Evening star., 1914-05-16
U. S. Reception of Peace Ne
gotiators Brings Thanks
From Mexican Minister.
AMBASSADOR RiANO
GIVES DINNER TONIGHT
All Participants in Mediation Ne
gotiations Will Meet for the
First Time.


pants i'll that parley to meet for th,.
first time tonight at a dinner given by
the Spanish ambassador in honor OF
the Mexican delegates. plans for the
peace negotiations went forward
today after series of un-
toward developments. delays and post
ponementS of yesterday.
The Mexican representatives arrival
at zoo O'Clock. They We're met at the
station by Senior Riano the Spanish
Senior Conde de San Esteban
de Canongo. secretary of the Spanish
embassy; Second Secretary Huerta and
Third Secretary Fernandez and military
attache: Lieut.. Col. Avalos and Mr..
Branch, confidential clerk of the Mexican
embassy: first secretary and acting
charge d'affaires of Chile, Felipe Ami
nat: the second secretary of the Argen- :
tine legation. Eduardo Racedo, jr., and
Senior Torres Adalaid. a wealthy Mexi-
can, who has been in Washington for
about a week. and We're taken to call on
the South American mediators. With
their wives. daughters and the officials
who accompany them they are to be
taken on a sightseeing tour about the
city.
They arrived on special cars attached
to the regular Atlantic Coast Line train
from Key West. The cars were furnish
ed by the State Department.
q. S. Gets Mexico's Thanks.
Mr.. Riano. at the request of the Mexi-
can minister for foreign affairs, today
thanked the government Of the United
States for attention shown the repre-
sentatives of the Huerta government
since their arrival upon American SOIL
Invitations to the dinner given tonight
by Senior Riano have been accepted by
the three South American envoys who
rendered the good offices of their re-
spective countries, by the two Ameri-
can delegates, Justice Lamar and Mr..
Lehman, and II. Percival Dodge, sec
retary to the American mission. Other
guests will be the secretaries and other
attaches accompanying the Mexican dele
gates. the second and third secretaries
and the military attaches of the MeXi-
can embassy, who remained in Washing
ton after the departure of Mr.. -Algara.
and the staff of the Spanish embassy
Mr.. Walls Merino. counselor of the
embassy; Conde de San Esteban. second
secretary, and Col. Crcullu y Cereijo. the
military attache.
Minister Naon to Leave.
Minister Naon of Argentina will leave
at 4 o'clock tomorrow night to begin
preliminary arrangements at Niagara
Falls Monday. His staff will include
Messrs. Joaninni and Sievent of the le
cation force and two officials from the
Argentine consulate at New York. Am
bassador da Cana of Brazil and Minis
ter Suarez will follow probably Monday.
The ambassador will first go to New
York to join Madame da Cana, who will
staff includes the first secretary of the
Mr.. Moreira, and Mr.. Nee OF
the Brazilian consulate at New York.
Minister Suarez will be accompanied by
his young son and First Secretary Sa
linas Second Secretary Maqueira and Mr..
Quesada.
The departure of Justice Lamar. Mr..
Lehman, and the American officials is
dependent somewhat on the plans of the
Mexican delegates, but it is probable
the various groups Will get away to-
morrow night or Monday.
Huerta Delegates Silent.
During their journey through the
southern states from Key West the
Mexican diplomats have received sew
eral delegations Of newspaper men. but
their lips have been sealed beyond say
ing they had full power to act" IL
was Indicated. however, that they
might make a more comprehensive
after they had been here :.
while longer. 1t was declared there was
no political Significance in the post
ries for two days. II was brought
about upon the request OF the Huerta
delegates for a brief rest after their
long journey.
steadman Hanks. representing the
State Department, who met the three
Huerta delegates at Key West, said they
warm appreciation of the
shown them in postponing the
opening of the conference, but they am
no plans to follow their arrival
in Washington.
Mr.. Hanks further reported that the
Mexican delegates had accepted the two
private cars offered by the State Depart
nent. and that they were pleased also at
This courtesy
With the Parks incident as the only dis
.urbing cloud in the diplomatic skies to-
lay, conditions We're considered unusu-
ally propitious for the arrival OF the
Huerta delegates in the capital. The
Lobos Island incident apparently has
been cleared Consul Silliman is believed
@ be safe, while the five South Ameri-
ans" held for their sniping operations
1t Vera Cruz. turned out to be Mexicans.
md all threat of international complica-
ions from that source is removed.
Not to Halt Mediation.
The three South American mediators
lave received no communication from
he United States about the Parks in
ident. and persons in the confidence OF
he President say the affair probably
will not interfere with the beginning
f the mediation proceedings, though
is recalled in many quarters that the
United States accepted the tender Of
,ood offices with the reservation that
no hostile acts toward Americans
hould occur while the negotiations are
n progress" Various cabinet officers
yho are conversant with the details OF
he Parks incident do not believe II will
fleet adversely the mediation, and
hey believe the horizon will be cleared
yhen the conference begins next
Wednesday.
In view of the circulation of sensa-
onal reports that the postponement OF
he Niagara Falls mediation conference
as due TO a serious hitch. the Spanish
Mr.. Riano, who is acting
or Mexico in the United States, au-
noriZed the statement that there is no
olitical Significance whatever in the de-
Nv which was due solely to the late
rrival of the Mexican delegates.
Argentine Minister Naon also said later
nat the postponement Of the conference
,as dictated solely by desire to allow
he Mexican peace delegates an oppor-
unity to rest for a day or two after