The Detroit times., 1914-05-15

Private Parks was admitted. but the
matter Was lert 10 the state and war
departments
Secretary BRYAN told the cabinet
that the tWO-day postponemeut of the
Niagara Falls mediation conferences
Was al the request OF the huerta en-
INoys They sent word direct 10 the
mediatOrs that there were y number
OF matters they FIRST desired TO thresh
out among themselves While the os
tensible excuse was the long ionrne!
and the difficulty OF close railroad con
nections II was believed that the liu-
\ erta representatives are tar from De
I ing unit as 10 what they can or can
not do. Secretary Bryan told the CAD
/ met that the mediators themselves
we're not quite clear on their position
/ There was a difference OF opinion
among cabinet members and no atcl
lsion was reached as 10 what action ihls
government should take II the Huerta
gunboats declare a blockade OF Tam
/ pico
( Todays cabinet meeting again en-
Y phasized the state OF preparedness oil
4 the United states forces The luh OF
\ the last three weeks has been taken
advantage of 20 such an extent thal
the army is now almost on a complete
I war basis While the navy Is rpady TOT
lany developments
Reports that the constitutionalists
might be represented al Niagara FANS
were revived after the cabinet meet
/ ing This was said TO be- one OF the
/ reasons Tor the postponement OF the
conferences
Z II have no knowledge OF any such
/ proposition" Secretary Bryan SAID
I Gen. Carranza may or may not
/ change his original position not TO
| participate in the mediation confer
ences.
| Despite the Bryan statement, how
ever. South American diplomats VINO
/ have been following the situation
I said they believed, that Carranza VIII
have representatives within call should
| the mcdiators lind that Huerta's rep
resentatiyes are willing 10 fall IN Win
/ a plan to settle the whole Mexican
| trouble al once
Meanwhile the Huerta delegates to
1.-THE Niagara Falls peace conference
iare journeyiug northWard. ~ the
urgent solicitation OF the medlators
ithey abandoned their plan TO remain
over Sunday lin Havana They Viii
I make no halt i'm this city and VIII
Ereach Niagara Falls, sunday they
lhaVe Instructions La believed, 10
! insist. that since the only question al
tissue is the Tampico incident the
I mediators should settle this first. II
| the delegates take this attitude they
1 will probably stop the mediation ma
Ichinery AT the outset. American rep
resentatives have been instructed 10
consider nothing that does not IN
cude absolute elimination Of Huerta.
| II was reported today that the Uni
| ted States will not interfere with the
| importation of arms and amrAunition
| by the constitutionalists through Tam.
pico
Ii is also considered possible that
the border embargo may again be
| lifted CarranZa has requested villa
20 ask release BY the state depart
ment OF large shipments OF arms and
ammunition now held along the Tex
an border Secretary Bryan is ex-
pected TO urge acquiescence in Villas
request He will again be opposed
by Secretary of War Garrison, who
insists that the United States should
not send any arms into Mexico that
may eventually be used against Amer
lean soldiers.
DR.. Edward Ryan the Scranton
physician and confidential agent OF
the state department who was held
prisoner under sentence OF death as
spy until released on peremptory
| demand of the state department, is
| due in Washington tomorrow. Dr.
Ryan was forced TO sign pledge that
he would say nothing about his eX-
periences He admits that he was
subjected 10 serious indignities and
il will be decided when he reaches
this city whether this pledge, extorted
from him under threats. is binding.
II Is expected that he will be author.
lied TO disregard II and make a full
report OF his experiences to President
Wilson