The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-05-28
DEMAND OF i. S.
THREATENS END.
Mediators Indicate Land Issue
Must Be Changed.
SNAG IS ON BOARD RULE
Intermediates Want Government In
Huerta's Place, But Back None
~. S. Aviators Fired on
by Mexlcans.

Mexico City, May ga plan to Kill
Gen. Victoriano Huerta as he entered
the Cafe Colon, q restaurant In the
Pasco de la Reforma, is said to nave
been discovered by secret service men
Sunday. As a result Huerta became
enraged at Gen Manuel Guasque, IN
spector general Of the police, ana or
dered his dismissal and his arrest
Secret service men are searching Tor
several men known to have been close
lv associated with General Guasque.
They will be arrested and tried by
court-martial Conviction of the men
will undoubtedly result in their execu-
ton. Gen Alberto Quiroz was chosen
as head Of the police department to
succeed General Guasque.
Niagara Falls, Ont, May 26.-After
a conference between the American
delegates and the South American me-
diators 1t appeared that the urgent
demand of the American side that a
definite plan for settlement of the land
question be incorporated in the Next
can peace negotiations was not ac-
ceptable to either the mediators or the
Mexican delegates. II the demand Is
insisted on, Il will certainly disrupt
the mediation.
A serious effort is being made to
modify the scope of the negotiations
so as to render the land problem less
exigent.
The trouble did not seem insur-
mountable to Justice Lamar He an
nounced that favorable progress was
being made.
I'VE received certain suggestions
from the mediators," he said for
possible solution OF this difficulty. we
communicated them to Washington
and now we In turn have made certain
suggestions to the mediators.
Information came that Secretary
Bryan was In favor Of establishing
commission form Of government IN
Mexico pending the election Of presi'
dent, a vice-president and members OF
congress under constitutional forms
The Bryan plan. as It became known,
provides for a commission OF three
men, one to be uamed by the federals.
one by the constitutionallBta and OBS
by the A-B.C. mediators. There ls
hardly any likelihood that such plan
will be accepted by the mediators,
who hold that 1t is not their province
TO assume responsibility for any such
arrangement
Should the Huerta government col
lapse as the constitutionalist army APP
proaches Mexico City, It is realized by
the mediators that a condition OF chaos
and anarchy might result This might
alter the entire aspect of the situation.
The medators are working rapidly,
therefore, In the hope OF seeing es-
tablished in some way In Mexico a
new provisional government that may
be promptly accorded recognition by
the United States before the constitu-
tlonalists can seize control.
Washington, May 26-Mexican con-
stitutionalists In Washington are lis
tening to arguments that they should
be represented at Niagara Falls, but
SO far they have not listened to rea-
son" Much OF the day was passed In
conference with John Lind and Secre-
tary OF State Bryan. All the Mexlcans
protested 70 be unable TO see any gain
for them In mediation.
The Spanish ambassador informed
the state department that he had re-
ceived message from the foreign of
fee IN Mexico City announcing a con-
situtionalist force OF 1000 men had
entered the state Of Vera Cruz and ex-
planning that the movement OF federal
troops In that neighborhood was
against the constitutiunalists and not
against the American garrison at Vera
Cruz. He said the Huerta government
wanted to guard against having the
activity OF It's army mistaken for a
violation Of the agreemnt to suspend
hostilltieB pending the mediation ne
gotiations.
Vera Cruz May ga naval hydro
plane, with Lieutenant Ballnger oper.
ating It and Ensign Stolz as observer,
was fred on during two fights in the
morning.
The scene OF the firing was Just be-
yond the northern American OUTPOST,
near Vegara. The first time about
twenty-five shots were fred; the sec
ond time SIX shots were fred. None
OF the shots struck the machine
Mexico City, May 25--John r. SIN.
man, viccconsul OF the United States
at Saltlllo about whose safety there
has been grave disQuiet IN Washing
ton for more than two weeks because
OF the failure 10 get any direct word
from him, arrived here on train
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One Killed, Three Hurt In Auto Crash.
Akron, o., May 25.--Lawreuce Win.
um, twentyone, was Killed, and three
others were seriously injured when
the automobile In which they were
riding dashed into a telephone pole IN
South Akron