New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-16
Their Patience Exhausted
by the Failure to Show
Cancellation.
MAY GIVE UP BY
END OF THE WEEK
MediatorS Believe Further
Efforts Useless Without
Concessions.
CARRANZA IGNORES
THEIR CONDITIONS
Names Delegates to Conference
Without Reference to Terms
of Invitation.
BY GEORGE eRIsWoLp HILL.


Niagara Falls. Ontario. June Is
The A B C mediators have almost ex-
hausted their patience and have about
concluded. unless the administration
gives evidence OF a greater spirit Of
by the end Of this week,
to serve notice on Presidents Wilson
and Huerta that they consider further
efforts at mediation useless.
The mediators feel that they have
done all in their power to bring about
peace and avert war. and have induced
the Huerta government TO make all the
which II is reasonable to
expect OF it, They are not willing,
however. TO be used merely to put the
Constitutionalists into power either by
the armistice until Carranza
can occupy Mexico City or by forcing
a Constitutionalist leader on the Fed
eralists, who constitute nearly half the
Mexican people. They have formulated
and submitted to both governments a
plan of pacfication which has been ap-
proved by each. but il either is deter
mined not to meet the other half way
it is useless. in the opinion Of the me-
diators. for them to devote further time
and effort to these negotiations.
No progress was made to-day at the
meeting Of the American and Mexican
delegates and the peace mediators, and
more strongly than ever the impression
prevailed that the administration at
Washington was playing for time. The
point at issue was the. selection Of
man for Provisional President of Mexi-
co. In the absence of instruction from
Washington, the American delegates
submitted no names, and the two hours
was barren of results.
General Carranza's reply to the medi-
ators, written by Rafael Zuberan and
dated Washington, June ii, post
marked there June II. Buffalo, June IL.
and Niagara Falls. June ID, was re-
and answered, and the corre-
spondence was made public tonight.
Sehor Zubaran, speaking for General
Carranza, ignores the conditions which
the mediators made prerequisite OF
the admission of Constitutionalist d,le-
gates to the conference and the medi--
ators' reply merely calls attention to
this oversight.
The attitude of the mediators and OF
the Mexican delegates is unchanged.
They explained to-day their willing
ness to approve the selection as Pro-
visional president OF a man OF the
strongest Constitutionalist Ieanings,
but always provided that he is of such
high character and good renown as
would inspire confidence among the
Federalists. They contend that II would
be folly to name a different type OF
man or one who would not command
the confidence of the Federalists, be-
cause to do so would result I'm lack Of
confidence in the elections TO be held
under the supervision Of the provision
al president, probably bringing about
another revolution.
The Americans argued that as the
Ccnstitutionalists were in control OF
much of the territory of Mexico and
had the support Of the
OF Mexicans. they were en-
titled to interest in the provisional gov
crnment.
Attitude Of the Msxieans.
To this the Mexicans agreed. as they
have all along. but they insisted that
nothing Of real progress would be
gained IL the United States. and.
through the United States. the Consti-
would not agree to the
nomination as provisional president Of
a man who would command the conf
dence of both sides.
The Mexicans pointed out that the
president was TO exercise
power only for a short period. that his
most important duty would be the SUI
pervision OF the election OF consti-
tutional president, and that every
the Constitutionalists could
ask would be effected by the
selection Of a man strongly In sympa-
thy with their policies and aims.
Senior Zubaran. speaking for Gener-
al Carranza, informed the mediators
In his communication that Carranza
had named as delegates to this con-
ference Iglesias calderon, Luis Cabrera
and Jose vasconcelos. but he ignored
the polite reiteration By the mediators
OF the conditions under which they
would receive Constitutionalist dele
declaration OF an srmistice
by the ConstitutionalIsts and an ex-