Arizona republican., 1914-06-23
Administration Officials Evince General Satisfac- tion Over Announcement of Further Informal Con- ferenceS
|NAON STARTED BALL ROLLING
Proposed Conference Said to Be Result of the Recent Visit of Argentine Envoy to Washington and Meet ings There
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

WASHINGTON, June 22-Officials of the Washington government evinced general satisfaction and wore hopeful smiles over the announcement from Niagara Falls that the United States had extended an invitation to re- presentatives of the constitutionalists to participate informally in a dis cussion of peace proposals with the representatives of the United States and Huerta That the United States for a long time has been exerting strong influence to bling the con- stitutionalist leader into the media tion conference upon such basis, one that does not involve an armistice, is not denied here.
 Intimation is given that this influ- ence has met with success and that before many days representatives of the constitutionalists will proceed to Niagara Falls This development, 1t is asserted, is an assurance that med iation may be prolonged for some time with increased hope of an ulti- mate agreement being reached upon the provisional government of Mex ico to succeed the Huerta regime and the announcement from the medlatorS today reported here has been the cul- imitation of prolonged informal nego- tiations by the Washington admins tration with CarranZa and Villa. and other revolutionist chieftains in Mex leo and a confer nee held here last week by one of the mediators. pr. Naon. the Argentine minister, with the president and Secretary Bryan, and representatives of the constitu- l tionalists in Washington.
 1 Following the conference General Carranza and his agents here were ! in teIegraphic communication for several hours. Subsequently there started from Mexico for Washing | ton Fernando Iglesias Calderon, Al fredo Breceda and Leopoldo Hurtado | Espinosa. as representatives of the 1 constitutionalist movement. These
 men. it is believed, are to take charge of the proposed informal ne gotiations with the mediation con- l ference or at least to direct the gen eral policy with reference thereto. l Officials of the administration in- dicated that the plan of averting ar 1, abrupt end to mediation now pre- | sented would be prophetic of results 1 The military campaign under di- rectiOn of General Villa against the Mexico City government is expected
 to wage with increased vigor in the meantime. It is suggested here that l 1za nrrt a-
 the way before Villas army could
 reach Mexico City and that there i would be no reason for further con-
 quest pending the outcome of media ! ton
 Among the candidates for provi-
 sional president of Mexico now sait
 to be seriously considered is Migue Covarrubias, former ministe.' tC
 Russia. who is now in London. Gov arrubias, it is reported here, while
 in sympathy with the constitution alists, is said to be less objectionable
 to the cientificos and Huertistas il | Mexico than any other candidate
 that has yet been suggested.
 Reports from Howard toda!
 showed that small places along thu
 Mexican Pacific coast are falling int,
 the hands of the constitutionalist'
 almost daily ManZanillO was re
 ported cut off from railroad com
 munication, while Mazatlan ant Guaymas still are held by smal
 forces of besieged federals who hay
 been compelled to send away fo
 supplies.
 Consul Canada at Vera Cruz re
 ported late today that Gregorio Al
 carez, tke Filipino servant from tn
 American fleet, who was arrested a
 a spy by Mexican fede-als near Yer
 Cruz. was safe in the custody of tn
 Brazilian minister at Mexico City.
 He will he sent to Vera Cruz to
 morrow.