Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-30
Gen. Cmranza Accepts
Mediators' Plan For
Peace in Republic

Washington, d. c., April 30.-Swift
developments In the Mexican crisis
that brought Carranza. Constitution
alist chief. within the scope of pro-
posed settlement plans, presented a
broadened field of endeavor to the
South American mediators to-day. and
1t was believed their next move would
be a request for an armistice between
Huerta and the northern rebels. Car
ranza's entry into this first big attempt
OF Pan American diplomacy was con-
f1rmed early to-day by his acceptance
in principle of the tender of the good
offices of Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
His reply, forwarded from Chihuahua, a,
thanked the envoys for their offer "in
an attempt to solve in a peaceful and
friendly way the differences between
/ Mexico and the United States" 1t was
pointed out that Carranza made no
reference whatever to Mexico's inter-
nal strife. Whether that might have
any effect upon the reported proposal
OF the mediatorS to ask for a cessation
of hostilities between the Constitution
alists and Huerta's army could not be
foreseen.
Carranza's acceptance of the invita-
ton to enter into the preliminaries
to the proposed mediation practically
three ENJOYS all elements effected by
the long strife in the Southern repub-
lie. That development followed the
request Of the mediators that Huerta
and the United States government sus-
pend all military aggression pending
the outcome of the mediation attempt.
The mediators believed to-day such an
armistice would be agreed to. In its
reply to the armistice proposal the
American government will stipulate
that any untoward act aimed at Amer
leans in Mexico will be regarded as q
violation of the truce.
CarranZa's entry as a factor in me-
diation was slightly surprising in off,
clal circles, where first it had been
believed that the Intermediates would
confine their efforts to prevention OF
strife between the Huerta government
and the United States. 1t developed
however, that they pitched their en-
deavors at settling the entire vexing
problem. Carranza's acceptance was
pleasing to President Wilson and Sec
retary Bryan and to-day their hopes
of broad and satisfactory adjustment
of the Mexican crisis apparently were
raised.
In the event that each factor in the
three-cornered problem of diplomacy
were to agree to a general truce, the
next move of the ENJOYS could not be
foreseen.
Reports Discreditcd
Reports early. to-day that Huerta's
Minister of War had announced he
| had been informed that the Pacific
port of Manzanillo had been shelled
by AN American warship' and that
marines had been landed at Salina
Cruz. were discredited. Rear Admira
Howard, who was in close touch witt
the Navy Department up to a late
hour last night, had reported that
quiet prevailed on the western coast
Assumption of supreme command al
Vera Cruz by Brigadier General Fun,
ston was feature of the day in the
| southern field, while provisions for the
hundreds of refugees arriving at Unit
ed States ports and care of those who
still remain in Mexico kept militar,
officials busy.
| The Constitutionalist attack on Tam
pico continued early to-day, Rear Ad
miral Badger reported. American
Consul Miller at Tampico returned tt
shore to-day to settle the affairs O
the consulate and turn them over tt
the British Consul, Rear Admiral Bad
ger reported.
| The Post Office Department an
nounced to-day that mail for trans
mission to the United States mai
agency at Vera Cruz is subject t.
American domestic classification, con
d1tion and rates of postage