Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-26
EL|MINATI0NOF
HUER1A IS ONLY
HOPE FOR PEACE
PRESIDENT WILSON ACCEPTS
OFFER, BUT WAR PRE-
PARAT1oNs PROCEED
MANY nations JOIN HANGS
Spanish Ambassador Conveys
Overtures to the Mexican
Dictator. @:'
LINES EXTENDED.


Warrington, ilApru 2h---Ad-
miraI Badgers and FIstcher's, re..
port from Vera Cruz >tonlsbt
read: :. .' : t,taa..13
"Lines Of b'uejackets and ma.
rines are being extended further,
beyond the city. : \ 5:'@,y.
Ono battalion Of marines Ais an:
trenched to two miles and. a,hatt
west No contact Of MexiesGs
expected. A train under a Nag Of
truce with $50 Mexicans, prosss4,,
ed to a break in a Mexleaa rAla,;'
and meeting a train with 40 itsr. :
eigncrs and fifty AMertslNs,
were brought to Vera Cruz. Tx
Grange at Mexican sfsfnoese Tor
American refugees are planned.
WASHINGTON, April: rs Ths
Pan-American diplomacy tonight
made its first attempt to solve the
Mexican crisis by peaceful negotta-
tions. The United States government
accepted from Argentine, Bfagfl,
and Chile formal offer to act -
in the present 'sttuz.
ton, but reservedly poiatsd out that
act of aggression by military forces
of hostile demonstrations toward
Americans might upset all hopes OF
immediate peace. .'%'.
Coincidently with acceptance of Of
fer of mediation, administration ON
cials announced there. would be no
cessation of prepal ations Of the army
a1d navy or future emergencies. NO
orders will be issued to naval forces
at Vera Cruz or ships at sea, chang
ing the original plans.
No further steps, however, to Sc
cure reparation for indignities which
gave rise to the present situation
will be attempted while effort is being
made to bring about settlement
diplomacy. Although oner
was made by South American coun-
tries it did not reveal plans.
Elimination Of Huerta.
II was learned they contemplated
a settlement of the Mexican problem
the elimination Of Huerta.
upon which the United States has
insisted from the beginning. ...
Notification of al offer of inter
mediation was not only sent to dip
lcmatic representatives of Argentine.
Brazil and Chile, in Mexico City, but
also to General Carranza and con.
in northern Mexico. -
Summons Senator'S. I, r.. ..
President Wilson summoned Sen
ators Stone, Shively and Dodge, Of the
senate foreign relations committee,
and Chairman Flood and Representa-
tive Cooper of the house committee
IN foreign affairs, to discuss the new
turn of events. This is the first ray
of hope after day Of worry ana
anxiety over scores Of Americans.
who are held up In, flight from the
Mexican capital. ....i
From those at tonight's white house.
conference it was learned while the
president was not sanguine of sue
,ess of intermediation plan, he felt
t his duty to the American govern
nent to avail himself Of the offer.
Interim Negotiations. =
It was suggested that interim neSo-
iations. even though they are unsuc-
,essful, might serve to repress anti
American outbursts and afford an op-
portunity for Americana to depart
rom Mexico. The feature of the plan
which some laude din fact that the
United tates is joining hands With
hree big nations on this hemisphere:
Of the Pan.Amertcan
solidarity and the principle Of the
uonroe doctrine, and at the same
lime showing to central South
\morica ss a whole. the peaceful IL
eutions of the American government.
rhe fact that Argentine, Brazil ana
,hile stood with the United States In
to recognize the Huefta
government is element In the sttua-
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