The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
Canada Selected As Neutral Territory for Peace
 Negotiations
|CARRANZA MAY
 YET BE INCLUDED
Envoys Hoping Rebel Chief Will Change Attitude-United States Not Yet Chosen Representa-
 lives for Conference

Washington. May 5.-rhc three south American cnvoys who have undertake" by diplomacy to settle MeSieo's civil strife ns well as her international dihi- entities announced tonight that the first formal conference with representatives of the "diTercnt parties interested in mcdiation- would he held at Niagara Falls, ontario. Cana,ia, May IS.
 ment for the three diplomats in a brief statement. which read as followsi
 'The mediators have notified the diff ferent parties that Niagara Falls. Can ada. has been selected the place where the mediators will confer with represen- tatives of the different parties interested been iixed as the date for the conference to begin The language of the declaration at traeted attention. for although the envoys had in note earlier said they would withdraw their invitation for a Carranza
  tween the oonstitutionalists and the Hu erta forces were arranged. no specific parties to the negotiations were named in the state department announcement.
 Working On Carranza I II later was learned authoritatively that the reason for this was due to the fact that further effort was being made to induce General Carranza to send a repre- sentative It was understood that the mediators had further explained their po- sition to General carranaa and still were hopeful that he might be represented at the negotiations without seeking to limit his agent to discussion of any particular 1 subjects,
 The American government has not chosen it's representatives. President Will son and Secretaries Bryan and Lane dis eussed many names today. They are
 seeking to get men of training in diplo- matte affairs. and inasmuch as 1t will
 take several days for the Huerta en- voys to reach here. some of the inter- venng time will be taken by the Pres ident in considering men for the mis- sion.
 As yet. there has been no formal basis of negotiation, neither the United States nor Huerta having set forth their de- mand It was learned today from a high administration official that in all like lihood the United States would not con fine itself now to mere settlement of the incidents at Tampico which provoked the present crisis, but would aim to bring about a solution of the whole Mexican
 problem so that 1t could recognize q eonstitutionaliy established government, which would be able to restore tranquility in the southern republic.
 Meets With Favor
 The disposition of General Carranza to
 eliminate himself from the mediation pro.
 ceedings, if it should include a discus
 sion of Mexcos internal problems, ha: not met with the favor of administra- l ton officials. but they do not think thi, decision Is final.
 , It is virtually certain that the with
 drawal of American sorces from Vera , Cruz will not be ordered until some def nite settlement of the whole Mexicaf ? problem is in sight.
 The death of two of the Americans 1 wounded at Vera Cruz. bringing the nor tality list up to 19; the announcement tha
 the President and Secretaries Garrison and Daniels would go to Brooklyn to at
 tend memorial services for the + dea, s being brought back on the Montana. an, , the order to the hospital ship Solace t
 bring it's wounded back to New Yorl , and Boston. so that the sick may be il a cooler climate, were the chief an
 inducements from the navy departmen
 during the day The war departmen
 continued plans for possible emergencies while the state department aotiy'
 in caring for refugee Americans who ar,
 leaving Mexico by the hundreds. Niagara Falls. Ontario was finally SC a 1ected as a place to hold the mediation , conferences because 1t A neutral terri. i. tory. vet In close proxiinitv to the United States The fact that Niagara Falls is
 on the extreme border of Canada and
 is known more as scenic resort than . as a political center will remove In ths |, opinion of many officials here, any im- . |, lC0ntinucd on Page Nine) n HnnnnAf fln0Tlnn