The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-09

Washington, May 9.-T1e mediators
continued their sessions today, salts
fed from kilograms from Mexico City
that the Huerta delegates would sail
today from Vera Cruz to Galveston,
and proceed direct to Niagara Falls
for the openig of the conference May
Is.
That the Huerta delegates would
start. is taken as an indication that the
point raised by Huerta regarding the
observance of the armistice has no:
caused him to withhold from the con-
ference. y
American officials appeared 20 view
with little concern reports that the
German shirs, Kronprinzessin Cecillie
and Vavaria, have a consignment Of
arms for Huerta, and that the former
has already reached Puerto, Mexico.
and the latter is en- route to the same
port. .e
The German ambassador said no
representations had been made to him
that he had done nothing regarding the
landing of the cargoes from German
ships in a Mexican port.
He admitted he had rendered aid in
the effort to have traffic resumed on
the Tehuantepec railroad, which has
.Eu6FCO, mexico.
Secretary Garrison said the war de-
partment :laG no jurisdiction to delay
munitions OF war that might be con-
signed to Huerta aboard German ships
. bound for any port except Vera Cruz.
Yesterdays Developments. ~
/ Washington, May 9.-Eiigh tension
| marked the Mexican situation yester-
day, both on the military and the dip
| lomatic side.
The war department, was the chief
center of activity and while no author
itative statement was made beyond
| Secretary Garrison's formal reply that
ments have been sent it became
known that the sending of additional
troops to Vera Cruz probably would
| be carried out. This step would not
| be intended in any way as an ag-
gresSive measure, but as reasonable
precaution to support the force al
ready there in case of any untoWar6
event.
Such an untoward event is consid-
cred one Of eventualities which must
be guarded against. although it is not
regarded as imminent.
OF equally serious portent to the
| troop preparations was the report late
in the day that two German merchant
ships were about to arrive at Puerto
Mexico, with large supplies Of arms
and ammunition for Huerta. 1t was
realized that this, if true. would pre-.
sent an incident similar to the arriva.
of the Yparanga at Vera Cruz, with
her cargo of munitions, which led i'm
mediately to the American occupation
of that port.
Huerta's protest to the mediators
that the United States had broken thu
armistice by landing additional troop!
at Vera Cruz was considered by the
Icabinet and later Secretary Bryan an
nounced that the reply Of this gov
ernment stated that no aggressive
steps had been taken by the United
States forces and that nothing hat
been done in violation Of the suspen
sion of hostilities.
| The American reply was delivered
to the nedidtors late yesterday. TIL
mediators themselves. also took thu
view that the question raised b!
4 Huerta over the observance of tn
armistice could. be cleared away, AM
that Huerta could be convinced tha
the United States had not violated, il
spirit at least, the armistice whicl
: had been agreed upon. g..
The cabinet meeting brought out
general discussion of the Mexican sit
4 uation. 1t was said after the meetin
) that the matter of troop movement
had previously been left with the wa
!, department and there was little doub
as to the sending of additional force!
| wholly for precautionary purposes.
! also became known in this connectio
, that inquiries had been made of tn
! governors oS states to ascertain tn
condition of national guards, and hoy
? soon they could be prepared for actiy
! service IL conditions required. Thi
again is a precautionary measure, ye
| to be finally executed by the militar
! authorities.
The indications are that if nations
guards are called upon they would nc
? be sent out Of the country, but woul
: be used on the Texas border, relievin
regulars there, who would thus b
available for reinforcing the troor
now in Vera Cruz.
The discussion of reinforcing Gener
al Funston at Vera Cruz has develoT
? ed a markell difference of opinion
!, the cabinet. Some of the member
: take the view that the mediation ne
: gotiationg might be embarrassed b
, such an act, while others believed ths
! it was necessary precaution agains
I g. sudden attack on the American fore
: es stretched along the railroad to til
: waterworka General Funston is III
9 derstood to have told, the war depar'
: ment that with the 1000 men he no
!. has his lines are vulnerable at differ
e ent points and that q sudden attac
: along the railroad would necessitat
/, the withdrawal of forces from 9th,
/, points, which would be left unprotec
ed. He has informed the war deparr
n merlt that he will need at least 1870
n to $4,000 men in order to hold vei
t Cruz, as well as the outlying distric
Y which he now has garrisoned.
ell The decision as to the number
d troops to be given General Funste
:, has been left, it is understood, to IL
: Judgment Of the general staff. Sc,
,f lretary Garrison said that as yet /
n orders had been issued for any move
& lment, but 1t became known author
-ltatively that contracts had heen clol
led for the chartering Of several me-