Evening journal., 1914-05-07
Mexican REBELS
AID IN THE PLAN
TO BRING PEACE
Washington Hopeful That
Before MediatorS Meet
Huerta Will Be Eliminated
'SHAUCHNESSY TO MEET
Secretary BRYAN TO-DAY
BY JOHN EDWIN NEvIN.
United Press Stat Corresnondent

WASHINGTON, May q. Reports of
almost continuous Constitutionalist sue
ccsses in Northern Mexico today cleared
the atmosphere materially SO lar as
the United States is concerned. The
President and his advisots believe that
before the A. b G. mcdiators begin
their work at Niagara Fails. Ont. Car
ran2a win hold the entire North. They
are equally confident that. SO soon as
this condition is brought about Huerta
will either eliminate himself or he elin,-
mated by the men who in the past have
supported him. Vt llnerta can be elini-
mated there is not an official here fa-
miiar with the entire Mexican situa-
lion who doubts that common ground
could be quickly found ON which an OF
the warning factions ia Mexico would be
brought together
Meanwhile the administration Is cale-
tully considering its representation az
the Niagara Falls conference fuilv a.
score Of names have been suggested 10
the president However. until IL IL deha
nltelN settled whether there IS "a be ona
or three representatives q selection win
not be made AT present il IS consid-
cred almost certain that il Secretary Sc
the Interior Lane can arrange the husi-
ness OF his office he viii be chosen.
Lane has been strenuous advocate of
quick action with Mexico. having in-
sisted all along that Hnerta was
"blutting IN every move and that ne
would get out IN a hurry ii his bluff
was called
The members have decided that there
is little more they can do until thew
get TO Canada. They have sounded
out tluerta and his representatives un-
: officially and have had frequent confer
/ cnces with Bryan. They believe they
are now IN position to frame their in-
itial proposals which are 60 form the
framework for the hoped-ior common
agreement
According 90 Che information made
public here today by Raphael Zubaran.
! SECRETARY OF tho interior in the Carran-
n provisional cabinet. Satillo, San Luis
( Fotosi and Iampico in the northeast.
and Mazatan on the west coast are all
under attack by the rebels. In each
, ease Lubaran declares they will be in
possession Of Carranza's forces BY the
early part Of next week at the iatest.
Iubaran denied reports that there are
any serious differences of opinion be.
tween Cauanza and his field officers
especially Villa.
Renewed appeals have been received
BY the State Department from the oil
companies doing business in the Tam~
pico field asking for protection Of their
property Secretary Bryan, as a result
has communicated with Carranza again
urging the necessity Of conducting no Of
iensive operations in the vicinity OF the
oil wells and also suggesting that tha
storage tanks be protected as much as
possible. Admiral Mayo through ADJ
miral Badger, reported informatiom
transmitted to him Of plan Of the
Constitutionalists to burn the storage
tanks IN an effort to force the Federal
gunboats TO steam from the river and
Bryan has called the attention Of tho
Constitutionalists TO the fact that such
action is prohibited by the rules for
civilized warfare
Great interest centered today in
the expected meeting Of Charge
0'Shaughnessy who has been the
American representative at Mexico
City since Ambassador Wilson's re-
call with Secretary Of State Bryan. ne
was expected that the conferences
might be stormy The administra-
ton is believed secretly to be an
tagOnistic to O'Shaughnessy on the
ground that he has been too friendly
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