The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-05-09
TRUCE ARRANGED IN MEDITATION
ALL ACTIVE MILITARY PREPARA
TIoNs TO BE SUSPENDED
As Far As Huerta and the United
States Are concerned-Carran.
za's Attitude in Some Doubt

za's Attitude IN some Doubt
Washington.-Restrained but none
the less steady, preparations for any
military eventualties that may be-
come necessary and the quiet, but
definite progress of the mediation
program being worked out behind
closed doors-these are the two out.
standing features Of the Mexican sit
uation here.
The three mediation ENJOYS of Ar.
gentina, Brazil and Chile, continued
their private sittings. Their first
move for an armistice was succeed.
ed by the planned suspension of hos
tilities or a truce between the forces
of the United States and the Huerta
regime. although there still were on.
inous sounds of conflict between the
Ruerta and Carranza forces.
Secretary Bryan formally notified
II t. three South American ENJOYS that
the American government took II for
granted there would be no hostlities
during the mediation proceedings and
had intended no further acts of ag-
gression while the conferences were
being held.
General Huerta accepted the pro.
posal that there be no further hostil-
tiles between the United States and
Mexico pending the efforts of the en-
voys.
While the ENJOYS we're not ready
to make an announcement, several in.
teresting phases of what has come up
during the discussion were learned
from authoritative sources. II ap-
pears that. while the attitude of Gen.
eral Huerta was definite in accept
ing intermediation as between the
United States and the Huerta govern
ment, II has not yet been made clear
that his acceptance will also apply to
intermediation that includes Carran.
za. II is expected this question will
be cleared up by inquiries now under
way so that 1t may be definitely es.
tabllshed that Huerta not only ac-
cepts intermediation with the United
States. but laso with Carranza.
Another outgrowth of the discus.
sion was an intimation that both the
Huerta and Carranza elements would
send representatives to deal directly
with the mediators and that Francis.
co de la Barra, now in Paris as am.
bassador for Huerta. probably woulf
be designated to act for Huerta
Scope Of the Mediation Proposals
Washington.-The scope of media.
tion plans for the settlement OF the
Mexican crisis was suddenly broad
ened so as to include the entire range
OF Mexican affairs-not alone the
cities and territory controlled by the
United States and Huerta-but the
whole of Mexico.
The signal enlargement of the medi.
alton program followed the receipt OF
formal acceptance by General Car.
rama, chief OF the constitutionalists
of the principle OF mediation as pro-
posed by the ambassadors
Already the United States and Gen
eral Huerta have formally accepted
the good Offices OF these South Amer
lean ENJOYS and now as n further step
General Carranza has been brough,
into the deliberations so as to draw
every element and faction within the
range OF any settlement which may be
attained.
The ENJOYS conferred with their
colleagues in the diplomatic corps
from Central and South America &c
lay before them what had been done
and discuss the general situation
This emphasized what the mediators
have been seeking-a purely American
settlement OF crisis which effects
the political integrity of all Spanish
America. The patriotic unity of al
= Mexico and all Spanish.America was
expected to give signal evidence &c
the world at large and particularly tc
Europe OF what the American repub
lies could do for the tranquility OF tn,
, Western hemisphere at a time Of su
preme crisis