The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-26
RI OsE TAB ON MEDIATION
a General Air of HopefuIness
Prevails - More Effort To
include Carranza In Confer
enee-FelIoW Prisoner Tells
Story of Imprisonment of
Consul SiIIiman
by the Associated Press.l

Washington. ID. c., May 23.-The
Niagara Falls conference and its de-
valopments received the close atten-
non of officials here today. While
neither White House nor State De-
partment officials would discuss the
progress of negotiations, a general air
Of ho~pefulness prevailed.
secretary Bryan received long re-
norts from the American commits
sioners at Niagara Falls and after
wards visited the White House to go
over the reports with President Will
son. Among Mr.. Bryan's callers was
Iohn Lind and one of the legal ad-
yisers of the ConStitutiOnalistS, with
whom the Question Of Constituencies
representation at the mediation con-
ference was discussed.
More Danger Threatens.
While the mediation negotiations,
in the words of a high official, were
progressing smoothly, a new source
Of apprehension on the part of foreign
diplomats was found in the situation
AZ ~Guadalajara. Mex, where many
foreign refugees are reported to have
gathered. Reports were received
that bandits were congregating in the
mountains near the city and threat
ening TO attack the town in case of a
withdrawal Of it's garrison.
Part of the ConStitutioLaliSt arI--v
under General ObregOn was pushing
forward toward the city, arousing
fears for the safety of the foreigners
during hostilities.
No advices reached the State De-
partment, however, to indicate my
pressing danger.
Conditions at Tampico continued to
improve and the Secretary Of the
Navy granted permission to refugees
now at Galveston, who claimed they
were brought from Tampico against
their will, to return On the transport
Hancock. Several British oil men
also have left Galveston for Tampico
How Americans We're Treated.
Vice Consul John r. Silliman re-
manned at Mexico City today recuper-
ating from the h%ardships Of his I tx
from Saltillo. He expected to depc~t
for Vera Cruz Monday. One of his
fellow prisoners in the Saltillo Jail
Dr.. Franklin Moore. called al the
state Department today and told 81
his experiences.
Mr.. Moore was a practicing ply
stefan of twenty years standing in Sal
ullo. He said tranquility had pr.
vailed there until April %. when
telegram signed "Victoriano Huerta'
was received from the capital saying
American warships were bombGrdin,
vera Cruz. Immediately fOllowin,
the signature were the lords han;
all Americans presumably added b,
the telegraph operator.
Messengers from the civil governo
summoned all Americans in Saltillo t
headquarters. The doctor excuoe,
himself from the patient he was at
tending with a promise to return in
Few minutes. But it was fifteen day
before he was again at liberty.
Tie first was placed in a cell, thre
1eet by seven feet, for "A hours, bu
the following day he was admitted t
a large room where all the Americ
prisoners were gathered includin
VICE Consul Silliman.
Want Carranza to Join.
Another exchange of kilograms tc
night between General Carranza an
hmillo Zubaran, minister of the in
terior IN the Constituencies cabine
'rit the question Of repreSentatiO
81 the CarranZaists at the Niagar
faIia conference undetermined.
jose Vasconcelos, prominently mer
uohed in diplomatic circles as a like
selection should General Carranza d.
cue to have a representative at tt
Niagara meeting-if for nothing MOI
,hah TO give information-arrive
ntfe and conferred with MI. Zubara
wwho IN turn conferred with Secretal
bryan. The exchanges with the Coz
Sttutionalist first chief followed.
Mr. ~Nasconcelos reiterated he he
no lntimation that he ConstitutiO
a'lSts might participate in the medi
t,"h or that he was to be selecte
ue declared he had stopped over
"dShlngton while on his way to So
antonio. from where he expects
'''ht General Carranza in Mexico
Strong Effort Being Made.
~'o"tVer. Mr.. Zurbara.'S cOnfe
ehce with the Secretary of State. fe
living a prolonged conference tod
tween Mr.. Bryan. John Lind. al