South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-15
WAR WITH MEXICO
OVER; VILLA TO
CRUMPLE HUERTA
Navy and War Department
Officials ConCede Fact Fol-
lowing Fall of TampiCO-
SiIIiman'S Fate in Doubt.


WASHINGTON. May 15.-Unless
Huerta DEGREES otherwise war with
Mexico is over Navy and war officials
who have been champing at the bit
conceded this THURSDAY
The fall of Tampico having been ac-
oompHshed villa is TO be allowed TO
crush Huerta slowly.
Secretary Bryan admitted Thursday
that Consul Sillimans fate is still i'm
doubt, but the state department does
not appear exercised over the situa-
ton. II seems apparent that Secre-
tary Bryan has information ON the
case which has not been made public.
A peace indication came from Vera
Cruz i'm the news from General Funs-
ton that Huerta has recalled General
Mas and substituted General Pena IN
command OF the Mexican forces near
Vera cruz. This is believed 10 be due
10 protests by General Funston on the
reported execution Of Private Parks.
Believe "a sop.
Significantly also. General Pena was
g MaderOista and his appointment IS
regarded as sop to the MaderO fac
ton in the nope of winning their sup
Fort against the On-marching villa.
cd the acute situation connected with
the oil wells il does not entirely re-
move the dynamite from the Mexican
situation. Complications viii arise at
the port over questions OF entry and
the shipment of arms but IN view OF
the peace attitude o. the admlnistra-
ton no question so irritating as 70 dis
turb the relations between the admin
istration and the cOnstitutiOnalists is
expected 10 develop The removal OF
the embargo on arms was seriously
considered at the white house today
at a conference between the president
end Chairman stone OF the senate for
e.gn relations committee.
Both Secretary Bryan and Secretary
Garrison were asked today concerning
the reported threat by General Villa
that the cOnsttutiOnalists wOuld
fight any American advance on Mex
leo.
Secretary Bryan said that he must
decline TO discuss reports from Mex
leo on which he had no official knOwl-
edge and that il was entirely too early
to speculate concerning what the
ConstitutOnalists may 90 if they get
control of the Mexican government.
Secretary Garrison said the question
was one for the state department.
Benton Case Discussed.
What Great Britain may do con- /
erning the murder of Benton at
~
p,cO was subject of discussion at the
state department
At the time OF the incident Sir Ed
WaTd Grey significantly remarked that
Great Britain had no redress against
the constitutiOnalists except by block
aiding a port of theirs If they had one.
England's warshipS are now in
touch with Villa at TampicO and the
ghost of Benton is expected TO come
back To haunt him. Just what steps
england viii take are not known, but
an view of the English oil interests at
hTampicO il IS expected that Great
Britain VIII await repriSals or indem
nifty until a more convenient time.
Spain has moved for a settlement
OF the wholesale expulsion of Span
iards from TorreOn by the rebels.
Ambassador RianO took this up at the
state department today. Germany
and France have grievances against
villa and the rebel chief may find that
in TampicO Ee has caught a tartar
after all
The Tampico situation viii be COM
plicated by the PRONUNCIATION of an
expected order from Huerta esta blish- I
ing a blockade of Mexican ports. As
Huerta still has some gunboats at
TampicO, an order of this kind could
be made effective against commercial
vessels.
Secretary Bryan. after talking on
lDlS UlldEt WIFI the IIllAcn anu span
ish am baSSadOrS and the Netherlands
minister, today said that no announce
ment on the question of blockade
would be made at this time.
Foreign nations understand that a
blockade cannot be declared merely
on paper and that IN order to be rec
Ognized internationally il must be in
effect. II Great Britain. France
Germany and the other nations should
determine that Huertas gunboats
cannot maintain an effective blockade
OF the mouth of the Panuco river they
would be justified as the United
merchantmen into the port by war
ships
a long and important conference
on the subject Of the trade OF the
Port and Its privileges is now said To
be going on between the American
admiral and the navy representatives
Of Huerta in the Panuco river
II is expected that Admiral Mayo
will report fully tonight or as soon as
possible on the conditions as he finds
them at TampiCO.
AS To the oil situation which con-
Germs Great Britain. Germany and the
Netherlands as well as the United
States the state department expresses
confidence today that the constitution
alists will keep faith with this govern
ment and there may be a return at
once To the oil fields by the operators
and the managers.
II is believed that Admiral Mavo
took some OF the Representatives of the
oil Interests to Tampico today to look
over the situation and report the terms
that would Doe made with the con-
stitutionalists