The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
OUTLOOK PEACEFUL
MEDIATORS ABOUT TO SECURE
ANnABLE SETTLEMENT.
DELEGATES OPTIMISTIC
Finding Themselves Substantially
Agreed on Many Points the Discus
sion is Transferred to Actual Terms
Belief is General That They VIII
Center on Scheme for Peace.
Center on Scheme for Peace.

Substantial agreement in many Of
the main points involved IL the med
iation conference has been reached
BY the American and Mexican dele
gates. The discussion Tuesday COW
cred actual terms and details Of many
of the things deemed necessary to the
pacifcation of Mexico. The mediators
and opposing delegates were decided
" optimistic An early agreement is
looked for,
The turn in the proceedings from
a point where it seemed as II the
land problem might cause serious
embarrassment to an understanding
as to the treatment of some Of the
delicate issues involved, came after
a. conference between the mediators
and the American delegates. The
situation was summed up in the fol-
lowing announcement by Justice La
mar upon the authority Of the media
tors:
tsWe have begun to discuss the &C
tual terms and details of plan of paci-
fcation. On number Of them we
find ourselves in substantial agree
ment. Others are still under dis
cussion and as to them there has been
no disagreement. It would, Of course,
be improper for US to specify the
particular points we have discussed
or those upon which we have agreed,
or those we will consider further" 4"
Desiring to avoid the appearance
of having had their provisional presi-
dent chosen at the international con-
ference the Mexican delegates have
evolved the plan Of suggesting to the
mediators list of names from which
might be selected a number on whom
the United States would look with
favor if from it were chosen all ad
interim executive.
The actual choice Of an Individual
for the list of eligibles would be
sanctioned, it is suggested, by the
Mexican congress. There is reason to
believe, however, that before any list
is approved by the American govern
ment some tacit Endorsement from
the ConstitutionaIists must come. II
is assumed that the. Washington gov
ernment will be willing to assume
the responsibility of trying to bring
the Constitutionalists into harmony
with a provisional government thus
created.
The plan of pacidcation, so far as
developed, is known to be simple. Its
object is the establishment Of a new
provisional government. There will
be a declaration Of principles on
agrarian and other reforms, and on
the conduct Of fair election.
a satisfactory method Of consider.
ing the land question has about been
reached. While the Mexicans have
not yet yielded their original convic-
tiors that the land problem is purely
internal, the American view that
some expression is desirable to point
the way for its eventual settlement
by Mexico herself has been sustained.
Other aspects of the Mexican Ques-
ton, however, have not been ignored
The relative Importance which should
Z be attached in the parleys to the
Tampico incident, the personnel OF
the new provisional government and
kindred questions incident to the
transition to another administration
have been talked over in detail. No
points have been decided but enough
Of the viewpoint Of the American
and Mexican delegates has been re-
vealed to the mediators to warrant
them in expressing distinct encour-
agement over the outlook.
The Mexican delegates are observ-
ing with keen interest the military
campaign Of the Constitutionalists,
but they do not think it possibly can
result in the capture Of the City OF
Mexico for months. In the meantime
it is their hope that new provisional
government will be set up in the
Mexican capital which the United
States would promptly recognize.
This, they expect, would be followed
by recognition from the powers gen.