The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-09
WASHINGTON
 IS RELIEVED
HUERTA'S ORDER SUSPENDlNG FORMER ORDER TO BLOCKADE
 TAMPlCO IS THE CAUSE.
MEADIATION WAS THREATENED
Underground Rumor Has 1t That Huerta Was Given to Understand That the Arms Would Not Be Per mitted to Land.

Washinaton, D. C.. June S.-Gen- eral Huerta's order today suspending the order to blockade Tampico against the delivery of ammunition 1 by the steamer Antilla to the consti- tutioualists served to dispel appre- bension over new crisis between
 he United States and the Huerta government which had threatened mediation of Mexican affairs.
 Though Washington officials ev- pressed satisfaction over Huerta's action, it was consistently suggested mofUclally that the blockade had
 been suspended only condiuonally as
 a result of conferences between the
 southern mediators and the Mexican and American delegates at Niagara ! balls. It also said the Antilla might
 be diverted in her course through an agreement with officials of the war ! 1 President Wilson and Secretaries Bryan and Daniels gave a sigh of relief over the developments which l temporarily, at least, ayerted another clash at arms. From no official source here could confirmation of the reports that Huerta had an under standing with the mediators or the United States which would assure 1 that the Autilla's cargo would not be delivered Meanwhile nothing has
 been heard from the Antilla, which 's l due to arrive off TampicO Wednes- ] day morning.
 Secretary Bryan was first informed of Huerta's suspension of the block
 ade ordered by Mir, Riano. the Span
 ish minister, early in the day. The secretary declined to discuss reports from Niagara Falls that General Huerta merely had suspended his l blockade order at the request of the South American mediators pending
 settlement of questions relating t0
 an armistice.
 One important question said to have been raised at Niagara Falls
 was whether the United States con 1 strued the mediation agreement to obliaate it to prevent arms entering Tampico, which the Huerta govern ! ment had declared closed. If the United States did not so coustrue 1 the cessation of hostilities which it
 was assumed would be held inyiolate, | the mediators are said to have
 wanted to know whether this govern ment would consider it a breach of ! faith shpuld Huertas ermboats at ] tempt to stop the Antllas cargo of ammunition for Carranza's forces. Such questions. it is declared, were 1 put mp to Secretary Bryan from 1 Niagara Falls and Huerta was asked
 to suspend the blockade order until the subject could be cleared up. It could not be learned whether any
 reply to such proposals had been made.
 The Mexican sunboats Saragosa and Bravo followed from Puerto by 1 the cruiser Tacoma and gunboat Sac ramento, reached Tampico early to- | day. The Mexican boats anchored in
 the Panuco river some distance from Tampico and Admiral Mayo con
 ferred with their commanders. It
 was believed the order suspending
 the blockade had not reached Tam 1 pico when the conference was held. Navy department heads assumed that | Admiral Mayo discussed with the
 Mexican officers the extent of their
 authority and nature of their orders,
 and that he might have endeavored
 to dissuade them from interference
 with commerce at Tampico.
 Secretary Daniels would not dis
 ouss the future course of tine steamer
 Antilla. Department heads still
 maintained however, that there had 1 been no order to Admiral Badger
 since that of May IS, directing that Tampico be kept open to commerce.
 MT. Daniels frankly stated that the
 navy claimed no credit for the diplo-
 matc maneuvers which resulted in
 the blockade suspension.
 Some department officials tonight
 argued that although the Antilla flies
 the Cuban flag, her American owners
 still were amenable to American GUS
 toms and shipping laws and that
 there was every reason to believe the
 company would be prepared to give srespectfm consideration 10 hints ffrom the state department that it l would prefer it not to land ammuni-