Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
American andMexican Dele
gates Hopelessly at Odds
on Big Questions
HOT STATEMENTS
BEING EXCHANGED
Huerta's Representatives to
Meeting Charge Yankees
Are Aiding Rebels

Washington, D. c., June 49,
President Wilson stands square!y
on the statement given out at
Niagara Falls by the American
delegates and will accept no set
tiement Of the Mexican problem
which is not based on the princi-
pies outlined therein.
This was made clear by officials
after the president had an early
conference with Secretary Bryan.
II mediation fails, the president
plans to issue a statement fully
informing the public on the POSI-
ton of the administration and out
lining his future course.
The president has no plans for
going before congress with any
phase of the Mexican question and
all talk Of further armed intesven-
tion 10 groundIess at the present
time, according to officials In close
touch with the situation.
Niagara Falls, Ont, June 19.-The
American and Huerta delegates hold
firmly today to the opposite views ex-
pressed by them in public statements
explaining the type of man desired by
each side for provisional president Of
Mexico. Both sides having gone on
record before the world, the prospect
is that neither will give way and that
the deadlock will result in complete
breakdown of mediation
tomorrow on the return of Minister
Naon of Argentina, who has been alb
tent receiving honorary degrees from
American universities, there is to be
a conference of the mediatOrs and the
two sets of delegates. 1t may be de-
termined then whether any common
ground remains for an agreement. On
ly the abandonment of the academic
discussion on the type Of man and the
continuance of the search for an in
dividual acceptable to all parties can
turn the situation from it's hopeless
state toward the channel of possible
solution.
No End Of Controversy.
Aside from the inability to select a
man for provisional president con-
troversy has developed between the
American and Huerta delegates as to
how the elections for permanent presi-
dent, to be conducted by the provision
al government, should be supervised.
Likewise the American delegates in
sisting on constitutionalist for pro-
visional president, have argued that
the constitutionalist party not only
dominates the country from military
point of view, but is numerically in
the majority. Emilio Rabasa, the head
of the Mexican delegation, emphatic
ally denies today that the constitution
alist controlled the greater population,
saying millions of people had been
passive and had not indicated in any
way that they favored the revolution.
lie argued also the impracticability OF
q bipartisan election board, such as
has been proposed by the American
delegation.
May Issue Statement.
The Mexican delegates were in con-
ference early today discussing whether
they should issue another statement in
answer to the American delegates ut
terance of last night The most strik-
ing thing about the document issued
by Justice Lamar with the consent and
approval of President Wilson and Sec
retary Bryan, is its unflinching argu-
ment for constitutionalist control of
the government. This was on the
ground that military success by the
constitutionalist soon would give them
that power and it was the duty of the
Huerta party to cooperate with the
American government In avoiding
further bloodshed in arranging trans
fer of government at once.
The break between Carranza and
villa has not affected the viewpoint
of the American government, which
believes that Mexico's population sym
pathizes with the principles of the con-
stitutionalist movement regardless of
the personality of Its leaders.
Exchange Hot Notes.
'"The American representatives ut
terly repudiate any suggestions that
the American president has any inten-
tion Of destroying the electoral liber-
ty Of Mexico" was the reply made to
the suggestion of Mr.. Rabasa that put
ting the constitutionalists in control
of the provisional government was
tantamount to abetting. and even ex-
acting fraud, at the elections
To the proposal of the Huerta dele
gates that neutral be chosen, the
American memorandum set forth
that to reach an agreement with the
Huerta delegates alone without secur-
ing the approval of the constitutions
alist would be at best "a paper agree
ment" and would not stop the pro-
gress of the victorious army nor bring
that speedy peace which the American
government so sincerely Desires