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Show IlLKR Bterest in Washington Mi the Situation in Mex-flco Mex-flco Centers in the Re-iarkable Re-iarkable Progress of Ke Three South Amer-ban Amer-ban Medk tors. BfETY OF RYAN Wis now certain Krd Is Direct From nBuerta; News From the Border Indicates That Where Is Little Fighting fcoing on at the Present Mime. KmEXIGO OITY. May 1. Joso Lo-Bj Lo-Bj Portillo y Rojas, Mexican for-Bfn for-Bfn minister, resigned today. Eb- HKra Ruiz, undersecretary to the 'Brelgn office, also resigned. '!ffNb official statement has been .H?en with regard to their resigua- KsiirNGTON, May 1. Assurances eaec with a steady abatement- of talk'5 was tho domiuant feature-Mexican feature-Mexican developments today. At- H?J,' was still centered on the work South American mediators, who Red progress and the avoidance of Hendlock between the parties. JHjMhcr quarters', however, the fail-'Mf fail-'Mf Carranza thus far to accept the Hi tors' proposal for a suspension of 'jKlities against Tluerta caused cou-jHd cou-jHd doubt over the broadening of the rBjOf tne mediators' work to cover ';Bntire Mexican situation. report that Dr. Ryan, an Ameri- Hp the service of tho United States Hjnnteui, was about to be shot as a H' Mexican federals at Znealecas, K fcrious apprehension throughout. Ipay, hut reassurances as to Dr." ,H' came dw'1 fr0'" Hucrta late in ABpys Hard at Work. 'Htile the gravity and the hopeful-;wf hopeful-;wf the situation varied from hour L jHPr t',e envoys of Argpntiua, Bra-QHfd Bra-QHfd Chile kept steadily at their H Their long couference last night HScerctary Bryan, representing the .H! States in the issues beforo thorn, M'Pollowed today hy a conference JBEMe Spanish embassador, Senor H who represents the Huerta gov-M'MHnt gov-M'MHnt The mediators made no an- known they were expecting an-f an-f Kileflnlto development today which Klcad to a statement later. buL Its Jt wag not disclosed. There was Hi to believe, hower, that it rc-Rto rc-Rto thy attltudeof Carranr.n, who. - He. accepted tho mediators' good of-H of-H t1VUtf now desired to suspend hos- H B'ei'l'"S what the mediator? had H Hi l? lnls tlm a well-known au-H au-H C. s, they had dlspa tolled more H Hrs !" a nvc lime than had ever H K") 1,1 thf! history of mediation. Ho H H ' ,),;Khinlug April 1'6 anr) contlnu-H9H contlnu-H9H 'iayy- Including today: cccptnnL-p or good offices by .P: states; second, acceptance by Hr' l'l,r'J acceptance by Carranza; S xuppp.H8ion of bostllltlos liy the m States, fifiii, suspension of hostlli- H tixc ncomplltjhmcnls within HjBryB neIe hellcvcd to be without HK'n, ln international bodies which evloiisly exercised Rood offices. A H He v?,op"'cl,, L wns expected, H ?Urlncr emphasize what was bolnu H:onferon(.-e of the Spanish embas-Hltl) embas-Hltl) 'he medlatorK w.is to rils-Pe rils-Pe SPneral situation, As yhowins: , -ciiiesu or the mediators, thov ure -HL . al1 diplomatic clrcumlocu- jiHt spm,,n5 cables direct to Huprtji iWrnKi :iml recolvlng dlroci ro-ii1' ro-ii1' lex' of the Hucrta reply IKm,'"8 'orolpn minister, acccptlnp JK CM; which ha3 heretofore been ---jlBnl' In outline, was as followa: "F10 City, April 'jr. Very urgent, "tl 1,1. H: ffiercnce to yeetcrday'H tele-4. tele-4. 11; fB1? ' ,1'10 Spanish embassador JJ 3'ntlon la accepted in princi-,1 princi-,1 triat are vory much obllKed AM 'Kiv0 offces, as well ns to tho 1 naHJlr,e proof of tho solidarity of X jPPples of Spanish origin. LI E.'ilFr,, !epl-v t0 11,0 armistice- pro-" pro-" vHS m IaBt n,Khl was ftIso " direct Hht Vc. m(,dlators In response to lpieil Inquiry. . ' JSUlar mcctliip of the cabinet, to-, to-, xKL Vcvolcd iHrselv to affairs other -gxico, showing that much of tho H TALK 1 LONGER TIE CHIEF FEME 1 (Continued from Page One.) tension over tho situation has disappeared disap-peared in administration quarters. Members Mem-bers of the cabinet spoke hopefully of the mediation proceedings and felt from Its present aspect that It would "work out. The entire administration, from the highest official down, Is scrupulously avoiding any move that might be construed con-strued as designed to Influence the mediators. me-diators. Ths president has canceled his semi-weekly conference with the press for the time being on this account. . Jt is realized that the envoys of Brazil, Argentina and Chll have a dual capacity in their present Intermediation. They make up virtually an International court and as such are entirely independent, the united fatatea being a partv to the proceedings. pro-ceedings. Each of them, however. Is accredited ac-credited to the United States and thev are holding their sessions at Washington. Washing-ton. For this reason there Is a desire to avoid any appearance of having their individual capacity as envoys to the United States Influence their attitude as an Independent and Impartial tribunal detached de-tached from all pressure from any of the parties concerned. Secretaries Bryan and Daniels were active ac-tive during the day In their endeavors to neutralize the oil wells at Tampico. 71 developed that the local authorities a' the town would take no action until ad- i vised by their superiors. So the British emoassy continued Its efforts to effect an understanding with the Huerta government, govern-ment, while the United States communicated communi-cated with General Carranza. Tho reopening re-opening of the American consulate at Tampico is expected to assist in keeping the wells from being destroyed. General Zaragoza, tho federal commander ther. has promised American Consul Miller protection. Capped With Cement. Secretary Daniels said todav he had been informed that most of "the wells had been capped with cement and that ordinary gun fire would not Ignite them Interference with foreign commerce at Tampico produced much discussion at the state and navy departments, but no formal announcement of policy. According Accord-ing to precedent, it was eald. neither the constitutionalists nor federals have any right to Interfere with commercial vessels, ves-sels, though they may seize the cargoes after they land. At the war department, Secretary Garrison Gar-rison announced his intention of removing remov-ing all the civil officials at Vera Cruz, replacing them with army offlcerp. Mr. Garrison said no reflection was Intended on the men already chosen, as he did not know any of them, but that It was customary, cus-tomary, under military occupation, for all officers to be directly responsible to the war department. He said Admiral Fletcner had chosen civilians because the r.avy did not have the machinery for a municipal government, the armv having legal officers and others qualified to Dandle a government such as was tho case in Cuba after, tho Spanish-American war. According to war department officials. It Is necessary to make the courts at Vera Cruz military tribunals, or damage suits against the civil government there might result In claims against the American Amer-ican government, martial law removing that possibility. |