Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-19

WdSHtIlS ton, June 1S-On1c1alS or the Washington government tonight characterize the Mexican situation as extremely delicate. This comment re- ferred particularly to the mediation conference which will be resumed to- morrow at Niagara Falls, but it also applied to the conditions in northern Mexico, growing out of the action Of General Villa in insisting that he should have complete military con- trol in the campaign against 0ener- al Huerta.
 Hope for success of mediation. how cording to persons in close touch with the administration, and this hope was said to be largely based on the devel- opments in the constitutionalist ranks, the view being held here that inter necine squabbles among Carranza's followers had been nipped and that this enhanced the chance of an agree ment being reached upon a provisional president and that internal Mexican hostitlities might be checked.
 Huerta's delegates at Niagara Falls, having failed to induce the United States to accept their so-called com promise candidate for the provisional presidency, it was reported here, might at the last minute yield to some one suggested by the United States even if he bore the stamp of the constitu- tionalists. in d\der, to hold up the mil
 
 Villa to Have Charge of Army.
 Credence was given here to reports from the Mexican border that Gen eral Villa had proposed to Carranza that there be a division of the civic and military operations of the revolu- tionists, Villa to take command of the military and Carranza to remain in charge of the government forces in the states under constitutionalist control
 The American delegates at Niagara Falls were in communication again today with President Wilson and Sec retary Bryan, discussing particularly the reply to be made by the United States to the statement issued yester- day by the Mexican delegates with re- gard to the position taken by the Amereian government
 The chief subject discussed during the day in official quarters here and ai- so among the agents of General Car ran1a in Washington, was the action of General Villa in Chihuahua.
 Further evidence of the desire of the Huerta government to avoid any addi- tiona1 issue with the United States has been afforded by the release of an American named F. J. Smith who west coast of Mexico on the charge of being implicated in the killing of three Mexicans who. attacked his home.
 Rebels Protect Foreigners.
 The constitutionalist authorities al- so are declared to be showing a dis position to meet all reasonable de- mands in the matter of the protection of Americans. and other foreigns in Mexico and Punishment of those i'm turing them. Thus it has just been reported that General Carranza has re- vived the commission Of medical ex- perts appointed by him some months ago to ascertain the facts connected with the death of the British subject Benton and the American citizen Bauche. and it is expected that the re- port will be submitted to General Car ranza within few days. He in turn will transmit 1t to the state depart ment as a matter of information, ac- cording to his promise and the cases will be placed on the docket with many others to be presented for settlement when some permanent form of govern ment is erected in Mexico.
 Rear Admiral Howard today re- ported from the Pacific coast that the captain of the Mexican gunboat Guerrero had formally returned thanks to the commander of the Amreican cruiser New Orleans for the surgical assistance rendered by that vessel to the wounded in the battle between the Guerrero and constitutionalist craft TaT1pico.