The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01
Dictator's Acceptance Does
Not Cover Fight Against
Rebels.
CARRANZA SILENT
= ON SAME QUESTION
Mediators Fear He Will Re.
ject Invitation to Stop
War in North.
REBELS WANT TAMPICO
Port on East Coast Would
Greatly Aid Cause of
Constituencies.
ALL TROOPS HAVE LANDED
Funston in Full Control at Vera
Cruz-Fleet May Go to
Oil Port.
ALL TROOPS HAVE LANDED

WASHINGTON. April 30.--Announce-
ment was made here late tonight that
Huerta has agreed to a cessation of hos
tilities pending the mediation proceed.
ings. This consent applies merely 70
hostilities between himself and the
United States, not between the Fed.
erals and the Constitutionalists.
The United States already had indi-
Gated its intention to discontinue any
hostl.ities while the mediation was on.
Having received Carranzas accept
ance of the mediation proposal the
representatives of the \ + & Govern
ments entered upon the delicate tas., OF
bringing about II suspension of hostile
ties between Huerta and the Consttu-
tionalist leaders. On the success of the
mediators in this direction will depend
their plans for a settlement of Mexicos
internal strife. If they fail N this step
the mediation proceedings necessarily
will be restricted to an adjustment OF
the crisis. between. this Government and
Huerta and the attempt to include the
correction OF the Fundamentals OF the
Mexican situation will have To be aban-
doned.
Official Washington will therefore
await the developments OF the next few
days with anxiety. 1t was acknow lodged
tonight that Carranza seemed TO be thu
most doubtful factor in the situation.
Although he has accepted the principle
Of mediation. the fact has not escaped
officials here that his note was care
fully worded So AZ to commit him only
TO "A settlement in this way of the DIM
culties between the United States and
Mexico. There is nothing on the sur
face of his note which indicates that he
will consent to any compromise with
Huerta.
Persons here who profess 10 bc IA
Iniliar with Carranza's views contend
that he will not consent to a suspen-
sic of hostilites. AT least until Tam
pic is taken. It was explained that
Carranza Is greatly in need OF "A port
on the gulf coast OF Mexico and that
his forces will continue their campaign
fore listening TO any suggestion OF me
diation with Huerta- The possession Of
such a port would be almost indispen-
sable to Carranza and his followers II
any settlement of the Mexican situa-
ton should bc brought about which
provided for the separation oi the
northern from the southern part of the
ments.
Actual developments in the field IN.
dicate that Carranza is now convcrrinf
his forces upon Tamplco in an ,ffor, To-
capture that place as speedily ~ pos
sible. On the other hand repeated
efforts have been made by the Fcdcrals
at Tainpico and other places to draw the
ConstitutonaliSts into an agreement 10
bury their differences and unite in OPP
passing the invasion of McXioj by tho
United States. All of these attempts
have tailed and tho Constitutionahsts
ara nov pushing the lighting IN tho
neighborhood of Tnmplco.
Admiral Mayo reported tonight that
a sharp engagement between the TWO
forces took place yesterday at the Mexi.
can port and that the Fcdcrais were
supposed to have suffered considerable
losses. In the lighting an oil barge and
"A pier OF the Waters-pierce on Com.
pany were burned and there were uth"r
bazes.
I. =. Eager TO End FiRh,inu.
The United States is now engaged
partly by way of promoting the mcdla.
ton programme in bringing about
the establishment OF neutral aorr
near Tampco for the protection OF tlr
great oil wells there owned by forcisu
and American interests.
The effort to effect this understand
ing Is being made by Admiral MAYO
jointly with the British Admiral a.
Tampico. Up TO "a late hour to.ulEht M
report had reached Washington ot ,Ac
success OF these negotiations,
That the United States ie 1oinA a.,
that It properly can de- 10 bring about
y cessation Of the Nighttime between ,Hs