The Butler weekly times., 1914-06-25
Informal Conference Between
Representatives Of Two
Factions is Proposed.
MEDA1oRs MORE HOPEFUL
Eeiieve That n This Meeting Can Be
Brought About Everything Will
Be Smootl1ed Out-Detaiis
Of Plan.

Niagara Falls, Ont, June 23.-
Through the invitation Of the Unite,
States government and the good of
fees Of the three South American me
diators, representatives OF the tw.
warning factions in Mexico-the Con
+ stitutionalists and the Huerta govern
me4t-soon will be brought face tc
face in an informal conference, dis
tinct from the mediation proceedings.
The belief is general that this plan
stands. an excellent chance Of being
carried to success II the recent dif.
ferences between General villa and
Carranza are sufficiently composed to
guarantee that the Constitutionalist
delegation may work without embar.
rassment.
The new plan has buoyed the hopes
OF the principals to mediation. The
South American ENJOYS discussed it
briefly with the American delegates
and later had conference with the
Huerta delegates. They said they
were willing to enter any conference
with their countrymen which had for
Its object the prevention of bloodshed
and the destruction of property, and
sought to establlEh national govern
ment on firm basis.
The conversation between the me-
d.ators and the Huerta delegates then
turned to such international questions
as could be advanced in the absence
of Constitutionalists, particularly the
conditions under which American
forces will be withdrawn from Vera
Cruz, which is expected to result from
the satisfactory establishment of a
new provisional government.
The plan which the mediators have
worked out is to conf1ne the formal 7
conference to a considera-
tIon of international questions, treat
ing with the Huerta and American
delegates on these points. On inter-
nal questions the >Huerta and Consti-
tutionalist delegates would be expect
ed to confer alone. HIS ..@,,5a5
= The mediators and the American
delegates thus would not interfere
with the settlement of problems con-
fined to the country, but they would
lend their counsel. I
With the Constitutionalist and
Huerta delegates discussing names
tor the provisional presidency and
internal questions, the medi- {
ato"s and American delegates would 1
await the outcome of their efforts be-
ore signing final protocol. Fernan- ,
10 |glesias Calderon is expected to
head the Carranza delegation. He is I
1ue in Wash 'ngton today {
Another carranza Note. II
Ell -Paso, Tex, June z2.-General ,
'enust.ano Carranza has forwarded
lis reply to the two notes of June 2 :
md .. sent him by the mediation CON-
nissioneis at Niagara Falls, it was
earned here. E
CaIIanzas note, it is understood, 6
eiterated his willingness to have par. /;
ic.pated in the various conferences,
whose sole object he recognized to be
he pacification of Mexico, and whose
'ood offices he tentatively recognized.
Fhe futi.ity of the discussion of Mex
can internal affairs. however, is point
ID out
While thanking the mediators for
heir efforts, the first chief made
lain, according to the word reaching
lere, that among the subjects he con-
idered 1t impossible to discuss, are
he proposed armistice, military move
nents Of the Constitutionalists, the
grarian question and the designation
( a provisional president of Mexico.
Washington Still Hopes.
Washington. June 22.-Washington
ficials expressed confidence that
dexican mediation at Niagara Falls
1o9ld continue for some time. Inti-
lations were given that there might
9 Developments in the internal. Mex
IAN situation soon which would open
he way for an agreement upon terms
{ peace.
An American ultlmatum.
Niagara Falls. Ont, June 20.-Jus-
ce Lamar's memorandum to Emilio
'abasa. head of the Mexican delega-
on announcing that the United]
tates ..must insist on tho accept.
nee Of its plan for the pacification
Mexico. u an ultimatum. Unless |
,e Hnerta delegates yield. mediation
III end.