The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-11
HUERTA'S ENJOYS
ON THEIR WAY TO
NIAGARA FALLS
Three Commissioners Have De-
parted From Vera Cruz
DECLINED HOSPlTALiTlES
Taken By Automobile 20 Steamer.
Where They Embarked
for Key West

Vera C-uz. May ll.-rresidcn' HUI
cras three peace commissioners
Emilio Rahasa. Augusiin Rodriguez
aud Luis Elguero. arrived here yos.
tcrday on their way TO Niagara Fails.
ont, where the conference between
the modiators and the representa-
lives OF the parties concerned for a
settlement of the difficulties between
the United States and Mexico will be-
held. The commissioners politely.
but firmly. declined the offers of hos
piiality made by Brighten Funston.
as we'll as RcarAdmiral Ba GERS
offer 20 give them passage on the
MORO Castle. and boarded the steam
ship kromprinzessin Cocilic. which
viii probably sail today for The Unit
cd States by way of Havana. touch
ing at Key West.
The scene at the terminal station
when the mediatCrs arrived was
coloriul. by a Encouragement there
wac little evidence of the American
roops Brig-Gen Funston, in fatigue
uniform: Lieut.. Ban. Gen. Funston
aid. and Lieut. Cohen. Roar-Admiral
Badges aid, wero the only officers
present In an Official capacity. The
station ana roads were crowded with
MeXicans and Americans The com
missioners arrived in special cars,
there being Is IN the party. incluiin.
Rafael Capitallo and Manuel Marii.
nee Del Campo. Senorita Rodriguez
and the four daughters OF Senior Ra-
hasa, who heads the commission.
Thomas J Ryder, vice-presidont Of
the Aeuila OH company conferred
with the commissioners in Spanish
extending to them in behalf OF Gen
Funston and Admiral Badger the hos.
pitality of the American officers and
Transport on the MORO Castle. He
then informed Gen Funston that the
commissioners would accep. no hos
pitality and preferred to sail on the
Kronprin2cssin Cecilie. They were
told that Admiral Badger had been
holding the MORO Castle at Vera
cruz for them, but they insisted on
| carrying out their original plan. ex.
planning that arrangements had al.
ready been made with the steamship
company
Gen. Funston acquiesced in what
ever plan the commissioners had in
mind and the party moved out of the
station surrounded by great crowd,
which az times threatened to separ-
ate the American officials and the
MeXicans. But stil there was vrtu-
ally no show OF force. even to keep
tho crowd back Gen Funston per
sonally turned on the Mexicans when
they crowded too closely and kept
them OF with a wave Of his hand
and a shout
When the patty reached the exits
Of the terminal. army automobiles
We're lined up to take the Mexican
commissioners to the steamer. and
through Mr.. Ryder the invitation to
accept their use was renewed. The
commissioners finally yielded and
drove in the cars TO the wharf, but
no escort was sent along and no army
men except the chauffeurs accom-
panied them.
Gen. Funston at once returned to
headquarters ami signaled to Rear
Admiral Badger the determination of
the MeXicans not to sail on an Amc i
can ship. Tho commissioners took
up their quarters on the Kronprinzes
sin Cecilie and prepared for their
journey, without making a statement
or granting any interviews. 1t is UNI
derstood that they viii leave the
steamer at Key West and proceed
north by railroad.