New Britain herald., 1914-04-30
ENVOYS APPEAL TO !
 EUROPEAN POWfE
Mediation Advocates Desire Th|
 Aid to Settle Mtx can DisDutt| CONSULS INSTRUCTED TO RETU|

Civil Government, Under Mexic
 Laws Administered by Amerfc|
 Officials, Restored at Vera Cruz
 Gen. Funston Assumes Command.
 Washington, April 30.-It was serted here today on unquestionah authority that the South American e voys who are seeking to avert cril in Mexico have appealed to Europe} governments for friendly offices facilitate mediation between Mexi and the United States. The appeal, was stated, did not include reque az reported, from abroad. that tl| powers use their influence upon Pres dent Wilson to name conditions whic would insure success of the negotiN tions.
 Request Bears Fruit.
 The request of the powers, it is d] clared. already has borne fruit, several diplomatic representatives European nations have consulted wit.
 
 negotiations. Denials of previous r> ports, from abroad with regard this matter. it was pointed out, wed based on the report that the powei had been asked to insist upon mod fication of the attitude of the Unite States. Officials here who are in toucI with the negotiations insist that alcI action was not even considered. anI that the friendly offices of some q the European governments had beeI extended before the mediation envos| made the gneral request
 It is believed here that any ste{ taken by the European government probably will be limited to en, phasizing through their representa- tives here the hope that the mediatio} would be successful and their desir{ to facilitate this purpose. There wal no desire, it is said, on the part of these governments to interfere wit1l the policy of President Wilson.
 Conferences Are Renewed.
 The mediation envoys, Ambassado| Da Cana of Brazil, Minister Naon ol Argentina, and Minister Suarez d Chile. renewed their conferences to|
 
 had conferred with Robert Lansing counsellor of the state department.
 Up to noon no announcement had been made by the envoys. but 1t wal generally expected that some definlt< information regarding the next stes in the negotiations soon would b, forthcoming.
 With the exception of the constitu tionalist forces, a general truce, a' desired by the mediators, Is believed to be in operation at present. althouei it's terms have not been defined. nor is eact. has there been any forlna acc"ptance on the part of any of tn p nt;pals. Secretary Bryan was dul, i,tisied yesterday of the belief of tn. pcdiators that their efforts to acconl, plish something definite would D, greatly facilitated by the proclama ton of general arnistice
 No definite reply was made by .h, United States government for the req son that 1t first desired to aseertah the intentions of the Huerta govern ment However MT. Bryan said tn day he assumed there would be . suspension of hostilities.
 COnSuls to Return.
 One of the hopeful signs in iu, Mexican situation were instruction issued today by the state departmen to certain consuls in Mexican citlcd The instructions authorized the con suls to return to their posts and re. sume their official duties "In thtiI personal discretion"
 The American consuls were all or dered out of Mexico, and the affair." of this government turned over q. representatives of Brazil and France shortly after the seizure Of Ners Cruz. f"
 Carranza Receives Proposal.
 It also was learned that proposal to General Carranza, as head of tho constitutionalists to join the armistict between the United States and Huerta, has been made by thu mediation envoys. The proposal wat to General Carranza fol. lowing his acceptance of the good offices of Brazil, Argentine and Chils and is part of the plan of the en. voys to secure a general cessation o| hostilities in all Mexico pending ths mediation negotiations.
 Carranza's entry into the arena ol was confirmed early toda, by his acceptance in principle of tn, tender of the good offices of Argen tine, Brazil and Chile. His reply forwarded from Chihuahua, thanke< the envoys for their offer, .In an at tempt to solve in peaceful Y friendly way the differences betwee, Mexico and the United States.p r was pointed out that Carranxa nnd, no reference whatever to Mexico.. 4s ternal strife, and whether tha< ua18}} have any effect upon the repo1fo& < posal of the mediators to ask fSv | cessation of hostilities between fh, constitutionalists and Huerta's .r,,,, could not be foreseen.