The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
WILSON WELL PLEASED
WITH DEVELOPMENTS
PRESIDENT Is Determined That Entire
Mexican Question Must
lie Solved.
REBEL SUCCESSES CONTINUE.
Evacuation OF SnItiiiO II Announced
mt 'ConstitutionnIist Headquarters.
Campaign on Const Making Progrcss.

Washington. May 2l.--That communi-
cations are passing between American
delegates Mt Niagara Falls and Wash
ington. and that the machinery OF the
Mexican mediation conference Is work
ing smoothly. was tho full extent OF
information on the progress of media
ton given out to-day In Washington
Official circles. Secretary Bryan saw
the President during the day. and a
message OF instruction later was sent
TO Justice L. Lamar and Mr.. Lehman.
Nothing concerning its purport was dis
closed here.
Although no statement concerning
tho Presidents views OF the situation
was authorized, II was Indicated that
he Is we'll pleased with developments.
Observers in touch with tho situation
here inado II plain to-day that the
President is determined that tho en-
tire Mexican question must be solved.
ana that no halfway measures or COM
promises Will hc acceptable.
Mr.. Bryan late in the day confcrr cd
with John Lind and an American repre-
sentative of the Constitutionaiists.
HUEHTA's FATE IN HANDS
OF MEXICAN DELEGATES
bespitc connecting reports regarding
me resignation of General Hucrta. as
Eurance In official circles persisted that
IIucrta had placed himself unrcserved-
" In the hands of his delegates at
Niagara Falls. and that II necessary as
last resort. they could announce his
retirement. though on conditions.
While tho mediation negotiations
were developing to-day the Constitu-
tionallst campaign was progressing
vigorously. Senior Zubaran. General
Carranza's Washington representative,
received an official message onnounc-
Ing the evacuation OF SaltIllo. 1t gave
no details, but II was believed here
that $4,000 evacuating Fcdcrals were
rctreating on San Luis Potosi. to join
Fcdcrals who evacuated Tampico and
Tuxpan. The Constitutionnlist force
that captured Tampico has withdrawn
from Tarnpico. except for n small gar
rison. and Is hurryinB back to Mon
terey to participate In tho general
campaign against Huerta's strongholds
IN central Mexico.
The Constitutionalists campaign on
tho Pacific Coast seemed also 10 be
making progress. Part of General
Obregons force was reported advanc-
ing against Guadalajara, and official
dispatches to the Navy Department re-
ported heavy volley firing at Mnzatlan
aud GuRyinuB.
SAFE FOR FOREIGNERS TO
RETURN TO OIL FIELDS
Two diplomatic features OF the day
were a report from the British consul
at Tampico that foreigners might safe
ly return TO the oil fields. and "A request
from tho Spanish ambassador TO Mr..
Bryan for the good Offices of tho Unit
cd States in inducing the Constitu-
tionalist authorities to accept SIS q
bale for the delivery OF cotton confls-
Gated from Spanish growers at To-rcon
and elsewhere.
The Panuco oil fields were reported
reasonably safe for foreigners. The
British consul reported the Constitu-
tionalists had reopencd the custom
house at Tanpico.
Mr Bryan promised the Spanish am
hassador to do wha, he could for the
spanish cotton raisers who complain
that the ransom of $50 a bale demand
cd by General CarrRnza for the con
dscated cotton Is prohibit.ve.
The State Department has put Its
machinery Into motion TO discover the
whereabouts Of Il person described as
a messenger for Admiral Fletcher who
disappeared more than u week ago
mystery about this messenger; no one
in Washington knows VIVA, was the
message, II any. with which he was
charged by Admiral Fletcher. nor IS
Il clear that he Is an American.
Admiral Flctcher's own message was
not Informative on that point. One
OF the earlier press dispatches de-
scrihed the man as Filipino mess at
t"ndant. To-day word came to the
State Department that this messenger
had proceeded TO tho Federal head
quarters and reported to General Mas,
commander there at the time He had
then proceeded inland for the City of
Icxico and nothing more is known OF
his movements.
The brazilian minister In Mexico
city reported that train OF $50
refugees left Mexico City yesterday for
Puerto Mexico.