Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-18
DiscOrd among COnstitutiOnalist
Leaders Cheers ENJOYS
at Niagara.
U. S. MAY WITHDRAW AID
South American Diplomats Plan
to Offer New Names for Pro-
visiOnal Presidency-Half
Dozen Neutrals.

Niagara Falls, Ont, June 17.-De-
spatches telling of the break between
General Carranza and Francisco Villa,
the spectacular lighting general of the
constitutonalist forces, have buoyed the
mediating plenipotentiaries and other
principals of the Niagara Falls confer
ence to hope that perhaps after all there
is char for successful outcome Of
!heir efforts.
Confirmation of the rumors that all
IS not serene in the constitutionalst
camp, it is felt. may possibly weaken
:he stubborn attitude of Huerta's foes.
1t is admitted that this hope is not built
On a tirmer foundation than desire that
such may be the result but nevertheless
:Aere was talk tonight that Friday
would no see the end of the confer
,nces as was predicted last night when
became known that the American dc
gates had not succeeded in the purpose
Of their trip to Buffalo to talk with Gen
sral Carranza's agents
WOULD PROLONG FARLEY.
While there We're no formal conferences
To-day, conversations between the media
tors and American and Huerta delegates
the mediation in the hope of an ultimate
agreement. The concrete evidence of
friction in the constitutionalist ranks had
the effect of stimulating the Huerta dele
gates to make known their anxiety to
have the conferences continued at all
costs, hoping that the United States
might be persuaded to accept a neutral
who could be accorded recognition and
thereby with moral support to crush Car
rama and villa.
The American delegates are waiting
for Washington to digest the long report
sent them Of the conference with Rafael
Zubaran and Luis Cabrera in Buffalo
yesterday, which showed plainly that the
United States could not hope for cooper
alton from the constitutionalists in 60
ucaVoring to settle the Mexican problem
ny diplomacy
/. S NAY CHANGE ATTITUDE.
While the day produced no tangible de-
velopment and the American delegates
waited for the Washington government
to give them an inkling as to what effect
the Caranza-Villa split would have on
the American policy here, it was ap-
parent in many quarters that a with
drawal of the whole hearted support
which the United States has been Civ
ing the constltutionalists would cause
no surprise her. The mediators are
watching the situation in northern
Mexico with keen interest
Thus far the American and Huerta
delegates have been in complete dis
agreement on names for the provisional
presidency When the next formal con-
iS hp1 n,, riI
of Minister Naon of Argentina, the
mediators will inquire again if there are
any new names to be presented or IL
there is any chance for an agreement
on those already suggested. If the dead
lock is unhroken, tho three South Ameri-
can diplomat" 1t is understood are plan
ming to suggest five or six names These
individuals have been carefully selected
by the mediators and have been kept
IN reserve for just such an emergency as
has arisen. The men on the mediators'
list are nearly neutral as the media
tors can find. None of these men is a
militant constitutionalist, but most of
the sympathizer with the constitutional
ist movement
TWO NAMES PROPOSED.
With the knowledge that the mediators
have some names to suggest the chances
of an agreement being reached rose con-
siderahly. incidentally it became known
that there had been a tendency to favor
the names of Francisco Carbaial. chief
justice OF the supreme court of Mexico
md General Lauro Villar, president of the
military court, whose names were sug-
FeSted at a recent conference by the
American delegates The Mexican dele
gates are thoroughly in accord with the
'hoice of either of the two men, although
here were presented informally to deter
mine sentiment.
Carbajal has been member Of the su- |
preme court for many years and on June
! last was selected by the court itself |
10 he chief justice. During the negotia- |
tlons at Juarez in 1911, when Madero and |
Diaz reached an agreement whereby |
Francisco DE La Barra became provl- |
sional president Mr.. Carbajal represented |
Diaz