Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-18
HOPE TO RESTORE
MEXICAN PEACE
IN TWO WEEKS
Washington Officials Confident
That Harmony Will Be
Brought About Soon.
GEN. HUERTk REACHES
PUERTO MEXICO SAFELY
U. S. Govt Redoubles Efforts
to Force Rebels to Grant
Amnesty.

WASHINGTON July 1s.-Efforts
aimed at restoration Of peace IN Mex
leo were redoubIed today BY admin
istration officials They we're in di-
rect communication with carranza,
chief of the victorious Constitutions
alists, urging him to proclaim general
amnesty for political offenders. and ia
touch with Zapata. the southern
rebel whose forces frequently have
appeared almost at the gates Of the
capital 1t was hoped 10 bring "a
pata into harmony with the peace
program, which contemplates the
quiet transfer OF power from Fran
cisco carbaJai, Huerta's successor. 10
the Constitutionalists. One report
stated the southern rebels had de-
manded that Carbajal resign within
the next three days TO prevent an
advance on the capital
Through John r. Silliman. Presi-
dent Wilson's personal representative
at Carranza's headquarters. the Com
stitutionaiist leader has been urged
to conduct his triumph in a temperate
manner, to avoid excesses upon the
entry of his army into Mexico City.
20 declare amnesty for the forces that
fought the northern armies and to
recognize the rights of church orders
and foreigners.
Await silliman's Repo<f.
While members of the revolutionary
junta in Washington have expressed
doubt whether Carranza would be
willing TO give guarantees for the
life and property of men who turned
against Madero. yet the formal re-
port of his attitude on that point had
not been received from Mr. SiIliman
II was awaited with keen interest.
Carbajal 1t was believed, was readN
to surrender at the earliest opportpp4
ity the Office he accepted from Hucrta
In his address to the representatives
iterated that he had no personal mo
tives aside from helping 10 put his
country's affairs in order.
President Wilson ard members Of
/ his Cabinet would not comment to<
day upon -1hesafn. arrival u HueEs
| Ia at Puerto Mexico xhere. Sf WAS
thought he might board either =
German or English warship for h.
foreign port However. adminfstr1-
tion officials were confident that .ak
various Mexican factions soon would
tCdSA Oil dSA CClllcnA LAidl AQutA I|~t
suit in the establishment Of a gov
ernment that would attract general
recognition. They were predicting
the practical restoration OF peace ii
Mexico within the next two weeks.e
PUERTO MEXICO. July 1s.-Gen-
eral yictoriano Huerta, who recently
resigned as provisional President OF
Mexico. arrived here last night. He
was accompanied by General Blan
quet, his minister of war. General
Huerta spent the night aboard his
train
try and share the exile of General
Porfirio Diaz, whom he escorted 10
the coast three years ago, is yet un7
known except perhaps to himself
Captain Kohler Of the German cruiser
Dresden, offered him his ship for any
use he cared to make of her. bht
General Huerta merely thanked him.
adding that he would return his call
today.
Trip without Incident.
The trip to this port was without
incident or unpleasantness other than
that oceasioned by the terrible heIss,
OF the tropical lowlands. With Huer-
ia and Blanquet were the general
staff. The party occupied train OF
nine sleeping cars, four Of which were
given over to troops. Two other
trains loaded with nothing but troops
preceded General Huerta's train and
arrived here an hour before the Huer-
ia train. Behind him came. another
train, also loaded with soldiers. to
guard against any rear moyemenIs.as
When the train pulled IN, scores
of officers from the trains which had
previously arrived lined along the
wharf to get a glimpse Of their de-
posed chief. There was not A cheer
nor a hand-ciap. Those at the train
side, as If by agreement, treated the
arrival of the ex-president as a most
solemn incident A few townspeopie
were present. but they exhibited
nothing more than curiosity