Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-09

the time of arrival of the Mexican
delegates was allowed to delay their
general preparations for the confer
ence.
The Tuerta delegates planned to
avoid passing through the United
States. but Geographic inquiries are
under way by which these plans may
be modified so as to bring the dele
gates by the Atlantic route to New
York or Boston and thence to Niagara
Falls. This would permit the confer
| ence to proceed on May is with the
Mexican delegates present. The gen.
! eral feeling among those close to the
mediators was that there were no in
surmountable difficulties in the way of
the steady progress of the mediation
| negotiations.
Probable American Delegates
The names of the American dele
gates to the mediation conference will
be announced shortly and it is known
i that Justice Lamar of the United
States supreme court and Mayor New
ton D. Baker of Cleveland were two
of the men who probably would be
e | named.
The landing of marines at Tampico
e to protect the oil wells has been I'M
e der consideration by foreign govern
9 ments but has been rejected. The re-
y port brought by Tampico refugees that
: guard had already been landed by
~ the Holland warship Kortenaer to pro-
tect the Corona properties owned by a
Holland company was denied from
Tampico
j. Funeral of Blueiacket
Extensive preparations are being made
for the participation of the President
the secretary of the navy, the secretar,
of war and delegation of seven sena
tors and 81 representatives in Congress.
- in the funeral ceremonies at New Yorl
# and Brooklyn on Monday of the marine.
N and bluejackets killed at Vera Cruz. Sec
"a rotary Daniels sailed late tonight OF
= board the Presidential yacht Mayhowe
l. and will join the funeral ship Montana
= off the Virginia Capes tomorrow, arriv
IS ing in New York Sunday afternoon. Sec
Il rotary Daniels will confer ON Sunda,
re with Capt. Albert, Gleaves comma ndan
II of the Brooklyn navy yard, on the de
: tails. The President will ride in a car
II riage with the parade from the Batter!
u to the Brooklyn navy yard. He will re
IL turn to Washington Immediately afte
the memorial services and his address
at the navy yard.
j. Carranza's FriendIiness
.. Secretary Bryan made public today :
long formal communication from Raphae
Zubaran, in behalf of Gen. Carranza, a.
% first chief of the Constitutionalist army
: declaring the friendly attitude of thu
II Constbtutionalists toward the Unitet
;, States.
y, The document was significant in revers
a Ing the position announced by Carranzf
: Immediately after the occupation of yers
l. Cruz that he resented the occupation a.
d violation OF Mexican sovereignty. HI
now regards the American movement a.
II directed against Huerta and not agains
l. the Mexican people as a whole, who, ht
% says. are on friendly terms with the
IL United States. Also the document was
i significant as being the first official com.
IS munication announced by the state de-
u partment as having been received from
8 an official of the Carranza adninistra.
e ton. Hitherto Gen. Carnanza has ad.
: dressed his communications to the Ameri.
IT can government through American con-
3 sular agencies in Mexico. Mr. Zubaran
u who is minister of the interior in Car
: ranza's cabinet, came to Washington on
> this particular mission, presenting to the
i state department the views of his chief.
Rebels Press Campaigns
Word came today through Constitu-
d tionalist headquarters here that General
Carranza had ordered that the cam
e paigns against Tampico and Mazatlan
o should be pressed to quick conclusions