South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-19
BY LAURENCE TOD.
(Stam Correspondent-)

MEDIATION HEADQUARTERS.
Niagara Falls. Ont. June 19.-Thst
mediation in the effort 10 effect peace
in Mexico has failed is the general be
lief here. The American delegates
were notified today that Minister NaOn
had gone back to Washington instead
OF returning here from Cambridge,
Mass. The meeting Of the mediators
with the American and Mexican repre-
sentatives was postponed until tOmOr-
row. 1t is believed this meeting viii
not be held and that no further bust
ness except the formalities of dissoiv-
ing the conference viii be transacted
here.
Failure Of the mediation negotia-
tions left the United States 10 settle
with the Huerta government in its de
mand for s salute TO the American
flag, refused by the dictator
Not a word on the Tampico incident
and the American occupation of Vera
Cruz according to high authority
here, was said during the formal con
ferences Of the past month. The
Americans have been so anxious 20 eS-
tablish a new government IN Mexico
that they have reserved the question
Of satisfaction Of the insult 60 their
flag The Huerta delegates We're so
keen in their observations OF proposals
for a provisional government that they
had no time to insist upon the evacua-
tion OF Vera Cruz. The United states,
the diplomats pointed out, is LEFT to the
embarrassing position of holding ter
ritOrv which il does not want and
threatening punishment which IL wants
to avoid. Huerta is compelled 10 re-
strain from attacking the invaders, al
though he refuses TO make amends for
the original affront.
May Dissolve Tomorrow.
The arrival of DR.. NaOn IN Washing
= Ii f.ob
Pres. Wilson is understood 20 mean
that the mediators have staked the
interests OF all Latin-America upon
one final and direct appeal 70 the head
OF the United States government. *
that appeal fails DR.. Naor VIII give the
signal tomorrow for dissolution
The Mexicans have refused 10 con-
slider a constitutionalist for the presi-
dency, claiming that a partisan in that
office would absolutely determine the
result Of the elections soon 70 be held
The Americans have denied this
charge and have made the selection OF
a rebel partisan rs provisional presl-
dent the first condition TO any agree
ment. They offered a rebel by paru-
san to take charge Of the election as
a guarantee of fair play.
Today the Mexicans had prepared q
second statement in which they re-
fused 70 move from their first position
terms This statement in substance
declared first that Mexico has no such
division into great parties as 70 make
a bipartisan commission practceDle,
second that the American government
IS in error when II ASSUMES that the
majority OF the Mexican people are
in favor Of the revolution; third, that
the territory controlled by the constl-
tutionalists, while showing large upon
the map. still contains only a small
part of the total population or the
country and fourth, the suggestion
that the north Of Mexico is hghting
the south. or that the people OF any
section have risen as mass against
the government IS absurd
Only Masterstroke Can Save.
While he would not admit that the
situation faced in the conference
cham Der was utterly hopeless. one OF
the men highest in authority here de-
clared that only a stroke ot genius on
the part OF the medlatOrs could pre-
vent the quick ending OF negotiations.
The hope held out yesterday morning
by the failure OF the Washington gov
ernment during ten hours, 10 authorize
its delegates 10 answer the MeEican
argument was dashed when the Amer
leans made public their answer last
night Nowhere IN the document sub
nitted bv the United States was there
even = suggestion OF cOmprouise-
Either the Huertistas could surrender
in peace of they could hght out their
quarrel 20 the end against an enemy
backed by an the resources az me
command or the washington govern
ment
T~his high authority evidenced no be-
lief that the Haerta delegates would
surrended.
The American government has "a
mistaken idea, ne said, that Mexico
has the same division between two
great political parties as that between
the republican and the democratic
PARTIES in the United states. Mexico
has It's parties. but its policies are de-
ternined chiefly by individuals While
the great percentage Of the people pay
no attention 20 its political issues.