The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-19
WILSON'S PLAN misunderstood
Declare United Representatives at Me-
diation Conference.

Niagara Falls. Ont, June l0.-The
American delegation to the mediation
conference last night made public a
statement, issued with the consent of the
Washington government, in reply to the
statement given out Wednesday night
by the Mexican delegation, criticising
the American plan for the establishment
Oft provisional government in Mexico
with a constitutionalist at its head.
Suggestions that President Wilson had
any intent to destroy the electoral lib
erty of Mexica are utterly repudiated"
by the American representatives.
The statement covers the whole range
of criticism made by the Huerta dele
gates. Coming on the eve of the next
full conference of mediators and dele.
gates, which may be postponed until
Saturday, and at which is to be deter
mined whether or not there is any chance
Of an agreement through mediation for
a settlement of the Mexican problem,
the statement stirred the mediation col
ony. 1t was interpreted as foreshadowe
ing the unalterable and unyielding posi-
ton OF the United States in future par
lcys The statement in part follows;
think il is conducive to the interests of
mediation to publish during its penden-
cy the various plans of the contentious
OF the parties, but as the Mexican repre-
sentatives have given out formal state
ment of their objections to the appoint
ment of a constitutionalist as provision
al president, because among other things,
an election conducted by such provi-
sional government would not represent
the will of the Mexican people, it has
been thought necessary 70 give part of
The answer to the letter written by Mr.
Rabasa
'Tn that answer the American rep
resentatives utterly repudiate any sug-
gestions that the American president
has any intent of destroying the cleo
toral liberty of Mexico and insists that
the Mexican representatives entirely mis-
understand the motives and objects of
the president, who recognizes the facts
and secs in the past success of the CON
stitutional army indisputable evidence of
the approval of the Mexican people. But
he also sees that the full triumph of
that army means an indefinite continu-
ancc OF war with the suffering and blood
shed and death it everywhere involves.
"The American government seeks only
to assist in securing the pacifcation of
Mexico. II has no special interest i'm the
method or in the person by which that
great end is to be accomplished; and if
it presses for any particular method, OF
for the selection of a particular type of
men, it is only because it believes thens
to be the only means to the desired
end. American objections to the plan
approved by the Mexican representatives
have been based upon the profound con-
viction that the adoption of that plan
would not stop the progress of the vic
torious army nor bring that speedy peace
which the American government so sim
cerely desires.
at would be easy at this conference
TO write an agreement which many
would consider desirable; but unless the
most excellent of plans and the most
excellent. OF men are accepted by the
constitutionalists we would only have
paper plan, perfect in form and Just
in expression, but wholly ineffective to
secure peace in war-worn Mexico. To
bring that war to a close, to restore
peace and constitutional government
that end can only be attained by con
sulting the Just wishes OF the constitu-
tionalists, who are not only in numer-
ical majority, but are now the dominant
force in the country.
'In reference TO the suggestion that