The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-09
Munitions Of War
or German Ships Are
to Enter UnmoIcstcd

chant vessels, and that within day
or two formal orders would be issued.
| 1t is understood that some Of the trans
ports which have been chartered are
not available at once, but that WITHIN
| the next two weeks at least nine
| transports will have been secured py
| the war department.
Secretary Garrison declined to dis
cuSs the chartering of the steamers
The only thing he would say was:
There is no contemplated aggres-
/ sive movement at this time
| This is in line with the attitude or
other high officials of the administra-
ton, who contend that the sending OF
Ireinforcements to General Funston is
lnot an aggressive act, merely pro-
lection for the forces already at Vera
Cruz, and does not violate the ar
arrangement for a suspension of host1li-
ties entered into between the United
States and the mediatOrs.
| The fact that the high officers or the
army had recommended the sending OF
at least $4,000 to $4,000 men to Vera
ICruz in preparation for all eventuah-
ties became known during the day, in
Executive quarters. A number OF Of
lficials admitted that the administra-
ton was now confronted with the prob
lem of deciding whether it would limit
Its military activities to protecting
1.-THE forces already at Vera Cruz from
lattack, or whether a sufficient num-
Iber of men would be placed in readi-
lness at Vera Cruz for flying expe-
! ldition to Mexico City in case the HUI
lerta regime collapsed and irresponsible
IbandS threatened the lives of Amerl-
Scans and other foreigners in the MeM-
lean capital.
The, rnediating envoys continued
their sessions through the day. Neith-
er the question of the armistice nor
the apparent uncertainty as to the
II time of arrival of the Mexican dele
gates was allowed to delay their gen.
eral preparations for the peace plan.
, REPORTS that the Mexican delegates
would come by way Of Salina Cruz
land Vancouver, B. c., and thence
across Canada to Niagara Falls, gave
some concern as likely to cause delay.
, The Huerta delegates planned to
avoid passing through the United
States, but telegraphic inquiries are
under way by which these plans may
be modified so as to bring the dele
/ gates by the Atlantic route to New
York or Boston, and thence to Niagara
Falls This would permit the confer
} ence to proceed on May 18 with the
} Mexican delegates presnt.
The general feeling among those
, close to the mediators was that there
) were no insurmountable difficulties
| -
. the mediation negotiations.
The names of the American dele
gates to the mediation conference will
: be announced shortly, and it is known
that Justice Lamar Of the United
States supreme court and Mayor
Newton D. Baker of Cleveland were
: two of the men who probably would
; be named. The feeling in administra-
ton quarters still is hopeful that
MI In o.
:, and there is every desire that the
: mediators shall begin their confer
= ence and formulate their ideas with
out any untoward incident.
The leading of marines at Tampico
! to protect the oil wells has been under
. consideration by foreign governments
q but has been rejected. The report
' brought by Tampico refugees that d
e guard had already been landed by the
i Holland warship Kortenaer to pro-
t tect the Corona properties, owned by a
n Holland company, was denied from
h Tampico.
Extensive preparations are beinl
a made for the participation Of the
: president, the secretary of the navy
g the secretary of war and a delegation
8 of seven senators and twenty -onC
Z representatives in congress In tht
y funeral ceremonies at New York anC
;, Brooklyn on Monday of the marine!
= and bluejackets killed at Vera Cruz
= Secretary Daniels sailed late last nigh
. on board the presidential yacht May
y flower and will join the funeral shil
= Montana off the Virginia capes to
ID morrow, arriving in New York OF
II Sunday afternoon. Secretary Daniel
v will confer on Sunday with Capt
Albert Gleaves, commandant Of tn
IL Brooklyn navy yards, on the details
it The president will ride in a carriag
ID with the parade from the battery t
g the Brooklyn navy yard. He will re
,e turn to Washington Immediately afte
IS the memorial services, and his ad
dre1J at the navy yard. II
81 Secretary Bryan made public lon
= communication from Raphael zubaral
III in behalf of General Carranza as frs
70 chief of the constitutionalist army, de
= claring the friendly attitude of tn
" iconstitutionalists toward the Unite
1t States. The document was significan
~ in reversing the position announced b
= Carranza Immediately after the occu
le patton of Vera Cruz, that he resente
l. the occupation as q violation or Mexi
e can sovereignty. He now regards tn
w American movement as directe
s against Huerta and not against tn
* Mexican peorle as a whole, whom h
le says are on friendly terms with tn
sr United States.
t The document was significant ais
= as being the first official communica
" tion announced by the state depart
.a ment as having been received from a
IS official OF the Carranza administra
III ton. Hitherto General Carranza ha
~ addressed his communications to tn
~ American government through Amer
le lean consular agents in Mexico. M
= Zubaran, who is minister of the inte
70 rior In Carranzas cabinet, came
= Washington on this particular mission
Y presenting to the state department til
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