Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-09
dUERTA TEMPORARILY SUS-
PENDS THE BLOCKADE
OF TAMPICO.
DIPLOMATIC AGREEMENT
Understood That Huerta Has
Only Made His Order at
Request of Mediators.

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,ral guuboats Bravo ana Hosa'oZa
left Tamplco for Puerto Mexico at
,clock
orders from Foreign Minister ltuM
nj Mexico city transmitted irom vera
cruz To Tampico by the wireless III
struments Of American WaISnIp9 saNo
the heXiCan commanders lhcIr AlSl
news Of the suspension OF the pl9eN1ue
and directed them TO return 70 /"
Mexico.
The departure OF the SuhpoalS Na9
accepted mere as meaning 'hdl 'i'o
suspension Jf the blockade "ou'' ~
permdrent
If Admiral Badger reported detalIs
of conferences between Admiral Mayo
and the Mexican officials upon t'o
arrival of the gunboats at Tamplco 'Ho
navy department dId not make IHc'l
hubble.
WASHlNGTON, Juno h-C''he'" a.
Iluertas order today suspendIhR my
order TO blockade Tamplco agalnSl
the delivery OF ANN ,uHluon -,
steamer Antilla to the cohs'.
alists, served to dispel Apprehension
over a new crisis between the uh'lcu
81 IS and the Huerta SoNerhihehs
winch had threatened medIauoh %
Mexican affairs.
Though Washington officials eN-
pressed satisfaction over Huerta Ac-
lion it was persistently suggested uh-
officially that the blockade had peeh
suspended only conditionally as re
suit Of conferences pet"ecn
South American mediators ana the
Mexican and American delegates at
Niagara Falls. 1t also was SAID lhe
Antilla might be diverted IN nv'
course through an agreement VII"
officials OF the Ward line, her owners
nnd an American corporation.
President Wilson, Secretary bryah
and Secretary Daniels gave evidence
OF great reief over the late develop
ments which, temporarily at leasl
have averted another clash at arms
From no official source here could
confirmation be procured of the re-
ports that Huerta had an under
standing With the medlatols OF the
United states which would assure
that the Antilla's cargo when Is que
to arrive off Tampico wednesday
morning
BRYAN Firs, Informed.
Secretary Bryan was first informed
OF Huerta's suspension of the plock
nde order by Mr.. Iiano, the spanish
ambassador, early in the DAY. lhe
secretary declined to discuss reports
from Niagara Falls that General
Iucrta merely had suspended ms
blockade order at the request OF the
South American mediators pending
settlement of questions relating to an
armistice.
one important question sald TO
have been raised at Niagara Falls was
whether the United states construed
the mediation agreement to obllgate
II TO prevent arms entering Tamplco.
whicn the Huerta government had de-
Clarei closed. II the United states
did not so construe the cessation or
hostiliies, which it was assumed
would be held inyiolate, the medlators
are said to have wanted to know
whether this government would con-
slider it breach OF faith should
Huerta's gunboats attempt to stop the
Antilla's cargo Of ammunition Tor
Carranza's forces
such questions. it is declared, were
nut up to Secretary Bryan from Mag
ara Falls. and lluerta was asked TO
suspend the blockade order until the
subject could be cleared up. II could
not be- learned whether any reply to
such proposals had been made.
GunbOats nj Tampico.
The Mexican gunboats IarSoza
and Bravo, ioiloN'u from "tl'V
Mexico by the American cruiser Ia
coma and gunbuat Sacramento
reached Tampico carly today. The
Mexican boats anchored In the Pa
nuco river some distance from, Tam
pico and Admiral Mayo conferred
with their commanders. IT was be
lieVcd the order suspending the
blockade had not reached Tampico
when the conference was held Navy
department heads assumed that Ad-
mirnl Mayo discussed with the Mex
team officers the extent of their au-
thoIilv and nature or their orders.
and that he might have endeavored
to dissuadc them from interference
with commerce ut Tampico.
Secretary Daniels would not dis
cuss the future course of the steamer
Antila department heads still
maintained. however, th1t there had
since that OF MAY Is, directing that