NO WAR INDEMNITY

THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE. STAND BY MEDIATORS. / ' By Telegraph— Association— Copyright. New York, June 10. The United States Government has decided not to request a war indemnity, the Wilson Administration contenting itself with establishing a stable government in Mexico. The mediators have taken a firm stand, and refuse to recognise the Constitutionalists unless they arrange an armistice. ' HOW AMERICANS ESCAPED. 1 AIDED BY BRITISH OFFICERS. [from our own correspondent.] London, May 1. I Interesting particulars have, been cabled i to London of the part played by British ■ naval officials in assisting American and • other refugees to escape to Vera Cruz. , Very great anxiety was felt regarding foreigners in the interior, but the tension was relieved when it was learned that the Mexican authorities were permitting foreigners to come freely to the coast. On 1 Wednesday the foreign colony in Vera i Cruz awaited news from Puerto Mexico of ' the arrival of three train loads of refugees 1 from Mexico City, which were estimated \o contain at least 800 of all nationalities, i General Huerta's officials had promised » Commander Tweedie, of H.M. cruiser I Essex, that these trains would be despatched from the capital the previous , night. Commander Tweedie did not find f it easy work to convince General Huerta f of the necessity for releasing the Ameri- • cans, and Sir Lionel Carden (according to Reuter) was called into the conference. '> Grateful Refugees. t » ; General Huerta was of the opinion that ■ three trains worked by Englishmen would ' be able to take al! the foreigners who i wished to go. The release by General i Maas of 100 refugees, who were brought I from Soledad by Commander Tweedie, i clears tho territory between Vera Cruz 1 and Mexico City,, on the direct line of , communication, of all Americans, with the , exception of a few scattered families, I whose whereabouts are not known. 1 Renter's Vera Cruz correspondent also : states that the Soledad refugees, who came from Tierra Blanca, Cordoba, and Orizaba, [ are enthusiastic in their praise of Comi mander Tweedie, whose determined stand I they believe alone saved them from pro- ' bable death, or at least prolonged suffering. On being released from the penitentiary at Soledad, where they had been confined in order to protect them against ' the mob, the refugees were taken to the railway track, where they were handed over to a Mexican major, who had no instructions how to deal with them. A train passed, but they were not permitted to board it. After waiting for hours in a blazing sun, Commander Tweedie's train steamed into sight, Bound for Vera Cruz. Several refugees approached the British officer and related their plight to him. "You need net worry/ Commander Tweedie answered; "this*train will not leave without you." Officer Capitulates. Commander Tweedie calmly insisted on the Mexican officer permitting him to take the Americans to Vera Cruz, and refused to listen to the officer's protest that he had ho authority in the matter. The Federal officer finally capitulated, and hastened back to the city for instructions, returning in an hour with permission for the Americans to depart. Advices from Tampico, whence 2270 refugees have been sent up to date, highly praise Captain Doughty, of H.M. cruiser Hermione, for his indefatigable efforts to warn Americans wherever he could reach them. The patrol boats of the Hermione thoroughly explored the Tamiahua lagoon, and, according to reports made by the British commander, the American settlements along the lagoon are now deserted.