Abbeville progress., 1914-06-13
UNWILLING TO RECOGNIZE A
NEW PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT
NAMED BY HUERTA.
DELAY IN AGREEMENT AT HAND
American Delegates Told Mediators
Constitutionalsts Were in Posi-
tion to Demand Voice in New
Provisional Government.

SCrlbed by the Mexican delegates,
which is that General Huerta would
appoint as minister of foreign affairs
the man who is agreed on at Niagara
Falls to head the new government.
The Washington administration con-
tends that if General Huerta is per-
mitted to name the foreign minister,
who by constitutional succession
would be elevated to the presidency
even though the selection be made at
Niagara Falls, such an act would be
construed as recognition of the Huerta
government
On this issue the medating pleni-
potentiaries came to a flat disagree
ment Tuesday.
The mediators and American dele
gates argued in vain, and it was APP
parent when the conferences ended
that what hitherto had been a matter
of detail suddenly had developed a
snag. The Mexican delegates had not
discussed the point at any length
with the mediators when the latter
took it up with the Americans. Al
though the three South American dip
lomats argued strongly from the Mex
lean viewpoint, there is good reason
to believe that the Mexican delegates
will not insist on this arrangement if
they found the United States absolute
ly determined against it.
One Mexican delegate insisted that
the Mexicans regarded the form of
transition as a technically which
could be dispensed with if the AnNri-
can government found it impossible
to agree to the method submitted by
the Mexican delegates.
The mediatOrs contended with We
hemence that the forms of the Mexi-
can constitution should be preserved.
The American delegates are under
stood to have pointed out that the
constitutionalists certainly would not
agree to a plan of transition which
legalized Huerta's status. Also, the
American government, it was de-
clared, could not extend what would
be tantamount to recognition if
Huerta actually appointed his own
/ successor
There is a possibility that a COM
| promise will be agreed on. Pedro
Lascurain, minister of foreign affairs
under Madero, could be reappointed
| to the cabinet and succeed to the pro-
| visiOnal presidency and then appoint
! as foreign minister the man agreed
| on by all parties for the new provis-
! ional executive. Lascurain is persona
! but it is not believed there would be
| objection from them to the brief ten
ure of office in order that the transi-
tion might be effected constitutional
/ ly.
Predictions that an agreement soon
would be reached were abandoned in
quarters hitherto optimistic for a
quick conclusion.
1t is understood that the mediatcrs
feel that they have allowed a long
| enough time to General CarranZa to
reply to the note which they dispatch
ed last Tuesday to Rafael Zubu-
ran, constitutionalist representative in
Washington. They are said to be of
the opinion that week was suf-
ficient time for an answer.
With the making public Of the CORE
spondence which passed between the
mediators and General Carranza, in
cluding part of that from Washington
before the opening of the conference,
it is declared the South American dip
lomats personally are inclined to look
on their efforts to have the constitu-
tionalists send delegates as at an end
They will consider the incident closed
unless CarranZa in his answer should
agree to an armistice.
The United States government,
through Justice Lamar and Frederick
w. Lehman, Monday presented to the
three South American mediators a
complete plan for the pacification of
Mexico 1t is the same in principle as
| that presented by the mediators and
already agreed to by the Huerta gov.
ernment, and contemplates establish.
ment at the earliest date practicable
of a new provisional government in
the City of Mexico which would con
duct general elections for a perma
nent government.
The plan written by the American
delegates after consultation with the
Washington government is brief, and
includes several counter-propositions
of which the Huerta delegates will be
advised Immediately
From the mediators themselves il
became known that the differences in
the two plans are slight. A full con
ference of all delegates and mediators
is planned for this week. This is fol
the formal consideration and fina
drafting of the protocol.
General Huertas order resembling
the blockade infused spirit of optim
ism, for the situation was threaten
ing.
The navy department has issued
no new orders to Admiral Badger
since the Mexican gunboats were re
ported to be leaving Puerto Mexico
The department has at 70 time con
templated furnishing a convoy to the
Antilla, or any other ship nor have
any orders to that effect been issued
No word whatever has been received
as to whether or not the warships o.
other nations have been notified o.
the blockade at Tampico or what theil