New Britain herald., 1914-05-28
ARMS FOR HUfRTA
 SENT FROM JAPAN
Large Consignment on Board ldzu-
 mo for Mexican Dictator.
ORDERED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO

munition to Federals at Puerto
 Mexico--Occupation of Vera Cruz
 Was to Block Landing of Cargo.
 Washington, May 2S.-The main stages of the negotiations at the Niagara conference have been re- ported to President Wilson under the referendum by which the American delegates are acting, and are now understood to have reached req sonably complete form on essentials of the proposed agreement.
 There has been no effort, so far, to weld the essentials into a proto- col. but the various propositions stand out distinctly and will readily admit of an amalgamation into a complete protocol when it is found necessary to do so.
 The understanding here is that these elementary propositions have been agreed upon by a process or elimination of the issues which it had at first been impossible to com pose It by no means follows that the points still in dispute cannot be adjusted; the purpose has been in framing these separate propositions, to clear the way for the discussion and adjustment of the most serious differences.
 Success is Remarkable.
 Though the tentative protocol, if such it may be called at this stage, consequently omits some of the most dangerous factors, which must enter into the final settlement, it is re- | orIo Lxyo q oiy,ic tro a as most promising and, considering the limited period of time the med iators have been at work, the success so far attained has been remarkable compared with similar negotiations.
 Closely following the landing of munitions of war for Huerta from the two German liners at Puerto Mexico, a large consignment from Japan is due at Manzanillo or Salina Cruz, on the west coast. Word has reached Wash 1 ington that the Japanese cruiser IdZumo. which has been lowering around Mazatlan, has gone down the coast, and though the latter report is lacking in official confirmation, so far, 1t is understood that, like the German cruiser Bremen, which conveyed the Ypiranga to Puerto Mexico on the east coast, the Japanese warship will ac- company the expected merchantmen to one of the ports for transportation by rail to the Mexican capital. Ordered by Huerta. The Japanese arms and ammuni tion were ordered by Huerta many : months ago.
 / Treasury experts, discussing the
 landing of the cargoes of the Ypirangs raspd Bavaria at Puerto Mexico, dis
 sl .ne iiiieoHs~-.--erroneous the theory tha
 uer themselves -1rse-ships would ren f oy landing the munitions sunishmen
 o.ner than that to which theV -assg
 einany consigned. There is noth lne' m American law, at least. to nra . seht conslsnors changing destina +io,, of cargoes. iile'ioh or proper manifest how esoi, IS punishable, and General Fnns on "ould De within his rights in de. tnn4 tne Bavaria, if, as reported C,.,' steafner had appeared at Vera e@ "lthouf' such document
 Widely Varying Features.
 reolctlons that a protocol would De signed by the Huerta o-.,'1 o1' ference legates to the-- sI,- reports that the Hamburg g-America n steamer Ypiranga had delivered am intuition for the federals at Puerto Mexlco were widely varying features In the Mexican situation that en- gagged the president and his advisors today.
 While 1t would have been impos- slole to prevent the delivery of nuni- | tons for Huerta without violation of the true between the federals and the American government, yet the in- cldent recalled that the occupation of 1 vera Cruz was to balk the landing of the very war cargo that now will reach Huerta through the Tehuante- pee railroad port
 Two Shipments Received. Official reports that Huerta had re- celVed an additional cargo from the Hamburg American liner Bavaria were borne out by statements from Mex1co City that two large shipments of munitions had been received in the last two weeks. Suggestions of the way they would be employed were conveyed in the statement that the federals now are we'll supplied With ammunition ito carry on their campaign against the constitutional ists.''
 Cont1nued optimistic news from Niagara Falls encouraged administra- ton chiefs today. It was declared that the main issues between the two missions had been satisfactorily re- solved in principle, and that all re- naming to be determined was whether comparatively minor matters would be included in the negotiations
 Carranza Still Silent.
 Word was yet to be received from Carranza as to his attitude on media uon. Particular study given by con-
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