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SKEPTICAL ON NEW TURN IN CRISIS
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OF.TR OF MEDIATION
ACCEPTED IN ATTEMPT
TO SOLVE IXIO CRISIS
U. S. Government Tendered Good Offices'of Argen
tine, Brazil and Chile As Intermediaries—Any Hos
tile Demonstrations Towards Americans May Up
set Hopes of Peace
No Cessation of Preparations By American Army and Navy
For Future Emergencies—No Orders to Change Original
Purposes
Washington.—Pan-American diplo
macy tonight made ith first attempt
to solve the Mexican crisis by peace
ful negotiation.
The United Btatea government ac
cepted from Argentine, iirazll and
Chlla a formal offer to act as Inter
mediaries In the present situation,
but reservedly pointed out that an act
of aggression by the military forces,
or hostile demonstrations towards
Americans, might upstc holies of Im
mediate peace.
No Cessation.
Coincidentally with the acceptanco
of the mediation offer, administration
olfflclals announced there would lm
no cessation of preparations by the
army and navy for future emergen
cies, and no orders would be Issued
to the navul forces at Vera Cruz or
the ship* at sea, changing original
plans. No further steps, however, to
secure reparation for the indignities
which gave rise to the present sit
nation will be attempted while the ef
fort is being made to tiring altout a
settlement through diplomacy.
Although the offer made by the
three South American countdlea did
not reveal their plans, it was learned
that they contemplate a broad settle
ment of the Mexican problem through
the elimination of Huerta, upon which
the United States has Insisted from
the beginning.
To Carranza.
Notification of the offer of inter
mediation was «cnt not onl) to tho
diplomatic representatives of Argen
tine. Brazil and Chile In the City of
Mexico, but to General CardHttza and
tin* constitutionalists in northern Mex
ico.
The Brazilian. Argentine and Chi
lian envoys transmitted to United
States areeptanoe of their proposal to
the Spanish ainhassadur who Imme
diately sent It by ruble to tho Spanish
legation at the City of Mexico for
presentation to General Huerta.
General Carranza, head of the con
stitutionalists, was Informed of it
tit tough his representative here
The three diplomats later announc
ed no further steps would he taken
by them until replies had been re
ceived. '
New Turn In Events,
President Wilson summot'c*' Sen
ators Stone, Shively ami Ixuige of tha
foreign relations committee. and
K'halrman Flood and Representative
Cooper of the housi; connnlttJe on
foreign affairs, to discuss the new
■ turn in events, the first rav of hope
isfter a day of worry and anxiety over
(the scores of Americans held up In
their flight front the Mexican capital
The text of the offer made by the
Brazilian ambassador and the minis
ter* from Argentine and Chile and the
reply of the American government
transmitted hy Secretarv Bryan in
pereon to the three diplomats late
today is as follows:
Test of Cffer.
"Mr Secretary of States:
"With the purpose Of subserving the
Interest of peace and civilization In
our continent, and with the utmost
desire *o prevent any further blood
shed, to the prejudice of tho cordial-
It* and union which have Hlways sur
rounded the relations of the govern
ments and the people of America, we,
the plcni|M>ttntturlcs of Brazil. Argen
tina and Chile duly authorlred here
to. have the honor for the peaceful
end friendly settlement of the 'on
filet between the United States and
Mexico.
"This offer pitta tn due form the
suggestions which we have had occa
sion to offer heretofore on this sub
ject to the secretary, to wham we
renew the assurances of our highest
and meet dial Ingulslmd consideration.
“D DA GAMA.
"R S KAON
“EIM AI'OR SUAREZ."
Not Sanguine.
From those at Saturday'* White
House oonferonoe. It wn» learned that
while the president not sanguine
of the surcean of the media I lon plan,
he felt It the duty of the American
government to avail Its.-ls of the ofrer
of the three great Smith Ameiiran
countries It was suggested that the
Interim of negotiate ns even though
unsuccessful might »rne to repress
• ntl-American outtninH* or afford att i
MEXICAN SNIPERS AT VERA CRUZ
ARE TO BE SHOT ON THE SPOT
Washington, O. C.—Admiral ltad«er
tonight reported from Ver* Vru* llisi he
vss extending Ills Hnra i»f l.lueja, k. ■*
•id marine* fun bar Iteyond the ell*.
The battalion of marinr* from tiio
ftouth Carolina are well entrenched urn
slid s Half mllra west of the city.
No contact had been had srllh th#
Mexican f.ecei- and non* nai expected
In the Immediate future
Vara Crur —By Die affartlve method
of extermination, an pin* by Mention*,
responsible for the kiting or wounding
of many Americana, t* to be stopped.
opportunity /or Americans to depart
from Mexico.
