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Show I i Americans Accept I , Terms of Peace H But Take Precaution That No Further m Uprisings Will Be Perpetrated M Against Americans I Washington, -April 29. An armis tice in the difficulties between the Unl ted States and Mexico has been asked ask-ed ot this government and General Huerta, by the South American envoys en-voys who havo undertaken to avert war through mediation. Ambassador Da Guma ot Brazil today notified Sec-, retary Dryan that this had been determined de-termined on as tho noxt'itep In tho negotiations and that General Huerta PPH U ' also hnd been notinod. B I The proposal for an armistice was H communlcE.tod to President Wilson H from tho stato department by tele- H phono. Though no announcement has H been rnado It was authentically learn- H ed that this government would ac- H cept Uio oond'.tlona provided assurnn- H COS aro given that, In addition to a H J halt In military operations there H would bo no civil uprisings against H American cltfzens or other untoward H I incidents which might prevent peace I ' After an hour's conference today tho mediation envoys, Mr. Da Gatna, Mr. Kano of Argentina and Mr. Su-nrez Su-nrez ot Chile, determined thnt further negotiations necessarily must proceed without warllko Interference, and Ambassador Da Gam a went to the H state department to acquaint Sccre- B tnry Bryan ot tho courso thus far H v taken In the pcaco plans. The Brazil- H Ian minister In Mexico City also was B notified and he communicated tho H Information to General Huerta. f What Is Requested Tho communlcat'on 'addressed to , both governments by tho mediation !j envoys formally requests each gov- L crnment to dcclaro an armistice. It w pointed out by officials hero that lu nil probability tho United States would accept the proposal, notwlth-,, notwlth-,, standing tho -fact that this govern ment has not recognized that a stato -- j, of war exists In Mexico insofar as B j tho qpcratlons ot tho United States H I tiro concerned.- I MM(f , H Despite this fact, it was bcllovcd m that tho Washington government H would not put any barriers in tho SM 'i - , path of the progress of mediation, particularly at such an early stage of tho negotiations. The officials hero also believed that General Huerta Hu-erta would accept Uie first proposal. Constitutionalists 8tatut Tho proposal for an armistice, It also was learned, does not Include hny reference to tho constitutionalists constitutional-ists In Moxlco, tho United States and Huerta merely being called on to ccuse active operations pending further fur-ther mediation proposals. Consideration Considera-tion of tho constitutionalists possession posses-sion It was stated probably would be involved In tho next step to bo taken after an armistice has been agreed to by tho principals to tho present difficulty". ' i " Under tho nrmlstlco, In accordance with International proceedings, neither neith-er tho Huerta government nor the United States would pauso In preparations prepa-rations for war. Flans for possible conflict would proceed, but tho nrmlstlco nrm-lstlco would prohibit actual hostilities hostilit-ies in tho Hold and any extension of military movement by either side. In Mexico peoplo would bo permitted to go whero thoy pleased unmolested. It would simply establish a truce. Appeal To Powers Officials expressed keen Interest in unofficial reports from Ilerlln that the mediators had asked European powers to use Influence on President Wilson that prevent this government making conditions ot settlement as mediation progressed which would makes impossible tho success ot the effort to bring about peace. At the state deportment' it was stated that nothing wns known of this action on tho pnrt ot tho envoys. K Following his visit to Secretary Dryan, Ambassador Da Gnma returned return-ed to the Argentine legation where tho onvoys refused their conference. When this government would mako answer to tho nrmlstlco proposal was not Indicated hero. |