The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-26
Justice Lamar Announces Ac-
tual Details of a Pacifica-
ton Plan Have Been
Agreed Upon.
Actual Agreement Among
Delegates Found Upon
Number of Problems Be
fore Conference.
BY LAWRENCE TODD,
Special staff Correspondence Of the In
ternationaI NeMs Service.

teTnatIonai news service.
NIAGARA FALLS. Ont, May 60
settlement OF the Mexican problem. so
lar as the South American mediators
and the United States and Mexican
governments can bring 1t about, is in
sight today.
on1cial announcement that some Of
inc actual details of plan of paci.ica-
.ion mas been agreed upon vas made
ior the american delgates by Justice
Lamar following q conference of two
hours between the American represent
atives and the mediators.
we have at last begun the discus
sion of the plans of pacification in
Mexico, said Justice Lamar. Upon
number OF points we found ourselves
disposed to be in actual agreement.
Otner points are still under discussion
and as to these there has been no open
disagreement.
Discuss Plan.
1T has been agreed that I may state
10 you this much. We have finally
begun the actual discussion of a plan.
1t would. Of course. be impossible for
me to specify the points under discus
sion or upon which We have agreed
or substantially agreed.
I'VE have an appointment in Toron-
to tomorrow. but notwithstanding this.
expect this conference to be oontin-
ued."
Senor Rabasa, Of the MEXICAN dele
gates. had prepared a long statement
on the agrarian question. but suppress
ed 1t on account of the progress made
during the daily conversation" Of the
Americans and the mediators.
Receives Dispatches.
q 1or n4
patches during the morning from the
Brazilian legation in Mexico City,
which are believed to have caused the
Mexican delegates to modify their pol
icy.
Ambassador Da CANA and Ministers
Naon and Saurez continued to deny
today all reports Of serious difficulty
IN the negotiations. They let 1t be
known that they regard the creation Of
provision presidency as worthy of
| consideration, but they would not in
any way interfere in the selection of
a man for the place
Whatever happens In Mexico. the A
| B. G.. powers would show the most
punctillious regard for Mexican nation
al sovereignty. They will deal As
quickly with a Constitutionalfst az
with a Federal government in Mexico
City. They grant the right Of the
United States, however. to indicate
what leader in MEXICO II will be w1ll
ing to recognise as provisional presi-
dent
The acceptance or rejection Of this
advice Is a matter Of ffee choice on
the part Of the Mexican people, even II
the Representatives hero approve It.
except to the extent that tho Carransa
party shall be forced by tho Unteed
States to withdraw from It's present
defiant attitude.
| Back Of all these negotiations nea
the one assumption that the United
States will exercise greater authority
over the Constitutionalists' policy than
it has been able to exercise over Gen.
eral Huesrta. Whether by moral sua.
sion or by armed force, the will Of the
United States government must pre-
vail IL the mediation conference again
is to be taken seriously Should Car
rama and Villa turn upon the United
States the problem will have to be
taken up again.