Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-04
President Is Proud of Men
/ Who Represented Us at
the Mediation Meet
HAVE AN AUDIENCE
AT WHITE HOUSE
Consul Silliman Off to Try
! Persuasive Powers on
the Rebel Leaders

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American delegates to the Niagara
Falls mediation conference-Justice
Lamar and Frederick W. Lehmann-
returned to the capital today and con-
ferred with President Wilson and
Becretary Bryan. While the Niagara
conference is in recess awaiting Car
ranza's canvass of his generals under
the plan Of Guadalupe, as to sending
delegates to treat with Huerta's
emissaries, the American delegates
will remain in Washington; the
three South American mediators will
also return here shortly and keep in
touch with the situation awaiting the
next move.
Iglesias Calderon, one of the con-
stitutionalist leaders, expected to rep
resent Carranza If he sends delegates,
declared today he did not believe tn
canvass of constitutionalists chiefs
would authorize sending delegates to
treat with Huerta unless they went to
discuss terms Of surrender He gave
as his opinion that the proposal to dis
cuss the internal affairs Of Mexico
would be rejected.
Alfredo Breceda, Rafael Zubaran
and Luis Caberera all of the consti-
tutionalist junta held conferences, but
did not see the returning American
delegates.
silliman on Way South.
4 John r.. SiHiman, formerly vice
.ceaasrl at Saltillo,t LEI. Washington rto-
day for Mexico Gs President Wilson's 9
envoy to attempt to induce constitu.
tionalist leaders to mediate their diff
ferences with Huerta and to bring
about harmony between Carranza and
Villa.
Mr.. Silliman had final conference
with the president. While he would
not discuss his mission to Mexico, it
was suggested by officials that the
president expects him to be influential
in continuing the work begun at Mia
CARA Falls.
While Carranza Is canvassing his
generals on meeting the Huerta dele
gates. Mr. Silliman is expected to tell
the constitutionalists of the import
ance attached to that proposal by the
Washington administration. Mr.. Sill.
man will be raised to the full rank OF
consulater but not at this time because
such an act might possibly be con-
strued as recognition of Huerta.
The president, however has issued
an executive order authorizing the ap-
pointment and the nomination will be
sent to the senate when the Mexican
difficulties is solved.
President Wilson greeted the Ameri.
can delegates warmly.
'I am proud of the way you repre-
sented the United States" he said.
The conference was brief and an en-
gagement was made for a longer one
later. AS the delegates were leaving
the members Of the cabinet were re-
ceived. All the secretaries congratu-
lated Mr.. Lehman and Justice.
Few Britons Leave.
Vera Cruz, July 3.-Twenty children,
fourteen women and two men compos-
ed the entire party of British subjects
which arrived here today from Mexico
City in obedience to the advice given
to Englishmen by Sir Lionel Garden,
the British minister to Mexico, that
they take their families out of the
country temporarily.
It Is expected that the majority of
the members Of the British colony at
the capital of whom 500 are register
ed at the British legation, will remain
in Mexico City.