The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-04
MEDIATION PLANS
 MAKING PROGRESS De La Barra Expected to
 Represent Huerta CONTINUE FIGHTING
Rebel Chief Carranza Refuses Armiz- tice Negotiations-Place for Peace Conference Being
 Discussed

Washington. May s.-Mediation plans of the South American envoys who are try ing to straighten out the troubled af- fairs of Mexico went steadily forward today. There were no formal sessions but the mediators conferred during the afternoon and evening on what had been done and the next step in their proce- dure.
 The United States, the Huerta govern ment and General Carranza are expected to name their delegates as requested by the mediators last night within the next day or two. The American delegate has not been selected. but it became known today that 1t would not be an official closely identified with the government. As the three South American envoys are accredited to the United States this gov ernment does not wish to name a gov ernment official, but desires an outsider who would deal with them without ref erence to their official relations to the United States. To the names of John Bassett Moore. and John Lind and Henry White, already mentioned. now are added those of Richard Olney, former Secretary of State; David Jayne Hill for mer ambassador to Germany, and Hannis Taylor, former minister to Spain.
 De La Barra Delegate
 The Huerta delegate is expected to be Francisio De La Barra. Mexican minister at Paris, but nothing definite has been heard from Mexico City. Rafael zuba- ran, personal representative of General Carranza, arrived here yesterday and is available as the Carranza delegate, al- though 1t is not yet definite that Car ranza will name a delegate
 When delegates of the three parties arrive, it is expected the mediators will be ready to take up the crucial issues between the United States and Huerta at least It becomes definitely estab- lished today that General Carranza will not agree to the request of the mediators that he suspend operations against Hu- erta, pending the mediation proceedings and the envoys have heen advised of this
 decision. Close associates of Carranza who have arrived here say no media ton between the rebels and Huerta Is possible
 Meanwhile the campaign against the l Huerta forces in the north is proceedine 1 full force The marcn on Mexico City according to those near Carranxa. is tc l be undertaken as soon as military opera | tions in the north will permit.
 Refuse Armistice
 | Carranza's refusal of an armistice is l the first adverse reply the mediators have received On the other hand. favorab ble l comment Is made in circles close to the l envoys upon the amenability Huerta has l shown.
 l Aside from the personnel of the dele l gates from the three parties to the con | troversy. the medators have given some 1 informal consideration as to whether II may become desirable to go to some ne,i- 1 tral point outside of Washington tc l carry forward their negotiations with the l three parties concerned. The purpose ir 1 this would be to forestal q possible feel l ing on the part of anyone of the parties 1 that their sessions here might tend to a Ileaning toward the viewpoint of ths l United States. This has led to informa ISsuggegtions that Havana or possibly somt l border point in Canada be selected. Ha I vana will not be chosen, however, owinf l to the heat and the number of Mexican l refugees there, while Canada, being 6 l British colony, might suggest European 1 influence. II is more likely, therefore | that If some point outside of the Amer l ican capital ig decided on. 1t will be a 1 come mountain resort or In New England | The Rusg0- 1abane1e peace negotiation l were .cArried on It the quiet town o'
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