The prexiflent had the matter under
connldcratlon moat of the day with
Horretary Bryan and other member*
of the cabinet. The matter had been
Informally dlncutfMed by |he three dip
lomat among theniHclvcM, and the
joint note whh preHeiited In person to
Mr. Bryan early Saturday. Late In
the afternoon the president and Mr.
Bryan conferred about the reply, and
it was transmitted to the diplomats
at the state department Just iih the
proHlden began hlx conference at the
White House with the leading demo*
cratlo and republican members of the
congressional committee In charge of
foreign affairs.
Bight to Accept.
The senators and representatives
declined to he quoted, but those who
discussed It believed it was right for
the United States to accept good of
fices, though not agreeing in advance
to any cessation of Its preparations
for emergencies.
The feature of the plan was the fact
that tin* United States was Joining
hands with three big nations of this
hemisphere, emphasizing Pan-Anier
ican sol-la and n principle of the
Monroe doctrine, and at the same time
showing to Central and South Amer
ica the peaceful intentions of the Am
erican government.
Stood With Unitsd States.
The fact that Argentina. Brazil and
Chile have stood with the United
states iti refusing to recognize the
lluerta government is an element in
the situation which rose conspicuously
to the front as discussion <>f the l.'W
situation turned official circles, for the
moment at least, from thoughts of
war to those of peace. It generally
Whs realized that the .task of the three
countries would be difficult, for they
have been dealing with lluerta only
as a defacto ruler, and could not be
come nlvolved in steps of formal rec
ognition anymore than could the Unlt
«sl States pi its refusal to sign a
written protocol for tin* adjustment of
the incident*’ at Tampico and the de
mand for a saluto to the American
lafg.
Mhe three diplomats met Saturday
afte receiving the American govern
nu nfs reply to their offer. While not
discussing it, it is understood they
will endeavor to compose the entire
Mexican situation |ti order to restore
constitutional government in Mexico.
Officials who have studied Huerta's
personality and his stubborn indiffer
ence to any plan which would elimi
nate him from the headthe gov
ernment* were skeptical of the suc
cess of the |»e tec plan. Also those
officials who know of Carranza's ab
solute unwillingness to compromise
with Huerta, pointed to the undertak
ing is extremity difficult, should It
extend beyond an adjustment of the
I ainpico incident ami the present
critical relations between the United
States and tho lluerta authorities.
Might Vi«ld.
On the other hand, the belief was
expressed in diplomatic circles that
lluerta might ho willing to yield If
convinced by the three principal na
tions of South America of the true
situation —the possibility of n foreign
war and intermit iutmt complications
generally, not only wit* the nUtted
Slat*'** but with South American coun-'
tries who might support the Wash
ington government.
While administration officials ills
ctiHHcd the peace offer freely, and
lUMUy did not iM-ltev-v it would pro
duce results, the fact that the Amer
ican government bad favorably receiv
ed the good offices of three Latin na
tton* was regarded as of great Impor
tance. Borne officials expressed the
' w that even though armed Inter
vention on an extensive scale became
necessary, the United States would
have completed its record for a set
tlement of the Mexican difficult)
through peaceful means
Idle there was much dirtcua<*lon In
congressional circles of the necessity
of n more drastic and aggressive
course in dealing with Huerta, this
preceded the announcement Kg turd ay
night of the peace offer. It was evt
dent Saturday that congress is on the
brink of a general debate on a war
declaration. Y\ hether or not the ef
fort to settle the difficulty through
dipiomao would have an> effect In
Hereafter American marine* ami blue*
Jackets ahull lw> withdrawn from all roofs
except at a few designated points, and
luttroi* Instructed to shoot to kill any
other Individual seen on any other roof
after i S* p. m.
Pfittvls will else lie instructed to sur
tound and search any house from which
shooting occurs snd te shoot any snip,
era
It le likely tliat steps will also be
taken to regulate or even eupprsas cer
tain local newspapers which have hem
printing articles -a.misled to Infame
|th* people ag.iqet the Americans
U. S. Naval Commanders Who Have Come Into
Prominence
HARDSHIPS
REFUGEES
ENDURED
Huddled Together With Barely
Standing Room in Cabins, Ar
riving From Tampico and
Vera Cruz
Galveston, Texas.—About 3,000 Am
erican refugees are expected In Gal
veston by tonight. Many of them from
Vera Crus but the majority from Tam
pico. The battleship Connecticut is
due this mornlnfc with women and
children from Tampico and some mar
ried men. The American collier Cy
clops arrived Saturday afternoon with
316 men. The Cyclops has practically
no cabin accommodations, the men
sleeping on mattresses and on deck.
