The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-19
POSTPONE CONFERENCE
UNTIL NEXT; WEDNESDAY,
First Session for Mediation Will Be
Held Then CabiAet Feeling
Is More Hopeful.

Washington, May l5.-Postpone-
ment Of the Niagara Falls Mexican
mediation conference from Monday
to Wednesday, at tne request OF the
Huerta delega es, changed the plans
of the South American mediators and
the American commissioners for de-
parture today and tomorrow, and at
the same time produced much spec
u,atioa as to p.ssible significance in
the delay.
Later the Spanish ambassador here,
who is caring for he interests of
Mexico in the United States, authOrlz-
ed a statemens that the delay merely
meant that the Huerta delega ,es want
ed a brief respite from tEeir long
Journey and had no political import
ance The Spanish ambassador will
give the Mexicans dinner here Sat
urday night, after which they will
proceed to Niagara Falls. The three
Sou h American diplomats and Amer
lean commissioners will leave Sunday
and Monday and all will assemble
Wednesday.
There Wee many Developments in
the day clearing the horizon for the
mediation, but one sinister aspect de-
veloped in the sending of a strong
n5te Of pro est by the United Sta es
government to Gen. Huerta through
the Brazilian miaister in Mexico City,
declaring the reported execution of
Priva Parks, an infantryman, a hos
tile act in view of the suspension of
hos ,ilities at Vera Cruz. The refusal
to divulge information about Parks
in answer to repeated requests also
was resented by the American govern-
ment
Must Have Information.
While there is no information Of
WAa- course America will take it is
VIZ ,ually certain that when the media
tors get together the ques ,lon Oh the
Whereabouts of Private Parks will be
one OF the main poi-ts in the discus
sion. Gen. Funston reported he had
wandered Though the Mexican lines.
AS he was in an American uniform
he should have been ,reaUed as a pris-
oner Of war and 60 executed as
spy. The burning of his body, indi-
Gated IN reports rom uen. funston,
as we'll as by stories reaching the
Brazilian legation in Mexico City, is
held by the United States to be con-
trary to The rules of civilized war
fare
The three media ors, tn ough the
State department today announced
that the Lobos island incident had
been cleared up. They informed Gen.
Huerta that ne Mexlcans were ice
to return 10 tne Lobos island light
house
TIE six Americans reported to have
been arrested for snipmg turned out
to be Mexicans, it was reported t.
day a@d like otlers ar es ed at Vera
Cruz, were discharged. They had
claimed they were South Americans
10 escape punishment.
More Hopeful View.
On the whole President Wilson and
his cabinet today took more hopeful
view of the Mexican situation than
they had for weeks. They are conf-
dent mediation will accomplish some
thing toward tie pacific settlement of
the problem. The d,nstii rionalists
capture OF Tampico brought out the
fact hat thsre is no prohibi ion
against the shipment OF arms into
that port from the United States or
any other country.
Secretary Garrison today. fro the
first time revealed the nature of mis-
recent order shu. ting off shipment OF
arms across the international border.
He said is was a departmental order
and did not affect shipments through
seaports. TIE presiden did not issue
a proclamation restoring thes general
embargo on arms, but it was believed
then tle prohibition would be carried
out by the navy as we'll as the army
Unless the presiden. issues a Lew
proclamation or the navy department.
takes action similar to the war de-
partment, the constitutionalists can
ge: all the munitions Of war they wish
through Tampico.
According to Secretary Garrisons
explanation of the situation CON-