The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-06-12
HUERTA RECINDS HIS
ORDER FOR 3LOCADE
PLAN OF UNITED STATES FOR
THE PAcIFlCATIoN OF MEX
ICO PRESENTED.
TIRED WAITING ON CARRANzA
Mediators Say They Have Allowed
Carranza Long Enough Time to
Answer Note, and He Will Be
Left Out of Peace Plans.

Niagara Falls, Ont.-The mediators
announced Monday they will make
public soon all the correspondence
that has passed between them and
General Carranza or his agents. No
explanation was made of the decision
IN give out the several notes beyond
the brief statement that the mediators
believe the time has come to give to
the public the information they con-
tain.
1t is understood that the medidtors
feel that they have allowed a long
enough time to General Carranza to
reply to the note which they dispatch
ed last Tuesday to Rafael Zubu-
ran, constitutionalist representative in
Washington. They are said to be OF
the opinion that a week was suf-
ficient time for an answer.
With the making public of the CORE
spOndence which passed between the
mediatOrs and General Carranza, in
GLIDING part of that from Washington
before the opening of the conference,
it is declared the South American dip
lomats personally are inclined to look
on their efforts to have the constitu-
tionalists send delegates as at an end.
They will consider the incident closed
unless CarranZa in his answer should
agree to an armistice
The United States government,
through Justice Lamar and Frederick
W. Lehman, Monday presented to the
three South American mediatOrs a
complete plan for the pacifiCation of
Mexico 1t is the same in'principle as
that presented by the mediators and
already agreed to by the Huerta gov
eminent, and contemplates establish
ment at the earliest date practicable
of new provisional government in
the City of Mexico which would con-
duct general elections for perma-
nent government.
The plan written by the American
delegates after consultation with the
Washington government is brief, and
includes several counter-propositions,
of which the Huerta delegates will be
advised Immediately.
From the mediators themselves it
became known that the differences in
the two plans are slight. A full con.
ference of all delegates and mediators
is planned for this week. This is for
the formal consideration and final
drafting OF the protocol.
General Huertas order resembling
the blockade infused a spirit of optim-
ism, for the situation was threaten
ing.
The purpose of the United States
to suppress the attempt to blockade
and prevent interference with the An
tilla was indicated Sunday, when Sec
rotary Daniels issued an official state
ment announcing that, while no new
orders had been given Rear Admiral
Badger, there had been no change in
the policy Of the government in refer
ence to its desire that the port of
Tampico shall be open to all COM
MERGE The statement follows:
"The navy department has issued
no new orders to Admiral Badger
since the Mexican gunboats were re.
ported to be leaving Puerto Mexico.
The department has at 70 time con-
templated furnishing a convoy to the
Antilla, or any other ship nor have
any orders to that effect been issued.
No word whatever has been received
as to whether or not the warships of
other nations have been notified of
the blockade at Tampico or what their
attitude would be toward such a block
ade. There has been no change In
the policy of the government in refer.
ence to its desire that the port OF
Tampico shall be open to all com,
merce"
The Washington government, it is
understood, feels it must prevent al
all hazards the exercise of a block
ade by government that is not rec
Ognized as possessing the right to per
form such an act under international
law. Should the Huerta gunboats
~ Laragoza and Bravo attempt to in
tercept and search vessels believed to
yhave in their cargo arms and ammuni
ton for the constitutionalists, it is
said that American war vessels would
interfere, as for some time orders
have been in possession of Rear AID
miral Badger to keep Tampico open to
commerce.
The superiority of the American
force would make warning suf
ficient, 1t is believed, to prevent any
act of aggression by the Mexican gun.
boats.
The situation arose as a result NJ
anote of inquiry from General Huerta
through his delegates at Niagara
Falls, as to what the attitude of the
United States was toward the port
of Tampico.