The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-24
Conferences and Even Informal
Discussions Between Dele
gates and Mediators Cease
Chief Disagreement
Among Mediators
No Confirmation or Denial To
Be Had of Reported Arrival
At Niagara Falls of Consti-
tutionaI Delegates to Peace
Conference

Niagara Falls. Ont, June 23.-The
mediation conference has taken on
new aspect today Fun conferences
and even informal conversations be-
tween the delegates and the mediators
have been completely abandoned.
Judging from outside Indications the
chief disagreement seems to be
among the three mediators, for they
alone are continuing discussions
among themselves. After comforting
at great leugpa today with his two
colleagues. Minister Naon, of Argen-
tine. went over to the American side
and had a long talk with Justice
Lamar and Frederick w. Lehman at
the Prospect house where the Amer
lean delegates are stopping. They
continued their talk during an auto
mobile ride in DR. Naons car, and this
was the sum total of todsy's proceed
ings,
Nediators Inceused.
Neither confirmation nor denial can
be obtained on any side regarding the
reported arrival here of constitutions
aiist delegates to the conference. The
announcement that the mediators
would withdraw while the Huerta and
Carranza representatives discuss the
situation IVES denied on all sides. The
three mediators were greatly incensed
by the publication Of these reports,
which. they said, greatly injured the
cause for which they were working
All denied ever having considered the
plan.
Persons who are prominently con-
necfea with the Mexican delegation
were amazed by the statement made
in press dispatches this morning that
the medsators had at last succeeded in
inducing the Huerta delegates to con-
sent to confer with representatives OF
the constftutionaiiats. They point out
that at no time have the Huerta
-r.fstgresef1 tfves Objected. and that a4l
The opposition 10 the participation OIL
the rebels In the mediation confer
ences has come from the mediators
themselves. II was recalled in this
connection that in their statement.
issued more than two weeks ago,
Seniors Rabasa, Elguero and Rodrt-
gnez formally announced their will
trgneSs tn confer with representatives
nf the faction which had been OPP
posing the present head OF the Mexs-
can government. 1t was. thereforess
clear that II the nediators have sue
ceeded in arranging these expected
cont erences between federals and
rebels they have had no difficulty In
accomplishing this, so far at least. az
the Huerta men are concerned. On
tho other hand. If the Carranza men
have al last been induced to come
here. the credit therefor plainly be-
longs to the Washington government.
Carranza Men Expected.
phe report that the heads OF the
constitutionalist junta in Washington
had left for New York on a secret
mission aroused much interest here
today, and the belief was expressed
that these men were bound for some
point in the ueighhorhood OF Niagara
Falls to make final arrangements 1or
the participation Of rebel representa-
tives in the mediation conferences.
Opinion is divided here regarding the
identify Of the men appointed by tho
constitutior9 lists to attend these pro-
ceedinss II ts generally believed that
Fernando yglesias Calderon. who q
now on his way TO Washington. Will
head the Carranza delegation. but
this is still a matter open for discuss
sion r is believed that the Carranza
men will arrive here at very short
notice. when their participation has
finally been decided upon.