MEXICANS BAFFLED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15613, 20 May 1914, Page 9

MEXICANS BAFFLED.

1 , — — -— —- . » REFUGE FOR AMERICANS. • " BRITISH THREATENED. DICTATOR GIVES .WAY. THE -PEACE . CONFERENCE. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright ■ ' (Received May 20. 12.5 am.) - Washington, May 19. The United States has decided- to keep; troops at: Vera Cruz until the peace conference's results ;arc definitely made known. The mediators have already arranged plans for dealing with :Mexican \ .agrarian problem's. ■ ; ' .'■ - •M. : Dagma, \ the Brazilian Ambassador, has arrived at the. Niagara Falls. •:"'>• ' : •'• ;Tho Duke pf'Cohnaught has sent greetings? hoping that the ;.» conference's efforts will result in,a lasting peace. ' ' Huorta has authorised "the, Mexican peace delegates' to submit -his resignation ■ to . the peace -conference if such a course bo f(Jlihd essential to 'a' settlement.- It; is." understood thai ft whole scape of the negotiations will be widened;; in orders to include the best means ;of pacifying.

Mexico. ■'.■■.'• ■ ••/ -. •; Ninety • American ! refugees last week escaped aboard the Oetriana, a British steamer, while .an;..angry, Mexican mob at Mazanillo, a port on, : the west x coast, threatened to board the vessel and sink her at the wharf. They actually attempted to mine her, dynamite being 'placed beneath a ; Mexican steamer laden with inflammable material, .which was i anchored lOf■■'.'•'from the Cctriana. -, -' ' .. ! Lieutenant Minster, of - the : British Naval Reserve,' manoeuvred the Cetriana out of danger as the .American warship Raleigh arrived. r • As the . Cetriana' was leaving, the Mexicans despatched ; : a; steamer with the .apparent intention ;:■ of ramming■ the Cetriana,' but 'the escape of : convicts aboard the, Mexican vessel, ; and; the'necessity for recapturing . them . after i/they had been forced aft by rifle fire, gave the : Cetriana ' in opportunity •■■ to escape. ' ■•. ';■ '_ ./;.;'. t