Arizona republican., 1914-04-26
Argentina, Chile and Brazil Make Formal Offer to Act as Intermediates in the Present Mexican Crisis
GOOD OFFICES
 ARE ACCEPTED
Coincidentally Officials An nounce Hostile Demon stration or Acts of Ag- gression Might Upset the Hopes of Peace
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 WASHINGTON, April 25. - Pan American diplomacy tonight made its first attempt to solve the Mexican crisis by peaceful negotiations. The United States government accepted from Argentina, Chile and Brazil a formal offer to act as intermediates in the present situation, but pointed out that any act of aggression by mil itary forces or hostile demonstrations toward Americans might upset hopes of immediate peace.
 The Brazilian. Argentine and Chil- can envoys transmitted the accept ances of their proposal to the Span ish ambassador, who immediately cabled it to the Spanish legation at Mexico City for presentation to Huerta. Carranza was informed of it through his representatives here The three diplomats later announced that no further steps would be taken by them until replies are received
 Coincidentally with the acceptance of the mediation offer. administration officials announced there would be no cessation of the preparations of the army and navy for future emergen- cies, and no orders will be issued to the naval forces at Vera Cruz or the ships at sea changing the original plans. No further steps, however, to secure reparation for the indignities which have given rise to the present situation, will be attempted while an effort is being made to bring about q settlement through diplomacy.
 Although the offer made by the South American countries did not reveal the plans. it was learned they contemplate a broad settlement of the Mexican problem through the elimination of Huerta, upon which the United States has insisted from beginning. Wilson summoned Stone Shively and Lodge of the Senate foreign relations committee, and Chairman Flood and Cooper of the House committee on foreign affairs to discuss the new turn in events the first ray of hope after day ot worry and anxiety over the scores of Americans held up in their flight from the Mexican capital
 From those at tonight's White House conference it was learned that while the President is not sanguine Of the success of the intermediation plan, he felt it to be the duty of the American government to avail itself of the offer of the three great Soutl American countries. It was sug- gested that the negotiations. ever though they be unsuccessful, might serve to repress the anti American Outbursts and afford an opportunity tor Americans to depart from Mex ico
 The President had spent many hours during the day considering tn, offer with Bryan and other cabinet members. They gave particular at tention also to alarming reports sen by Consul Canada at Vera Cru; about the safety of Americans il Mexico City and along the railroal to Vera Cruz The detention of 12! Americans at Pachuca and Cordoba and 19 Americans and one British d Orizaba worried the administration officials especially because communi cation to Mexico City is subject t, such frequent interruption. Man, members of Congress are clamorins for more aggressive course, ever to a declaration of war. Some cab inet members favor a drastic cours, to end the anarchial conditions in tn, southern republic, while others thinl that much will be accomplished b persuading the Constitutionalists L