The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-05-08
Funston is Restive.

Canada.
Funston is RestiVe.
Washington, D. c., May 8.-General
Funston, commanding the American
: troops in Vera Cruz, Mexico, is res
tive under the enforced 1dleness
and anxious to march on Mexico City.
The warlike preparations which are
being made by the Mexicans during
the mediation preliminaries are caus-
ing the American commander some
worry, and it is known that he would
welcome orders to proceed toward the
capital at once.
information came from Vera Cruz to
the war department today that the
Mexican federal troops have mined
the railroad tracks from Vera Cruz to
Mexico city in preparation for the
utter destruction of the road In the
event that the American forces at
tempt a march on the capital.
No confirmation had been received
of reports that the San Francisco
bridge on the Interoceanic railroad
had been damaged.
Mines Half Mile Apart.
The mines are reported to be To-
Gated a half mile apart and Mexican
soldiers have been detailed to toucn
off the fuses should hostilities even
tuate.
Admiral Mayo, at Tampico, has in
formed the navy department that ne
would have no trouble in taking Tam
pico with his present forces.
Invitation to Carranza Withdrawn.
The text of the note from the medi-
ating envoys sent yesterday to Mr.
,Carranza Withdrawing the invitation
for a rebel representative to come to
Washington to participate in the med1-
alton was as follows.
I'VE have received your telegram In
which you are kind enough to tell US
that you deem it inconvenient for the
rebel cause to suspend hos1t1l1t1es
against Gen. Huerta, on the grounds
that such suspension would only be
accrue to the benefit of Huerta; and
in which you declare the international
conflict between Mexico and the Unit
ed States, for whose solution you ac-
cepted our good offices, is independent
of the Internal strife in that country.
Armistice Indispensable.
I'VE consider this statement as in
consistent with the idea which caused
us to offer our good offices. We think,
indeed that all the difficulties which
have continued toward the present sit
uation in Mexico bear either directly
or indirectly on the solution of the
pending conflict between Mexico and
the United States. Consequently we
think these difficulties should be made
the subject of consideration in the ne
gotiations for whose successful con-
duct we have deemed it indispensa-
BILE to suspend hositilities.
Should you not deem it so, we would
be compelled to withdraw as in
zopportune our invitation for the ap-
pointment of a representative of the
rebels in such negotiations
I'VE beg to assure you OF our
highest consideration.
carranza Sends Second Message.
A second message has been rece1v-
ed by the mediators from Carranza in
which he specifically asks them to
make definite the terms and scope of,
the negotiations before he proceeded
to appoint representatives. No reply
was sent to this telegram, as the at
titude of the mediators was embodied
in the former note.
The appointment of United States
representative as requested by the me-
diators was the next step and it was
thought this would be settled as a re-
suit of the regular cabinet meeting to-
day.
Villa Spurns Offer of Huerta.
Torreon, Mexico, May 5-Def1ance of
Huerta, and his federal armies is con-
tanned in an answer by Pancho Villa
10 d pTOpOSdI ny I0u0Idl SOhCt al HAoelo
at Saltillo that the rebels and fed
erals unite to avenge the American
occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Not only did Villa spurn the pro-
posal, but he also declared, in his an
swer, that Gen. Mas and the Huerta
government which he served had in
vited disaster, sought Intervention by
the United States, and stood on the
verge of reaping a whirlwind of ruin.
Villa indicated that he would not have
dignfied Gen. MASS proposal with
reply, save, that he wished to keep the
historical records straight.
Proposal by Gen. Mas.
The letter follows:
'HTo Gen. Francisco Villa:
'T have received instructions to ne
tify the revolutionary chiefs that
American intervention in Mexico is an
accomplished fact. The United States
of the north have committed a grave
offense against Mexico by disembark-
ing troops in Vera Cruz on Apr. 21 and
by taking similar action at Salina
Cruz two days later. This act alone
constitutes the initiation of war and
this is the supreme moment to call on
the patriotism of all MeXicans to pre-
sent a united front, and forget our
differences in the intense love of coun-
try of which we are possessed. We
can consider the enemy only as a
foreigner who, in the most unjust and
ignorable manner, has stepped upon
the holy soil of our fatherland.
"Would Keep Us Divided"
1T is we'll known that the North |
Americans, following the hypocritical |
and undignifed conduct which they |
have used in all caSeS Of intervention |