Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28

the South Americans might reach was
an absorbing topic in official Washington
and the entire diplomatic corps today
Other features in the situation largely
were lost sight of except among army and
naval officials charged with the execution
of prepare tions for eyentualities.
White House officials let 1t be known
that they were earnestly DESTROYS of aid
ing the South American diplomats in
every way possible, and that no an
nouncerents as TO points that would be
insisted upon by the United States would
le made or anything else done at this
time which might embarrass their efforts
will Have Favorable Effect.
rhroughout official and diplomatic cir
cles the belief was expressed that sue
cess of the peacemakers so far necessari-
" would have a favorable effect upon the
situation: that even though their efforts
ultimately failed indirect diplomatic COM
nunication between the United States and
the Huerta government has been restored
temporarily. and the chance of u better
understanding infinitely improved:
Secretary Bryan announced that the
Presidents recent address to Congress
and the full text of the correspondence
between Argentina Brazil and Chile had
now reached all Central and South Amer
lean capitals and that had 1t gotten to
Nonteyideo I ruguay, earlier the anti
American demonstration there would
nave been averted.
Event Held Significant.
The consensus Of opinion In Latin
America said a statement from the
Pan-American Union here, seems to be
that this action Of Argentina, Brazil and
chile is in many respects the most sig
uifcaut ard aching event in the
history of the American republics since
tho declaration of the Monroe doctrine,
nj IL is hoped that the press and people
or the t'n1tod states will try to curb the
f.s.us war spirit and give the mediating
nations strong moral support III their
efforts for Peace.
While Secretary Bryan and govern
luent officials expressed A Discrimination
10 discuss the mediation plan during its
present stage, they said it had not
reached the point OF actual proposals.
The American government simply has
formally expressed its Willingness TO
listen to any plan of INTERPRETATION
which the representatives, of Argentina
Ertzh and Chile may formulate
tiuertt has formally shown his readi-
ness to bend H listening car to the peace
plans of the South American envys
Administration Stand.
The attitude of the administration has
tong been established that the elinina-
ton of HUerta was an essential 10 any
final settlement of the Mexican problem
This view was reiterated as recently as
Saturday at tho White House, when SEN
stors and representatives We're consulted
as to the proposal of good offices.
But while maintaining this view as to
what would ultimately be essential to a
real settlement, there has been no formal
Submission of such condition to the en-
voys. now intrusted with the work of
Cancellation.
President Wilson has received from
the International peace bureau of
Brussels d cablegram congratulating
the United States on accepting media
ton in the Mexican dispute. The cable
gram was as follows:
The pacificists of the world heartily
congratulate the United States gov
eminent for having without hesitation
accepted the mediation of friendly
powers and so given a solemn testi- |
mony of its sncerest desire to settle
by pacific means all international dis
putes. The United States government
remains the leader in the cause of uni
versal peace