The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-12
CONFERENCES CONTINUE


Villa is Pushing His Men Toward the
South, Still Determined
to Reach Mexico
City.
[By John Edwin Nevin, United Press
Staff Corresponds dsnt.]
WASHINGTON, June 12.-That a
protocol containing the Mexican peace
plan will be ready for signing by the
middle Of next week was the conf
dent belief of high officials here to-
day. 1t Is believed certain that Car
rama will be party to the plan. His
acceptance of the invitation to be
represented will reach the A. B. c.,
mediators today. He is expected to
name men already on the ground or
from the membership Of the junta
here. But in the meanwhile the medi-
ators will go ahead with their program
and Secretary of State Bryan Is very
confident that Carranza will accept
the plan espoused by the American
commissioners. Announcement by the
mediators that from now on their con-
ference will be heard with American
and Huerta representatives present,
was accepted here as indicating rapid
progr ass. Carruthers has been In
structed to proceed to Saltillo where
he will be in instant communication
with Carranza. This will enable Bry-
an and President Wilson, as well as
Commissioners Lehman and Lamar
to keep in touch with the constitu-
tionalist views until Carranza's s repre-
/ sentatives get on the jobs in person.
Stories OF alarm felt sby General
Funston for his positions about Vera
Cruz were declared untrue by officials
Secretary Of War Garrison consid cred
the situation sufficiently safe to leave
for a brief vacation tour and the Of
flcers of the general stan do not be-
Tlieve any movem snt under contempla-
ton by Mexican federals which would
endanger the American position. They
are much more apprehensive over thu
possibility of disease interfering with
the efficiency Of Funston's men and
are hoping they can be soon ord cred
back to the states. With the land1ng
Of the Antilla's cargo, the constitu-
tionalists are now sufficiently equipped
with reserve ammunition and rapid
fire guns to make an imm mediate ad-
vance on Mexico City. knowledge OF
this fact was believed here to prove
potent for high speed at the Niagara
Falls conference
At Critical Stage.
IBy Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June 12.-
Forced suddenly from state of In
action and doubt to the point where
the American and Mexican delegates
will henceforth m eet face to face be-
fore the A. B. c., mediators, the ef-
fects to find solution for the pacifi-
cation of Mexico through mediation,
reached a critical stage today. On
the conferences which are to follow,
will rest success or failure in nego-
tiations looking toward an agreement
between the Americans and the dele
gates OF General Huerta
A full conference is scheduled for
this afternoon when Justice Lamar
and Frederick W. Lehman will again
meet with the three Mexican dele
y, faxN -
tinue the point by point discussion
started late yesterday. The media
tors asked for a separate conference
with the Americans during the morn
ing and provided communications ex-
pected from Washington we're receiv-
ed. 1t was to be held
At American headquarters there
was optimism and the belief that sub
stantia1 progress had been made in
the conference SO hastily assembled
late YESTERDAY This was not reflect
ed on the Canadian side. however,
among the Mexicans. Agreement on
the first point in the plan submitted
by the mediator was reached; that a
provisional government should be es-
tablished to succeed General Huerta;
that 1t should be composed OF pres
ident and four cabinet members to
share equal responsibility and on a
division Of opinion a majority of the
vote should rule, leaving the presid snt
to cast the deciding vote. The man.
ner in which this government should
he established WIS not settled. how
ever. This point, which the Ameri-
can delegates had insisted was as i'm
portant as the character OF the man