Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-27
.HUERTA A|N|D|I'H||| /
MEDIATION Plan
AHBEHEKsz - II
Dictator May Object TO
Some Demands Made by
President Wilson.
10000 AT VERA CRUZ.
Mexican Seaport Under Martial Law
Inhabitants Surrender Arms 10
American Authorities.
10000 AT VERA CRUZ.

Washington, April 27.-Transpor-
tation as far as Soledad, twenty
six miles from Vera Cruz, will be
furnished by the Huerta authorities
for. all Americans leaving Mexico
City This information was given byl
Admiral Craddock of the British
navy, to Admiral Badger, who trans
mitted it to Washington today.
Washington, April 27.-The!
strongest diplomatic combination I'M
the history of this continent was to-
day trying to bring order out of
chaos in Mexico. Practically all La
tin merica was united to force an
agreement which will restore order
south of the Rio Grande.
And once again Huerta, the dicta-
tor, was the central figure. onI
what he does during the next forty
eight hours will depend whether the
4 entire army Of the United States
will occupy Mexico or whether Bad
ger and his men will be ordered to
bring their war craft North; Funs-
ton return to Galveston and the gen
eral mobilization on the border be
called of.
Despite the apparently irreconcil-
able difficulties between the United
States and Mexico, President WI.
son and his Secretary of State were
very hopeful. They profess to be-
lieve that Huerta, having agreed
with the United States to accept the
good Offices of the A. B. C. confed-
eracy of nations, he indicates that
he is looking for a peaceful way out
of the situation. On what they
base this belief, neither the Presi-
dent nor the Secretary will say.
The Spanish ambassador, Senor
Don Juan Riano, today confirmed
his receipt of private advices from
Mexico' City Indicating that the
Huerta government may accept the
offer of mediation, but he said he
had received no direct word from
Huerta.
The ambassador ic acting in Wash
ington for the Mexican government
since the termination of diplomatic
relations, between the United States
and Mexico. He says he has already
communicated with the Mexican
minister of foreign affairs. AS yet,
however, he has not received any
official word from him.
While officially there has been no
suggestion from either side regard
ing it's position, but only an accept
ance of proposal to mediate, the
chasm between the two administra
tfons is best shown by simple
statement of the unofficial condi
tions known to have been laid down
President Wilson demands that r
any plan of settlement Huerta mus
po, constitutional government be re
stored in Mexico, and full apolog
made for outrages against the hon
or of the United States.
Huerta demands that the Unite
States forces be withdrawn froI
Mexican territory; that the revc
lutionists be ignored in any negotls
tions, unless they accept the term
of his general proclamation OF an
nesty, and that he. be recognized q
the provisional President of Me-
leo: ,' ::
Just how these DEMANDS are to !
reconciled and from them a pls
worked out which Will be acceptab
to both sides, no one here seemed
know today. Ever" the represent
tives of Argentine, Brazil, and Chi
admitted their task was. hercules
one. But they seemed TO belle
that they would be more successf
n dealing with: Hderta than the Vi
ted States has been:
Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 27-7
foce of 10000 men, representa-
tbe army, navy, and marine corr
today occupies Vera Cruz, and c
he marshaned together in the eve
80 essSj1. ,es,.S ~, S,,o c;t1- by the f.