The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
The MediatOrs Mark Time Awaiting Gen. Carranza's
 Answer to Note
AFFAIRS BETTER,
 DECLARES ZUBARAN
Constitutionalist Representative in Washington Says Outlook Is En- couraging-Answer Expected
 Within Day or So

Washlngton, June 4.-The Washing Non government today waited on Car sransa insofar as progress in Mexican mediation was concerned. It was clearly tapparent that the constitutionaIist lead- k<r was expected to make the next move I'm the diplomatic negotiations toward of Mexican affairs, but to- &nixht no word had come to what that <movc would be.
 M At constitutionalist headquarters here )ho immediate action was expected. Rafael }zubaran, General Carranza's chief repre- Sentative in Washington, said N II transmitted the note to General Car franza last night. It probably will be two ipatcbed. General Carranza is about to heave for Saltillo, which also will operate No delay his decision''
 T Asked directly about the chances for constitutionalist representation at Niagara 3Falls. MT. zubaran said:
 # Affairs are getting better, or to quote }hdr Bryan's phase. The situation is en- couraging.'
 Washington officials today would not discuss the situation for publication John Lind. who represented the state de- partment in dealing with the constitu- tionalists, conferred with the members of the agency here throughout the day, urg- ing them to use their influence to have their chieftain reply favorably to the pro- posals of the South American mediators.
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 Confers With Lind
 Luis Cabrera, mentioned as a probable delegate to the peace conference should Carranza agree to participate. was in con- ference with MT. Lind for several hours after which Cabrera joined his colleagues, Mir. Zabaran, Jos yasconcelos and Juan F. Urquidi.
 While mediation waited on Carranza, the subject of ammunition bound from the United States for General Carranza s forces was uppermost in discussion in of ficial quarters. It became known that Admiral Badger had been cabled to keep watch on the Mexican federal gunboats in the vicinity Of Puerto, Mex. in view of reports from Mexico City that Huerta proposed to prevent, if possible, the land ing at Tampico of munitions en route to Carranza on the Cuban steamer Antilla.
 4Ndfdt OAlitciS cAplCSScu QVuDl as lO whether the Mexican boats could maintain a successful blockade of Tampico with their base of supplies so far removed. It was generally regarded here as like ly that ammunition shipments would reach Tampico unmolested. Conflicting Statements Conflicting statements as to the probable attitude of the United States regarding shipments of arms to the Mexican con tending factions were difficult to reconcile Today's development threw little light on the subject though in some quarters the view was expressed that the American government would endeavor to prevent the delivery of arms to General Carranza' S forces to influence him to incline a fav- orable ear toward peace proposals at Mi agara Falls.
 It was pointed out it would be easy for Admiral Badger to stop any ammunl- tion consignments from entering Mex ican ports if he were ordered to do so but while officials have asserted the right to stop such shipments at American ports they have not yet made up their minds to extend their authority to the high seas so as to prevent the delivery of the goods
 B In accounting for a large shipment of \ arms from Galveston, Secretary Garrison Itoday said that from time to time he had informed American arms makers that ! rifles and ammunition detained at various I ~~~-~~~~~s>~>>~~~~~