The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-05-07
DELEGATES TO Be
NAMED AS PEACE
ENJOYS DESIRE
U. S., HUERTA AND CARRANZA
TO BE REPRESENTED AT Me-
DIATIoN CONFERENCES
FROM NOW ON.
REBELS FORMALLY REFUSE
TO AGREE TO ARMlSTlCE
Asserted That No Form of Treaty
Can Ever Be Arranged Between
Constitutionalists and Huerta-
Arbitrators May Change Their
Seat of Actions.

Seat of Actions.
Washington, May 5.-The mediation
plans of the South American ENJOYS
who are trying to s~traighten out the
troubled affairs Of Mexico, are going
steadily forward, the next step in
their procedure receiving most care
full attention.
Delegates to Be Named.
The United States, the Huerta gov
eminent and General Carranza are
expected to name their delegates, as
requested by the mediators Saturday
night, within the next day or two.
The delegates for the United States
have not yet been selected but it has
became known that it will not be Of
ficials closely identified with the gov
eminent.
Will Name Outsider.
As the three South American en-
voys are accredited to the United
States this government does not wish
to name a government official to deal
with them, but to have an outsider
who would deal with them without
reference to their official relations to
the United States.
This has eliminated Robert l.. Ian
sing, counsellor of the state depart
ment, and in general all other govern
ment officials. To the names of John
Bassett Moore and John Lind and
Henry White, already mentioned, are
now added those Of Richard Olney,
former secretary of state; DR.. David
Jayne Hill, former ambassador to Ger
many, and Hannis Taylor, former min
lister to Spain.
De La Barra Expected.
The Huerta delegate is expected to
be Francisco De La Barra, now Mexi-
can minister at Paris, but nothing de-
finite has been heard from Mexico
City. A Mexico City dispatch, how
ever, says Joaquin ID. Casasus, former
Mexican ambassador to the United
States, has been hurriedly ordered to
proceed to Washington from Carlsbad,
where he has been taking the cure.
The nature of his mission was not
made public though.
Carranza Delegate Arrives.
Rafael Zubaran, personal representa-
tive of General Carranza, arrived here
and Is available as the Carranza dele
gate, although his particular mission
in coming from Carranza is still to be
announced and it is not yet definite
that Carranza will go to the extent of
naming a delegate to deal with the
mediators.
When the delegates Of the three
parties arrive, 1t is expected the media
tors will be ready to take up the cru
cial issues between the United States
and Huerta at least, and, If possible,
between Huerta and Carranza. Wheth-
er a plan of adjustment can be worked
out Is still an open question, even in
the minds of the mediators. They ex-
pect the delegates from the three
parties to assist them to get together
on some middle ground. The media
tors will continue to be the main body
formulating a plan of settlement, as
the delegates from the three parties
will have no plenipotentiary powers
and will act merely as advisers.
Carranza Refuses Armistice.
1t became definitely established Sun
day that General Carranza would not
agree to the request of the mediators
that he suspend military operations
against Huerta pending the mediation
proceedings and the ENJOYS have been
advised of this decision. It has been
apparent for several days that Car
rama intended to rush the army south
ward. but 1t was not until then that
this was communicated as a finality.
1t Is said this will have no effect on
checking the general plans Of media
ton, which will go steadily forward.
No Mediation Possible.
Close associates Of Carranza, who
have now arrived here, say that no
mediation between them and Huerta
is possible and that any move on the
part Of the three m~ediators 10 include
In their program such a scheme for
the general adjustment Of Mexican af-
fairs will be regarded as being outside
the scope OF their labors.
Carranza's refusal of an armistice
with Huerta is the first adverse reply
the mediators have received. On the
other hand, favorable comment Is
made In circles close to the ENJOYS
upon the amenability Huerta has
shown.
Aside from the personnel Of the
delegates from the three parties to
the controversy, the mediators have
given some informal consideration as
to whether 1t may become desirable to
go to some neutral point outside OF
Washington to carry forward their
negotiations with the three parties
concerned.
The only purpose In this would be
to forestall the feeling on the part OF
any one Of the parties that their SEES
sions at the seat of government here
might tend to q leaning toward the
viewpoint Of the United States.