The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-12

BIZ STAFF Correspondent OF THE SrS.
NIAGARA FALLS. Ontario June 1.-THE
United States Government was forced
to-day to surrender to the demands OF
the A r c mediators in the Mexican
situation. For about one hour this after
noon 1t was believed by everybody that
the conference was at an end. The
mediators. tired Of waiting for Car
ranza's reply to their last note and ex-
asperated by the long delay. decided 20
publish in full all the correspondence ex-
changed between them and Carranza,
the Constitutionalist leader. This was
done despite the earnest protest pre-
scented by the American delegates on
behalf of the State Department.
Justice Lamar and Frederick W. Leh-
at the Clifton House an hour later. Al
though only an informal conversation
between the Americans and the media
tors had been announced, a full confer
ence OF all the Mexican and American
delegates and the South American en-
voys was held. Justice Lamar and Mr.
Lehman announced that the United
States was willing to subscribe to tho
first plank OF the settlement of the Mex
lean dispute submitted by the mediators
more than two weeks ago.
This plank provides for the selection q
a provisional President to take the place
OF Gen. Huerta pending the holding Of .
constitutional election In Mexico.
The selection OF this new provisional
President Is. however, to be sanctioned BY
Gen. Huerta.
The manner In which the transfer Of
Government is to take place and the exact
form Of succession have not yet been do.
clded upon.
No definite information regarding the
extent to which Gen. Huerta would BE-
permitted to have a hand in the selec-
tion OF new provisional President Ia
available at this time. 1t is known.
however that the present head Of the
Mexican Government will be consulted
and that no candidate who has not been
approved by him will be nominated.
The insistence on the part of the
American delegates that the provisional
Government Of Mexico be turned over
practically in it's entirety to the Consti-
tutionalists was discarded.
This action was evidently taken fol-
lowing the receipt al Washington of the
ton conference had arrived on account
of the publication of the correspondence
between the medlators and the Consti-
tutionallsts.
Bacisdown of Administrations.
1t was agreed on all sides here to.
night that this is a complete backdowh
on the part OF the Wilson Administra-
ton. The medlators in this manner
completely won the friendly fight in
which they have been engaged with the
American delegates. The decision ar
rived at is "A vindication of their con-
tention that Carranza is entitled to no
special privilege in the settlement ~
the internal affairs Of Mexico. Senores
Rabasa. Elguero and Rodriguez, the
Mexican delegates, have bitterly opposed
from the start the favorltism shown by
the American delegates toward tho
Constitutionalists.
In this connection one of the Mexi-
can delegates reiterated o-night tho
formal declaration that Gen. Huerta is
waiting only the word from his repre-
sentatives here to retire from office.
THE Mexican delegates" said he.
shave only one aim in view. and that Is
the restoration OF peace in Mexico, II
they had not been provided with plenary
powers, enabling them to offer the resig-
nation OF Huerta, should such a step
be deemed necessary to the cause of
peace, they would not have accepted the
mission with which they have been IN
trusted.
1.-The counter proposal submitted four
d. ego by the American delegates