Evening journal., 1914-05-01
SIOO,OOO.OOO FOR
WAR while Peace
PACT IS OUTLINED
Prepare Army and Navy for
Service in Case Mexican
Mediators Disagree
WASHINGTON HEARS HUERTA
Will SALUTE The FLAG
BY JOHN NEyIN.
United Press staff Correspondent.

United Press Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May THAT per-
nanent peace with Mexico is not ex-
pected to result from the present
mediations, was Indicated today by
the request that the appropriations
IN the army bin, totolling upwards OF
flUO,O0O,O00 be made Immediately
available. The bill. now in the hands
OF the President carries appropria-
lions available after June l. A joint
resolution has been introduced by
representative Hay, chairman OF the
House Military Affairs Committee
making the money Immediately avail
able. This resolution has the APP
prevail OF President Wilson. SINH
Tar rider is expected TO be attached
10 the naval appropriation bill now
under consideration I'm Congress.
This action is i'm line w.th an OF
the precautions that are being taken
ly this government. Nothing Is to be
left und0ne TO have the armed forces
IN state OF complete preparedness
% the mediators finally report they
cannot bring about an agreement IL
IS admitted that were th1 only Ques-
tions in dispute those letvecn the
United States ana Huertc at the time
tic big battleship 6cct was ordered
apu-1 q speedy settlement cuuid De
reached. Huerts has made it plain
IL unofficial negotiations with repre-
senlatives OF The epvoys TIA, he s.
Wiling 20 salute inc Gag vreondi-
toncll. if the United States fcicos
are withdrawn from Vera Cruz he
f.IH
have gone too far for tFat and that
climilcte himself
Ife mcdiatcrs We're waiting todas
fur caTrarza's complete reply to their
T iucst thai he agree to q cessnticn
~ lostihties pendins negotiations OF
broad plane 20 seiile eli a. Mesi-
coz troubles. Tic snsvcr IS under
stood unoilcipiis no uc f.at rcfuaei,
pUt thq Ilecialcrt W-s hopefti tlat
81 Cerranz nieir otnc so1ae
tonditi0ns which tAC. 1aiei.t sciGo up
On 10 reopon The metter. They wtrc
IN session unt lon1 Sft0r daylight
To-Day, discussing this point. but TO
-infCrmation Wls fortbcoInine regard
inc The outcome. Daring the proeress
Of thc Negotiations. the mediators
sent for Secretary Bryan and told
bim that Hucrta had agreed to a
cessation OF al bostiiigcs between
his forces and those of the United
States Dendine the outcome OF the
rodiatlon negotiations Bryan re-
pc9ted lis formal assurances. that
TIE United States took it for granted
ihat there would be no Loshlities dur
'nE tnat period, but would go nc
farther
The Secretary OF state said today
that he was stlil hopeful there would
soon be complete working-out Of
The entire Mexican problem. He re-
Fused point-blank to comment on the
ottitndc Of the Constitutionalists or
20 Indicate whether he believed their
refusal to cease fighting would SER
'ously menace tho peace prospect In
licating, however, that he did not
'ook for very speedy action was his
reply to question whether he has
now definitely abandoned his pro-
posed vacation trip 10 Florida. He
said
~Oh, that is all of. am now hop
Inc that / may be able to get away
for q few days late I'm tie summer"
r't- " "hiN-N~iANAaA ItUlllr are III cir
culation here that the administration
has urged Villa TO strike hard In the
north without delay and to take SAL
iillo and Tampico before there can
be any direct result from the media
Ion negotiations. The moral effect
cf such a victory at this time would
aid greatly in the cause Of the revo-
lutonists With q seaport and all of
Northern Mexico in their hands, they
tonld with some show of Justice ask
Recognition OF their belligerent
rialits, and if this were granted
could then ask for arms and am
intuition with which to make a
speedy dash to Mexico City. Officials
reiuseeto discuss this report in any
way. Yet every effort is made to en-
phasize the friendliness of the Con-
stitutionalists, the only war bulletins
issued direct from the White House
heing those which tell Of aid given
consular agents by Carranza's subor-
dinates.
Fifteen hundred Americans remain
n Mexico City instead of only 500 as
reported, according to a dispatch to-
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