The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-30
OBJECTS TO MEDlATORS
IGNORING CARRANZA
President Tnkes Positive Position That
Communication Should DO
Received
NATURE or NOTE NOT REVEALED
officials Relieve It's Acceptance VIII
Lead to Constitutionnlist Pnrticipn-
ton In Pence Proceedings.

Washington, 'Iay 29.-Mcxican me-
meeting to-day. AMI the adInin.stra
tion took "a positive position tha, tho
communication forwarded to tho mo
diatorE At Niagara Falls by General
Carranza. chief of the Constitutional
is, forces. should be received.
President Wilson announced to the
Cabinet that General Carranza had ad-
dressed a note TO The inediatioa con-
ference seeking representation. De-
tails OF the Carranza message We're not
discussed. but IL later was declared
the administration took the View that
the Coustitutionalist chief should not
be ignored.
While the Cabinet was In session,
word came from Niagara Falls that
there was some doubt whether Juan
Urquidi. agent OF Carranza. who went
from Washington with the message.
would be received Later, il was
learned the administration had direct
cd the American representatives 1T the
peace conference TO urge that Car
rauaa's message bo accepted.
When word came late to-day that
the mediators had agreed TO receive
Carranzas communication, government
officials expressed the opinion that this
would lead ultimately 10 Constitutions
aiist participation In the mediation
proceedings. on just what terms the
constitu;ionalists might bc received.
administration leaders refused to say.
NATURE or COMM NICATION
Is NOT YET MADE. PUBLIC
Representatives or Carranza here an
nouuced that the nature OF the COM
munication would not be made public
until the mcdiators had passed on its
contents. Secretary Bryan. after be-
ing Informed OF the mediators' decision,
conferred with c. :. Douglass. an at
torncy representing Carrnnga. and John
Lind. Douglass and Lind have been
negotiating with Ca"ranza's rcprcsen-
tatives and the Secretary of state for
| several days, and the sending OF
UrQuidi to Niagara Falls was result
OF these deliberations. 1t WAS said.
Secretary Bryan to-day said the
Navy Department was seeking TO get
more information concerning the
ported landing of arms by the German
steamers YpiranEa and Bavaria. lie
also discussed with the Japanese am
bassador unofficial reports that Japa-
neac vessels had delivered arms at
Mexican West Coast ports.
With relation 10 the German shin
mcnts. 1t developed that the United
States may b. called on to pay COM
iiSiS'itioi iti dtity III VI biio
| Ypirangus cargo. Claims for demur
rage date back to the actual seizure
Of Vera Cruz. Tho American govern
mcnt Is understood 20 have suggested
its willingness to relieve tho shippers
Of financial loss through delay in de-
livery
OF tho reported shipments landed on
the West Coast. the Japanese ambas-
| aador assured Secretary Bryan that he
had no knowledge.
EEBEIS Oi'FE.Is TO SETTLE
WITH SPANISH OWNERS
General Cnrranza's Offer TO settle
900. 900 worth OF cotton confscntcd nt
Torrcon aud vicinity cleared a diff
cult diplomatic problem. To nine of
the principal cotton producers. General
Carranza offered TO release their cotton
on payment of Il war tax of $l5 n bale.
instead of the $50 for which no hal
hcen holding out. Other Spanish grow
crs may obtain tho release of their
cotton on the same terms by demon
strating that they have taken n neutral
stand during the revolution, and have
rot assisted the Federal cause.
1t was announced during the day
that Senor Blanauet. Minister of War
in tho Ilucrta Cabinet, at tho request
of the Brazilian minister. had promised
TO take immediate steps to obtain in
formation regarding tho case OF Private
Parks and Garcia AIuro. the Filipino
servant of Captain Rice, who disap-
pcnred outside the line At Vera Cruz.