The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-15
DELIBERATIONS
Of MEDIATORS
AGAIN DELAYED
TWO OF THE ENvoYs SAY THEY
WERE UNABLE TO LEAVE
WASHINGTON TODAY.
cabinet MEMBERS AXE
HOPEFUL Of OUTCOME
Mexican Architect In San Francisco
Says Mas Told Him Huerta Had
Given Orders Not to Fire on Ameri-
cans, But That he Resisted Landing
Notwithstanding.
(By Associated Press.)

washington, May 15.-Openlng OF
negotiations by the mediators who are
trying to solve the Mexican situation,
at Niagara Falls, Canada, has beenS
postponed to May 20 instead of May
Is, as was at first announced. The
mediators announced it would be i'm
possible for two of them to leave to-
day, as had been expected.
The representatives of Huerta are
on their way to Niagara Falls from
Key West. The representatives of the
United States will be at Niagara
Falls it is stated whenever the nego-
tiations begin.
Unlike the Mexican representatives,
the Americans will have no official
status before the medi- tors. They
will simply act as a means of com
munication between the mediators and
Ilbthe, United States Government That
the Mexican dnepreseRtAbSssshaye full
, power to arrange treaty or TO- settle
the situation finally ss announced by
Huerta when he appointed them 10
e skeptically received in many quarters.
Mediators Will Make Proposals.
All proposals and plans Of any ma
ture whatever must come from the
L. mediators 1t viii not BE- 4 matter
i of the two nations making propositions
10 to each other through the medIakora.
Il but of the niediators themselves deviB-
y ing propositions that will be acceptar
y BILE to both parties.
. Attended by all the formality of
- diplomatic intercourse, the three en-
y voys met President Wilson in the Blue
room Of the White House today and
bade him farewell
After cabinet meeting, cabinet
Y members said their belief that the
mediation proceedings will prove sue
4 cessful are growing stronger each day.
They pointed to the Tampico victory
as greatly weakening. Huerta's chance
to make any stronger demands of the
mediators. One cabinet officer said
h, did not believe the United States
would interfere with the shipment of
. arms through Tampico.
= Mas Fired Against Orders.
- San Francisco, May 15.-That Huer-
ia had given specific orders to General
Mas not to fire on Americans If they
~ landed at Vera Cruz and that these or.
=. ders were deliberately disobeyed by
- Mas on his own responsibility Is the
u story told here today by e. DemoreIos,
81 Mexican architect, who was at Vera
IL Cruz during the battle.
l. He said General Mas told him the
' night Of April 20 that ne had orders
Ii not to oppose the landing Of the Ameri.
can forces, but said he was going &c
resist them notwithstanding.
Foreigners Concentrate
Vera Cruz, May 15.-Britishers and
. subjects Of other nations are going to
concentration places in Mexico City.
apparently as preparation for
i crisis. These places were selected
u some time ago to make fight II riots
. broke out among the Mexicans. Their
s concentration seems very significant
here. All are armed.
Badaer'k Report Favorable.
K Admiral Badger reported that the gun
r boats Bravo and Zaragosa and tug
= are expected at Vera Cruz today. The
ganboat Vera Cruz is disabled and has
" been left In the river.
Details Of the battle of Tampico ara
stili lacking owing to the reported fail
- ure Of the wireless property 70 worl
~ because Of heavy electrical Storm
40 near Tampico