Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-06-07
Mexican Representative at MI
agara Falls Gives Out State
me1t Defining Attitude Of
Provisional President
AMERICAN DELEGATES
MEET MEDlAT0RS
United States May Yet Be
Compelled 10 FIGHT ConStI-
tutIonaIiStS for Restoration
of Civil Government

isy soesisa JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED ~tstl
Washington june noffcial re-
fports We're current i'm Wdshnaton to-
dar that General Carranza, chief of
the revolutionary forces In MeXico.
WAS willing To participate i'm the me-
dHtion conference at Niagara Falls
IN condition that there should be no
|armStice between his forces and the
Hucrta government and that Mexican
internal questions 90 De considered
should concern only such affairs us
had been developed bv the American
occupation of Vera Cruz
Officials here tonight would not dis
euss the situation in the absence of
direct information as to what attitude
the constituencies leader would take
towards the recent proposals from
the South American mediators but an
answer from Carranzd TO the COM
munication of the medators was eX-
pected To be forwarded from Saltilo
hy Monday should Carranza's posi-
tion coincide with that outlined here,
the general opinion was that media
tion NEGOTIATIONS would proceed and
that a way would bo found for dele
gates from the constitutionalist
forces to participate In negotiations
for ultimate peace i'm Mexico
Government Not Alarmed.
DESPITE alarmist reports from many
sources arising because Of the ship
ment of arms to the consuWtionalsts
at Tampico from the United States
ports there was no apprehension APP
parent here i'm government circles.
10 also was made known that "a con-
cluson had been reached that this
government had no authority To inter-
Nene n the delivery of ammunition at
Tampico i'm view of the conditions
which have arisen since the United
States accepted the good offices of the
South American mediators for the
composition f Mexican difficulties.
In consequence of these develop
ments II was expected here that there
would be no interference either ON
the part of the United States or Cen
eral Huerta with the landing OF ann
munition at Tampico from the steam
ship Antillu. Admiral Badger reported
from Vera cruz that Huerta gum
boats still We're at anchor I'm Puerto
Mexico harbor and at AlyaradO This
was taken as ample evidence that they
would not be sent to Tampico TO i'm
tercept the Antilla. which will reach
her destination Monday or Tuesday
Secretary Bryan today conferred
with the president and was accomp3-
MED by John r. Snliman. the Ameri-
can consul general at Saltillo The
president directed Mr. Silliman to
make written report of his export
ences, and enjoined him to keep sic
lonce In the meantime as 10 his treat
ment at The hands Of the MeXcans
With regard to the appeal by of
ficials of the Hamburg American
steamship company against fines lev-
led on the steamers Ypiranga and Ba-
varIa for Irregularities In delivery of
ammunition consigned to General HUI
erta, no official action has been taken
by the German embassy here. Pro-
test against the fine on the part of
the German company is said to be
based ON section of the Mexican
customs regulations which authorize
the importation of merchandise, under
exceptional circumstances, through
other custom houses than that men
TONED In the manifest.
This permission, il was pointed out
by the steamship agents. had been
given for all goods consigned to Vera
cruz by decree regularly issued ON
May / 3 by General Huerta Claim is
also made by the steamship company
that it secured from the American
authorities at Vera Cruz proper clear
ance papers for Puerto Mexico before (
the Ypiranga sailed from Vera cruz
No mention of amy legal objection 10 +.
the landing of the war stores at
Puerto Mexico was made il is assert .
ed and agents of the company fur
ther insist that the American collector .
Of the port of Vera cruz informed tho /
agent Of the line there that the land .
ing Of the cargo at Puerto Mexico was .
legal
The German government has been
officially informed earlier through the +
state department. il is asserted. that
Puerto Mexico expressly named 8s
such was am open port
No official comment could Doe had
today on the London publications 10
the effect that Sir Edward Grey had .
warned Secretary Bryan Of the in
tention OF the British government 10
secure reparation for the killing of the E
British subject Benton. BY the consti-
tutiOnalists. II is known. however,
that when the state department re-
ported to the British ambassador
here the results of its efforts to secure
an official investigation Of the facts
connected with Benton's death. Sir Ce-
cil Spring Rice, while returning the
thanks Of his government for the et-
forts made by the United States gov- (
ernment, even IL abortiye, let tt be F
known to the state department that I
his own government would following /.
an unbroken line OF precedent look
for full reparation for this incident +,
To whatever government of Mexico fl
nally emerged from the present cha- /
otic conditions. Il
Howell to Stake out Bridge.