Risked Death.
The steamer Trinidadian nrrived
Saturday with 364 refugees, thirty
four of them women and twenty-six
children. The Trinidadian i* an oil
tanker and except for two small deck
cabins there ts no place to stand or
sleep except the top deck, an unshel
tered Iron surface. To go below deck
on an oil tanker for any length of
time is to risk dhath from noxious
gases. Women were given the' cabins
and available shelter. When It mined
there was barely standing room in the
caldns. Tarpaulins add blankets were
rushed to the Trinidad lull Saturday
when a heavy rain broke.
When tbi‘ quarantine hoat approach
ed the Trinidadian Saturday night
same men shouted "Go back and bring
us something to eat.”
Very Hungry.
others shouted to a man wearing
a rose "Give us that rose nnd a little
salt, we* are hungry enough to eat
anything. ’’
1 he refugee vessels had such short
notice that tt was not possible to gel
aboard sufficient food supplies before
sailing. The Trinidadian sailed with
out clearance pa pars. Food was hur
ried to the ships after the ynrrtved
here, but some of the refugees went
hungry for hours.
I a"*' Saturday nigtit the Ksperanzw
nrrived from Vera Cruz with about 356
Americans aboard.
forestalling aurh n debate was not
known Saturday night
Developments of tlie day. Itowever, In
terfered with Ilia plan, and the confer*
encea ended w thout definite conclusion
Out of the many conference the at
titude of the house loaders bee inis ,-x
--ceedlngly clear. The> said that war
should t’e declared. that the t’nlted
States should send .the army Into Mexi
co aid "g,, through with what U has
started." that tn this way only ran
Pence he eetahllehed on a sound sad
permanent boat*.
New Aspect.
Although the news of proferred media
tion put a new aspect on tits situation.
It wss the general understanding ttw<t
house leader* aspect to makr their rrr
rreentattons to the President as soon us
the army ha* twen concentret*d at Vet >
Crum.
Itt the senate there was no such yon
certed uctlcn, tail tharc was evidence
that tlie bond t‘f alien - whh h main
senator* have observed for months wII
l>e twoksn Monday and that war talk
wti| fluortsh again
Four days left to make county t*a
return*.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
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X/w-uv* V*f 2*
ADMIRALS MAYO, BADGER AND
FLETCHER.
Roar Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo,
commanding fourth division of the
Atlantic fleet (at left); Head Admiral
Charles Johnston Badger, command
ing Rtlantic fleet (at right); and
(below) Read Admiral Frank Friday
Fletcher, commanding third division
of tile Atlantic Fleet.
The crisis in afaifrs with Mexico
has acquainted the American people
with the now leaders of our fleets.
Rear Admiral Mayo sprang into
Prominence with his determined
stand against insults to American
sailors at Tampico. Hear Admiral
Badger, as the fleet commander, will
be the central figure in event of large
operations. He has an active career.
Rear Admlra] Fletcher has been in
charge of the delicate situation at
Vera Cruz for several months
UNDER FLAG
TRUCE, MAKE
EXCHANGES
Vera Cruz.—-Hear Admiral Hadger,
vmnmsnder-in-chlsf of the Atlantic fleet
h;\a recommended to Washington that
Rear Admiral Fletcher he kept In com
mand ashore after the army arrives
Disarming of All.
Washington. D. C Admiral Fletcher
tonight reported:
"At 3 p. m.. Saturday a train timber
flaj; of truce left Veru Crus at 10 a. m.*
with 850 Mexicans, proceeded ten kilo
meters to the break in the Mexican
road, meeting a train there with about
too foreigners. 50 of whom were Ameri
cans and all of whom were brought to
Veru Crus."
He mm id there had been no change in
the situation there, and that additional
conferences with the city officials this
forenoon resulted In the issuance of a
proclamation which ordered the disarm
ing of all Inhabitants.
NEGRO FIRES PISTOL AND
ATTEMPT TO SWIM CANAL
Saturday main at about 11 o'clock a
negro nanu',l Jamca Bailey, on the cor
tier of Philipp and Mvera alreeta .hot
>t another negro named John Calhoun
Officer L A William* heard the phot
«nd ran up juat In time to see Jamca
Halley dtaappaarlnf over the hl|l. Of
flier \\ llll.ima gate rh.ee and followed
the man to Ihe canal hack of Perk na
Mantifacturlna Company, wtiere Ihe ne
cro took to the water and awam the
canal. It waa near the ljth atreet
bridge however, and the officer waa
thua aide to get acroaa ftrat. standing
on the hrultte hk fired three tlntea at
the fugitive and made him ccme up out
of the water and auitender hlmeelf.
