The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-26
TWO DEADLOCKS WITH
FACTIONS IN MEXICO
One Between United States and Huerta,
the Other between This Country
and Carrapza.
CRAFTY WORK ~ IN EVIDENCE
To Admit Contentious of Provisional
President Would he to Invite War
With Rebels.
Especial TO The Tin,es-Dispatch.1

Especial TO The Times es-Dispatch.1
Washington, May 25.-The Internn-
tlonal News Service here gives exclu-
sively the first complete details of the
Niagara mediation conference, which
to date have resulted In two separate
deadlocls. one between the United
States and Iucrta, and one between the
United States and CarranZa-
The Huerta delegates have not made
Il single declaration OF purposes, but
have outlined the following us the
three cardinal principles" under which
they are acting:
/. Following the invariable inter-
national custom in abdicatins. Huerta
should be allowed to name the person
or persons to whom he should tender
his resignation. and that he should
not he required to place his resigna-
tion In tho hands OF tho mcdiators or
any foreign government, or be forced
to resign ut their behcst.
.. Tie Huertu government was IN
effect recognized by Ambassador Hen
~ Lane Wilson. representing the
President OF tho United States, and
in any other capacity than rs spokes-
man for tho United States.
3. Tho acts of tho IIuertn adminis-
traion. including its treaties. It's con
~ess.ons, loans. debts, credits. land
grants and land laws should be rec
ognlzcd in any settlement whatever
made ut Niagara Falls or elsewhere.
Ills ABDICATION MUST
he UNCONDITIONAL
To this President Wilson, through
ENJOYS Lamar and Lchmann replied
last night that tho United States in
sists on tho unconditional abdica-
tion CT Huerta. This makes deadlock
No. /.
Carranza, tho unrcpresented element
of what was planned TO be Il triangular
meeting. accepted mediation in prin-
ciple. refused an armisticc AMI refused
TO send delegates. lie informed the
United States that no regarded tine
occupation or Vera Cruz as an inya-
sion OF Mexican soil. and that he
wonld brook no interference in the
adjustment OF Mexico's internal ar-
fairs.
Carranza says h does not object to
the mediation proceedings ut Niagara
Fails. that he will be pleased to re-
View tho conclusions reached thcro.
but he will not send delegates and Will
not halt his march on Mexico City.
This makes deadlock No. ..
Tho reply Of President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan to tho outline OF the
principles on which the Hucrta dele
gates were ready TO proceed, instructed
the American representatives at Ma
CARA Falls 10 inform ali concerned that
the fundamental demand OF this gov
ernmeNt Is for the unconditional scpa-
ration OF General Hucrta from all par
ticlpation In tho government OF Mex
leo.
The delivery of the reply VIII prob
ably produce one OF two things:
Either tiuerta will make an abJect
surrender and permit tho United States
to name tho person or persons on whom
his mautlo will fall. or he will fight
In his first principle" as given
above. ilucrta has with moro or less
craftincss maintained substantially that
the President of the United States, and,
In fact. the governments of all other
nations, have no right to recognize
Carranza or Villa or Felix Diaz or DO
Ia Barra. or any ono olse, In case he
should "abuicatc."
TO ADMIT CONVENTIONS
Is TO INVITE WAR
To admit Huertas contentious would
be to Invite war with Carranza by noti-
flying him in advance that he would
not be recognized. even temporarily. as
the de facto President OF Mexico with
out the consent OF iIuerta.
The American delegates arc not TO
pay any serious attention to Hucrta's
assertion. In tho second OF his "prlncl-
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