Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-07
He Wants No Armistice Be-
tween Forces Now BATTING
in Mexico.
LIMITS THE. BOUNDS
OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Officials Here Not Worried Over
Shipments of Arms to the
Constitutionalists.

Carranza is willing to mediate If
There shall be no armistice between
his forces and the Huerta government.
Mexican problems to be considered shall
concern only such affairs as have been
developed by the American occupation
of Vera Cruz.
Cnofficial reports current in Washing
ton last night gave this as the attitude
OF the eonstttutionalist leader toward the
peace conference in session at Niagara
Falls
Officials here would not discuss the
situation in the absence Of direct infor-
nation as to what attitude the consti-
nationalist leader would take toward the
recent proposals from the South Amer
lean mediators, but an answer from Car
rama to the communication of the medi-
ators was expected to be forwarded from
Saltillo by Monday.
Should Carranzas position coincide
with that outlined here, the general opin-
Ion was that mediation negotiations
would proceed and that a way would be
found FOR delegates from the constitu-
fionalist forces to participate in nesotia-
tons for ultimate peace in Mexico.
Apprehension Not Apparent.
Despite aIarmist reports from MANY
sources. arising because of the shipments
Of arms to the constitutionalists at Tam
pico from United States ports, there was
no apprehension apparent here in govern
ment sources. Department heads seemed
to be confident that Gen Huerta would
not attempt to blockade the port Of Tam
pico against the delivery by the Cuban
steamer Antilla of arms for the constitu-
tionalists.
The American State Department, 1t was
pointed out. was fully satisfied of its
right to prevent such blockade of the
port by Huerta's ships. 1t also was made
known that conclusion had been reached
that this government had no authority to
intervene in the delivery of ammunition at
Tampico. in view of the circumstances
which have arisen since the United States
accepted the good offices of the South
American mediators for the composition
of Mexican difficulties.
In consequence of these developments it
was expected here that there would be no
interference, either on the part of the
United States or Gen. Huerta, with the
landing of ammunition at Tampico from
the steamship Antila.
In Touch With Delegates.
with American representatives at the
Niagara Falls conference during the day.
but nothing was made public concerning
the interchange of views. Secretary
Bryan conferred with the President.
That there had been no change in the
policy Of the administration relating to
the admission of arms to Mexican ports
was apparent when Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels asserted there had been no orders
sent to Admiral Badger since instruc-
tons were forwarded to keep Tampico
an zen port Secretary Bryan asserted
that Tampico still was regarded as an
open port.
With regard to the appeal by officials
of the Hamburg American Steamship
Company against fines levied on the
steamers YpirAnga and Bavaria for 1r-
regularfties in delivery of ammunition
consigned to Gen. Huerta. no ofnciai
action has been taken by the German
embassy here The embassy has been In
structed, It was learned. to lend its diplo-
matte support to the steamship company
in 50 far as it may be possible and proper
Basis Of the Protest.
Protest against the fine on the part Of
the German company Is said to be based
on a section of the Mexican customs regu-
lations which authorizes the importations
of merchandise. under exceptional cir
cumstances, through other custom houses
than that mentioned in the manifest. This
permission. it was pointed out by the
steamship agents, had been given for all
goods consigned to Vera Cruz by decree
regularly Issued May Ii by Cen Huerta.
Claim also Is made by the steamship
company that It secured from the Ameri-
can authorities at Vera Cruz proper
clearance papers for Puerto Mexico be-
fore the Ypiranga sailed from Vera Cruz.
No mention Of any legal objection to the
landing of the war stores at Puerto Mexi-
co was made. it is asserted. and agents
of the company further insist that the
American collector Of the port at Vera
Cruz informed the agent of the line there