The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
j. S. WON'T DEMAND
MEXICO INDEMNITY
ENJOYS Told Wilson win Not
Seek Reparation.
PAvES WAY FOR PEACE PACT
Medlators Submit to Mexican Dele.
gates Counter Proposals Of Amer.
lean Government for PacIfi.
cation Of Mexico.

Nihsdrh rHlIs, Ont., June lU.-MeX-
leo will not be asked by the United
States to pay war indemnity. The
Huerta government has learned
through the American delegates that
President Wilson will be content to
have set up In Mexico a stable govern
ment to succeed Huerta rule.
An intimation that the United
States would not demand reparation
for the losses sustained at Vera Cruz
or expect to be recouped for the enor.
nous expenditures already made in
an attempt to pacify Mexico was CIV
en- to Mexican delegates soon after
the conferences opened.
Psves Way for Peace Pact.
This made 1t easy for the opposing
delegates to meet tremendously. 1t
was responsible largely for the case
with which a general understanding
was reached between them and II
gave consistency to the American de.
mand that consideration be given to
the constitutionalists' cause.
The submission of the American
plan, accompanied by verbal state
ments from the delegates of the Unit.
ed States, removed all doubt that this
country was not disposed TO make any
unnecessary drain upon Mexicos al.
ready depleted finances
The mediators submitted to the Mex
lean delegates the counter proposals
OF the American government for the
pacification Of Mexico.
The American plan is with few mod.
thcations the same as that on which
the mediators and Mexican delegates
proved. II provides the method OF
transferring the executive power in
Mexico City from the present regime
20 a new provisional government
which In few months shall conduct
elections for president vice-president
and members of congress.
No names have been agreed upon
between the Mexican or American del
egates for the new provisional presi
dent or his cabinet. In fact, neither
side has made its nominations.
Program Of Proceedings.
The program Of the proceedings Is
about as follows:
Within a day or two the Mexican
plan and the American plan will have
been dovetailed into one and a full
conference OF all parties will be called,
Final approval Is not expected i'm
nediately from either party, however,
as the mediators will ask the Ameri.
can delegates to begin to ascertain the
attitude of the constitutionalists. This
may proceed through the Washington
government or In any manner the dele
gates choose. The mediators will take
a brief recess meanwhile.
Should there be any new sugges-
lions from the constitutionalists, the
United States government will en-
deavor TO arrive at a compromise.
When an agreement Ia reached the re-
suits again will be placed before the
mediation board and the Huerta dele
gates.
The expectation Is that II the con-
stitutionalists are willing to discuss
the peace plan with the American gov
eminent an agreement can be reached
in a short time, as the program makes
provision for liberal participation by
the constitutionalists in the new pro-
visional government.
Rebels Opposed to Truce.
The correspondence between the me-
diators and the constitutionalists Is
expected to be brought to an end In
another day or two. The mediators
are insistent on their original terms
declaration Of an armistice and broad.
ening the discussion from information
al to internal questions. The constitu-
tionalists are willing to meet the me-
diators on a satisfactory basis as to
the latter point, but they are deter
mined against declaring any armistice.
Wilson's special representative to
Mexico, and who since his return to
this country has been the special rep
resentative of the state department In
dealing with the constitutionalist
agents in Washington, left here last
night for his home in Minnesota.
Explanatory Of his departure, Gov.
ernOr Linz sald:
'T do not feel that there is any long
err any necessity for giving my entire
time to the government and I asked
the president to allow me to leave for
my home, In order that ! may give at.
tention to my personal affairs.
MY request was granted.
"Of course will remain subject to
the call of the president or the secre-
tary OF state and II at any time either
OF them think will be Of assistance
will return TO Washington. do not
contemplate any such necessity.
think my absence from the capital will
be permanent"