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3 SOUTH AMERICAN
REPUBUCSFOR PEACE
President Wilson Formally Ac
cepts Gocd Offices of Brazil,
Argentina and Chile.
Wellington. I'rssldent Wilson an
Buunuml lie hud accepted nil off-r
from liriull, A riti'iitliiu and Clill to
us their good offices In an ullmnpt
to bring about a peaceful and frlnudly
tittleitimit of tin difficulty between
tli United State nd Mexico.
Th offer wu formally submitted
by the three Bouth American envoy
to Secretary Uryun,
Tin reply or the president made
through the secretary of slat to tha
diplomatic) representatives distinctly
mi Is res ainurgpiicy may arise to nmka
IM-Kotlatlona futile.
Colncldnntully with tha acceptance
of tha offer of mediation, admlnlslra
lion officials announced thara would
ba no cessation of preparations by the
army and navy for future eiimrgMicles
and no ordttrs would b Issued to the
naval forces now at Vera Crui or the
ships at sea changing original plana.
No further steps, however, to obtain
reparation for the Indignities which
gave rise to tha present altuatlon will
be aili'tnptcd while the effort la being
in ml u to bring about a nottliiuieut
through diplomacy.
Broad Bottlsmsnt of Problem.
Although the offnr made by the
three Bouth American countries did
not reveal their plana, It was learned
that they contemplate a broad settle
ment of the Mexican problem through
tha elimination of lluerta, upon which
the United Btates haa Insisted from
the beginning. Notification of the of
fer of mediation waa emit, not only
to the diplomatic representatives of
Argentine, Chile and Itrasll In Mexico,
but to General Carranxa and the con
ttltutlonnllMta In northern Mexico.
The feature of the plan which some
of the president's vlaltora lauded waa
the fact that the United States waa
Joining hands with three big nations
of this hemisphere, emphasising Pan
American solidarity and a principle of
the Monroe Doctrine, and at the same
time showing to Central and Bouth
America, aa whole, the peaceful In
tendons of the American government
The fact that Argentine, llruxll and
Chile have mood with the I' 11 1 nil
Blates In , refusing to recognls the
lluerla government la an element In
the situation which roue conspicuous
ly to the front aa discussion of the
new question turned official circles,
for the moment, at least, from
thoughts of war to those of peace. It
waa generally realised that the task
of the three countries would be diffi
cult, for they have been dealing with
lluerta only as a de facto ruler and
could not become Involved in steps of
formal recognition any more than
could the United Btalea in Its refusal
to sign a written protocol for the ad
Justment of the Incidents at Tamplco
and the demand for a aalute to the
American flag.
8entlmant of Congress Warlike.
Though the Mexican crisis has been
under suppression In congress while
the president and his cabinet executed
plana of reprisals against tha defiance
of General Huerta, there la an Impel
ling undercurrent of feeling In both
aenata and house for a declaration of
war, which waa tempered somewhat
by tha acceptance of offers of media
tion from Argentina, Braill and Chile.
Although there waa evidence of tha
feeling of dissatisfaction with present
conditions In tha senate, probably the
most remarkable evidence of unreal
oentered In tha houae. Mora than a
doxen of the most prominent' men on
the democratio aide participated In
conferenoea. Speaker Clark, Majority
Leader Underwood, Chairman Flood,
of the foreign relatlonj committee;
Chairman Fitzgerald, of the approprta
tlona committee, and Chairman Hay,
of the military committee, figured In
all of them.
The discussion waa ao outspoken
that there waa talk for a time of the
appointment of a committee, to con
slit of Speaker Clark and Mr. Under
wood, which should call on President,
Wilson and Inform hint that the senti
ment of the hoime was for war.
House Leaders Belligerent.
Out of tha many conferences the at
titude of the house leaders became
exceedingly clear. They said that war
should be declared; that the United
States should send the army Into Mez
1 lco and "go through with what It had
started"; that In this way only can
peace be established on a sound and
permanent basis. They represented
the sentiment of the house on their
aide and they prepared to tell the pres
ident that since the house took this
position they believed It to be the
position of the country.
