Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-14
U. s. REPRESENTATIVE
 VISIT PEACE ENvoYs
Preliminary Steps to Nesotiations-To Investigate Death of American Pri- vate Who Strayed Within Mexican Lines.

Washington, Map 13.-Ffrst formal steps in the progremme of mediation In the Mexican problem were taken here today. Justice Lamar and Fred eric ". Lehman. with their secre- tary, H. Percival Dodge who will rep- resent the United States, paid their respects to the three South American envoys who have undertaken by diplo- macy to solve tho Mexican question.
 The representatives were presented secretary of state in the absence of Mir. Bryan- It was aecall of courtesy, but paved the way for informal con fercnces in advance of the first meet ing at Niaeara Falls. Ont. next Mon. day. CofncidentaIly. word was ra- ceived by the naedfators direct from The Mexican foreign minister at Mex : foo City that the Huerta representa- tfves would arrive at Havana tonirft or tomorrow and leave immediately for Niagara Falls via Key West An earlier despatch from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz had intimated that the 11uerta delegates might delay several days at Havana.
 President Wilson during the day promised delegation of oil we'll own Ars at Tampfco that as soon ss the nghtang at Tampfco ceased, he would make prompt repres entations to the authorities in control there to pro- eure . resumption of oil operations.
 Secretary Bryan announced that the United States had no intention of holding Lobos Iaiand and that if the Msxicans would keep the nayieation aights burning there, the American forcee would depart content The raediasOrn do not regard the Lobos Ys- land incident az menacing the forth coming negotiations.
 Secretary Garrison eahIed General Funston It Vera Cruz to demand of General Maas, the Mexican command CT. fun explanation of the death of Frvaee Perks. who strayed into Mex against the reported execution oi Fzr4s and the alleged burning of his body hes been made also through dip aonnAsfc channels to General Huerta. escroeAry Garrison hoEds that as Par4Ss waA in uniform. he should have bear treated as . prisoner of war. Genera N1nasou thinks Parks went insane.
 NR- 4aEiSun also asked General l R'unstvn fur . further report on the dseAas of the arrest of i've Sontf, fmacHns Aoousod of -sniping+ d
 14rsse weEe ths chief deveJopmeuts tn the Mex1csn situation today Tnr n1ediators were besy preparing for thsaF departure and CounsaIlor Ian- e1nE spent much tims with the Amer them With th4 general situation. Mr LAnMng said afterwards that th. -et9tMs of tho American res,re sa7,fa dvse would be unofnctal. as they would oear nc credentials and would nos have p4enspotenHary powers Al fteps would be "sd referendum" tf,s1 NosA5d be referred for final decisfor s-ee Inc rre6Sdsnt and secretary of state It Washington. Suggestions viii moi hs made. Mir. Lansing explained. by Ill proposals coming from ths nedi AkorA but the representatives will b. eres to present infornaa<fon pertinent 0 the discussion.
 Mr. LAnsinF said. however. that tn. A1ner1can enaassariss. would have ceY. tain instructions and probably wouIt ps able to participate in the elirrina. don c1 Donno points in the proposal, = they were mada. He indicated tha as nned1ators met first with the rep rsssntasaves o9 one side and then wfti tho other. each party expressing view, er eliminating points. the tendency O tho programme would be to arrive 8 . middle ground of agreement
 The developments at Tampieo in, yectsd nneny new pfaazes into t4le sen that tho constitutionalfsts would D. in control of Tampfco made 1t appar. ent that the United States would D, in position to bring about a retuYi of normal conditions in the oil dis tff0G Negotiations with the censfi tonAifsts to permit American an{ other foreign employees to return t, the wells win be begun as sooR as neT. of tho complete occupation of the dis trfct by the constitutfonalists is re Ge4vod.
 Ano4aaer phase of the situation whici produced much discussion in exeeutiv, qnnrtsfs was the question of aRasEz nfffBn shipments destined for Tam pieo waaen the constitat Sona2ssts ar, 1h control.
 Coantatnt10nalists here state tkat af 4ar ths baff1es Of Tampico and Saltilao Aep being fought, the rebsis will hay, little sA1mEnitions left with which t. With an embarso on the importation, Sf munitions of war across the Amer ican border in effect. the rebels be 1ieve their only chance of getting ad ditional ammunition will be frou ahrsal oa ths ether hand shoaald thl