The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-10
REPLY RECEIVED
FROM CARRANzA
HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD LATEST
REPRESENTATION WAS NOT
DISCLOSED
CABINET CONSIDERS MATTER
No Word Regarding AntiIIa Cargo
Arms Aboard Morgan Liner Ei Sid
Cargo Loading at Baltimore.

Washington, Juns ! 9.-Secretary
Bryan, after conference today with
President Wilson, said both were
very hopeful that the constitutional
lists would participate In the media
tion negotiations at Niagara Falls.
The increased hope of the admins
tration chiefs, 1t was believed was
based on reports that had reached
them from agents of Carranza here,
who are in communication with their
chief at Saltillo.
The exact nature of Carranza's at
titude toward latest representations
by the mediators, however, was not
disclosed. A partial reply to the me-
diators' proposals has peen receiy-
ed by constitutionalist agents here,
1t was announced, but that not all In
formati1n desired was contained in
the communication. Fruther advices
were expected later todaq. II was
deemed unlikely that the constitu.
tionalist answer to the mediating en-
Falls before tomorrow.
Rafael Zubdfan, Carranza's conf
dental agent, here, who is acting as
inteln4Jliary between tn ieconstitu-
tionalist leader and the mediators,
emphatically denied intimations that
the constitutionalists purposely were
delaying the negotiations.
No word has bees received here
concerning disposition of the cargo
OF the Antilla, bound for Tampieo
with arms for the constitutionalists,
and administration chfers refused to
discuss the matter.
Reports from Niagara Falls that
the Huerta delegates had been CIV
en- assurances that the United States
would ask no war indemnity were
generally credited here. Officials
would net discuss the matter but in
several sources 1t was stated that 1t
had been understood from the outset
Of the mediation conference that this
nation would ask no monetary repa-
ration, provided Mexico procures a
stable government
At the cabinet meeting today there
was general discussion of the peace
proposals as drafted by the Washing
ton administration and forwarded to
Niagara Falls II was dclared that
there were no changes from the
general outline Of settlement formul-
ated by the mediators which would
prove an obstacle 10 mediation sue.
cess.
The question OF ammunition reach
| ing the Constitutionalists from the
United States also was taken up at
the cabinet meeting. Secretary Of
Commerce Redhed was directed to
hold UP at Galveston the cargo OF
arms consigned to Carranza's agents.
which Is enroute TO the Texas port
on the Morgan liner El Sid The FL
Sid has forty-fiye thousand rounds of
ammunition from Flint & Co. New
York. The ship cleared for Calves
| ton and was to tranship the cargo
TO a ship Of the Wolvin Line for
Tampico
The President and cabinet learned
from the collector Of customs at Bal
timore that the Hamburg-American
liner Arcadia was loading there
10000 worth OF ammunition consigp-
ed to Hamburg. The collector re-
ported that he believed the consign-
ment notice was a subterfuee and
that the ammunition actually was
destined for Mexico. Secretary Red.
field said this government could do
nothing IL the ship actually cleared
for Hamburg.
As to the Antilla there was consid-
cradle discussion in the cabinet and
1T was declared no directions had
been sent relating to permitting her
to and her cargo of ammunition at