Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-05
Believe Protest Against
Allowing Carranza 10
Get Arms Now on the
Way Has Been Made.
REBEL CHIEF MAY BE
SEEKING TO GAIN TINE
Hint Reply to Message from A.
b. c. ENJOYS Is PurpOseIy Be.
ing Delayed to Learn First
Whether He VIII Gef Arms
Sent to TampicO.
tspeeIaI to the E,enins s,ar1

IL
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. June IA mes
sage from the A. B. c. mediators VAS
received by President Wilson ON ID.
presidential yacht Msyhower. wlsiIa
ne was enroute here to attend flle
graduation exercises. 1t was believed
that the message protested rega riding
ammunition ships speeding ffov-ar6
Iamplco for the Constitutionalists
While Secretary Tumulty would naf
DISCUSS the substance of the media
Tors message, its Importance was i1l-
dlcated by the fact that Washington
authorities felt 1t necessary TO inter-
cept the Mayfiower with it The mes
sage was laid before the Pesident
Wfen ne arose this morning on the
yacht. @T77
It was suggested that the message
might contain an urgent request from
the mediators that the Ward liner
Antilla be stopped before she delivers
ammunition TO the Constitutionaliste
This was based on the fact that tlIs
mediators are believed to contend that
the Antilla shipment would be a vio-
lation of the mediation armistice.
Especial to the Evening sfar.I
WASHINGTON, June 5-The Ward
liner Antilla and her enormous cargo
Of arms and ammunition. furnished
the critical element in the Mexican
situation today. Carranza is believed
here to be delaying his answer 70
the Niagara Falls mediators until he
finds out whether he is to receive the
arms. Admiral Mayo with bis feet
lying off Tampioo harbor. expects
Commodore Azueta. with the Mexi-
can Federal fleet, comprising. the bro
grezo, the Bravo and Zaragossa. 10
attempt . blockade before the Antiils
/ reaches that. port
Mnyo's Instructions Unmodined
AIayo's Instructions. Up 10 the pres
ent unmodified. are. to prevent any
blockade. His Instructions are elas-
tic. Hold Tampico as an open pnrf-'
was the only order sent to him But
if the Huertista gunboats attempt a
blockade they viii be compelled to
retire. II they do not then the pre-
tense Of a cessation of hostilities be-
tween the nited States may cone 10
a sudden end
Meanwhile. according to the Consti-
tutionalist junta here Carranza Is
enronte to Saltillo TO establish his
temporary capitol and commences the
formality of governing the republic
Of the north
At Torreon he was to confer with
Villa regarding his future campaigns.
According TO the information obtain
able here there was little chance
that any formal reply to the Niagara
Falls mediators and the forthcon-
ing until after Carranza had actusl-
ly proclaimed his provisional govern
ment at his provisional capitol af
Saltillo.
Silliman Reaches Capital
Secretary Bryan continues to main-
tain an attitude OF silence toward
every development at Niagara Fails.
With President Wilson absent Tor
the weekend, Bryan was in supreme
charge of the mediation situation to-
day,
Vice Consul Silliman. the Anaeri-
can official who was held at Saltilio.
arrived here this morning from Nor
folk. but refused to discuss Mexi-
can affairs. Slliman has received
word that his wife has arrived at
Brownsville, Texas. He has not seen
her since he was hauled OF to jail by
the Mexican Federals Bryan is TO
officially confer with him.
Especial to the Evening star.1
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June S.
The A. B. c. mediators are not wor.
ried at the failure of General Car-
rama TO reply to the note communi-
Gated to him by the Washington Con-
stitutionalist junta.
While waiting for a reply of ina
Constitutionalists the mediators ars
proceeding slowly here. An Informal
meeting was held with the Mexican
delegates yesterday during which GER
tain internal questions and part OF
the provisional government plan we're
discussed. other such sessions may
be held today, but the Americans
have not held a conversation with
the mediators since Tuesday.