Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-19
Principals in Conference
All Express Optimism
Over Outcome of Me-
gotiatiOns for Peace.
u. S. DELEGATES ON
WAY TO NIAGARA FALLS
Confirm Report That FederaIs
Who Fled TampicO Control
PanucO and Concern Aroused
Over Fate of Extensive Oil
Well in the District.
BULLETIN.


WASHINGTON, May Is.-That Fed
eral soldiers control Panuco, thirty miles
inland from Tampico, as rumored late
yesterday to Admiral Maye, wns con-
firmed today In report from American
Consul Miller to the navy department.
An entire garrison. which evacuated
Tampico when the ConstitutionaIists tesk
the city, is said to have ceased fight -
fanueo, where extensive oil wells are
located. Concern is aroused over the
fate of this property.
WASHINGTON. MAY 1s-As mem-
bers of the American mission to the
Niagara conference ped northward
today officials in administration cir
cles confidently awaited the opening
tomorrow of the next big scene in the
Mexican crisis. President Wilson, it
was known, was determinedly hope
ful that mediation be developed to q
successful conclusion. He had out
lined to members of the mission the
Mexican situation as he viewed It,
with the enpasis that 1t was the task
of the United States unseIfishIy to
attempt to help Mexico to set up a
government that would attract world
recognition based on capacity 10
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interna tional duties.
He told the delegates that the
American government would regard
the definite settlement of Mexico-u
problems as necessary to the with
drawal of Amrican military forces
from Vera Cruz. Instructions to
members of the commission were not
specific, but the President reiterated
that peace in Mexico to him APP
peared to be conditioned on the elm
ination of the Huerta administration
and the creation of a government
that could guarantee untrammeled
elections, a solution of the land prob
lem and other dissensions that haye
led to an internal strife of nearly four
years. Comprehensive settlement, the
President believes, must be based on
consideration of Zapata and Carranza
factors besides public interests in ter
ritory still controlled by Huerta-
Husrts's stand Promising.
Continued report that Huerta would
be ready to quit if that became abso-
lutely necessary, was considered
promising circumstance. The Federal
delegates, 1t Is declared, now under
stand that the horizon of mediation
has been broadened beyond differences
between Huerta and the United
States, until it covers the task Of
pacification of all Mexico While they
are said to be prepared to recommend
retirement of Huerta, yet II is be-
neved they will insist upon a specific
understanding over the form of gov
ernment to be established thereafter
The proceedings at Niagara Falls
will originate with the South Ameri-'
can ENJOYS. They will submit to
members of the two missions their
program, and it was predicted today
that when their plans are nurtureo
to a tangible form they will be sub
mitted not only to Carranza, but also
to Mexicans in touch with Zapata.
AS spokesmen for the United States
to the mediation conference which
will seek to settle the differences be-
tween this government and General
Huerta, and TO establishing peace in
Mexico, Associate Justice Lamar,
former Solicitor General Lehman
and H. Percival Dodge, secretary to
the commission, left Washington
earlv today for Niagara Falls, Ont.
The departure of the American
| commissioners was without any for
malities beyond the presence of sew
eral officials TO bid them goodbye
and success to their mission. JUS
tice Lamar and Mr.. Lehman chatted
with their friends, expressing a hope
full view Of the outlook, and then
| boarded their private car, attached
to the regular Lehigh Valley train,
due at Niagara Falls about midnight
tonight.
With them in the car is their staf
of secretaries and stenographers and
several press Representatives.
Before leaving the commissioners
completed arrangements to keep in
close touch with the White House
and state departrnent on the various
stages of development at the confer
ence They declined. however. to dis
cuss their mission, or the instructions
they had received in their confer
ence with President Wilson last
night.
With the departure of the Ameri-
can delegates, all of the various ele-
ments which make the conference ON
the troubled Mexican situation either
were at Niagara Falls or en- route,
Minister Suarez, of Chile, one of the
mediators, leaving during the morn
ing.