The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-05-08
SEEK CARRANzAS
AID IN PARLEYs
DESPITE REBUFF
Mediators Still Urge Him to
Send Agent.
WILL MEET IN CANADA
Huerta May BE Eliminated by Rebels
Soon, Is Washington Bellef-DIc-
tator's Financial Condition 10
Most Serious.

Washington, May Calculation OF
the Mexican trouble will proceed with
or without the participation of Gen.
eral Carranza and his constitutionalist
colleagues in the negotiations. The be-
lief, however, is that Carranza might
be a party to the proceedings.
It. was learned authoritatively that
further effort was being made to in
duce Carranza to send representa-
tive to the parleys.
The mediators had further explained
their position to Carranza and we're
hopeful that he might be represented
without seeking to limit his agent to
discussion of any particular subjects.
To Meet In Canada.
Announcement was made through
Secretary of State Bryan personally
In behalf of the mediators that they
and the representatives of the United
States and Mexico would begin their
conference at Niagara Falls, Canada,
May Is.
Mr.. Bryan's announcement in full
was as follows:
THE mediators have notified the
different parties: that Niagara Falls,
Canada, has been selected as the place
where the mediators will confer with
representatives Of the different parties
interested in the mediation. and that
the 18th Of May has been fixed as the
date when the conference will be-
GIN"
With the elimination of Carranza
from the mediation negotiations, as an
nounced "a hours ago, because Of his
refusal to agree to an armistice in
the internal war. most students Of the
situation thought the bottom had
fallen out of the entire plan. The
Washington government still Is friend
ly to the cause Of the constitutionalists
in an indirect way.
Wilson Says go Ahead"
When Carranza refused to stop his
military movements and was elimina-
ted from the proposed conference the
scope of the mediation naturally was
narrowed TO the issues between the
United States and Huerta.
1t was learned later that when the
mediators decided to withdraw their
invitation to Carranza to appoint rep
resenatives. Secretary Bryan was adj
vised of the crisis and was asked
whether President Wilson would be
willing to waive the requirement that
Tho v,xopoood co<<Iorooo< ho e,%f,fo n
tory to the different elements in Mex
ico," as required in his letter accept
ing the mediation proposal.
While the president did not specifi-
cally waive this condition, it is under
stood that he told the medjatnrs to go
ahead with their plans in the hope Of
reaching some adjustment acceptable
to both sides.
General Villa, 1t is reported, intends
to begin a simultaneous attack in the
next few days against Saltillo and San
Luis Potosi Another serious blow to
Huerta is the announcement by Zapa-
ia that he will at once march on the
capital.
the federals at Torreon, is also report
ed to be at odds with his former COM
mander and on the verge of deserving
to the rebels.
With these serious reverses crowd
ing upon him, Huerta's position Is
slowly but surely becoming untenable,
1t Is believed.
May Relieve Vera Cruz.
The rapid advance of the constitu-
tionalists from the north is expected
to cause a concentration of troops in
the capital. This will, it is said, tend
to relieve the situation at Vera Cruz,
information was received that order
prevailed in Mexico City, but that HUI
ertas position was very precarious.
Not only the military situation, bun
also the financial condition Of the
Mexican government is becoming
more serious. The railroads of the
country and its business have been
suspended.
Since the occupation of Vera Cruz
where the revenues are being collect
ed and seqrestered by the American
government, Huerta would have been
eliminated but for the money he OBJ
tanned through the customs collections
at other ports. Now this source of rev
enue is cut on.
The policy of the United States is
to maintain its present position at
Vera Cruz without advancing its lines.
Brigadier General Funston. command
ing the American force. has been d.
rected to hold the city and the water
works, but not to take any aggressive
steps and to fire only when attacked.
An advance on Mexico City is not
regarded as necessary or desirable at
present. Whit will be Huerta's fate
can only be told by future events.
There is TO doubt that he will be
executed If he falls into the hands of
the constitutionslists. Zapata would
probably treat him in similar fashion.
There IS belief on the part of
these who have Hairtakaed a. iHti.