Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-28
THE MEDIAToRs, AMERICANS
AND MExIcANs HAVE pRA;,-
TicALLY ENDED WORK
PROTOCOL TO Be DRAWN UP
coNsTiTuTIoNALISTs BEGINNING
TO SHOW SIGNS OF ARGUS
ED INTEREST
RUERTA RESOLVES ARMS
GERMAN AND JAPANESE SHIPS
LAND cAReoEs FoR MEX
IcAN FEDERAL ARMY

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! Washington, May 2S.-The main
stages of the negotiations at the Ma
CARA conference have been reported
to President Wilson under the referen-
dunn by which the American delegates
are acting and are now understood to
have reached a reasonably complete
form of essentials Of the proposed
agreement.
There has been no effort, so far, to
weld the essentials into a protocol
but the various proposition stand out
distinctly and will readily admit OF
an amalgamation into complete pro-
tocol when it is found necessary to
do so. The understanding here is that
elementary propositions have been
agreed on by process of elimination
of the issues which it had at first
been impossible to compose. 1t by no
means follows that the points still IN
dispute cannot be adjusted; the pur--
pose being in framing these separate
propositions to clear the way for dis
cussion and adjustment of the most
serious differences.
Though the tentative protocol, which
if successful, it may be called at this
stage. consequently omits- of the.
most dangerous factors which must
enter. into the final settlement, 1t is
regarded by administration officials as
most promising, and, considering the
limited period of time the mediators
have been at work, the success so far
attained has been remarkable compar-
ed with similar negotiations.
More Arms for Huerta
Closely following the landing OF
munitions of war for Huerta from the
two German liners at Puerto Mexico
and a large consignment from Japan
due at Manzanillo or Salina Cruz on
the west coast, word has reached
Washington that the Japanese cruiser
Idzumo, which has been lowering
around Mazatlan, has gone down the
coast and though the latter report is
lacking inqefficial confirmation SO far
it4s understood that like the German
cruiser Bremen, which conveyed the
Ypiranga to Puerto Mexico on the east
coast the Japanese warship will ac-
company the expected merchantman to
one of the ports for transportation by
rail tHthesr ,NlexiGap ri 4 r capital.
The Japanese arms and ammunition
were ordered by Huerta many months
ago Treasury experts, discussing the
landing of cargoes of the Ypiranga and
Bavaria at Puerto Mexico, dismissed
as erroneous the theory that the mas
ters of those ships would render them
selves liable to punishment by landing
the munitions at a port other than to
which they were originally consigned.
There is nothing, in American law, at
least to prevent consigners changing
destinations of cargoes.
Absence of a proper manifest, how
ever, is punishable, and General Fun
ston would be within his rights in de-
tanning the .Bavaria; II, as reported
that steamer. had appeared at Vera
Cruz without sucha document.
Secretary Bryan said that in the alb
sence of official information that Gen
eral Funston was holding the Bavaria
he could not discuss that prase and
also declined to say how the United
States regarded the landing of wal
cargoes after 1t had been assured thai
officials of the Hamburg-Americar
lime would order that both the cargoes
of the Ypiranga and the Bavaria be
turned back, as was the cargo of the
Kronprinzessin Cecelie.
OF the Niagara conference Mr.. Bryar
said he had been in communication
with the American delegates agaiI
early today and that everything wal
progressing favorably.