Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-12

MAKE PRoTEsTATloNs IN BE-
HALF OF MEN WHO MURDER
ED AMERICAN MARINES
WILSON STILL is HOPEFUL
PRESIDENT SAYS HE BELIEVES
THAT MEDIATION WILL
BE SUCCESSFUL

Washington, May 12.-Memgers of
the cabinet. after prolonged confer
ence with President Wilson today on
the Mexican situation, declared the
president maintained confidence that
mediation would succeed and that fur
ther serious consequences in Mexico
would be ayerted.
Most of the discussion in the cabi-
net meeting, it was said, related to
mediation and the views to be present
ed on behalf of this government by
Justice Lamar and Frederick w. Leh-
mann, who at the South American en-
VOWS request, will present views of
the United States and meet Huerta's
representatives at the Niagara Falls
conference.
The situation at Tamcipo was re-
ported to have been discussed Com
plications that might arise over the
foreign-owned oil properties there
should destruction result from the
conflict between federals and rebels
have been under consideration for
some time. The report from London
that Great Britain had ordered the
Bfistol, a speedy cruiser, to proceed
to fampico was not regarded as, par
ticularly significant here. AS the
Bristol Is of light draft it was believed
she might be used to operate in the
Panuco river, along which the British
oil properties are located.
Secretary Bryan announced after
the meeting that the representations
made to this government by, the South
American mediators in behalf of the
Z South American "snipers" under ar
Yrest in Vera Cruz, were made at the
request of the Huerta government.
He said that this had been done on
the ground that the "sniping' had oc-
CURED in Mexican territory. He add
ed there was question as to whether
one of the South Americans accused
was Brazilian or a Venezuelan.
President Wilson and the cabinet
today discussed plans for the partici-
patton by the United States in the
Mexican mediation conference to be-
gin next Monday at Niagara Falls,
ontarios and to study various prob
iems which have arisen since the oc-
cupation of Vera Cruz by American
military forces.
Just before the cabinet meeting a
message was. received from General
Funston In which the American COM
mander declared no attention should
be paid to alarmist reports that Mexi-
can forces were threatening to attack
the Vera Cruz water works. General
Funston said there was no indication
Of movements of Mexican troops in
preparation for amy such attack.
There have been rumors," General
Funston's message read, that an at
tack was threatened These have been
due to rumors attributed to Genera
Mas. If the pipe line should be cut
it could be repaired in a few hours.
General Funston added that 200
sacks of American mail destined for
Mexico City and delivered at the
break in the railroad still lay on the
tracks in possession of the Mexican
outposts. He had no news Of Private
Parks, who rode into the Mexican
lines and has not returned
Among issues the president and cab
met had under discussion was the ap-
peal from the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City to General Funston ons
behalf of South Americans now under
arrest at Vera Cruz for "sniping''
American soldiers from a tramp
steamer. Three Brazilians are among
the prisoners and the appeal, coming
from a diplomatic representative of
one Of the mediators, has presented
delicate problem for decision.
The manning by American forces Of
the light house on Lobos island off