The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-08
CRITICAL ASPECT
OF HUERTA REGIME
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representatives OF the American gov
ernment Justice Mahlon Pitney,
though n Republican, is close iriehu
OF the President, and may be chosen.
Justice Day was a member OF inc,
Paris pence conference, and is FORMER
Supreme Court Judge.
George Gray, Of Delaware. also per-
sonally intimate with the President
and an American delegate to me
Hague IL another who IL considered
likely to be chosen. Counselor Rod
ert Lansing of tho State Department
b,isy will, his duties at the department.
may not be prepared to serve. but II
satisfactory arrangements can be made
to take care of his work. he may ne Sc
lected. Henry d. White. former am
bassador to France. also is spoken OF
us possibility.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy. former charge
d'aeraires al Mexico city, arrived In
Washington to-day. He saw Secretary
Bryan only for few minutes. and de-
fcrred his call TO the President and
Secretary Daniels until later.
TRAIN LOAD OF REFUGEES
DEPART FOR VERA CRUZ
A report from the Brazilian ambas-
sador at Mexico City. stated that
train load OF refugees, 500 TO 600 in
number left for Vera Cruz in two sec
tons yesterday evening. General
the trains. Those on the train included
DIR. Edward Ryan, the American ply
stefan who had been arrested on
charge of being n spy and released on
strong representation by the Brazilian
ambassador. Tho case Of John Silliman,
deputy consul Mt Saltillp. whose disap
pearance Al San Luis Potosi has caused
much anxiety. resulted In visit to
General Huerta by the German and
French minister. He assured them that
he had sent soldiers to tho assistance
OF Silliman. Saltillo is cut Off from
tho capital and perhaps now Is In the
hands of tho Constitutional!sts. and the
orders, the diplomats said. might not
reach their destination.
Chairman Chamberlain. OF the Com
mittce on Military Affairs, introduced
q resolution authorizing the President
10 raise the army above the present
statutory limit OF 100000 In times when
war Is imminent or on occasions of
grave emergency. requiring the use
OF the regular army. The resolution
also rccitcd that ut the present time,
there exists condition which at any
moment may require the fullest and
most effective use OF the regular army
of the United States. Senator Cham
berlain declared the bill was not the
result OF any conference with the Sec
rotary Of War or tho President.
MILITARY PREPAREDNESS
ON PANAMA CANAL ZONE
Significant evidences of military pre-
parcdncss came from Colonel Cocktails
OF tho Panama zone. who reported that
his forces had been stationed along tho
cnnal TO protect the locks.
Notwithstanding the fact that Car
ran2a VIII not be represented by dele
gates Mt the mediation conference, It
was stated authoritatively that the plan
proposed by the mediators would cover
the pRciftcatiOn of all Nnxico
The peace plan, 1t was learned. will
not be formulated until negotiations at
Niagara Falls shall have produced n
OASIS OF Information and an exchange
or views between the meiiators and the
delegates. and until everything tn be
presented by delegates of both Sides
shall have been fully considered and
sifted. N
In this connection. II was pointed ont
mere to-day that there seemed TO be a
mistaken Idea that the mediation pro
ceedlngs wero In the nature of an In
ternational conference to be followed
ny the signing of q protocol. whereas
inc EFFORTS OF tho lnediators will be
advisory only.
Thsre Is no disposition, It was said To
regard tho advance OF the Constitu
tionalist forces az an imminent danrer
reports during the day showed
,haL whilo, American refugees con-
ehct eSouuS from Mexico Citv
and the south. conditions In Northern
Mexico had so improved that Amer.
leans felt justified In venturinr baclS
10 reopen their mines. The American
consulate at Cananea, Sonora, was re-
opened by Consular Agent Montacue
PLANS FOR RETURN TO
OIL FIELDS INTERRUpTEJs
Plans for the return of British and
american operatives to the Ta,nnico
OIL fields were interfered with by an
unexpected notification from the Fed
eral commander that no foreieners
could land as long as warships re-
manned Mt Tampico. Both Federals
and Constitutionalsts earlier had In
vited tho oil men to return under
promises OF protection, and General
Huerta according to information
reaching tho State Department to-
day. had issued an order to Federal
officers In the Tampico district to this
effect. Messages passing through the
State Department Indicated that tho
Tampioo oil properties are we'll cared
for.
A delegation OF representatives Of
American oil interests at Tampico.
which has Just returned to tho United
States, called at the Navy Depart
ment to-day and told Secretary
Daniels that the United States should
police Mexico. and aid the resumption
OF oil Operations. Later they saw the
Presidont. Secretary Daniels, told them
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