The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-02
Americans Confer With Washington in Refer
 ence to Situation
U. s. DELEGATES
 FAVOR RECOGNITION
Believed Lamar and Lehman Urge That Rebels Be Represented at Conference-Definite News
 Hourly Expected

Washington. June 1.--Amercan dele gates to the Mexican mediation confer ence at Niagara Falls were in frequent communication today with the Washing ton government in relation. 1t was said, to the hitch in the negotiations which has arisen since the note was sent last week to the mediators outlining the posi- ton of the constitutionalists. It further was reported that the matter of recog- nizing or rejecting representatives of the constitutionallsts as participants in the peace conference now was squarely up to the mediators themselves. II was stated here that General Huertas representa- tives had regarded the development with a degree of favor as indicating hope for future peace. Their determination to leave the matter to the medators. 1t was asserted was reached by the Mxican dele gates on the day that MT. urquidi, repre- senting Rafael zubaran, arrived from Washington with the Carranza note.
 Urging Recognition
 That Justice Lamar and MT. Lehman have been urging recognition of Carranza seemed more apparent than ever in Wash ington tonight Late last night, long communication was addressed to the American commissioners from the state department after conference between President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. After they had received 1t other com munications passed between them and the Washington government. President Will son personally sent messages to his rep resentatives the nature of which was held ] ih tfe strictest es1fidlss,t N1s still f,sh lows closely his policy of silence regaru' 1 ing the mediation proceedings.
 'Is mediation progressing satisfac- torily?" Secretary Bryan was asked. Tt can be said that the conference is progressing satisfactorily" he said with a smile.
 Whether mediation will come to naught in case the South American envoys should determine to reject all proposals for en- larging the scope of the conference as to include representatives of the Mexican revolutionists was the uppermost subject of discussion here today. Many held that the original proposal for protocol to be signed by the United States and Huerta's representatives would be adhered to and that the United States would then await developments. hoping that influ-
 ence could be brought to bear which would result in a reorganization of the l governmental affairs In Mexico witi l friendly participation by constitutionalisl l leaders after the United States and Huerta had settled their differences. l Others inclined to the view that tn, l constitutionalists would proceed with in
 creased vigor to the physical overthrow 1 of the Huerta regime, capture the gov 1 ernment at Mexico City and then protes l that there was nothing to mediate. | That the American government Is re fusing to issue clearance papers to ship laden with ammunition for any Mexican
 port was disclosed today but this doe
 not actually prevent the shipments O ammunition from American sources tt l Mexico Some vessels it is reported already had shipped with arms from New l York to ports In various Central Amer
 ican countries. These shipments late are re-cleared for Mexican ports. No Definite Statement | Administration officials uniformly hay, decliped to make any definite statemen as to the policy regarding the admis l sion of arms into Mexico.
 l Regarding General Funston's action fl levying fines upon the German lineri l Ypiranga and Bavaria. Secretary of Wa Garrison said that there might be al
 appeal by the German government to th'
 Secretary of State.
 1 Other cargoes of wal material are com. monly understood to be destined for Mex l leo, some from Japa.i and some from l England All of these cargoes are des' 1 tined for the Huerta government, though 1 it is understood that extensive trans | shipment is beginning in the West Indian
 islands for the benefit of the constitu- | tionalists.
 1 With relation to fines against the Ger
 man steamers dispatch from General l Funston today announced that he simply l faithfully executed his order to enforce
 the Mexican law In imposing the fines | The German contention in the matter 1 is that the arms and ammunition on the l >-~>--~>
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