The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-29
REBELS LIKELY TO
Be REPRESENTED
MAY YET SEND AGENT TO MI
ACARA FALLS MEDIATION
CONFERENCE.
WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE
United States Wants Rebels Simply
to Have Representative There in
Capacity Of "Informer" to Aid
Arbitration Work.

Arbitration Work.
Washington. May 2J-The Mexican
negotiations going on at Niagara Falls
are receiving the very earnest atten-
ton of administration officials.
There are frequent expressions Of
the view in administration quarters
that the Constitutionalist element
should be brought into the mediation
proceedings. II has become evident
that this proposition of Constitutions
alist participation has brought about
divided counsels among the Coustitu-
t|ionalists.
Carranza Hasn't Acted.
Whether this division will upset
plans for sending a spokesman to the
mediators, or will give way before the
strong desire of the administration 10
have the Constituencies represent
ed is not yet clear. 1t wa. stated that
the matter had not been passed on
finally by General Carranza.
Plans are now under consideration
by the Constitutionalists for the send
ing of a representative 10 give inform
alton to the mediators, if not 10 parti-
cipate.
Special Agent Mentioned.
Jose Visconcelas, the special agent
Of General CarranZa, is mentioned as
the probable selection for this task.
Mr.. Vasconcelas is due TO reach Wash
ington from a trip to Toronto when,
it is expected, the entire situation
will be explained to him.
Ii is strongly intimated hat the rep
re%sentatives here are awaiting final
word from General C%arranza on their
proposal to accede TO the wishes of
the American government.
Complication Is Removed.
One of the most threatening COM
plications to mediation has been re-
moved by definite word that Vice Con-
sui John r. Silliman, arrested at Sal
tillo and long sought for, has arrived
safely at Mexico City. accompanied by
the British vice consul at Saltillo, Mr.,
Macmillan.
While, however, Silliman himself is
safe. there remain several very grave
features connected with his arrest.
Unofficial reports have indicated that
he was placed under arrest, while act
ing as a United States consul, was
imprisoned, tried as a spy and con
demned to death. Also that the Unit
ed States consulate was entered, the
official archives being taken, including
the code of the state department, Sill
liman's personal safety relieves the
situation of its gravest aspect, but the
other ~indignities, officially verified by
inquiries going on, remain to be atom
ed for in the ultimate settlement.
Normal at Tampico.
Admiral Mayo reported that the on
ditions in the oil well district around
Tampico are rapidly becoming normal
under Constituencies control. The
Constituencies have sen a special
guard into the oil well district.
Consul Miller at Tampico reported
that while it had been impossible to
secure positive news Of the American
Burwell in the Ozuluama district, all
information tends to confirm the re.
port that he has been killed.
Doings at Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls, Ont.-Three separate
conferences between the three South
American ENJOYS and the American
delegates constituted the days work
of the mediation conference here. The
Mexican delegates were not called
into consultation
While the subject Of Constitutional
list participation in the mediation was
a subject of absorbing interest to al
the principals to the conference, i
was learned that neither the American
delegates nor the mediators hat
preached it in the formal sessions.
Incidentally the South American del
egates let 1t be known hat beyon'
the press dispatches they had NJ in
formation about the intentions Of tn
Constitutionalists.
The view held by the mediator
that for the present the most feasibl
way of solving the Mexican probler
is to cur a bipartite agreement b'
tween the Huerta government and tn
United States, reserving efforts to 81
cure acceptance Of the program by tn
Constitutionalists, Is known to NEE
the approval of the Mexican delegate