The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-06
CARANzA OFF
PEACE PROGRAM
REBEL LEADER TOO HOSTILE
TO AGREE TO ARMISTICE
WITH HUERTA
VOX POPULI ON JOB
ENJOYS Get Many Letters From
Persons Offering to Help .
Them Settle Trouble
VOX POPULI ON JOB

Washington, May 4.-General Car
rama and the constitutionalists today
were practically eliminated from the
proceedings of the three South Amer
lean ENJOYS who have undertaken to
solve the Mexican problem by diplo-
macy. In a telegram to General Car
rama the mediators announced that,
in view of his refusal to agree to an
armistice with General ~Huerta, they
withdrew their invitation to him to
send a personal representative to par
ticipate in the mediation proceedings.
Carranza is Ruled Or
General Carranza. had asked the
mediators as to just what functions
the delegate, which they had asked
him to name, would have. He desireu
to know before naming such a dele
gate, just what powers he would exer-
else, and that they. should not be ex-
tended to dealings between Hterta
and Carranza, which, according to the
constitutionalist leaders position, are
entirely outside the scope Of the
mediators' work.
During the day 1t was announced
that President Wilson planned to 60
to Brooklyn on Monday and meet the
Montana, which Is bringing back the
bodies OF the American marines killed
at Vera Cruz, and deliver an address.
Such public business require the con-
tinued presence Of President Wilson at
Washington, Secretary Daniels will
speak Tor him.
VOx Populi at Bat
There have been some amusing fea-
lures to lightent the serious aspects
of the mediation proceedings. The
mediators have been receiving a great
number of letters approving their
course, and offering advice. One let
ter Urged that Theodore Roosevelt
was the man to set up a provisional
government in Mexico, backed by
North, South and Central America,
and that the Spanish republics should
induce him to undertake the provision
al direction of affairs at Mexico City.
Mexican developments moved rapidly
here today with an evident tenseness
In the diplomatic and the military sit
uations the South American mediators
held three sessions, stating through
tSecretary Bryan that General Huerta
had named De Milo Rabaza an emf
mtant Mexican jurist and Augustin
Cara under-secretary of foreign af-
fairs as two Of his delegates to con-
Ter with the m%ediators. Mr.. Bryan
cid not reply to the mediators as to
the appointment Of American dele
gates. ~
At the same time the military as
pect of the situation again became
increasingly prominent. General
Funston reported renewed demands by
! Mexican federal outposts for the sur
: render of the waterworks supplying
Vera Cruz. No shots were fired and
the Mexicans fell back, but General
Funston voiced the prevailing spirit
in military quarters as to what steps
the United States contemplated.
Secretary, Garrison conferred with
his military chiefs, but said no further
Forders had been given for the move
ment of troops and none are contem-
plated during mediation.
Huerta Hard Pressed
Word that Huerta is in desperate
straits came from many quarters. One
dispatch from a foreign minister at
Mexico City said Briefly Of Huerta;
Position desperate, but have nc de-
tails" ;
Another, through diplomatic chan
nels, reported Mexico City outwardly
quiet today still another referred to
! the doubtful attitude of the troops
here, information also came that the
quarrels between Gen. Banquet, min
lister of war, and Huerta, might bring
Banquet to the front in case Of Huer-
ta's fall, much as Huerta rose after
the collapse Of the Madero regime, and
the Felix Diaz Movement.
The British minister at Mexico city
informed the state department that
Americans there were in no danger
but that he advised them to remain in
close quarters.