On Thursday there were signs that General Huerta was inclined
to compromise. Mr. Lind returned from the coast to Mexico City, and it is believed that his offer of financial help was the cause of the concessions which General Huerta offered. General Huerta, in fact, withdrew his request for immediate recognition, and explained that in any case he could not stand for " re-election" to the Presidency, as that course is constitutionally unlawfuL But here, we perceive, there may be a trap. As the United States does not admit that General Huerta is rightfully President at all, it is clear that he might stand for election, maintaining that it was not " re-election." Even from the Mexican point of view he has never been "elected," as he assumed the Presidency. Again, as the Times correspondent at Washington points out, a Presidential election in Mexico is lawful only during peace. No one can say that there is now peace in Mexico. On Thursday the number of American troops on the Mexican border was increased.