In the aenate there was no such
concerted action aa waa evident In tha
bouse, but there were reports of dis
satisfaction from Individual senators
and evidence that the bond of silence
which many aenatora have observed
for months may soon be broken.
Captain Rush, af; the battleship
Florida, who commanded the aallora
and marlnaa at tha capture of Vera
Crux,
MEXICAN WAR NOTES
Rumor that Secretary of Slate
Bryan would resign because of the
Mexican crisis Is denied.
Kvery available fighting ship on the
I'aclflo will be assembled . In west
const Mexican waters.
Federal soldier evacuated the gar
rison at I'ledraa Negrns on the Mex
ican border, opposite Kugle Pass.
Seventeen Americana killed and
about 7D wounded marked the com
plete Investment of Vera Crux by the
United States forces.
The house, without a disuniting
vote, passed the Fitzgerald bill ap
propriating 1500,000 for the relief of
AmcrlAtus In Mexico.
Major General Leonard Wood will
have complete charge of the army If
American troops are culled on to in
vade Mexico.
Coffins to the number of 800 have
been loaded onto an army transport
at Galveston, fur shipment to Mexico
ports,
A report from Mexico City to Ixjn
don says that Japanese residents
there are making demonstrations In
sympathy with the Mexican cause.
The average ages of the men In the
fleets now off Vera Cruz la 21 years,
said Representative HoIjhou, address
ing the house.
Foreign representatives In the cap
ital of Mexico are prepared for a pos
sible attack by the rabble and most
of them wear British flags on their
coats.
The Interests of the lluerta govern
ment In the United States were taken
over by the Spanish embassy when
Charge Algnra asked for bis passports
and left Washington for Canada.
Secretary Ilrynn states that no evi
dences of antl American feeling or
demonstrations had been reported
from Mexican territory now held by
the constitutionalists.
Government officials received the
word on high authority that lluerta
deliberately planned the affront to the
United States In order to bring on
war with this country, for the purpose
of uniting all Mexican people.
Secretary Daniels estimated that be
tween 3000 and 3600 refugees -either
are on their way from Mexico or un
der protection awaiting departure for
the United States.
Reports from tha coaata of Mexico
from Admirals Badger and Howard,
respectively, described energetic ef
forts, not only of the navy, but Oar
man and British vaaaela, to aaalat ref
ugeea In leaving tha trouble-torn re
public The German vessel Yplranga, whose
consignment of war munitions for
Huerta cauaed the United States per
emptorily to seize tha Vera Crux customs-house,
waa ordered back to Ham
burg, Germany, without landing her
cargo.
Nuevo Laredo, tha thriving Mexican
border town, opposite Laredo, Texas,
la In rutna, devastated by dynamite
and fire by Mexican federal soldiers,
who began an orgy of destruction
which did not end until they were
forced to flee before the guns of the
American border patrol.
In the opinion of the administration
officials the task of financing a war
with Mexico will be comparatively
easy. For the present the current
appropriation for the army and navy
Is deemed sufficient. A stamp tax
and beer tax could raise 1100,000,000
a year, It Is said, and there would be
no necessity for making a special
bond Issue.
General Carranza of the Mexican
rebels Informs Presldont Wilson that
the United States has no right to In
vade Mexico In order to settle griev
ances with Huerta, whose leadership
and authority Is not recognized by the
constitutionalists. . He Invites the
American bluejackets to evacuate the
ground already occupied. President
Wilson refuses to yield to the de
mands of General Carranza for an
evacuation of Mexican land captured
at Vera Cruz, and reiterate his policy
toward Huerta and the Mexican peo
ple. .
