Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-08
Dictator Will Not Force
Hand of United States
at This Time, Sec. Bryan
Is Officially Notified.
CRISIS IN MEDIATION
CONFERENCE RELIEVED
Action Regarded in Diplomatic
Circles as Conclusive Evidence
of Huerta's Sincerity in PIaC-
ing the Fate of His Govern
ment in Hands of MediatOrs.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Huerta
has decided after all not to blockade
Tampico and force the hand Of the
nited States with the possibility OF
disrupting the mediation proceedings
at Niagara. Mr.. Riano. the Spanish
Ambassador, notified Secretary Bryan
officially to that effect today.
Thus, the latest crisis In the Mexi-
can situation. fraught with possibili-
ties of renewed hostilities between
Huerta and the nited tSates passed
over
What actuated Huerta in backing
down does not appear In the brief ad-
vices which reached Washington. Tn-
official reports that the dictator had
decided at the last moment to re-
scind his order of blockade has
reached unofficial sources which have
been in very close touch with the
situation, about the same time Mr..
Riano was notifying Secretary
Bryan. Instantly there was an evil
dence of relief of tension of the last
three days along this line in official
circles.
Pressure from Niagara Falls.
There were broad intimations here
that the influence which had caused
Huerta to rescind his order had gone
Mexico City all the way from
Niagara Falls where, il was said. the
mediators and the Mexican delegates
had ben urging him in the strongest
possible terms TO withdraw his posi-
ton and let the mediation proceed
It did not appear here that Huerta's
change of position had been contin-
gent upon any change of plans for
/ the cargo OF the steamer Anliilas
steaming for Tampico with arms for
| the Constitutionalists 1t had been
Sdggested that possible pressure upon
the owners of the ship might cause
them TO divert her.
One thing, however, wa plain, Pres
/ ident Wilson was determined that
Tan1pico should be kept open to the
I commerce of the world and the
American ships under Rear Admiral
I Mayo were in evident readiness to
enforce it
Whether the AntiIla's war cargo
would be considered as commerce had
I the situation come to the point of
break. all officials here decline to say.
Seek News of Gunboats.
! The gunboats Zaragosa and Bravo
should have arrived at Tampico about
/ the United States Sacramento and
Tacoma, they passed Vera Cruz yes
terday. In the absence of any new
report TODAY. Secretary Daniels wire
/ lessed Rear Admiral Badger for a
report of their position. The possibili-
4 ~ that Huerta decided not to block
ade the port may have diverted them,
was taken into the reckoning here
! General Huerta's dispatch announc-
inn n CNuC ,rT0 Of fHnn j. =.
was received at the Spanish embassy
early today, and its purport was Inn
mediatelY communicated to Secretary
| Bryan al his home. Later a fuller
report was made to the secretary
after the translation. The dispatch
/ requested the Spanish ambassador TO
/ inform the American government
/ that the suspension of the blockade
] had been decreed by General Huerta.
that official notification would be
published in the official paper to-
morrow and that orders had been
/ given to the Mexican gunboats TO re-
/ turn to Puerto Mexico.
/ General Huerta's action in calling
/ off the blockade was inspired, 1t was
| stated. by a sincere desire not 20
/ jeopardize the success of mediation.
In diplomatic circles Huerta's ac-
I tior was regarded as conclusive evil
dence of sincerity that he has placed
the fate of his government and the
settlement of the Mexican problem
fully in the hands of the South Amer
/ lean mediators and his representa-
/ tives at Niagara Falls
The wires between Washington,
J Niagara Falls and Mexico City have
been hot with official dispatches
since the receipt Saturday afternoon
of the dispatch announcing the proc
/ lamation of the blockade. Represen-
tations on the serious nature of the
crisis precipitated by his action. and
/ the decision of the American govern
ment TO keep Tampico open were
made to General Huerta from several
quarters with appeals 70 sacrifice a
possible momentary advantage for his
/ government in order to prevent the
collapse Of the peace conference at
Niagara Falls.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June s.
! General Hnerta has withdrawn his
/ intention of hlockading Tampico. ac-
cording to official advices to the dele
gates 70 the mediation conference
+ This removes the danger of any rup-
ture in the mediation proceedings and
will permit the Constitutienalists TO
4 land the arms carried by the Cuban
4 ship Antilla.
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