Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-06
Mexican Lawyer Here
Is Going to SaItiIIo
to Consult Carranza

| Jose VasconceleS. a young Mexican
| lawyer. who has been in Washington
for some time. on terms of intimacy
| with constitutionalist agents here and
who has been mentioned as the prob
able secretary If Carranza should de-
eide to send delegates to confer with
| agents Of Huerta, is to leave WASH
| ington this evening for Saltillo to re-
port to Carranza.
= Ihough Fasconceles held no official
position here. 1t was understood that
ne was studying the legal procedure of
this country with q view to advising
the constitutionalist cabinet in legal
reforms for Mexico. 1t is now he
| lieved that he has been observing the
trend Of affairs here they concern
Mexican interests and is to make n
full report to the first chief of the con-
stituuonalists
sasconceies returned to Washington
| frsm New York this morning. but de-
clined to discuss his mission further ,ha,
to say that he is going direct to meat
Carranza In Saltllo. with a full report
Nasconceles Is believed to have been in
consultation with business interests in
New York, and will carry advice regard
ing the resumption of business in tho
southern republic, and will give first
hand Information regarding the work
done by the constitutionalist agents in
Washington and the attitude of the
Rafael Zubaran. chief of the constitu-
tionalist junta here. said he had received
no final answer from his chief relative to
the proposed conference over peace plans
with Huerta delegates.
Opinion prevails in constitutionalist cir
cleS that no answer Will come until the
conference at Torreon between adherents
of villa and Carranza Is ended. Advices
received here are that all matters OF dif-
ference have been adjusted except tho
status OF Gen. Angeles
President and Cabinet Encouraged.
President Wilson and members of his
cabinet were encouraged today by re-
ports that an early adjustment was in
dicated OF differences between the con-
stitu,ionalist leaders. Secretaries Of
the parley between representatives of
Carranza and Villa declared they en-
pected the meeting would end today
with satisfactory results. With the
promised removal of such a stumbling
block administration officials and
some of the revolutionary agents in
Washington saw added cause for hope
that Carranza would send agents to
confer with Huerta's delegates over
establishment of a provisional govern
ment.
The agreement between the United
States and Great Britain to protect
mining properties in Mexico will be
extended to include Spanish and Swiss
properties. Mr. Riano, the Spanish am
bassador. today asked Secretary Bryan
to admit his country as well Switzer-
land to the compact.
This means that Great Britain, the
United States, Spain and Switzerland
will not support diplomatically any
claims to interests in mining properties
acquired by their nationals subsequent
to January 1. 1913, which are affected
by cancellations or confiscation -esult-
ing from the inability of bona fide own
ers to meet obligations because of mill.
tary operations.
DEVELOPMENTS in the election about
Mexico City yesterday, in which Huerta
annarently was named for president and
Cen. Banquet, now secretary of war.
was elected vice president. anxiously
we're awaited here. Some reports re-
manned in circulation to the effect that
AFTER Huerta had obtained an almost
unanimous vote Of confidence" such
as he was said to have received, he
would retire in favor of Pedro Iascu-
rain. who, in turn. would surrender the
government to constitutionalist How
ever. doubt that the federal dictator
would adopt such a course was expressed
is many circles.
Details of the election were not readily
forthcoming today beyond reports that
reelection Of all members Of the senate