SENTIMENI
WAS FOR
WAR
Thought. Before News of Med
iation Offer Made and Ac
cented, That Storm Would
Break in House Monday
Washington.—Though the Mexican
crisis has ben under suppression in
congress for several days while the
president and his cabinet executed
plans of reprisals against the de
fiance of General Huerta, there is an
impelling undercurrent of feeling in
both senate and house for a declora
tion of war, which was tempered
somewhat tonight by the acceptance
of offers of mediation from Argentine.
Bravil and Chile.
leaders in congress for several
days had bet} discussing informally
the necessity for an unequivacal dec
laration of war. for a sweeping cam
paign In Mexico and for the ultimate
establishment by force of American
arms of peace and constitutional gov
ernment in Mexico.
Until Failure Shown.
No swell from tho undercurrent
reached the surface today, however,
but congressman in both houses had
predicted a storm would break Mon
day, or soon after American troops
reached Wra Cruz tc support the
naval forces there. Members who
were most restive over the situation
believed tonight, after learning of the
intermediation proposals, that no fur
ther aggressive action toward Mexl
so should he forced until It should
become apparent that the good of
fices of Stouth American nations to
compose the situation would fall.
Although there was evidence in the
senate of the feeling of dissatisfac
tion with present conditions, the most
remarkable evidence of unrest was
given in the house. During a day de
voted. under the surface, to a dis
cussion of Mexico, most of the leaders
were in conference, and sentiment de
veloped was strongly In favor of war.
In the confernces more than a
dozen of the most prominent men on
the Democratic side i articlpated.
To Wait on President.
The discussion was so outspoken
that there was talk for a time of
the appointment of a committee, to
consist of Speaker Clark and Mr.
Underwood which should call upon
President Wilson and inform him that
the sentiment of the house was for
war.
MOBILIZATION OF 10,000 TROOPS
WILL BEGIN AT ONCE PENSACOLA;
ALL ATLANTIC COAST ARTILLERY
Pensacola. Fla.—The war department Saturday requested from the
n *\> department the use of about »00 acre* of the naval reservation west
of the city, which was grant..,l. and the n,obligation of about 10.000
l ™,f "* thBI Point will he commenced at fin early date. All of the coast
t« r 'piror, 1*“ K t IT,< ’ r ”* ° 4 n , th « AtlH n**‘ - seaboard are now under orders. It
’ »" Proceed to Pensacola. T hey will occupy the army reserva
* uu " ied ,n '° ,un -
At h>*rt Barrancas it was admitted that orders had come from the
" B . T .w P ? r t 0 prepare,the grounds for two brigades of regulars, and
It Is thought all coast. artillery on the Atlantic coast will be mobilised
liivrt anu uvld in ruiuiiuM to embark on tnnvyvi'tf fvr Mexico,
0. S. CONSULATE BEING
STORMED BY REBELS;
AMERICANS WILL SHOOT
Last Word is: “Won’t Take Down the Flag Until Usual Time,
5:30; Don’t Know What Result Will Be”
MIDNIGHT
MOB RIOT
IT HOTELS
300 American Men and Women
Objects of Mexican Fury at
Tampico—Women Taken on
Board German Ships
Galveston, Tex—The Tampico sit
uation continued so serious, according
to a wireless message reaching here
today, that two torpedo boats w r ere
yesterday sent up the Paunco River
at Tampico to get Americans. Refu
gees ariving from Tampico today said
they were saved from rioting Mexi
cans early Wednesday morning by
German soldiers.
The story of the riot was told by
Americans on the collier Cyclops,
which anchored in quarantine here to
day.
When Warships Left.
The trouble started’ Tuesday night,
after the American warships at Tam
pico had left their positions near
shore and steamed some miles out to
sea. The refugees said they believed
the warships withdrew because they
had orders n#t to seize TamjJJco; and
believed their immediate presence
might excite the Mexicans. After
dark bands of Mexicans began to
range the streets, shouting insults at
Americans, who had withdrawn to the
shelter of the principal hotels in Tam
pico.
Midnight Mob.
About midnight a mob estimated at
600 began throwing stones at the
Southern Hotel, where thejre were
twenty or thirty American*, women
and some 300 American mei|, accord
ing to the refugees’ estimate William
Hanson, a former United States
deputy marshal in South Texas, or
ganized the American men who had
a few rifles and pistols, for resist
ance.
Little Ammunition.
The Americans, however, had so
little ammunition that they did not
dare open fire, fearing the Mexicans
would kill them after their cartridges
were exhausted.
