Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-08
j. S. To SEND
REPLY TO NOTE
FROM HUERTA

WASHINGTON, May S.-Seeretary
BRYAN admitted tarly today that TINS
government had received a note from
the South American mediators seek
ing TO solve the Mexican crisis, IN
which complaint is made by the
Huerta government that American
operations at Vera Cruz are in viola
ton of the armistice.
Asked as to the details Of the medi-
ating ENJOYS note Mr.. Bryan said:
''It simply sets forth what Huerta
says. A reply to the note will be
made"
Ambassador Da Cana, of Brazil,
and ministers Naon, of Argentine,
and Suarez, of Chile, were astir early.
None of the mediators would discuss
the news emanating from Mexico City
regarding the Huerta protest, for
warded through Acting Minister OF
Foreign Relations Escteva Ruiz, and
later confirmed here by Secretary
Bryan. Whether the ENJOYS or any
of them would so to the state depart
ment to negotiate further regarding
the protest against American military
operations was said to be probable by
those in close touch with mediation
developments.
Cabinet TO Discuss Question.
w HtIl lit 1iiANE0 oAoLIS W0At1 ~
ply to the enoys' note was not made
known. President Wilson is said to
hae been informed last night of the
Huerta goernment's communication
and il is expected that the subject
would be considered at the cabinet
meeting today.
Officials point out that neither the
United States nor General Huerta
has yet entered into any formal arm
istice. What occurred was this:
The mediators suggested that hos
tilities should be suspended during
the period of negotiations. To this
Secretary Bryan replied 1t was as
sumed there would be a suspension
of hostilities, except to repel attack
Genedal Huerta's answer was un-
derstood to be an acceptance, but the
exact terms have not been given out
Mr. Bryan has several times pointed
out that this did not constitute a
formal armistics, but only an as
sumpSion that hostilities would be
suspended except TO resist aggres-
sion.
Article VIII of The Hague conven-
ton, of which the United States and
Mexico are signatories, provides spe-
cifically on troop movement pending
mediation, as follows;
"Adticle VII The acceptance oil
mediation cannot. unless there be an
| agreement TO the contrary. have the
effect of intrrrupting. delaying or
hindering mobilization or other meas
urec, or preparation for war.
IF mediation occurs after the
commencement of hostilities It causes
no interruption to the military oper-
atoms in progress, unless there be an
agreement 10 the contrary"
Question on Construction.
To what extent the present sus-
pension at Vera Cruz operates undei
these rules appears, therefore, to de
pend largely on the construction OF
the informal understanding that 4
was assumed hostilities would be sus
pended except to repel attack.
Leading authorities on internal law
hold that an armistice. truce or sus-
pension of hostilities should be definite
and exact and not implied. One OF
the leading authorities, Halleck, says
such a general suspension of hos
| tilit'es can only be made by the soy
eighty of the State. either directly o
by authority specially delegated. Such
authority is never implied. and the
enemy is bound to see that the agent
is specially authorized to bind his
erinciple.~