Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-03

Niagara Falls, Ont June 2.-Gen- eral Huerta is preparing to resign. He today authorized his representatives at the mediation conference to announce to the world that neither mistaken pride nor personal interest would pre- vent his withdrawal when once Mexico fs politically pacified." and the gov ernment succeeding his is so consti- tuted that it can count on the support pf public opinion in Mexico.
 The Mexican delegates in their for nal statement revealed that they had been instructed from the first to inform tho mediators that General Huerta's personality would not be an obstacle toward reaching a peaceful settlement. They also stated in unequivocal terms that the internal situation in Mexico was necessarily bound up with the international questions" and that this Upfrf4 had actuafed them in coming to the mediation conference. Coincident with the announcement by the Mexican delegates of their position, the media tors tonight sent note by mail to Rafael Zubaran. representative of General CaTranza in Washington, re- plying to the communication brought here last Friday by Juan F. Urquidi. The mediators in effect asked General Cns4anna, through MT. Zubaran, if the constitutfonalists were now willing to discuss internal as well as internatfon- a questions. now considered insepara- bie not only by the mediators but by the Am kican and Huefta delegates as well and if they were ready to declare on armistice with the Huerta forces so that the political pacification" to which the Huerta delegates referred to fin their statement might be Speedily drought about
 Deadlock in keootiations Broken.
 These acts-the issuance of the statement by the Mexicans and the mailing of reply to Zubaran-broke the deadlock in the negotiations, the existence of which was formally denied during the day by the Tnediators. It was nevertheless authoritatfvely estab- 1shed that not until the madiatorD withdrew their original intention of ig- noring the Zubaran note did the American delegates consent to go ahead with discussion of the general peace plan. on which substantial prog rees was made in today'e conference. The statement by the Mexlcans, pre- pared two days ago. but not issued un- tfl General Huerta had telegra.phed his complete approval today of the tenfa- tive plan for a new provisional govern msnf, also carried the negotiations a long step forward, and an atmosphere Of optimism prevailed in the mediation colony tonight The text of the state u,ent follows:
 Huerta's Personality No Obstruction.
 Tn accordance with the instructions WHEEL l4b AEK1(dn uC1G6dllOn lldS uSaQ since the beginning of the peace nego- tiattons. its members declared at the first fnH conference, that is to say, in the presence of the mediating plenipo- tentiaxies and of the delegates of the United States of America, that Presi- dent Huerta,s personality is not an obstacle to the reaching of satls- factory conclusion.
 General Huerta is prepared to with draw from the government on cOndi- Al Al. l. <l al. Mexico shall be politically pacified and the government succeeding his shall be such as to count on the ac- ouiesceHce of the governed and on the support of public opinion. which con- etitutes the read basis for peace and stability jH any country.
 Tt has been, and is, President MNerta's wish to place on record that neither mistaken pride nor personal in terest will prevent his withdrawal, once the above named conditions are satisfied
 The Mexican government accepted the mediation of the South American powers-Argentina Brazil and Chile sn frank and open spirit, and the Mexican delegation has been guided, end will be guided, in ali it's acts by perfect good faith.
 Tt should he unnecessary to say that President Hucrta gave the Mexican delegation special instructions not to consent to anything N'fl-ch couiu nuft the sovereignty of tho Mexican nation aud to refuse a hearing in the delib- erations Of tile conference to anything which might be construes as an impo- sition from the outside. For their own part, the delegates would not have ac- cepted instructions of different na- ture on these points; but they beg to state that hithertor they have had no occasion to refer to them, thanks to the exquisite tact of the mediation nieIipotentiaries and to the circum- spection of the American delegates.
 To treat of the interior pacificatton of Mexico iii the course of dellbera- t:ons on difficulties Of an international ca4ra aeteI- ca mot he considered as sub mittfn. the sovereignty of the nation to an external influence; said pacifica- tion is necessarily bound up with the international questions. This has been aDprecisted by the Mexican delegation and in setting forth the intentions of it's government in the matter and in it's e1idea scrs to bring about the pacifica- ton 1t has been inspired by the know ieEg= that without no satisfactory con- csusson can ne arrived at in the inter- national question"