The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-04
ADMINS TRATlON REFUSES TO GIVE UP ALL HOPE OF EFF.
 FECTlNG MEXICAN PEACE.
CARRANZA ASKS INFORMATION
Communicates Direct With Washnq- ton Regarding Time of Evacuation of Vera Cruz If Provisional Gov. ernment is Formed.

Washington, D. C., July $. With Mexican mediation in recess pending action by the constltutioimlists, off cials of the Washington government tonight refused to concede that all chances for peace had fled.
 Administration leaders held to this optimistic view despite the fact that no definite word had come from General Carranza, first chief of tine constitutionalists, respecting the con- ference with his subordinate, gen. erals over the invitation from the mediators for his agents to partici- pate in discussion with the Huerta representatives. Tonight Charles A. Douglass, one of Carranza's coun- sellers, who has been chiefly inter ested in efforts to bring about the meeting between the Mexican an tagonists, had long con ference with Secretary Bryan. Previous to this he had conferred for hours with Rafael Zubaran and Luis Cabrera, Car ranza's chief agents in Washington. 1t was admitted that messages had been received from General Carranza at Saltillo but it was learned these managers asked for further informa- ton about the proposed conference and also the relation of the United States. It was admitted that some | assurances were wanted by the con stitutionalists as to when the United States would retire from Vera Cruz in the event the constitutionalists should agree to provisional govern ment pending a constitutional cleo ton.
 MT Bryan would not discuss the in all sources was that nothing defi- nite would be known concerning the constitutionalists' decision for sev- eral days.
 That the Washington government is still exerting all possible influ- ence on the constitutionalist to yield was apparent, and John R. Silliman, vice consul at Saltillo left tonight to return to his post there to do every thing in his power to induce General Carranga and his assistant leaders to agree to a provisional government. Mir. Silliman had long talk with President Wilson before his de- parture.
 MT. Cabrera and MT. Zuburan still expressed hope that favorable reply would be received from General Car nando l. Calderon, leader of the lib eral party in Mexico and personal friend of General Carranza author ized the statement that the constitu- tionalists never would treat with Huerta's delegates except upon terms of surrender. MT. Cabrera and MT. Zuburan would not comment on this statement, but it was pointed out that the chief agent of General Car ranza in Washington, through whom all official statements were trans mitted, was Mir. Zuburan. MT Zubu- ran insisted that there was no defi- nite word from his chief regarding the proposed conference.
 Justice Lamar and MT. Lehman, the American commissioners to the Niagara Falls conference, returned to Washington today and talked briefly with President Wilson and caaro4nrv prvon ~urba nraeidant nop graduated them upon their painstak- ing work. No formal conference was held, but the commissioners expect to see the president again, probably next Monday. They will remain here subject to call should the constitu- tionalists agree to meet the Huerta delegates. The American commits sioners did not confer with any of the constitutionalists nor do they expect to do so until some definite plan of action is agreed upon.
 At the constitutionalist headquar- ters it was apparent that immediate source of anxiety was not so much the proposed meeting with Huertas delegates, but their own internal troubles, chiefly the differences be- tween General Villa and General Car ranza. The conference at Torreon, with a view to settling these differ ences, was reported still to be in progress, and unofficial statements were made here tonight that all diff