The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-04
WASHINGTON BELIEVES MED.
IATION WILL END MEX.
ICAN WAR
POLICY OF WAITING
Carranza Has Failed to Indicate
Definitely What He Expects
to Do
tBy Associated Press)

Washington, July 3.-With rdexfcan II
mediation in recess pending action ~
the constitutionalist, officials of the
Washington government tonight re-
fused to concede that all chances for
peace had fled.
administration leaders held TO Ihis
optimistic view despite the fact that
no definite wcrd had come from Cen
eral Cd:rinAa. first chief d the con
:titutionalist respecting ut confer
e:.re with his subordinate generals
over The invitat On fror: :lic med:aiors
for Ills agents m participate ~ discus
sion with the Iuerias representatives.
Tonight Charles A. Douglasa, ont
OF 'Iarranza's coInNellors, who ha :.
been chiefly interested In efforts to
bring about the meeting between the
Mexican antagonistics. had "a long
conference with Secretary Bryan. Pre-
vlous to this he had conferred for
hours with Rafael Zubaran and Luis
Cabrera. Carranza's chief agents I'm
Washington
Conferred With Chief.
1t was admitted that nc: saEes had
been received from General Carrauza
at Saltillo. but. 1T was learned these
messages asked for further infcrnia-
fion about the proposed conference
and also with relation to the attitude
OF the United States. 1t was int.ulutad
hat some assurances we're wanted by
the constitutioDe:ists az to when the
United Satsg; you'd retire from Ivera
Tic cons4it Gtionaiz
aststeh.ild agree 10 a provisional gov
e.Ameit pending constitutional elcc-
tion. MIR. Bryan would not discuss
the situation. but the general intiiCa-
tion. In all sources was that nothing
definite would L., known concerning
the cOnstitutionalists decision for sey.
eral days.
That the Washington government
still is exerting all possible influence
upon the cOnstitutionalists TO yield TO
the, proposed conference again was an
PARENT John r. Silliman, vice con-
sui at Salttllo. left tonight 10 return
10 his post there. to do everything In
dis power to induce General Carrinzn
and his associate loaders to agree ia
q provisional government. Mr.. Sill,
man had Q long talk with President
Wilson bafore his departure. Mr. Ca
prera and Mr.. Zubar,n sill express
ed hope that favorable reuiy
would be received from General Car
rapza, despite tho fact thar Fernando
igieslas, lender OF the I.iber;iI party
In Mexico, and personal friend Of
General Carranza, authorized the state
ment that the constitutionnlistJ npy-
or could treat with T@uerta's delegat-
tes except upon crnl3 OF surrender.
Nothing Definitc.
Mr. cabrera and Mr.. Zuharan would
nor comment upon this statement, but
IL was pointed ,ut that tie cn,a;
agent or. General CarranZa In WASH
1hgon through whom all Official state
ments were transmitted, was Mr Zu-
oaran. He inslstna that there was
no definite word from his chief re-
garQlng the proposed conference.
JuRtice Lamar and Mr. Lehmaun.
:. the american commissioners 10 the
Niagara Falls conference. returned TO
washington today and talked briefly
w1th President Wt,st.i and Secretary
6ryan. The president congratulated
them upon their painstaklng work.
NO formal conference was held. but
the commissioners expect to see the
president agafn, probably next Mon
day They will remain here subject
to call should the constitutiolalists
agree to meet the Huerta dslegatcs
The American commissioners did NOT
confer with any OF the constitutional.
lists nor do they expect to until some
definite plan OF action is agreed up-
on .f =
AT constltutionalIst headouartnra
1t was apparent that the immediate
source Of anYtptv Lwao MT ,,,. ,,,,,,t.