Wilson May Plan Show Of Force.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 22, 1913:
He Is Expected to Go Beyond His Lind Proposals in Mexican Message to Congress.
STILL WANTS A FREE HAND
But in Submitting Negotiations He Is Supposed to Intend Enlightening the Public.
PENROSE DEMANDS TROOPS
Asks for $25,000,000 to Protect Americans in Southern Republic — Hulses' Peril Seems Real.
Special to The New York Times.
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.— Convinced that Provisional President Huerta will not retract his rejection of the American Government's proposals for restoration of peace in Mexico. President Wilson decided to-day to lay before Congress the communications that have passed between the two Governments, accompanied by a message in which he may advise going a step beyond the suggestions made to the Mexican Administration through John Lind. It is understood the President will avoid everything that might be construed as intervention, but that it is possible his new plan will include a show of force for the protection of American citizens in Mexico without actual resort to arms. What the President will say in his message has not been discussed. He made his intention known to men with whom he talked to-day, and they obtained from him the impression that his purpose in making Congress familiar with the terms he had offered to Mexico and the disappointing response to his efforts, was to supply the basis for discussion and the development of sentiment in and out of the Capitol. One of those who talked with Mr. Wilson said the President wished knowledge of what he had sought to accomplish to "sink in" among Senators and Representatives and the American people, and enable them to understand the situation confronting the Administration. The President was hopeful, apparently, that this exposition of the Administration's views would bring widespread support to the objects of Mr. Lind's mission and result in the formation of a public opinion that would point the way for the Government to follow in its further dealings with Mexico.

Senate Support Cheers Him.
    In spite of the rebuff received from the Huerta Government, President Wilson was very cheerful to-day. That cheerfulness was due in large measure to the refutation given by Republican Senators this afternoon to the assertions of President Huerta in his conversation with Mr. Lind last Monday night. Gen. Huerta said on that occasion that President Wilson did not have the support of the American Congress and the American people in his efforts to bring Mexico out of her present condition of chaos, and that the refusal of President Wilson to recognize the present Mexican Government was not popular in the United States. When the happenings in the Senate were reported to the President he expressed his gratification, and paid a tribute to the non-partisan attitude which the Republicans in Congress had shown in connection with everything pertaining to the Mexican situation.
    Discussion of President Huerta's assertion that President Wilson did not have the support of Congress or the American people in his Mexican policy was precipitated in the Senate by the action of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania in presenting a resolution virtually directing the President to send United States troops across the border to protect American lives and property on Mexican territory, and in offering an amendment to the Urgent Deficiency bill to appropriate $25,000,000 for the uses set forth in the resolution.
    Mr. Penrose soon found that his proposals were not popular even among Senators on his side of the chamber. It was evident before the discussion had proceeded far that Republican leaders of the Upper House were anxious to show President Huerta that there was no basis for his belief that the attitude of President Wilson toward Mexico was regarded in Congress as partisan and was not indorsed by many Senators. No action was taken on the Penrose proposals, but it was made evident that in bringing them forward at this time the Pennsylvania Senator had not taken a course popular among his colleagues.

Wilson at Work on Message.
    President Wilson began work this evening on the message he will send to Congress, with copies of the note containing his proposals, and the response of the Mexican Government rejecting them. The massage hardly will be transmitted before Saturday and possibly not until Monday. Nothing was said in the White House to give a definite idea of what Mr. Wilson would recommend, but the inference was drawn from remarks made there that the President had definite ideas intended to meet the deadlock.
    It is not understood the President will suggest that Congress take immediate action. His idea appears to be that the Executive should be permitted to pursue his own course for the present.
    Although obviously seriously disappointed over the manner in which his programme has been received by President Huerta, Mr. Wilson continues to express nope that Mr. Lind's mission will be successful. The President is greatly pleased with the way in which his special representative has carried out the instructions given to him, and evidently has much confidence in Mr. Lind's wisdom, ability, and discretion.

Consul Admits Hulse's Peril.

    The eagerness of Senator Penrose to obtain action on Mexico was quickened by a Consular dispatch turned over to him by State Secretary Bryan after the Senate discussion, in which it was said the forty-two American men and six women in La Boquillo, State of Chihuahua — including Shirly C. Hulse, son-in-law of Lieut. Gov. Reynolds of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Hulse, and the couple's 6-year-old daughter — were in danger. Consul Letcher had wired Mr. Bryan that Mexicans had threatened to kill Mr. Fuller without trial if he impounded water at an authorized dam in La Boquillo, and that it was probable the threat included Mr. Hulse.
    Mr. Penrose demanded that the State Department warn President Huerta and Gov. Carranza. Constitutionalist Commander in Chief, to protect the Hulses and all the other Americans in the danger zone. He also induced Chairman Bacon of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to telephone to the Secretary of State on the subject.