The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-13
FIRST Protocol
FORMALLY SIGNED
BY PEACE ENJOYS
Agreement as to Manner Of Trans.
ferring Power From Huerta
to New Government.
METHOD SUGGESTED BY U. S.
Question of Constitutionalist
Representation in Conference
Still an Open One.

Niagara Falls. Juno 12.-Delegates
from tho United States and the Huerta
government. In tho presence OF the
medinting representatives of Argentine,
Brazil and Chile. to-day formally
signed the first protocol of the series
through which 1t Is hoped to restore
peace in Mexico.
The agreement as TO tho manner OF
transferring executive power from HUI
erta to the new provisional govern
ment. reduced to writing. provides:
y government i3 TO be constituted In
Mexico of a character to be later pro-
vidcd. which shall he recognized by
the United States on (date to be fiXed),
and which from that day forward. shall
exercise public functions until there
shall be inaugurated n constitutional
President.
two things:
MAKES No MENTION
OF GENERAL HUERTA
1t makes no mention OF General HUI
erta as the Provisional President, and,
as stated in Associated Press dispatches
last night. 1t omits tho method OF
transfer which the Mexican dclegates
and mediators suggested, and to which
the United States objected on tho
ground that it's retention would he
tantamount to recognition OF the ex-
listing regime.
The Mexican plan provided that HUI
erta should name as Minister Of For
eign Affairs. the man agreed on here
for Provisional President.
The Mexican delegates. while aban-
doning tho constitutional form of sue
"ession as part OF the protocol. are
satisfied. because it does not speci-
iically deny Huerta's right to namo as
Minister of Foreign Affairs the man
chosen here for Provisional President.
1 hp To
ton from him. 1t Is not considered
probable. however. that the new Pro-
visional President, who is likely to bs
n Constitutionallst, would take the ex-
ecutive power directly from Huerta.
but he might do so from some other
individual whom Huerta might leave
In authority.
CONCENTRATE ON SECOND
PART OF PEACE PLAN
AL parties now are concentrating on
the second part OF the pence plan which
relates to the name of the Provisional
President and possibly Will include his
Cabinet OF four.
Though tho protocol Is of compara-
lively few words. 1t is the embodiment
of that for which tho United Statea
has been striving for more than n year
elimination OF Huertn- With Hu.
erta's formal statement Of his inten-
tton to withdraw when Mexico was po-
'''i''iS p"Niicu' lo-dtN pTOtOCOl takeS
Tor granted that such a pacfication
VIII occur and arranges for the transit
tion.
The question OF the Constitutional
ist representation here is still an open
one. The mediators say they will not
officially admit the Carranza delegates
unless they agree to an armistlce. It
is not doubted. though. that some way
may be found for the Constitutionalists
TO take part In the peace parleys after
they arrive.
Members OF the mcdiating colony to-
night were united in optimistic spirit
for the first time since the conferences
opened. With one block cemented
firmly in place. every one was hopeful
that the work done TO day would prove
to be the solid cornerstone from which
the entire structure OF the peace plan
will rapidly arise.