The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-05-21
President Outlines His Attitude
on Mexican Situation to
Commissioners.
HUERTA MUST Be ELIMINATED
Americans to Place Themselves In
Receptive Mood and Await Pro.
posais from Mediators-
Rebels Oppose PIans.

washington, May lS.-freSlueH
Wilson told the American commits
sioners before they left for the medi
alton conference at Niagara Falls
Ontario, that the United States gov
eminent regards the settlement of thu
Mexican problem in definite form
as prerequisite to the Withdrawal
OF the American forces from Vers
Cruz.
The President gave the American
commissioners-Justice Lamar OF the
supreme court of the United States
Frederick W. Lehman, former solicit
tor general. and Diplomatic Secretary
II. Percival Dodge-no specific in
structions. He told them to place
themselves in a receptive mood and
await proposals from the three South
American mediators. But at the same
time he outlined to his representa-
tives that peace in Mexico seemed to
him to be conditioned on the elimina-
ton of the Huerta administration and
the establishment in it's place of a
strong provisional government which
would conduct an election giving fair
treatment to all factions and parties
and guaranteeing, moreover, solu-
ton of the agrarian problem and 9th
-er international difficulties which have
bred revolution in the southern repub-
lie in the last three years.
The President wishes the Mexican
question settled on comprehensive
lines that will take into account the
economic principles for which Zapata
in the South, as we'll as Carranza in
the North. have been fighting and will
at the same time conserve the right
full interests of the people in the ter
ritory now controlled by the Huerta
government
Rebels Against Huerta Plan.
Juarez. Mex. May 19.-The author
ization given his delegates to the me-
diation conference by Huerta to pre-.
sent his resignation II necessary to
insure peace in Mexico and the init.
nation that Luis Cabrera, consti-
tutsonalist leader. would be accept
able to the federals as a provisional
president are regarded by constitu-
tionalist leaders simply as an attempt
BY the Huerta party to win some con-
cessions in a struggle in which they
have been defeated at every turn.
A Viee-consuI Back to Mexico.
San Diego. Cal, May 19.-Robert J.
Stadden. American vice-consul at
Aanzanillo. accompanied by his sec.
rotary. e. F. Purado, received a tele-
gram from Secretary of State Bryan
stating that the two men could pro-
coed to Colima seaport if they so de-
sired
Seized American Ship.
San Francisco, May 'IS.-Graphic
reports OF the murder of Americans,
the capture by a Mexican transport
OF the American brig Geneva, the i'm.
prisonment OF United States Consul
Clement s. Edwards of Acapulco and
many atrocities on the west coast OF
Mexico were brought in by the off,
GERS and $50 refugees on the British
steamer Cetriana, which has just ar
rived from Manzanillo.
Compelled to Put 70 Sea.
The story of the taking of the &C.
neva was told by Captain Ferguson
of that vessel. who said that April
Fl he was ordered to leave San Bias
by the hafbor officials who had Just
received news of the taking of Vera
Cruz and imagined that state OF
war existed. The Geneva. lacking
water and provisions, was. compelled
to put to sea and April 26. while 1t
was lying to on Manxanillo, the Mex
lean transport Korrisan. seized it as
. prize Of war.
| 1, pactNcation Their Aim.
\ Washington. May 1S.-The Huerta
delegates who have left Washington
for the mediation conference ct Nj
asara Falls, Canada; are donAdent Of
SUCCESS In their mission. which they
feel Ii the bread question Of the paci.
Gcation Of Mexico. This intimation
Of their attitude was given today BY
persons In close touch With the Mex.
lean envoys, although the ENJOYS
themselves refused to discuss the
DrospectA
7, 9iIllman stIil IN sattIiie. I
The City Of Mexico. Nay IL John
4. Sillimaa. the American consul -
BaltflIo who has been ID the custody
Of the federal authogities Tor some