Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-13
S|LL|MAN ON WAY
TO MEXICO CITY
Continued from First Pase.)


Secretary Bryan nor the mediators
would comment on that today.
However arranza's agents were
emphatic in their declarations from
FL Paso that the onstitutionalists
would agree to nothing short of the
elimination of Huerta and of his en-
tire party Roberto Pesqueira, Car
ranza's confidential representative,
asserted: I'VE have beaten Huerta
at every turn, and why should we
yield our advantage when We nave
the reforms for which we strive
almost within our grasp? This mas
been a fight of 100 years for reform,
and we will not be content to nave
those years of fighting wasted
Other onstitutionalists asserted there
was no basis on which Huertistas
and rebels could co-operatee IN
provisional government.
While reports of the mediators' ten
tative program attracted primary at
tention, yet the result of the Looos
island Occupation" incident was
awaited with considerable interest
Rear-Admiral Badgers declaration
that mo occupation in military
sense has occurred" assured the ad-
ministration officials of the trend OF
what happened at the east coast
lighthouse station. There was, how
ever. a disposition in some quarters
TO believe that the incident had not
been closed, and that there might be
review of that phase of the situa-
ton which arose when Huerta was
said to have ordered the suspension
of lights on the west coast to hinder
navigation OF American ships.
Whether the mediators had made any
suggestions concerning the immediate
future of the island was not revealed.
The United States government, 1t mas
understood, had maintained in reply
TO Huertas protest, that the island
was seized only as a means of operat-
ing the beacon in the interests of
shipping along Mexico's cuff cast.
Relieved by ZapGta Report.
Assertions of the Constitutionalists
that there was an understanding be-
tween Zapata, the southern insurrecto
leader, and Carranza that Zapata
would not attempt to enter Mexico
City until after it had been captured
by the Constitutionaliss, had tenn
pering effect on fear expressed that if
the Huerta repime suddenly were to
collapse, the Southern rebels mivht
pillabe the capital. The Constitu-
IlOHdllSI agents dSHeIlCo ZtdPiLd ilciu
recognized Carranza as his chief, and
that there were among his ranks
many men from Mexico City who
would not countenance pillaging.
While the ENJOYS proceeded with
their plans for the Niagara Falls
conference today, the American mis-
slon-Associate Justice Lamar, of the
Supreme Court, and former Solicitor
General Lehmann-conferred to ar
range details of their work. They will
consult President Wilson and Sec
rotary Bryan about the personnel of
their party, which probably will In
cludc several members of the staff
from the state department. Proba-
bly, their plans will have been COM
pleted so they may leave for the
Canadian border town the latter part
of the week. BY that time, it is ex-
pected, Huerta's representatives will
have been landed at Key West. AS
sertions of Nelson O'Shaughnessy
after a conference at the White
House put an end to reports that HI
believed he had been badly treated
by the administration. The Presi
dent, he said, had thanked him fol
his services as charge of the Ameri.
can embassy in Mexico City during
his passports from Huerta, and ex
pressed approval of his course.
Describes Huepta to Wilson.
Mr.. OShaughnessy was reported Il
have drawn an intimate picture o.
Huerta for the President. He stated
that Huerta, as a stubborn character
was not apt to surrender his position
without offering some opposition. II
no rnffntnV, that
eminent set UP In Mexico City which
has the support OF Washington will
prove stable.
1t was said O'Shaughnessy's repor
of Huerta strengthened, If possible
President Wilson's determination t
foyce him out of the Mexican situa
ton. The former charge stated. how
ever, that he did not believe the Tam
pIco incident had been planned b!
Huerta to bring about trouble witt
the United States. Carranza's rebel
continued their attack against Tam
| pico today, and the Constitutionalis
leader perfected plans for the estab
| lishment of a stable government Il
| the Northern States. His agent
stated that Carranza wanted to brin
about normal conditions so that whe
| the final campaign was Launches
| against MtAlCO lily uC itO~ ~
| compelled to leave large garriso1s i
| cities in the north.
Additional reports of the Tamplc
battle were received today from Rear
| Admiral Badger. 1t was stated tn
rebels with their reinforcement G
men and artillery were fighting fierce
ly in an attempt to bring the sieg
| to an end. They appeared To b
meeting with stubborn resistant
from the Huerta garrison.
On the west coast the rebels wer
reported to be drawing their ne
closer about Mazatlan, and they dc
clared the fall of the city was i'm
| minent.
The situation at Vera Cruz toda
has assumed routine calm. Genera
Funston reported that no Federal 81
tack on the city was feared. Prac
tically the only interesting develop
ments there 1t was ssaid, conIste
Of the narration Of stories of refugees
experience as they reached q saave
! from the interior.