The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-12
President Wilson's Representa-
tive Goes Into q Conference
With General Carranza and En-
tire ConstitutiOnalist Cabinet.
REBEL LEADER WANTS GUM
All He Asks Is the Same
Chance as Huerta's
To Buy Arms and Ammunition
in the United States.

in the United States.
Nogales Nov. 12-William Bayaro
Hale. President Wilson's personal rep
resentatiye, went into conference JUST
before noon today with General Car
rama and the entire Mexican coiseieu
tionalist cabinet.
Nopales. Sonora, Nov. 12.-Wii1am
pavard Hale who is supposed to be the
personal representative OF fresioen.
Wilson. after crossing the internationai
lin. into Mexico, went into conference
u,i+h General Carranza, leader OF the
constitutionalist forces. 1t was lnol-
Gated that the meeting was merely pre-
Iinoinarv to a formal conference later.
Mr. Hale. who was nOncommlttal as
n his reasons for coming here. was
visited at the hotel by Frederlch sim
pich, American consul at Nogales' So
nora. and by Ygnacio -onilias' sun-
secretary of the department OF fomen'o
in General Carranza's cabinet.
That there soon will be meetihs
at Nogales, Sonora, Of the entire Car
rama cabinet is Indicated py tns ne"
that Francisco Facudero, subsecretary
of the department of interior relations
is hurrying to the border from Her
mosillo to the state capital.
General Carranza is making Nogales'
Sonora. his provisional capital. admit
tedly anticipating some move on tne
part of Washington officials that VIII
greatly affect the constitutionai1st
movement.
Surrounded by many of the men VINO
supported the late President Madero.
C,poroI Corronzo declared all he want
ed for his forces was the same oppor-
tunity for importing arms and ammunl-
tion possessed by Huerta.
Fought to the Last Man.
Mexico City, Nov. IA band OF
rebels on Saturday massacred five fed
eral officers and nine soldiers at Muz-
quiz in the state of Coahuila. The IA
men fought until their last cartridge
was fired.
The little detachment of federals un-
der the command of Major Costenes
Gumjardo had been left to garrison the
town which has 5000 inhabitants. When
the rebels attacked them, the federal
soldiers ignored the offer of the rebel
commander to spare their lives and
decided to fight to the end. They kept
up the struggle for "a hours. Federal
reinforcements arrived today fom the
city of Porfirio Diaz and drove off the
rebels.
Waiting for Hales Report.
Washington, Nov. 12.-Conferences
now being held between William Bay
ard Hale and General Venustiano Car
rama at Nogales, are interpreted in
official circles here as the first open
move by the United States government
to show its interest in the constitution
alist movement in Mexico. No officials
commented today on Mr.. Hale's exact
status, but on previous occasion,
when he spent three months in Mexico
City. gathering information, President
Wilson let it be known that Mr.. Hale
was there as his personal friend. Hale
Transmitted reports however, and took
part in conferences with John Lind
and Rear Admiral Fletcher. Little
doubt exists in diplomatic circles that
while Mr.. Hale still retains the char
acter of unofficial envoy. he is furnish
ing the Washington government with
information for official purposes.
1t was pointed out. by some observ-
ers, that Mr.. Hale's conferences were
not necessarily a forerunner of recog-
milton but might be an important fac
tor in determining the future attitude
of the Washington government toward
the constitutionalists. Mr.. Hale prob
ably will report on the personal char
acteristics of Carranza. whether he
has the united support of all constitu-
er If successful by arms he would es-
tablish a provisional government that
would guarantee a fair and free cleo
ton.
There is also a possibility that the
Information he gathers, may be USE
full to the state department in its ex-
changes with foreign diplomats here
The diplomatic corps in Mexico City
Is said to be at a disadvantage in
making reports on the constitution
alfsts as its only source of informa-
tion there is the Huerta government
There were no announcements here
today as to future steps in the Amerf-
can policy. News of the arrival at
Nogales of Mr.. Hale gave rise to the
suggestion that the Washington gov
nation about the constitutionalists
before proceeding.
Backed by Cabinet.
Washington, Nov. 12-President Will
sons cabinet stands firmly behind him.
in his efforts to force the retirement of
Provisional President Huerta, as a
necessary step to the pacification of
Mexico.
Both the president and Secretary
Bryan hope measure so radical as
permitting expectation of arms NAV
not be required to solve the problem.
Influences are at work which may force
the early collapse OF the Huerta regime.
There is q closer understanding. for
instance. and more frequent communi.
cation between the state department
here and foreign governments general
", that has been in evidence at anv
time since the Mexican problem became
30 widely international. Not only
through the American embassies and
legations abroad. but through the di-
plomatic corps in Washington, Secre-
tary Bryan Is giving such detailed in
formation of the american policy as
to leave no doubt of what the United
States would like to see accomplished.
So far as Is known. there have been
no direct requests for foreign support.
But the strong intimations the United
States would like foreign nations to