The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-12
BRYAN Is DETERMINED
ON CONSUL'S RELEASE
VIII Not Sny Whnt VIII Happen IL
Mcxicans nt SnItiflo DO Not Lib
erntc American.
SITUATION GROWS MORE TENSE
f.nmnr and Lehman Arc Named to
represent This Country mt Peace
Conference in Ontario.

Washington. May 11.-While peace
negotiations marked time pending
formal sittings OF the South Ameri-
can mediators. which begin on Monday
on Canadian soil. the mediators and
officials OF the State Department here
to-day were occupied with several
serious phases OF the Mexican situ-
alton demanding immediate attention
Secretary Bryan called at the Argen-
tine legation late in the day and spent
TWO hours in conference with the
South American ENJOYS. discussing the
continued detention of John II. Sill
man. American vIce-consul at Saltiilo,
by Mexican Federals, the Lobos Is
land incident and the case OF the five
South Americans under arrest at Vera
Cruz for tiring upon United States
sailors and marines.
Mr.. Bryan insisted that the release
OF Silliman must be brought about ut
once
BRYAN Is EMPHATIC
IN Ills DETER ALTON
When asked about the matter later
he would not say what would happen
If the vice-consul were kept In prison,
but he was gravely emphatic in an
nouncinS the governments dctermi-
nation to have him freed.
While the official representatives OF
the Huerta government were prcpar-
Ing to take leave OF their revolutions
torn country at Vera Cruz. and while
an American general with armed
forces OF the United States waited at
one of the Eateways 10 Mexico City,
the United States government officially
announced It's representatives, In medi-
alton before the South American tri-
umvirate At Niagara Falls. Ont, next
Monday.
Justice Joseph Ruckcr Lamar, OF tle
United States Supreme Court, and
IL l.
tor-gcneral, were chosen by President
Wilson as the American representa-
tives. From Mexico City are hasten
ing forward Augustine Rodriguez
Emilio i;abasa and Luis Elguero as
Hucrta's representatives.
General Carranza and the Mexican
rebels who seek Huerta's overthrow.
will not be represented in tho confer
euce, according TO latest adviccs
Disturbing elements continued to
arouse interest throughout the day.
General Funston, at Vera Cruz, was
appealed to by the Brazilian minister
at Mexico City to release some South
Americans, including three Brazilians
who had been arrested and are await
ing trial for "sniping" American SOL
diers in Vera Cruz harbor. An appeal
was made to Secretary Bryan by the
incdiating ENJOYS on behalf of Gem
eral Hucrta because of reports that
American forces had seized a Mcx!-
can lighthouse on Lobos Island off
Tampico. an act which Hucrta's agents
maintained was aggressive and In
violation OF the armistice.
FROM TANIPICO COME
RUMDiINGS or BATTLE
This government maintained that
Huerta had violated the armisticc in
ordering lighthouses closed on the Pa
cihc Coast to the peril of shipping.
From Tampico, whore Mexican Fed
erals and Constltutionalists havo been
preparing for n sanguinary struggle.
came rumblinGs Of battle, while re-
ports that Uuertas strength was wan
ing in Mexico City, and that the ban
dit leader Zapata was about to attack
the capital from the south. served to
arouse diplomatic agents Of foreign
city might be in immediate danger OF
persecution or death.
Late in the day Secretary Bryan
hastened to the Argentine legation,
where he consulted for half an hour
with the mediators. None would dis
cuss the conference. but 1t was learned
that disturbing reports from Mexico
City, together with disputed points
that had arisen over the armstice,
had been discussed.
State Departmen officials were in
dignant whom 1t became known that
Nice-Consul Silliman and his clerk.
Joseph a. Marchani. as we'll as several
(Contlnued on Second I,aucl