Huerta Has Wilson's Note.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 16, 1913:
Delay in Answer Brings Hope That He Won't Reject Peace Plan.
    MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15.— President Wilson's message to President Huerta is in the possession of the Mexican Government, which may be expected to return an answer shortly. Foreign Minister Gamboa, in the two conferences he has had with John Lind, President Wilson's special representative in Mexico, came to the conclusion, with the consent of President Huerta, that the simplest way to an end was to accept the document for President Huerta and his Cabinet and study it.
    It appears that as the message has been in the possession of the Government since Thursday night and no action concerning it has been announced, the Government is not disposed to reject it summarily. It is argued by those who have been watching the efforts of President Wilson to effect a settlement of Mexico's difficulties that the longer Mexico delays her answer, up to a reasonable time, the more reason there is for hope that President Huerta is disposed to give friendly consideration to the document.
    The Government remains silent regarding the entire matter, but Mr. Lind this afternoon, with the consent of Señor Gamboa, admitted for the first time to the American newspaper correspondents that he had held conferences with the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, adding that they had been cordial in character. Although neither of the principals would admit the fact, information has been obtained that the object of Mr. Lind's visit to Señor Gamboa late last night was to deliver President Wilson's note.
    As an indication of the determination of Mr. Lind so to conduct himself that he cannot be criticized for talking too much in official quarters, he refused to-day to grant an interview to a group of well-known politicians, including several members of the Chamber of Deputies. The group belongs to what is known as the reform element, and its members were close supporters of President Madero.
    Mr. Lind told the politicians that until his official mission was fulfilled he did not desire to discuss Mexican politics with persons other than officials.
    The Mexican Consul in El Paso reported to the Government late last night that Col. Jesus Carranza, a brother of Gov. Venustiano Carranza of Coahuila, head of the revolution, had asked the United States to intervene in Mexico.
    Several thousand Indians in the Huatusco district of the State of Vera Cruz have risen in revolt, according to official reports received here. The Indians are said to have listened to promises that the land was to be divided among them. The Governor has sent a mission to pacify them.
    Enrique Gerostieta, a member of the Mexican Senate, took the oath to-day as Minister of Finance in succession to Toribio Esquivel Obregon, resigned.