Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
INFORMAL HEARING
is POSSIBLE, HOWEVER
influence Of American Delepates
May Be Brought to Bear on
Situation.
AGREE TO TRANSFER TERMS
Method by Which Mexican Govern
ment Shall Go Into New Hands
Decided Upon-Confronted
With Selecting Personnel.

SSAo0u OpOu-NOu1fOuCe0
With Selecting Personnel.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June
12.-The mediators will not admit
officially to the conference here
the representatives Gen. Carranza
has announced he will send to
Niagara Falls. The South Ameri-
can diplomats said they could not
recede from their original condi-
ton demanding an armistice.
Last nights dispatch from Saltillo
stating that the Carranza note made no
mention Of the conditions under which
he was sending delegates was shown to
the mediators- They declined to make
formal comment, hut let 1t be known
that their attitude had undergone no
change. They reiterated that admission
Of the constitutionalists is and will be
known to be contingent on the declara-
ton Of an armistice.
The mediators would have no objection
| il a conference could be held between
| the Huerta delegates, the Carranza dele
gates and the Americans. In fact, such
| a suggestion has been under considera-
| tion for some time. so that If an agree
ment could be reached between these
three parties at interest the mediators
would finally admit all to the signing OF 4
protocol.
Might Be Heard Informally.
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ranxa delegates might be informally re-
ceive9 here and their argument heard a.
TO why a, armistice cannot be declared.
But on this point there has been no
capitalization Of sentiment and the in
huence OF the American delegates to OBJ
| tain at least a hearing for the constitu-
tlonal1sts when they come may be
brought to bear on the situation
Inc duerta delegates read the dispatch
from Saltllo with evident interest senior
Habasa, spokesman for them. said he had
| received no previous intination of it
The question OF admission to the confer
ence. he said. was a matter for decision
by the msdiators. The American dele
gates looked upon the announcement from
Saltillo as a distinctly encouraging sign,
indicating that all sides now recognized
the valua OF mediation as a way of re-
storing peace.
1t is not at all unlikely that they will
try to persuade the mediators not to
close the door on the constitutionalist
delegates. On the other hand, the need
for constitutionalist representation in
the view Of one Of the mediators is
daily diminishing. He said the media
tors from the outset had taken the in
terests of the constitutionalists fully into
consideration.
Also the American delegates have kept
in touch with the wishes Of the const-
tutionalists through the Washington gov
ernment. Carranza delegates could give
valuable information and advice to the
United States. upon which rests the re-
sponsibtlity for bringing peace out Of
the present chaos.
Concerned Now With Personnel.
The work Of the conferences Is now
centered on the second point in the plan
for the pacification of Mexico. which
deals with the personnel of the new gov
ernment. Names have not yet been sub
mitted to the mediators by the United
States because there has been no COM
munication with the constitutionalists
and it is that party which the American
government is aiming to satisfy SO as to
persuade it to lay down its arms.
The trip Of George c. Carothers. spe-
cial representative of the State Depart
ment, from Torreon to Saltillo was in
terpreted here as meaning that he will
endeavor to obtain Information from Gen.
Carranza directly, which will aid the
American delegates In handling the de-
tails of the peace plan.
In the meantime the announcement
from Saltillo that Gen. Carranza has de-
cided to send delegates to the mediation
conference injected complex phase into
the situation. It had been intimated for
several days that the constitutionalist
would announce his intention Of sending
delegates, but would make no mention
in his note of the instructions or powers
OF his representatives nor grant an
armistice.
The coming of constitutionalist dele
gates at time when the proceedings
have reached the critical stage. where
personnel is being discussed will not be-
suggested in some quarters that even the
Huerta delegates. anxious for an end of
the civil strife, will be glad to have
the negotiations hurried by having all
parties to the Mexican controversy rep
resented.
Ready to Approve Transfer.
Mediation today had achieved its first
important step. After nearly three weeks
Of parleyng the mediators and the Amer
lean and Huerta delegates were ready
formally to approve in full conference the
method by which the executive power in
Mexico City shall be transferred from
the Huerta administration to a new pro-
visional government. The constitutional
form Of succession, permitting Gen.
Huerta to appoint as minister of foreign
affairs the man chosen here for the pro-
visional presidency, has been abandoned.
The United States claimed that to follow
this method would be recognizing Huer-
ta's authority as constitutional. Instead
there will be an abrupt transfer Of au-
thority to the new provisional president.
vvJf a nrNhQ hiltfv that "a OF of nf7
will be administered by the chief justice
Of the supreme court.
There was q deadlock for three days
over the manner Of transition from
Ia hut ~ liz.