The mob. emboldened, began pound
ing on the doors with clubs and fists.
One Mexican fired through a window
hut no one was wounded. Captain
Von Kohler, of the Germn cruiser
Dresden, the refugees Raid, sent of
ficers ashore, notifying the mob that
unless they dispersed within
minutes he would land marines. The
mob withdrew.
The German sailorß then took the
women from the Southern and from
the Imperial Hotels aboard boat’s to
ships in the harbor. There was some
rioting at the Imperial Hotel, but not
much damage was done.
JOS. M KINCHLEY WINS .
THE SPEED CONTEST
Students of St. Patrick’s Test
Their Skill at Shorthand.
Twelve students of St. Patrick’s
Commercial Class entered Into a
shorthand speed contest Friday morn
ing The results proved J. M Klnch
lev to be the winner. He leads the
other contestants by six words. Robt.
Bresnahan holds third place for
speed, but heads the list Tor accu
racy-.
Howard C. Smith leads the class
for the week's work The standing is
as follows H. C Smith. Chag. A.
Meyer. Robert Bresnahan, J. M.
Kinchley. John Bresnahan. Wm.
Laird Clias. Dlmmock. Morgan Bar
ton, Wm. Mitchell, James Mura. Ju
lian Weitch, J M. Lee
SUNDAY. APRIL 26.
Nogales,, Ariz.—C. L.. Montague,
American consular agent at Cananea,
a rich mining town, forty-five miles
south of Naco, Ariz., telegraphed to
Consul Frederick Simpich that at 5
o’clock this afternoon a mob of rebels
was congregating about the consulate,
and speeches threatening Americans
were being made.
All of the Americans except Mon
tague, however, had reached the bor -
der safely. Montague had remained
to pack up the consulate archives.
The dispatch read:
On All Sides.
“Am now in ofice attempting to
pack up archives, a very large mob
on all sides of the consulate. Strong
speeches being made against Arneri
cans. Some advocate breaking into
consulate, others to take down Ameri
can flag. I have decided not to take
down the flag until 5:30, the usual
time, so as not to create excitement
Do not knpw what the result will be.’’
Consul Simpich. Immediately wired
vigorous note to the rebel authorities
at Cananea, advising that American
interests must be protected, and de
precating any show of violence
against the American consular agent.
Armed Mexicans.
A raid of armed Mexicans on the
United States side of the border oc
curred twenty miles east of Nogales,
when a dozen Mexican started front
Patagonia, Ariz., to rob mining camps
on their way to the border. Ameri
cans from Nogales and surrounding
towns quickly armed themselves and
started in pursuit.
A long distance telephone message
from Duqesene said the Americans in
that mining camp and at Patagonia
had armed themselves and were pre
paring to fire on the Mexicans. Oniy
eight armed Mexicans started from
Patagonia, but they were said to
have gathered recruits and were head
ed for the border. The sheriff at
Duquesene called for help at 3 o’clock
this afternoon, two automobiles loaded
with armed Americans ‘ civilians and
a lieutenant of the United States
army started from Nogales to the
border.
The orders of the Americans are to
6hoot if the Mexicans show fight.
Americans in the copper region west
of here have been terrorized by the
rising of the Mexicans.
U. S. CONSUL
APPEALS TO
MAA S
Threat of Execution By Fed
eral General of 7 Americans.
Nothing Known of Charges
or Trial
New Orleans. —Wireless advices to
night from Vera Cruz stated that Gen
eral Maas of the Mexican forces has
found seven American prisoners guilty of
certain chargee and that he proposes to
execute them.
In Humanity's Name.
Consul Canda at Vera Cruz, the wire
less savs, has notified the state depart
ment at Washington of the reported In
tention of General Maas to execute cer
tain American prisoners. It was fur
ther stated that General Maas has about
thirty-three prisoner*, InrhnVng luir
teen women and seven or eight children.
The consul sent a messenger to General
Mnas. appealing 10 him In the name of
humanity to release the women and
children.
The nature of charges brought agxlnst
the seven Americans was not Indicated
by wireless, or whether they were given
a trial.
Four days left to make county tax
returns.
Wires At Midnight
to Fletcher For
Information
Washington, D. G Flefnre laxvln* the
navy department fur hi* home, shortly
after midnight. Secretary Daniels lent a
message to Admiral Fletcher at Vera
i>ux requesting him to forward imme
diately any new* Indlcstlug condition* '
st the City of Mexico.
The stats department tonight received
a dispatch containing new* from the
City of Mexico but officials refused to
make public Its contents.
Those who fail to malg tax return*
are subject to double taxation.