The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-30
CONFERENCE SEEMS TO BE 6ALkED BY ACTION OF THE
 CONTEMPORARIES.
CARRANZA PROCRASTINATlNG
And While Minister Naon Hopes They Win Enter the Peace Confer ence Other Representatives Have About Given Up Hope.

Niagara Falls, Ont, June 29.-Me- diation tonight is in a most complex state. It's principals are undecided whether to adjourn formally or to recess and renew their efforts through the American government to- ward bringing the constitutionalists and Huerta delegates into conference of Mexico's internal problems. While the signing of the series Of protocols covering verious phases of the inter- national situation has brought forth confident expression from some quarters here that mediation has been a success, skepticism has arisen among others vitally connected with the proceedings as to whether any thing of value actually has been ac- complished.
 That war has been averted is gen. erally admitted, but of the actual pacification of Mexico few here see any visible signs of progress.
 The protocols already signed set forth in effect the conditions under which the United States will recog- nize a new government in Mexico. Everything, however, is conditioned on the establishment of a provisional 1 government, Which must be the re- suit of an agreement between the two warning factions. These have not yet been brought together. Some of the mediators doubt if they ever will be. Even if they confer there has been no indication that the con- stitutionalists will alter their attitude toward the Huerta faction.
 Minister Naon, who is believed to be on intimate terms with the consti- tutionalists, as he recently has been in private and secret communication with their representatives in Wash ington, professes optimism. Minister Suarez and Ambassador Da Cana are understood to be rather skeptical. Tine Huerta delegates are non-com- initial. They want to bring about peace and are wiling to wait reg; sonable length of time for the arrival of the constitutionalists' delegates, but not indefinitely. The American delegates will remain here as long as there is a flicker of hope.
 In the meantime the widening breach between Carranza and Villa and the weak resistance being of l fered by the Huerta troops to the constitutionalist advance are produc- | ing grave apprehension that a mili-
 tary conquest of Mexico City is likely
 while mediation is in session, and perhaps provoke the international controversy anew.
 Tomorrow Ambassador Da Cana
 will return from a brief vacation. 1 Minister Suarez made it clear today that he had remained here merely to await Mir. Da Gama's return and not | because he thought it was his duty to wait for the constitutionalist dele gates. The disposition of the media l tors is to keep themselves free from entanglement in Mexico's internal af 1 fairs. Although the answer to the note sent by the mediators to Car ranza last Monday has not arrived it is expected tomorrow.
 | The mediators have not yet ob- tained an explicit agreement between
 the American and Huerta delegates on the language of the protocol relat- ing to the future evacuation of Vera Cruz by American troops.
 Without 1t the international con | tied. The Huerta delegates are anx- 1 ious that a short period be fixed, ex-
 tending from the day of recognition ] by the United States of the provi- sional government within which the American forces should sail away The inconsistency of attempting to hold an election in all Mexico while
 American troops are encamped on
 part of national territory has been
 advanced as an argument against continued occupation, and there is little doubt that the American gov
 ernment will consent to the fixing of
 a definite period for the withdrawal
 of General Funston's troops.
 The entire aspect of the problem,
 however, pmay be altered as result
 of plan being informally discussed
 by some of the, principals in the me diation conferehces. The suggestion