The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-19
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Washington, May 1S.-Settlement Of
the Mexican problem is conditioned on
the elimination of Huerta, and estab-
lishment of a strong provisional gov
ernment, which would hold a fair
election and settle the Agragian prob
lem and other internal causes of the
revolutions. This was told the United
States commissioners to the Niagara
Falls mediation conference by Presi-
dent Wilson today. Tho president
gave the delegates letters to the medi-
ators, outlining the authority given
them on this mission
The United States forces with
drawal is conditioned on the settle
ment OF the problem in definite form
The president wants the grievances of
Zapata and Carranza considered and
also would conserve the rightful in
terests of the people in the sections
controlled by Huerta-
A message from diplomatic source
Sn Mexico City said that Huerta is
ready to resign and be eliminated
completely. The Mexican delegates to
he mediation conference have limited
bat they realized I1uerta must be
eliminated and are said to be ready to
recommend his retirement as soon as
a definite understanding is reached as
to the kind of government that is to
follow
The president expressed hopefulness
FOR mediation. One official said it is
still hoped to get the ConSututionalistS
TO enter the conference. The media
tion conference expected to be short.
The president thinks the concessions
Huerta is ready to make will be
learned in a few days. The talk of
compromise by Huerta retiring in
favor Of a neutral government, has
not made much of an appeal to the
rebels. who point to the success of
their campaign.
STAGE IS BEING SET.
While the stage was being set in
Niagara Falls today for the next big
scene in the Mexican crisis, officials
in diplomatic and administration cir
cleS discussed the extent 70 which
the mediat ton preliminaries might
reach and the bearing the negotiations
eventually would have ON the hope
OF settling the southern republics ills.
Reported optimism of the Huerta dele
gates over chances for mediation and
their confidence that their long jour
ney would not have been in viola
tion found reflection in the capital.
Members of the Mexican Federal
mission were in New York today Min
lister Naon of Argentina, was expected
in Niagara Falls where he was to CO.
operate in arranging for the beginning
of the conference next Wednesday.
Ambassador Da Cana of Brazil, was
in New York whence he was to leave
lister Suarez of Chile. was to leave here
today and members of the American
mission were to depart direct for Nj
agara Falls To reach there Tuesday
night or early Wednesday morning.
about the time the Huerta representa-
tives arrive from New York
While the rebels were proceeding
Ore pidly with their program in north
ern and central Mexico, Yet the days
stay of the, Mexican mission IN Wash
ington and the exchanges Of courtesies
overshadOwed military developments.
The Huerta delegates declined while
here TO give cut any statement. Vet
some Of their viewpoints was believed
TO have been obtained from represent
ative MeXicans with whom they talked,
According TO reports they feel that
il is inevitable a successor must he
chosen for Huerta: and that while
theoretically they face an international
issue, they arc declared TO have pri-
vately admitted the real problem con-
fronting them is the paCifiCanon of
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