Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
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TO Lend HAND |
Friendly Office Solicited TO F;a5--
cilitate 4 M esdiatioI, Between 8
II Mexico and United States
2ARMlsT EsAs KED 3 ENJOYS
Want suspensicn 81 Hostilitles Pend
~; ing Peace Negotiations eneral Il
carranxa Refuses 10 Call OF s:7Ts
Troops-Gen. Funston Now
III IN Command at Vera 3s;s Y

Washing tom May 21.--ItsWas assert
ed here on Junque tiona Bile authority
/ that the South American ENJOYS who
are seeking to avert a crisis In Mex
/ leo ave appealed to European gov:
Hernments for 4 friendly x offices to ia.
scilitate mediation between Mexico and
the United States. M 81
The appeal, it was said, did not in:
8clude q Request, as reported from
abroad, that the powers use their in
fuence upon Presiden Wilson to
name cond itions which would insure
success OF the nego citations. 81 Y "a
Send Request ito carranza.
eg.9I It was also learned that q proposal
to General Carranza as head of the
consti nalists TO join the sarmistice
proposed between the United States
and Huerta has been made. Es
The proposal d was forwarded to
Carranza following his acceptance OF
the good Offices Of Brazil, Argentina
and Chile, and lis a part Of the plan
8of the ENJOYS to secure a general sces-
sation OF hostilities In 4 all Mexico
pending the mediation egotiations,
Request to Powers Brings Fruit.
The request to 4 the powers, 1t is
declared, has borne fruit, as several:
diplomatic atives of Euro
spean y tons have consulted Score
/ tary Bryan with relation to the nego-i
tiatiOns. 81 a
Denials If previous rumors from
abroad with regard to this matter, It
was pointed out, w ere based on the
report that the powers had been asked
to insist upon a moo ilcation Of the
attitude sof the! United States. Off;
cials here who are in touch with the
negotiations insist that such action
was not even considered and that the
friendly offices Of some OF the Euro a
pean governm ents had been extended
before the mediation ENJOYS made
the general request. Is ,I3 w
;4sS Would Not Interfere.
It Is believed here that any step
taken BY the European governments:
probably would he limited to empha-s
sizing through their representatives.
here the hope that the mediation
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to facilitate this purpose. There was
no int IGNITION. 1t is said, on the part Of
these governments to interfere with
the policy Of President Wilson. u. ~
One OF the hopeful signs in the
Mexican situation was instructions
issued by the state department to GER
tain consuls in Mexican cities. The
instructions authorized the consuls to
return to their posts and resume their
official duties "in their personal dis
tcretion." VT
The American consuls were. all or
dered out Of Mexico and the affairs
Of this government turned over to
representatives of Brazil and France,
shortly after the seizure of Vera
/ Cruz.
Mexicans Are Fighting.
Washington, May -Federalists
and constitutionalists are fighting at
Mazatlan and Acapulco. according to
= 4 dispatch received here from Ad-
miral Howard. commanding the Pa
cific feet Admiral Howard also re-
ported that the news of mediation
through ABB. C. is favorably received
by the better class Of citizens at
Mazatlan.l Message was sent through
the lines to the constitutionalists." .
Vera Cruz returned to civil govern.