Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-04-29
huerta Agrees to
Latest Offer.
ADv|CES NOT OFFICIAL
Hostn|t|es May Cease Pending
the Negotiations.

Washington, April 27.-Huerta has
consented to mediate the present
crisis with the United States. This
statement. was made at the Spanish
embassy, which has been designated
by Huerta to represent him in Wash
ington.
Senior Reano, the Spanish ambassa-
dor. says that his advices are not Of
fetal, but that he received word from
Mexico City of Huerta's decision.
This means that all hostilities be-
tween the United States and Huerta
will cease, at least pending the media
ton proceedings. So far as was
learned no word has been received
from Carranza, but there is no doubt
in Washington that he will be forced
now through public sentiment in Mex.
leo to become party to the media
ton.
The acceptance of the offer of the
South American republics to mediate
does not mean that the entire Next
can problem will be solved. 1t does
mean, however, that a crisis has been
averted and that the chances are very
much in favor of some development
which will prevent renewal of hos
tilities into which the United States
has been forced.
Relief at Washington.
There is nothing in the mediation
proposal as submitted to Huerta which
indicates the conditions imposed by
President Wilson. These conditions
are that Huerta be eliminated and
that constitutional government in
Mexico be restored. When it comes
to the working out of these funda-
mental problems in the Mexican sit
uation there may be insurmountable
difficulties, but all Washington drew
q deep breath of relief when the news
came from the Spanish embassy that
temporary suspension of trouble was
assured.
If Huerta finally accepts the condt
tons imposed by President Wilson
and consents to his own elimination
and the establishment of a constitu.
tional government he will be reversing
himself on his previous defiant stand
toward these demands.
When the formal acceptance from
Mexico City is in hand the South
American diplomats will be ready to
proceed with their plan, no intimation
of the nature of which has yet been
given. It has been understood general.
ly here, however, that the peace en-
voys expect to deal directly with the
situation created by the resentment
by the United States government
against the Tampico incident and 9th.
Or offenses against it's honor and dig
nifty, hoping to bring about a peace.
full settlement
Will Release Refugees.
According to information conveyed
to Secretary Bryan by Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador,
who has been using his good Offices
through Sir Lionel Garden at Mexico
City, General Huerta will release all
American refugees detained in that
capital or other points.
Secretary Bryan said that this
course was decided upon by Huerta
after his misunderstanding of the at.
titude of Americans at Vera Cruz had
been rectified and the impression the
Americans were holding noncombat.
ants corrected.
Huerta's position in the matter
served to clarity the atmosphere
somewhat, but other stories of out
RACES are coming in to disturb the
calm which settled over official Wash.
ington after the first statement was
made.
All foreign diplomats here and in
Mexico, particularly the British and
German representatives, are doing ev.
erything possible to aid in getting
American refugees to safety and sew
eral British and German ships have
been placed at the disposal of this
government for that purpose.
Admiral Fletcher's declaration of
martial law at Vera Cruz is approved
by officials here, who realize his diff
culties with housetop sharpshooters
and concealed enemies.