The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-02
ENVoYS OF SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS REPORT PROGRESS
 IS SATISFACTORY.
ONLY ONE DISCORDANT NOTE
carranza Declines to Accept Offer of Suspension of Hostlities During Peace Parleys-Will Push the Tam pico Campaign.

Washington. May 1.-Assurances of peace with q steady abatement of war talk was tn, dominant feature in Mex ican developments here today. At tention still was centered on the work of the South American mediators, who reported steady progress and no deadlock between the parties,
 In other quarters, however, the failure of General Carranza thus far to accept the mediators proposal for suspension of hostilities caused continued doubt over the outlook for broadening the scope of the mediators work to a settlement of the whole Mexican situation.
 The report that pr. Edward Ryan, an American in the service of the United States government, was about to be shot as a spy by Mexican Fed erals at Zacatecas caused serious ap- prehension through the day, but re- assurances as to Dr. Ryan came di- rect from Huerta late in the day.
 While the gravity of the hopeful ness of the situation varied from hour to hour, the South American envoys kept steadily at their work, holding two lengthy sessions at the Argen- tine legation. Their long conference last night with Secretary Bryan was followed today by a conference with the Spanish ambassador, Senor Ria no, who represents the Huerta gov ernment. The medators made no an- nouncement.
 It was known they were expecting another definite development today which might lead to a statement lat CT, but it's purport was not disclosed. There was reason to believe, however, that it related to the attitude of Car ranza.
 Summing up what the mediators had accomplished a well posted au- thority said it represented more ac- tually done in a given time than ever had occurred in the history of inter- mediation. He specified, sseginning April 26, and continuing six days in- cluding today:
 First, acceptance of good offices by the United States; second, accept ance by Huerta; third, acceptance by Carranza; fourth, suspension of hos tilities by Huerta.
 A sixth development, it was expect ed, would further emphasize what was being done.
 The Spanish ambassadors confer ence with the mediators was not to deliver any communication from Huerta, but to go over the general situation. The mediators are putting aside all diplomatic circumlocution and sending cables direct to Huerta and Carranza, and receiving direct re- plies. The text of the Huerta reply through his foreign minister, accept ing good offices and the Huerta reply to the armistic proposal, received last night, were direct cables to the me diators.
 The regular cabinet meeting today was devoted largely to affairs other than Mexico, showing that much of the tension has disappeared. Mem bers of the cabinet spoke hopefully of the mediation proceedings, and felt from it's present aspect that it would work out. Secretary Bryan said the point in the negotiations where it was necessary to submit a basis for the American governments position had not been reached.
 The entire administration is scrup- ulously avoiding any move that might be construed as designed to influence the mediators. The president has cancelled his semi-weekly conference with the press for the time being on this account.
 The envoys of Brazil, Argentina and Chile have dual capacity in their present intermediation. They make up virtually an international court and as such are entirely inde- pendent, the United States being a party to the proceedings. Each of them. however, is accredited to the United States, and they are holding their sessions at Washington.
 For this reason there is a desire to avoid any appearance of having their individual capacity as envoys to the United States influence their attitude as an independent and impar- tial tribunal detached from all pres.