Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-04-28
HUERTA ACCEPTS
MEDIATION PLAN
Spanish Embassy Receives As
sent Of Dictator.
MEDIATOR's TASK DIFFICULT


ton, Is Observation-Disclosures Com
pliance Must Be Secured-Assent OF
carranza Is Neeessary-AlI Latin
America Favors Mediation.
Washington, April 2S.-Huerta has
conse..v1 10 mediate the present
crisis with the United States govern
ment. This statement was made at
the Spanish embassy, which has been
designated by Huerta to represent
him at Washington.
This means all hostjlities between
the United States and Huerta will
cease at least pending the mediation
proceedings.
The acceptance of the offer of the
South American republic to. mediate
does not mean that the entire Mexi.
can problem has been solved. 1t does
mean, however, that a crisis has been
averted and that the changes are very
much in favor of some development
which will prevent a renewal of the
hostilities into which the United
States has been forced.
There Is nothing in the mediation
proposal as submitted to Huerta which
indicates the conditions imposed by
President Wilson. These conditions
are: That Huerta be eliminated and
that constitutional government in Mex
'co be restored.
In the present emergency Huerta
will find himself under tremendous
pressure not only from the European
powers, but from practically all of the
Latin-American countries.
The attitude of all the Central and
Southern governments was clearly in
Dictated by developments when several
Of them signified their willingness to
In urging Huerta to accept the present
opportunity to give peace to Mexico.
The three A B C governments of
South America have based their repre-
sensations to Huerta on the ground
not only of peace in Mexico, but upon
the broader ground of the effect upon
all Latin-America. This latter plea Of
fers Huerta an opportunity to yield
without the humiliation that might re-
suit from a consideration solely of his
own political fortunes and the i'm
mediate future of Mexico.
Troops to Remain.
There is no likelihood, however, OF
any recalling OF troops or battleships
or any backward step on the part o.
the United States at Vera Cruz until
the mediation has been concluded.
With the United States ard Huerta
both agreeing to mediation the situa.
tion reyolves about Carranza. With
out his consent and cooperation the
mediation proceedings will be futile
for the United States already has
stipulated that they must include all
factions in Mexico. With Carranza
now holding the whip hand, substan.
tisl concessions undoubtedly will have
to be made to him in order to obtain
his consent.
Carranza's representatives in Wash
ington are quoted as expressing the
opinion that he never would consent
TO mediation; that he certainly would
not be party to any proceedings
which did not contemplate the estab-
lishment Of the constitutional forces
In power in Mexico City.
Mediators Have Stiff Task.
Steps will be Immediately taken by
the South American powers that have
brought about mediation to obtain
quick reply from Carranza
Zapata whose stronghold has been
n the southern part of Mexico is not
being considered in the present medi-
alton situation. AS soon as Carrar-
za's consent to mediation has been OBJ
tanned, II that is possible, negotiations
will be undertaken to ascertain from
| all factions on what grounds settle
ment may be obtained. not only Of
the present differences between
Huerta and the United States, but of
the internal strife in Mexico herself.
When these various propositions are
submitted the difficulties will Just
| have begun.
IL Huerta maintains the same stub
| born attitude that he has In the past
| progress will be hopeless.
Hold Up Villas Supplies.
Ten cars containing approximately
three million rounds of Mausers ard
several miiimeters of ammunition,
have been stopped in transit between
| New Orleans and Ell Paso and order
ed returned to the factory. The bills
Of lading which had been sent to the
local banks. were ordered returned.
The ammunition was consigned to
Pancho Villas purchasing agents In
FL Paso and was to have been crossed
to Juarez.
Villas supply of ammunition was
depleted by the fighting at Torreon
and San Pedro and he was anxious to
| get the ammunition across before the
| embargo went into effect.
The two Moissant aeroplanes which
were manufactured in New York I'm.
der the direction OF Harold Krntner.
who was here to demonstrate the first
one made for Villa, have been held I'D
and will not be shipped
Vera Cruz, April 2.-The first
transport with troops of the Fiss