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CALL ON ALL PARTIES | TO JOIN CONFERENCE SOUTH AMERICAN ENVOYS MOVE AHEAD Idea is That With Representatives at Hand, Delays Will be Obviated. Washington, May 2.?The three South American envoys who have undertaken the task of pacifying Mexico by diplomacy today made another decisive move in their plan by requesting the United States government, Gen. Huerta and Gen. Carranza :o appoint representatives :o confer with them in Washington. Ambassador da Gama of Brazil and Ministers Xaon and Suarez of Argentina and Chile, respectively, called on Secretary Bryan, asking him to designate the United States representatives. At the same time they telegraphed their requests to tie head of the government in Mexico City, as well j as to the constitutionalist chief. Xo announcement of the subject to be considered by representatives of i the three parties to the mediation, or of the powers or functions of the newenvoys was made except for the following brief statement issued through the State department on authority of the three piplomats: "The mediators have delivered to; this government and a''e sending out] to Gen. Huerta and Gen. Carranza requests that representatives be appicnted to confer wi:h the mediators." The proposal to bring together specially designed representatives was nvi nil rtf + Vi ^ tut; jl esuit 'ui ctxi ciii-ucij' scoaivu v/i. iuc South American envoys. The suggestion has been made to them from va-! rious quarters that mucii rime would be saved and the problem o fexchanging views would be simplified by such a process. While it is realized ihat representatives of all parties probably will not be given authority finally to pass on poinis brought up in the discussion with the mediators, they could sound out their superiors so that before formal proposals actually were made, the mediators would have an idea of their probable reception. The envoys felt confident tonight the step they had take.a would meet with favor by all concerned, believing there could be no f ft m nol/^nlotnrl UUJCdlUU LU CL lUJtg taivuiuivu univj to facili:ate the progress of the work. Thus far responses from Gen. Huerta and Gen. Carranza have not been clear as to whether the differences between the United States and Mexico arising out of the Tampico incident alone would be considered by them or whether they would consent to a general discussion of the Mexi- j can problem. By sending representa- j lives here, it is pointed out, such dif- i Acuities would be bridged over, for in j an informal conference with the med- j iators everything pertaining to Mexico could be discussed and even inKofnro fVlO o r Q T'r? iUiinanj ouuiumcu utiv/i t tuv of formal proposals was reached. For Pacification. Incidentally it is known that mediators intend to concentrate taeir attention on the broad subjec: of pacifying Mexico, hoping that differences between the I-Iuer a government and rhe United States might becomo secondary in view of a so'u iou of tho entire Mexican problem. Meanwhile, although the United; ! States and Gen. Huer a have agreed to a cessation of hostilities, no word . has come from either Huerta or Car- j ranza in response to the proposal for . an armis.ice between the Mexican factions themselves. Toe mediators, however, are confident their work can, go ahead despite this obstacle. Should Gen. Huerta and Gen. Carranza de-! cide to send special envoys, it may j take at least ten days for them to get; here and in the interim it is not b.->- j lieved vital points will be reached by! the mediators. While the mediators spent the da> considering the proposals to bring j representatives of all factions together, official Washington and diplomatic circles were interested in the resignation of Senor Lopez Portillo y Rojas minister of foreign affairs in tne nueria caDinei. il \%cts variously interpreted, some seeing in it an indication of Huer.a's intention to brook no suggestion for -his own retirement, as Senor Portillo was active j in the mediation preliminaries, and others suggesting that i: might be the means of selecting the Mexican cabinet officer as a special representative of Huerta to confer ^vith the Washington mediators. >"otblng of Bad Omen. a The appointment of Senor Estrada^ Ruiz, undersecretary of foreign affairs and a close friend of Senor Poriillo, gave many Mexicans and officials.here the impression that there was nothing ominous in the change so. \ far as mediation was concerned, and that if Portillo was forced out of the cabinet, The incident was personal rather than political in significance. In well informed dipl >matic quarters Ruiz's appointment as Huerta's ! foreign minister was accepted as j meaning and mor? direct hand in the I : TJ 1 ,1 ., 1 - ~ l!ldi nun ici \>uuiu iai\c a | etronger and more direct hand in the j extent of letting the media ion fail, mediation negotiations, but not to tne j extent of letting the deeiaion fail, | as .here was reason to-believe Huerta j now had come to recognize that a, failure of mediation would carry him J down with it. It definitely known J that as late as last Wednesday, af-! iter Portillo had given Hv^ria ac-! i j cep:ance of mediation, h i held ! a conference with one of the EuroJ pean minis:ers at Mexico City, at which Huerta expressed doubts on mediation, and urged that European powers -ought to get toge her on I some alternative plan. His main desire was that they! | should bring about arbitra'.ion, binding on both parties, ins:ead of mediation, which is advisory. No action | was taken, but Heurta's views then | expressed indicated his skeptical at- ] titude toward mediation. Ruiz, who is comparatively unknown in modern official life, is expected clearly to reflect the Huerta views. Interest in the personnel of the i representatives to advise with mediators was aroused in diplomatic circles. For the United States the names of Counselor Robert Lansing of 'the State department, John Lind, personal representative of President Wilson in i Mexico; Joan Bassett Moore and Henry White, former ambassador to France, were suggested in various quar:ers. For the constitutionalists it is most probable that Rafael Zubaran Catimani, who arrived here today to become confidential agent -of Carranza in Washington, will be designated. For Gen. Huerta, Senor GOdoy, for many years first secretary of Mexican embassy; Senor Algara, until recently charge d'affaires -of the embassy here, and Senor Francisco de la Barra, Mexican minister to France, have been suggested. ASSURANCES