Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-02
POWERS IN MEXICO
. CITY ARE URGING
HUERTA TO RESIGN
General Carranza Still Refuses
to Agree to Proposed
Armistice.
FEAR FELT FOR rs
AMERICAN REFUGEES
O'Shaughnessy Angered by
Reports Is On His Way to
Washington.

Washington, May 2.-The mediators
between the United States and Mexico
were hopeful today of peaceful set
tlement. General Carranza still re.
fused to agree to an armistiee but it
was stated this need not prevent an
agreement between Washington ana
Mexico City At the same time that
the powers representatives in Wash
ington were limiting at the desirability
of eliminating the "Huerta must go"
item of President Wilson's demands,
their representatives in Mexico City
were urging the dictator to resign.
Plans were made for national fun
eral for the Americans killed at Vera
Cruz. Refugees at San Diego were
pressing for American armed interyrn-
ton and expressing the opinion that
10 Americans who failed to catch the
refugee train out of Guadalajara had
been killed.
Charge d Affaires O'Shaughnessy,
angered by reports that President VIII
son had criticised the way in which he
handled his duties in Mexico, was on
his way to the United States for an
interview.
Sir Lionel Garden, who is still acting
as British minister there though he is
under orders transferring him to
Brazil has proved surprise to the
administration here. For some time
following Huerta S assumption of tie
presidency he was unauestionably
strongly anti American in his views
and seriously interfered with the sue
cess of President Wilson's Mexican
policy. In the present crisis, however,
he has seemed entirely to have changed
his views and rendered the United
States valuable assistance at the Mex
lean capital.
/ Huerta, however, was reported very
balky as to suggestions that he retire
/ He was said to have maintained that
his attitude has been perfcrtlw cor
rect, that he apologized FOR the Tam
plea incident, that the demand that he
salute the flag was unwarranted, thai
he nevertheless acceded to it with
few notifications, that he has pro
tected Americans and that there is nj
reason why he should yield further.
Will Not Delay Plan.
Brazilian Ambassador Da Cana as
sured Secretary of State Bryan toda!
that even should General Carranza re
fuse to agree to an armistice in Mexi
co, the mediators do not consider that
plans for an amicable settlement be
tween the Mexico City and Washington
governments need be upset. He agreed
that their work was yet in the pre-
liminary stage and admitted that the,
were delaying in the hope of hearin,
further and more favorably from Car
rama. Then he went into conferenc
again with the other ENJOYS.
Secretary of State Bryan today an
nounced that the danger of interna
! tional complications growing from Tn
! threatened destruction of Tampico oi
properties had been ayerted. He sal
! the rebels and federals had both agree
to avoid damaging them.
Official news that Estayo Ruiz ha
been appointed foreign minister o
Mexico, succeeding Jose ROjas, re
signed at President Huerta's reques
was received here today at hte Spanisl
embassy. which is representing tn
Mexican government in Washington
during the suspension of regular diplo
matte relations.
Funeral snip Due Saturday.
New York, May 2.-The funeral shil
MontanG, bringing the American blue
Jackets and marines killed at Yer
Cruz. viii sail from that port Monda,
and is due here the Saturday following
Services of national characte
probably will be arranged. Seeretar,
of the Navy Deniels has asked the wa
; DEPARTMENTS cooperation and ever
martial honor will be shown to TIL
dead. A mammoth military and navn
parade is planned in New York.
Memorial services also will be he'll
in Chicago, Mobile and elsewhere tn
slain lived.