Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01
Made Virtual Prisoners on
Arrival in Mexico City
by Inability to Obtain
R. R. Transportation.
BRYAN SEEKS TO SAVE
CONDEMNED AMERICAN
Wires Consul Canada for In
formation on DR.. Ryan, U. S.
Red Cross Official, Reported
Sentenced to Be ShOt-Medi-
ators Await Carranza's Reply.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The state
department today exerted every
means to secure information as to
the report that DIR. Edward Ryan,
an American Red Cross official, was
being held in Mexico, sentenced to be
executed. Secretary OF State Bryan,
just before conference with Presi-
dent Wilson, sent urgent kilograms
TO Consul Canada at Vera Cruz, and
the military authorities there, asking
for immediate reports on the Ryan in
cident The secretary had already
requested the Spanish ambassador,
representing the Huerta government
here, to look out for DR.. Ryan's
safety.
Consul Canada at Vera Cruz re-
ported to the state department today
that there still are 1,500 Americans In
Mexico City unable to get out be-
cause of interrupted railroad facili-
ties. These are, for the most part,
new arricals in the Mexican capital
from the surrounding country. They
arrived just after the departure of
the last train for Vera Cruz. Consul
canada has asked the Brazilian min
lister and Admiral Cradock, the Brit
ish commander, to exert their efforts
to restore railroad communication
with the capital
Ignore Firing on Cuban Ship.
The attack of Constitutionalists on
the Ward liner Antilla. under the
Cuban flag, at Tampico, scarcely
served to create a fiutter in official
T. an -
3 Ndayo would take no official note OF
the Incident, although other foreign
wafships al the port might demanf
THAT the rebels refrain from inter-
ference with commerce.
The Constitutionalist officers ex-
plained their attack by asserting they
proposed to prevent merchant vessels
from delivering supplies to the Fed
erals at Tampico. 49,
To what extent intermediatlon pe-
tween the United states and Huerta
would be affected by refusal OF tne
Carran2a element to suspend military
operations against Huerta pending
mediation was the chief question con-
fronting the South American medi-
ators when they resumed their Ses-
sions at the Argentine Legation to-
day
The midnight conference between
the mediatorS and Secretary Bryan,
lasting for more than two hours,
had established definitely that the
United States and Huerta would sus-
pend military operations, the oniy
reservation made by the United
States being that it would be free to
repel any attacks. But CarranZa
still held aloof from any suspension
of hostility between him and the
Mexican Federal forces. All efforts,
therefore. were directed to have the
truce include the warning lemnts IN
Northern Mexico, as well as those of
the United states and Huerta.
Mediators' Work Proceeds.
The work of the medlators, it was
learned in authoritative quarters.
would proceed steadily, no matter
what the final attitude of Carranza
was on the question of armistice, al
though an adverse decision by him
would necessarily restrict the inter-
mediation to the main issue between
the United States and Huerta. 1t was
this meain issue which was first un-
dertaken by the mediators and then
enlarged with the hope OF taking IN
the entire scope of Mexican affairs.
The mediators are still hopeful that
the entire subject, including the in
brought within their deliberations.
But if not it is assumed they still
will proceed to the adjustment of the
conflict growing out of the Tampico
flag incident, on which President Will
sons action was justified by Con-
gress, the landing of American forces
at Vera Cruz and other issues.
Await Carranzas Reply.
Meanwhile, while the exact scope of
the mediation was in allegiance pend
ing Carranza's decision on an armis-
tice, the ENJOYS continued their nego-
tiations to secure some middle ground
of agreement with all those who could
be brought to accept it. Their morn
ing session began toward IL o'clock
with the expectation of afternoon and
night sessions. They We're not pre-
pared to make any statement on the
main issues involved, or to what eX-
tent they have been broached to the
United States or the Huerta regime.
The principal aim of their diplomacy
was to prevent an impasse by having
unalterable conditions presented. 1t
was authoritatiVely known this had
been avoided up to the present time,
and that the negotiations were pro-
ceeding steadily forward. The only
question was as to their scope in case
the fighting continued in Northern
Mexico.
The Spanish Ambassador, Mr.. Ri
ano. representative of the Huerta gov
ernment in the United States, visited
the Argentine Legation at IL O'Clock
today and held "a conference with the
Argentine minister Mr., Naon. The
ambassador is said to have delivered
a message to the mediators from the
Huerta authorities No statement was
made as to it's contents.
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