Vera Cruz. Definite Instruction
from Rear-Admiral Badger, command
cr In-chief of the Atlantic fleet, to all
American non-combatants to leave
Vera Cruz by the steamej Mexico,
have been posted at tha conaulata and
other places, and Vera Cruz la under
martial law, Rear-Admiral Fletcher,
commanding the American naval
forcea on shore having Isaued a pro
clamation to thia effect.
Admiral Fletcher determined there
should ba no more quibbling with the
Mexican officials regarding forms of
government. Until further notice, the
residents will be Judged by military
law. A large number of local Mexican
officials have reported their willing
ness to resume their duties aa officers
under the supervision of the Ameri
cans. ' ,
Roberto Diaz, mayor of Vera Cruz,
Is among those who have agreed to
reopen their offices, and arrangements
were made to open the public schools
Monday.
General Maas has established head
quarters at Soledad, about 16 miles
from Vera Cruz, and his men are tear
Ing up the railroad tracks.
American Consul Canada has noti
fied ,the state department that many
American refugees have been taken
from train and Imprisoned at Aguas
Cnllentes by Mexican mobs. Besides
Americans, the consul reports, other
foreigner have been detained, most
of them having been employes of the
smelters at Aguas Callentes. Among
the Americans held was United States
Consul Schmutz, of Aguas Callentes.
GENERAL VILLA FRIENDLY
Rebel Commander Anxious to Placate
Hla American Friends.
El Paso, Tex. The International
political situation cleared greatly aa
affecting the statue of the rebel gov
ernment and that of the United States
when General Francisco Villa, who ar
rived at Juarez repeated his declara
tion that he would not be drawn Into
a war with the United States, particu
larly as that would serve only to draw
the Huerta chestnuts out of the tire.
Villa said that Carranza'a note had
been misunderstood and that the first
chief was aa friendly as be was to
the United States.
Militia Must Be First to Enlist. ;
Washington. The war department ;
made it plain that In raising a volun- i
teer army for service against Mexico
preference will be given the organized !
militia of the various states and that j
In no state will Independent volunteer j
organizations be received until the j
resources of the militia of the state
have been exhausted.
AMERICANS ORDERED
HELD IN MEXICO CITY
Vera Cruz. More than a score of
American women with babies and
children war turned back by Huerta'a
soldiers to face the moba of Mexico
City when they attempted to leave
the riot-ridden capital on a refuge
train. Huerta absolutely refused to
allow any American to leave the city.
Thirty Americana escaped, posing aa
British lubjecta, under assumed
names. Tbey were afraid to speculate
on the possible fate of those left be
hind. .The refugees said that Huerta'a sol
diers went through the train as It
stood In the station, and everyone
Identified as an American waa put oft
and forced to remain.
Huerta' firm determination to hold
the 800 Americana remaining there
was shown by the fact that he Insisted
upon strict identification of every per
son wishing to depart
He compelled Sir Lionel Carden and
Paul Von Hints, German ambassador,
to go In person to the station to
identify the refugees.
Mexioo City Fed on Weird "News."
Vera Cruz. The newspapers of the
capital are reported to be publishing
Btorles to the effect that the Ameri
can forces at Vera Crus are slaughter
ing women and children, and the pa
pers call on Mexicans fn Mexico City
to retaliate In a similar manner
Other stories printed by the news
papers say that France, Germany,
Great Britain and Spain had declared
war against the United States.
Offer to Mediate Reported Accepted.
Washington. Spanish Ambassador
Rlano haa announced that he had
received private advices from Mexico
City saying that General Huerta bad
accepted the offer of Argentina, Brazil
and Chile to use their good offices to
bring about in amicable settlement
of the differences between the United
State and Mexico.
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Notice tor Publication
Department of the Interior,
U. 6. Land Office at The Dalles, Ore.
March 24th, 1914.
Notice i hereby given that
Charles Raclior
of Prineville. Oregon, who, on June 15,
1910, made homestead entry No. 07026,
for ej nej, and n) set section 80, town
ship 14 south, range 15 east, Willamette
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
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22nd day of May, 1914.
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