The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-19

The President gave the American mmissioners-Justice Lamar of the supreme court of the United States, Frederick w. Lehman, former solic itor general and diplomatic secretary; H. Perceva1 Dodge-no specific in- structions. He told them to place themselves in 8 receptive mood and await proposals from the three South American mediators- But at the same time he outlined to his representatives that peace in Mexico seemed to him to be conditioned on the elimination of the Huerta administration and the es- tablishment in It's place of strong provisional government which would conduct an election, giving fair treat ment to all factions and parties and guaranteeing, moreover, a solution of the agrarian problem and other in ternal difficulties which have bred revolution in the southern republic dur ing the last three years.
 Economic Principles
 The President wishes the Mexican question settled on comprehensive lines that will take into account the economic principles for which Zapata in the south, as well as Carranza in the north, have been fighting and at the same time will conserve the right ful interests of the people in the terri tory now controlled by the Huerta government.
 During the day dispatch came tot one of the foreign diplomats here from Ia diplomatic source in Mexico City stating that General Huerta was ready to resign and would permit his repre- |sentatives at the mediation to elim- |inate him if it should become abso- |lutely necessary. Limitations that |have come from the three Huerta dele |gates since their visit to this country |showed that they had rehlized Hu- |erta's elimination was regarded as es- |sential to a settlement and knew from |the outset that unless they came pre- |pared to deal with this phase of the problem their efforts would be fruit Hess. The Huerta delegates. too, 1t is qearned from persons who have talked |with them, understand thoroughly that |the scope of mediation now comprises |the entire Mexican problem.
 May Recommend Retirement They are said to be ready to rec |ommend Huerta's retirement, but only lon the condition that definite under ktanding is reached on the kind of gov 'ernment that is to follow. President Wilson in his final talk with the American commissioners, at (which Secretary Bryan also was pres |ent, spoke hopefully of the media ton. He is earnestly desirous that it shall bucceed and indicated that every power bnd legitimate influence at the disposal |pf the American government would be exerted to make it succeed. Though the sonstitutionalists have not yet agreed 0 take part in the mediation, one high Administration official held out hopes oday of their ultimate participation, Baying misunderstanding which night be remedied in a short time was argely responsible for their failure to be represented at Niagara Falls
 The President laic before the com nissioners the entire Mexican problem ks he saw it, emphasizing that the huty of the United States was to seek XlnseIfishly to assist Mexico to set ID constitutional government which tould be accorded recognition by the world, because of it's capacity not alone To maintain peace within it's confines. but to observe international obliga- lions.
 The Huerta delegates have conceded privately to their friends that the in- |ernational phases of the Mexican ques |jon are closely interwoven in the in ernal affairs of their country. The nediators have taken a similar posi- ion in their communications to Gen ral Carranza, saying that the inter- ational and internal questions were nseparable. In fact, they have worked nj in general way a plan which they vill submit to all factions. One fea- hlre of it became known definitely to- ay. It seeks to eradicate the perplex- hg agrarian question by prescribing
 division of lands in a way that will e satisfactory to the masses, but its etails have not been revealed. Eco- omic questions, however, will not be
 
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