The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-06
ACCEPTS MEDIATION
HCERTA S REPLY FAVORABLE
TO DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES.
spain REPRESENTS Him
Spanish Ambassador Receives Impor-
tant Message From Mexico City
Though Still Hoping for Peace
Washington Administration Pre-
pares for War.

Spanish Ambassador Riano an
nounced late Sunday that he had re-
ceived private advices from Mexico
City stating that Gen. Huerta has
accepted the offer Of Argentina, Bra
zil and Chile to use their good Offices
to bring about an amicable settle
ment of the difficulty between the
United States and Mexico.
When the formal acceptance from
Mexico City is in hand, the South
American diplomats will be ready to
proceed with their plan, no intima-
ton of the nature Of which has yet
been given. It generally has been un-
derstood there, however, that peace
envoys expect to deal directly with
the situation created by the Tampico
incident and other offences against
the honor and dignity Of the United
States, hoping to bring about a peace
full settlement.
Administration officials appeared to
be much gratifed at the prospect OF
having the proposals Of the great
South American republics listened to
by Gen. Huerta. Until the nature of
the plan is known no officer of the
administration cared to make any
comment.
President Wilson, hopeful, though
not confident, that war may be avert
ed through the efforts of Argentina,
Brazil, and Chile, conferred with Sec
retary Garrison, approving orders for
the joint jurisdiction of the army and
navy over Vera Cruz and vicinity
when Gen. Funston, who will be in
command, arrived Monday to rein
force Admiral Fletcher's forces.
Tension over the one phase of the
situation which may at any moment
upset peace plans-the safety OF
Americans in Mexico City and other
interior points-was partially reliev-
ed by the announcement of Secretary
Bryan that through the British en-
bassy the Huerta officials and Ad-
miral Fletcher had arranged for the
safe departure of Americans from the
Mexican capital and the free exodus
of Mexicans from Vera Cruz.
The Brazilian ambassador and the
ministers from Chile and Argentine,
who have undertaken to solve the
Mexican problem by diplomacy, were
in conference most of the day.
They had not received the reply
from Gen. Huerta through the Span
ish embassy at Washington, who is
caring for Mexico's interests in the
United States, as to what he thought
Of the tender of good Offices accept
ed by the American government, but
tile three diplomats we're confident,
they said, that Gen. Huerta would
accent.
Accordance of good Offices is in no
way binding on either party to agree
to any conditions, but it opens a way
for discussion Of proposals of media
ton.
Admiral Badger wired the COM
munication between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City was irregular, that an
outpost of Mexican Federals eight
miles away refused to permit line
men to repair the cable. Later the
cable was reported repaired. While
a break in communication between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City will en-
barrass the sending Of messages by
the three South American diplomats
to their representatives in Mexico
City. there is another line Of COM
munication via Salina Cruz and the
Pacific coast cable which can be utll-
lied in emergency.
Secretary Bryan requests the Bra
lillian embassy to endeavor, through
the Brazilian legatita I in Mexico City.
to obtain the release Of some thirty
American refugees reported by Amer
can Consul Canada as having been
taken from train at Aguas Callen-
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