Evening journal., 1914-05-13
NEDIATORS TELL
HUERTA j. S. WILL
Hold Lighthouse
Unless Mexicans Can Show
That Badger Seized Island
Through Force
CONDEMN GENERAL MAS
FOR CRUELTY TO PARKS
By JOHN EDWIN NEvIN

United Press Stan Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May 10. - The
United States has no intention OF re-
tanning possession of Lobos Island.
But the Navy Department insists that
Il cannot surrender the island, as the
Mexicans responsible will not agree
to keep the light burning This is
the last word sent TO Huerta through
the A. b. c. mediators. The dictator
himself will have to decide whether
this explanation Is sufficient or
whether he will Withdraw from par
ticipation in the mediation discuss
sions
The mediators expect that Huerta
will accept lhe situation. They are
going right ahead with their plans
for the Niagara Falls sessions. Ac-
cording to present plans they VIII
start for the border tomorrow night
The Mexican onvoys are expected 10
reach Niagara Falls Saturday, but
there will be no formal c0mmunica-
tions until Monday. The LOhos
Island incident. which has been re-
sponsible for the exchange OF many
voluminous kilograms with Mexico
/ City. Is not expected to crop up
again. The mediators. IL rs said, ON
good authority realize that the island
/ light is an absolute essential TO navi-
cation between Tampico and Tuxpam
/ Tampico and Vera Cruz. They have
notified the Huerta government that
unless it can show that the Ameri-
cans actually elected the llghtkeep-
ers through show of force, the con-
tention that the occupancy was an
act of aggression Is without lounda-
tion.
The mediators for the first time to-
day admitted the truth OF the United
Press dispatches of last week that
they have completed a general plan
of settlement dealing with the entire
Mexican situation that provides Tor
the elimination Of Hucrta and the cs'
tahlishment of provisional govern
mcnt In which all factions mas lie re.
presented. This. Il is admitted. b
+ merely Co be provisional plan 20 b.
followed by another agreement
; whereby Constitutional elections car
r be held, In which all classes will
participate and which viii provide
for election OF q president. vice presi'
dent and an entirely new congress
Submission OF this tentative plan
will be the first proposition made neXl
! Monday or Tuesday when the media
, tors get down to business. IL will
bring an immediate clash. The re-.
personalities of Huerta are known ia
have been instructed to oppose any
plan that will not give him voice
IN the entire matter. Even though he
should eventually agree TO quit IL if
}. known that Huerta will insist that he
is the individual who should designate
his own successor. The Huertista
ENJOYS are understood TO be prepared
to set up at the outset that, as the
entire trouble between the Unitee
States and Mexico is due to an all
legged insult to the United States b,
the Federal commander at Tampico
that Is the question which must bs
decided first This will force the
hand of the United States representa-.
tives at the outset. as IL they accept
this contention. they will be placed
in the position OF egreeing to arbi
trate a question of national honor
II is realization of these facts That
mas caused pessimism in official quar-
. ters over the prospect OF successful
I outcome of mediation. The question:
Z TO be- considered are so serious and far
e reaching. that their successful adjust
e ment to mutual satisfaction is fearc'
Y so be- very close TO impossible. After all
/ it will be up TO Huerta. Should h'
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