The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
CAPITAL OFFICIALS
 OPTIMISTIC OVER
 PEACE PROSPECTS
President Breaks Silence and Authorizes Declaration That the Outlook Is Ex-
 ceedingly Encouraging

Wasbington. June 12.-The Washing ion government was so optimistic to- day over prospects for the success of Mexican mediation that cabinet mem bcrs fairly radiated jubilation when they left the White House after n con ference with the President.
 President Wilson broke his long and patient silence on the subject by author izing the declaration that the outlook for mediation was encouraging. Secretary Bryan was so enthused over the peace outlook that he laughed with newspaper me.i and fellow cabinet members as they tarried outside the executive offices. The Secretary of State and Secretary Daniels asserted the Mexican situation was look ing nopcsul from the viewpoint of the United States
 Later in :he day Secretary Bryan veri- fled reports from Niagara Falls that the Huerta delegates and representatives of the I'nited stases had agreed on the method for transmitting authesi'y in Mexico from u5erta to the proposed pro- visional government. He decr,d, how ever, to reveal the details of the method.
 General CarIanzas latest note, for warded early tcGay by mall to Niagara Falls announcing his declsl.n to send representatives tc the mediation confer ence was touched on at the cabinet meet ing The White House learned early in the day of Carranzas s decision and also that the constitutionalist chief adhered strictly to his attitude that no armistice should be required.
 Will Not Receive Delegates
 Word from Niagara Falls that the me diators would not officially receive Car ranza delegates into the conference unless they should agree to an armistlcs, threw ID damper on the enthusiasHi of Wash ington government officials. Official quar- ters again referred to the suggestion that Carranzas agents could De unofilcially welcomed to discuss plans uf settlement apon which way might ue found for all to meet later with the mNdiators and protocol eventually siSnoi ty tho repre- sentatives of all parties .nteresi ed.
 That constitutionalist representatives will go 70 tine conference, off ,ially or un- officially seelned certain today n view of the fact that General Carranza al- leduN mas ueS1Snateu the three Hen. AS announced here today the commissioners fer the constitutionalists will be Fernando Ilglesias calderon, for many years prom inent in Mexican affairs, formerly a min ister in tn ecabinet of President Diaz; Luis Cabrera active in the constitutional ranks and recently returned from Eu- rope, and Jose Nasconoelos, a young Mex ican lawyer. who has been prominent in the revolutionary movement. MT Cal deron is at Saifiilo comforting with Car ranza and is expected to leave there for Niagara Falls with instructions from his chief almost immediately. MT. Cabrera is in Washington and MT. Vasconcelos Is expected to return here from New York tomorrow.
 Revolution Progressing
 Wl,ile peace prospects were brighten ing, the revolution in Mexico was going steadily ahead. according to several re- ports. General Obregon was reported to be leading terrific assault on Mazatlan. the fall of the city being predicted before many days At Zacatecas the revolution ists continued fighting and ammunition fer General Villa, to be used ia the cam paign against San Luis Potosi, ha1 been unlcaded from the steamer Antiila at Tarapico and was en route to Toireon by