Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-02
Senior Naon of Mediation
Board Is to Confer With
Carranza's Agents Here

Constitutionalist agents in Wash
ington are endeavoring this afternoon
to hold a Geographic conference with
Gen. Carranza
With the offices of mediation practi-
calIy ended. it Is believed that the next
most important news regarding Next
can affairs will come from San Pedro.
where the split between Villa and
Carranza is to be patched up.
Minister Naon of the \. B. C. media
ton board is expected to return to
Washington tomorrow morning, and II
Sis understood that conferences between
him and the. constitutionalist agents
are being arranged 1t is probable
that Vice Consul Silliman will be a
party to these conferences. Consul
Silliman has been in daily sessions
with Alfredo Breceda and Luis Cabrera
since the coming to Washington OF
Carranzas private secretary. Nnlle
it is announced that these sessions
We're merely friendly exchanges it has
been intimated in official quarters
that Consul Sillimar might be sent as
an agent from tLis government to
confer personally with Gen. Carranza.
Interest in Railway Meeting.
Officials in Washington were much in
terested today in the meeting in New
York of the board of directors Of the
National Railways of Mexico. Several
representatives. of both Huerta and Car
ANA, it is understood, were in New
ork to keep close watch Oh this meet
ug.
Constitutionalist representatives in
Washington sought today to get into
1nnlmunication with their chief, Car
4anza. to learn the result of the refer
tndum among his generals over the
proposal for conferences with Huerta's
delegates.
With mediation proceedings at
Niagara Falls suspended after practical
ettlement of the international conflict,
chief interest in the Mexican situation
was conferred in the attitude that Car
rama and his military leaders would
take toward meeting the ENJOYS of
their enemy. 1t was suggested that
while Carranza had promised an early
dehnit1on OF his stand, yet # might be
delayed by efforts to iron out the diff
ferences that have arisen among the
revolutionary chiefs.
Carranza was in Saltillo preparing to
move his provisional capital to Monterey
Decline to Discuss Recess.
President Wilson and his advisers de-
ciined today to discuss the recess of the
mediators. However, the Presidents
statement authorized yesterday. that the
Mexican situation was as favorable as
II could be. pending an agreement be-
tween the warning factions. generally was
reflected in administration circles.
81 Much interest was manifested in the
proposed meeting between Villa and Car
ranza's delegates in an effort to repair
whatever harm has been done by the
GOODNESS between the two leaders A
military commission, 1t was stated, would
attempt to adjust the differences Re
suits of their efforts, 1t was admitted
probably would have large bearing on
future events in the troubled republic
besides Influencing the constitutionalist
attitude toward parleys with ,Huerta
When Justice Lamar and Frederick W.
Lehman will leave Niagara Falls is not
certain. They have been instructed to
depart when they think it advisable
Probably they will not leave until after
the members of the federal mission have
determined what they will do pending re-
ceipt of Carranza's answer
Huerta Not Preparing to Flee.
20 discredit rumors that Huerta was pre-
pairing to leave Mexico City. His family,
It was said, still remained in the capital.
Protest against the treatment of mem
bers of their organization at Monterey,
Mex. was made today by delegation of
Christian Brothers to President Wilson.
The delegation. headed by Brother I'd
wards, president Of Manhattan College
told the President members of their order
had been driven out OF Monterey and
their property confiscaeed. Mr.. Wilson
promised to do everything in his power
to relieve them.
Considerable anxiety was expressed
here over the situation in the Panuco
oil district above Tampico. where for
e!gners were said to have been alarmed.
arf fHAr hx~%
alists apparently did not restore con-
dence, and boats were prepared to move
the foreigners at the first sign of
trouble.
An anti-American demonstration by
constftutionaltsts was reported from
Tuxpam No ono was hurt