OF PEACE Efforts to Brine: Settlement Go Ahead ?Fiivov* Rpnort tinod Pro gress. Mexico City, May 1.?It is reported here that a triparite agreement to an; armistice was signed here today by representatives of the United States, the federals and the rebels. Jose Manuel Cardozo de Olievera, the Brazilian minister, confirmed the report except as :o the actual signing of the agreement. Wnthincrtrm "YTov 1 ?iccnranppc nf I ? T J., AJLkJkJ W A U" VVtJ w*. peace with a steady abatement ofj "war talk," was the dominant feature ! in Mexican developments here today, j Attention still was centred on the | work of the South American media-, tors, who reported steady progress ] and no deadlock between the parties. In other quarters, however, the; failure of Gen. Carranza thus far to | accept the mediator's proposal for a j suspension of hostilities caused con- j tinned doubt over 'the outlook for j broadening the scope of the media- j to-s* work to a settlement -of the' waole Mexican situation. The report that Dr. Edward Ryan, j an Ameriacn in the service of the j United States government was about! to be shot as a spy by Mexican fed- j erais ai Zacatecas caused serious up- , prehension throughout the day, but | reassurance as to Dr. Ryan came direct from Huerta late in the day. While the gravity and hopefulness j of the situation varied from hour to ' hour, the South American envoys kept steadily at their work, holding two lengthy sessions at the Argentine legation. Their long conference last night with Secretary Bryan was followed today by a conference with 1 the Spanish ambassador, Senor Riano, who represents the Huerta government. The mediators made no announcement. Very Fast Work. Summing up what the mediators j < had accomplished, a well posted au-1. I thority said it represented more ac-1 ( tually done in a given time than ever j hnrl nprnrrpfl in rhp hist.orv of in- I termediaticn. He specified, beginning i April 26, and continuing six days, in- eluding today: First, acceptance of good offices by the United States; second, acceptance < by Huerta; third, acceptancy by Car- < anza; four, suspension of iostilities < by the United States; fifth, suspension i ] of hostilities by Huerta. i ] A sixth development, it was expect- | ] ed, would further emphasize what was t being done. The Spanish ambassadors conference witfc the mediators was aot to J \ deliver any communication from Hu-1 erta, but to g) over the general sit-' nation. The mediators are putting aside all diplomatic circumlocution and sending cables direct to Huerta and Carranza and receiving direct re-i plies. The regular cabinet meeting today j was devoted largely t) affairs other j than .Mexican, sh wing that much of the tension has disappeared. Meml bers of the cabinet spoke hopefully j of the mediation proceedings and felt,; fr >m its present aspect, that ir would "work our."' \<>t (.ivinff Embarrassment. The entire administration is scrupulously avoiding any movement that might be construed as designed to j influence the mediators. The president' has canceled his semi-weekly con-1 fereuce with the press for the time being on this account. The envoys of Brazil, Argentina and Chile have a dual capacity in their present intermediation. Toey make: up virtually an international court j and as such are entirely independent,; the United States being a party to' the proceedings. Each of them, however, is accredited to the United States and they are holding their sessions at Weshington. For this reason I there is a desire to avoid any appear-1 ance of having their individual capacity as envoys to the United States influence their attitude as an independent and impartial tribunal, detached from all pressure from any of the parties concerned. THI>K THAT HUERTA wrsrr en nnw\ yj \s v -.1 ?UL vv a \n v v n With This in View, Rebels Are Disinclined to Make Concession in Connection With Mediation. El Paso, Texas, May 1.?Several rebel leaders tonight declared Victoriano Huerta -was ready to step down and out under the pressure of his cientifico supporters, who, they said, already regarded rebel success as inevitable. The constitutionalist leaders said that on account of tins belief they would make no concessoins when mediation came up as a result of the good offices of the Argentina, Brazil and Chile diplomats. Rebel leaders in El Paso said :he good offices of the South Amen- I can diplomats were accepted by Huerta only as a means of "saving his face.'' Out of the negotiations the Huerta supporters, according to the rebels, hope to save .themselves what they can of their valuable proper ties in Mexico and possibly some of their privileges. Gen. Carranza will be represented at the sessions of the board of mediators at Washington. Two of his representatives will be Rafael Subream, now in Washing on, and Luis Cabrera, now on his way to the United States from Spain. Cabrera was presidsnt of the chamber of deputies at Mexico City when Madero was overthrown. Two more may be appointed in the persons of Jose Vasconcelos, Mexico CLy lawyer, and Francisco Urquidi, who is in charge Af a r\ rrAn rtrr or TX7o oil in orf An U1 tiiC ICUC1 asciJL^j at yy uouiu^iuu. j i; is said here Huerta's representatives will be Francisco de la Barra, federal ambassador to rFanecdna, 11 federal ambassador to France, and lose Castello. If four instead of two representatives are determined on, Manuel Calero and Jose L-imantour, the rebels believe, will be added. The a titude of Carranza's agenis, it is said, will be defensive. They said they regarded the whole scheme as designed to save for the Huerta supporters privileges which the rebels now feel assured they can capture. They therefore will oppose any proposition other it'han the unconditional elimination of Huerta and the coir plete recognition of Carranza and the party of which he is the chief. The departure of Villa from Chihauhau for the front today and Carranza's impending depar:ure for the South indicate the rebel intention to prosecute the rebellion with renewed vigor. In the opinion of Samuel Bel- " den, a legal member of the junta here, the federals have fought their last real batile against he rebels. Cheap Excursion Kates n From Coupon Points via Charleston 2 & Western Carolina railway to Jack- ~ sonville, Fla., account tJ. C. V. reunion May 6-8, 1914. For rates, etc., call a on Coupon Ticket Agents or write Ernest Williams, General Passenger Afent. j S29 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. 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