The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-29
AMMUNITION AND ARMS ON THE
 YPlRANG WE'RE MADE IN THIS COUNTRY.
SHIPPED FIRST ID HAMBURG
Reports That Plans Are Under Way For Withdrawing Troops From Vera Cruz Are Denied by Washing ton Officials.

Washington, May 2S.-Conferences indicating rapid progress in media ton of the Mexican situation were held here today by President Wilson, Secretary Bryan and diplomatic off cials. Information obtainable here reflected the news from Niagara Falls that essentials of a Mexican pa cification plan had been agreed on and that some subjects still were un- der consideration before a protocol actually could be drafted. Some gov ernment officials were so confident of ultimate peace that the reported landing of ammunition for Huerta from German ships at Puerto Mexico caused no uneasiness. One official said Huerta probably never would have need for the arms Asked what he meant, he said it was because everything looks so hopeful for peace"
 Officials generally admit the basis of the mediation plan is for the estab- lishment of a commission government comprising a provisional president and four cabinet ministers. To this government Huerta's power would be transferred pending an election.
 It was admitted here tonight that the basic plan has been communi- cated to General Carran2a.
 It was reported that General Car ranza's representatives here had re- ceived word from him in response to exchanges relating to the progress of mediation thus far. 1t was declared the constitutionalst leader had not receded from his position that he would not consent to mediating Mex ico's internal affairs. Some su2ges- tions, however, were said to have come from the constitutionalist chief which were regarded as encouraging. These, it was understood, would be communicated to the South American mediators.
 Besides the mediation develop ments, the reported landing of ann munition for Huerta from the German steamers Ypiranga and Bavaria at Puerto Mexico was discussed most. It generally was conceded that noth- ing could be done in the matter now and that the shipment could not have been stopped without violating the 
 We did not expect the arms to be landed" said Secretary Bryan. He referred to an understanding said to have been had with officials of the Hamburg-American line that the arms on the Bavaria and Ypiranga would be returned to the consignors on foreign shores. Considerable doubt seems to surround this under standing, Secretary Daniels said. He had thought there had been some un- derstanding. "I had taken it for granted" said the secretary, from some understanding that was report. ed to me, that arms would not be landed"
 No aggreement between authorized representatives of the United States and the German government relating to this shipmnt Of arrss mas been re- ported. At the German embassy it was pointed out that the German goy- ernment had no authority to prevent the captain of a German merchant vessel from engaging in commerce Of this character. The impression there fore left by the official statements was that there certainly had been no formal agreement.
 1t is assumed here that the steam ship officers took statements recently emanatmg from Washington to the effect that all of the Mexican ports were open to mean they were re- lieved from any further withholding of cargo from such ports. From Ger man sources comes the information that all of these arms and the ammu- milton supposed to be supplied by German factories actually were made in the United States and shipped out of New York and Boston to Hamburg and reshipped from there to Mexico.
 In the senate the landing of Ger man munitions of war at Puerto Mex leo was the subject of short debate started by Senator Reed.
 "I do not mean to crlticise the ad- ministration. but cannot see why we could stop the landing of arms at Vera cruz and not stop the landing at Puerto Mexico" declared Senator