne, Indianapolis, Ind., Des "Ex-Gov. John Lind of Minnesota tha ines, Sioux City, Iowa, Kansas has been sent to Mexico as the per- an y, Wichita, Kansas, Louisville, sonal repiesentative of the President the ., New Orleans, La., Baltimore, to act as adviser of the embassy in ., Vicksburg, Meridian, Miss., St. the present situation. When the ( uis, Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis, President is ready to communicate Paul. Minn.. Detroit Mich Phnr- with the Mevicnn a:nW,U?0