Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-05-06
NIAGARA FALLS
FOR MED!ATORS
Peace Conference Will Be
gin May Is, Announces
Mr.. Bryan.
MEXICANS HOLD RYAN
Red Cross Physician Said to Be in
Custody OF Mexican War Minister
-CarranZa Believes IIuerta
Is Fighting for Tine.

Washington, May 5.-Sccretary Bry-
an tonight announced that Niagara
Falls, n. Y, has been chosen as thej
city where the mediation conferences
will be held. The con1ereces will be-
gin May Is.
Conferences between the South
American mediators continued here
tonight, though stripped OF an issue
through the elimination OF mediation
of internal Mexican affairs by the re-
| fusal of Carranza to agree to this pro-
gram.
Carranza Wise to Huerta.
"Carranza is very willing to treat
with the foreign nations on every
phase of the Mexican situation" ex-
planned Captain Sherbourne Hopkins,
Washington agent of the constitution
alists. "But he does not intend to
give up any advantage he has won by
force of arms from Huerta. The in
ternal affairs and differences of Next
co between the two factions are not
matters Of arbitration, and we 90 not
propose to be parties to an armed
truce which will end only in givln .
Huerta time W pIFpdio hiiii'ei -
against attack
This is held here ~ reflect accur-
ately the stand of Cal rama, and to
forecast his answer to the note OF the
mediators to him demanding that ne
enter the peace negotiations on a
ground of neutrality.
The mediators hold that all diff
culties which contributed to the pres
ent situation in Mexico bear dlrectly
or indirectly upon the solution OF the
pending conflict between Mexico CITY
and the United States. This was SET
forth in the note sent to Carranza Dy
the peace ENJOYS today.
Huerta Balks ut Quitting.
Attempts of the A B mediators TO
| get Huerta to broaden his limitation
on the representatives named by MN
to confer with the peace ENJOYS, nave
met with failure.
This question was taken up by the
mediators in connection with the
presidents stand that Huerta must go
Ii as a part of the mediation program.
81 will not go, and | will not medl-
ate the question:" is the substance OF
the reply from Huerta conveyed TO
the mediators from their agents III
Mexico City.
Huerta sticks to his dictum that the
only thing to be mediated between MIN
and the United States is the Tamplco
insult to the American flag.
"N0 War;" Says Bryan.
The Brazilian minister at Mexico
City reported to the state department
tonight that Counsel w. l.. Booney'
with Mrs. Booney, have arrived safely
at Mexico City.
"rhere is no war;" said Secretary
Bryan today, when asked II tfuce
had been declared at Tamplco.
f truce refers to cessation or hoatiii-
ties between two warning factlons'
When there is no war there can pe
no truce"
A message to Secretary Bryan re-
ceived today from the Brazilian MN
lister at Mexico City stated that the
last of the refugees from that place
will leave at p. m. on THURSDAY
next. This refuge train, according u
the minister, would leave Deiore
Thursday but for the lack OF rolling
stock.
DIR. Ryan in Custody.
The Brazilian minister also INFORM
. ed Mr.. Bryan that DR.. Ryan is III
Mexico City, but as yet has not Deem
released from custody. Dr. Ryan VIII
leave on the refuge train THURSDAY
# is understood DR.. Ryan is in the
custody of the Mexican minister VI
war. Mr.. Bryan today could sneu ~
light on the progress OF media.ioh a.
fairs of the United States ana MeAico'
Secretary Bryan announced touay
that he had signed peace treaty WIFI
Italy.