Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16
MEDIATION WILL
SUCCEED STILL
BRYAN'S BELIEF
Secretary Confident That Reb-
els Will Ultimately Partici-
pate in Negotiations.
WASHINGTON EXPECTS
PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY
No Available Man for President
Found-Funston Denies
Food Shortage.

WASHINGTON. Juns 16.-Secre-
tary Bryan was still Hopeful tod4s
Of the ultimate success Of mediation
despite the development at the
Niagara conference. When lie went
70 the cabinet meeting the secretary
of state said he still believed the
situation would SC shape itself thar
the Constitutionalists would partici-
pate in the mediation proceeding in
some form
Heads Of the Constitutionalist
agency here said they had no new ad-
vices from General Carranza, but did
not profess surprise ar tl,e :.c.;e-- x
the Tedistors in insisting upon an
arnlistice and the inclusion Of the IN
ternal problems of Mexico in the
scope Of mediation before receiving
the Constitutionalist delegates.
/ The general opinion in official cir
cles was that mediation was again
confronted with a period of delay
and uncertainty. but that another
step would be worked cut soon.
Funston Denies Food shortage.
Brigadier-Generai Funston reported
10 the war department today that
| the food supply of Vera Cruz fwas
not in great danger. although some
prices were high, and he recommend
ed especially against sending food
supplies from the United States ex-
cept for troops.
! The food supply here is not threat
ened' reported General Funston, al
! though prices for some articles are
high. High prices affect refugees
/ and others whose means of living are
I cut offs The laboring classes shon
/ no distress Excellent native poca-
toes sell for 81 cents. Mexican, pei
pound. Practically no rise in price
OF rice. Flour and LARD are short
/ Sanding government cargo OF supplies
! here IS NOT. recommended II sold
1 direct 10 consumer the fity would lose
/ the taxes and trade Would be badly
affected. II sold through retail rner-
( chants there wogld be. no adyantass
not offered by goods nov imported by
merchants. Preferable to depend for
! iaoG supplies on foreign trade wish
free entry, There seems to be some
sort OF agreement to keep up prices
On imported articles, but with free
entry competition may lower prices
I Railway connections have been re-
established from the United States
! throughout Mort bern Mexico Serv
I ice is open between Monterey
! Brownsville. Eagle Pass. Laredo and
! FL Paso. Trains are also. running
4 between TaTlpico and Linare5, Vic
/ toria, Saltillo. Torreon, Durango and
: Chihuahua and. telegraph conmuni-
! cation has been established between
all those cities.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June To-
while there was little expectation Of
agreement today between the Ameri-
| can and Mexican delegates over the
organization Of new provisional gov
ernment in Mexico and the selection
OF a successor to General Huerta, the
delegates continued their considers
ton Of available material in the hope
that some person might eventually be
suggested who would prove accepta-
BILE to all parties.
\ number of names have been dis
cussed. but the list is not entirely ex-
ha asted. The Americans. however.
are being handicapped in their work
BY the failure of the Constitutional
.sts to furnish the names of persons
whom they would be willing to ac-
cept as provisional president.
Emilio Rabasa, chairman of the
Mexican delegation. received a tels-
gram from General Huerta today in
which the latter denies that he is be-
ing represented IN Washington Dy
Charles A. ToNne, former United
| States senator from Minnesota. Gem
eral Huerta declares that Mr.. Towns
Is not acting as his agent in any ca.
pacity.
The transfer of Luis Terrazas,
wealthy Mexican land owner. from
the palace at Chihuahua, where he
had been under confinement for many
months, to the penitentiary was re-
sponsible it was learned today. for
the request by Ambassador Da Cana,
Of Brazil last night to Secretary
Bryan through the American dele
gates to secure his release. The in
formation as TO the plight OF Terra
zas was communicated 70 the anlbas-
sador by Mr.. Rabasa. who asked the
United States to use its influence in
hs behalf