Evening journal., 1914-05-18
GERMAN ARNSFOR
HUERTA WILL NOT
Reach Dictator
Preparations For Mediation
Conference on Wednesday
About Completed
eliminate HUERTA OR
meeting MAY Be failure
By JOHN EDWIN NEvIN,

hhAN'N ANrr sum ANNNfrDNHNtIfls
WASHINGTON, May ls-Another
cargo of German arms and ammunition
consigned TO General Huerta was due at
Puerto Mexico today on the German
liner Bavariau. It was not expected,
however, that they would be landed
The agents of the line have assured the
state Department that they are TO be
returned TO Hamburg. The assurance
has been accepted az It's face value al
though Admiral Badger is expected to
keep track OF the BQvarian during the
time she is in the Puerto Mexico har-
Dor because of the presence there oi the
two Hucrta gunboats that fled from
Tampico.
Preparations for the mediation con-
ferences in Niagara Falls continued. The
American commissioners left today. As
result OF Saturday nights dinner by
the Spanish ambassador at which the
Huerta and American representatives.
formally met the mediators there win
be- no necessity OF the usual formal cX-
change calls. 1t is believed that the me-
diators win be ready to informally dis
cuss the entire situation Immediately
upon getting together ON Wednesday.
They will make their suggestions 20 the
I IuNIAN anu aANlfAiiNM ANIAt1iitNANNN
and IL viii be possible TO determine al
most at the outset whether their efforts
, are TO succeed. Ii the Huerta COM
missioners have absolute power to con
: slider plans that eliminate Huerta him
b sell speedy progress viii be made II
they have not, aud arc compelled TO re.
A mort an suggestions to the dictator, oil
Z fcials here concede there viii be long
: drawn cut and probably futile discus
{ sion.
Z Vice Consul Sillimm remains at Sal.
z. tillo despite the urgent demands OF the
e state Department for his release. Sec
l. retary Bryan Processes to be satisfied
d with the explanation that he cannot be
sent to Mexico City because railrcaf
communication Is interrupted and 81,
he is willing TO give Huerta sufficient
time in which 10 produce him. He hal
made no public explanation OF the de
n puriments attitude in the case of "
Z derlv PARKS, reported summarily execut
= cd. n is certain. however, that thi
case IS not TO be permitted 70 compli
Z cate any mediation result If the secre
Z tarv of state can prevent r.
- Announcement that the francisc
!, Bridge on the lnteroceanic Railway, 2
= miles west Of Vera Cruz, has been blowi
y up bv the Huertista troops has stirre'
!, the War Department. This was In
y chief bridge that Funston wanted =
y seize in order to be in position to ad
vance on Mexico City If necessary, bu'
< was refused permission. lt is admitted
that lie destruction would greatly ham
< per any forward movement from Ner'
1 Cruz should one eventually become ne
., cessary.
n Admiral Mayo has been asked to max
le complete report on conditions IN an
about Tampico. The Dutch government
= has called the attention OF the stat
'e Department TO report that the revo
mtionists now in control of the Iampic
,e district have levied demands on all ol
d well owners that are characterized a
excessive. This is said to be especiaii.
I, lfhe case where oil properties are own
al ed by Dutch, German and British cor
porations The State Department ha
questioned the accuracy OF these aiiega
- tions because of the assurances give
'N bv the Constitutionalist junta here tina
q foreign property rights were to
- scrupulously observed.
II is admitted that foreign complies
90, ltions that would seriously embarrass tn
p" administration might easily arise
- Tampico. The entire oil field ls in POI
~ = session Of the Constitutionalsts. tn
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