The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-29
Two Branches of Activity, Meet
ing of ENJOYS and Military
Preparations.
FUNSTON REACHES VERA CRUZ
Three Peacemakers Proceed
Carefully, but Make No An
nouncements Of Progress.

tween those who are seeking through
tho good offices and intetnedintion of
Latin America t. ind some mlun!e
ground for pacific adjustment ana
those who re2ard a resort /" arms
az an inevitable consequence oil what
has occurred.
Throughou, o-day. two distinct
branches Of activity were manifest
here-that Of the envoy. OF Argentina,
Brazil and ch,l" Ia formulating a plan
OF adjustment t. b. submitted 10 thc
United states and the Iiuerta regime.
and that OF tho military and naval
forccs OF .ho United states. which con
tinue to 70 forward steadily III prep
.ration for any ev"ntualit% which may
develop The arrival of General Fun
etou and a brigade Of 5000 troops at
Vera Cruz was one of the notab ble mill
;ary dcvclopments Of the day
chief Interest was directed to tho
sessions or tho south American envoys,
lasting through the day and late INT"
the evening. The meetings were neid
at the Argentine legation. where, seat
yd about a long mahogany table. tho
three envoys delibeTatcd much as an
irtcrrntional cour, would weigh q case
of supreme Importance.
spirit of Optfmism.
st the White House. President VII
son and his cabinet advisers hold =
Colorado situation, although thc MeHi
can crisis continued In the foreground
TO a large extent. however, II was rcle
tnat the Mexican situation WAS now be-
fore those who had undertaken TO eN-
ercisc their good offices, and care was
taken not to cTbarrass the efforts OF
the cnvoys hy an announcement OF CON
di,inns OF settlement which the United
Stntes would insist upon. spirit OF
optimism over the progress OF tho ne
gotiat!ons was apparent In executive
quarters
While tho Inedietora are not ready
to announce their plans, or even TO
indicate when a proposal might hc
soinplete for presentation to tile t.ro
parties. vet IL became known that prob
ably three or four days or even a
longer time, might elapsc before they
would be ready to take their ncNi
step. Secretary Bryan was called upon
by ambassadors and ministers of Eu-
ropoun a. we'll South American
countries. Among tho visitors was the
French arnba ssador. NJ. Jusserard. who
expressed tho warm sympathy OF his
country in the cause Of mediation. With
the exception of the three South Amer
lear countries. no power has taken
any official action. although the Euro
pean diplomats are doing their utmost
10 fur'hcr the cause OF peace
Huertn Urged to Accept.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. British nm
bassaGor. also MAS one Of Secretary
Bryan's callers, his purpose being to
rcDort the results Of the interview held
Yesterday IN the MEXICAN capital by SIR
Lionel Garden. British minister. with
General lIucrta- sir lionci strongly
Impressed upon tho general the opinion
s,f hts own government that ne shoh'"
rccert promptly tho good Offices tom
American
publics.
Argentina and Chile, respectively
talked NJ length with -Ir Bryan late
In the day. Ambassador oa Cana had
seen the secretary earlier. These con
rcrences wore OF wholly informal
character chiefly to obtain the view
uoint nt the American government
The three peacemakcrs orc proceed
ing slowly and carefully. gathering all
tho Information possible from various
American and Mexican sources. to the
end Of considering every element In
the controversy. They arc careful to
make a distinction between tl:cir pres
ent exercise OF good Offices and what
may come later if the good Offices al :
vance to tie stage Of mediation. They
take the view that their work Is one
OF tar-reacliinS effect. not only III the
uresent controversy. but as affecting
Hemisphere through the united efforts
o, American nations, North, South and
Central.
At Argentine Legation.
The Argentine legation, whore the
sessions nre being held. is in the fash
ionanlc residence section Of the cap
ital, far removed from the departments
which recently have been the scene Of
so rauche warlilic preparation. Here.
in the libfary of the legation. tho three
cnvoys arc carrying OIL their dclibera-
tons There has been no formal or
ganiZation rs an international body,
with chairman and other officers. cN
ccpt that as the meetings are held ut
the Argentine legation, Di. Naon the
Argentine minister, Is plotting tho way.
Dr. Naon is a diplomat of wide eN-
perience an international lawyer. who
ut orc time held the chair ~ consti-
tutional law in tho University of Ar
Eentine, a former member Of the Ar
gentine Cabinet and Congress and
prominently mentioned as candidate
for President. The Brazilian ambas-
sador. Senor Da CANA, is, by reason OF
lis rank, tho senior member of the
body. He also is 4 trained diplomat, Il
product of the younger school OF Era
lillian craftsmanship. and one who is
highly regarded by DR.. Lauro Mueller.
Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
who recently visited thiS country. The
Cnilcan envoy. Senior Suarcz. brings
to the meetings tile advantage >of a
long and thorough acquaintance with
Mexican affairs as H., was for several
years Chilean minist az at Mexico City.
The. sessions of the mcdlators are
being conducted In strict privacy, and
no announcements are being made on
tho various stages Of progress. Later
on, 1t Is expected, that IL the stua-
tion warrants, an official statement
Will he issued. But this is not likely
} while the attitude OF tho two sides is
being weighed, and an effort made tn
compose the most serious points Of
disagreement. Thus far, ii IL UNDER
stood, neither side has submitted for
NAL conditions, nor has either side been
approached rs To concessions which
might be made. the prcscn, discussion
being general survey Of the field,
and conferences with the best in
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