Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
.UItimatum to
 Huerta Delegates
MEDIATION MEETINGS TO END
 UNLESS THEY YIELD.
UNITED STATES INSIS1o
Upon Acceptance of It's Plan fer Pae- lfcatioa of Msxieo-LittIe Hspe That an Agreemsnt Can be Reached on Choice of Provisional President

Niagara Falls, Ont, June 1e-Jus- tice Lamar's memorandum to Emilio Habasa, head of the Mexican delega- ton, announcing that the United states must insist upon the accept Snce Of its plan for the pacifcation of Mexico is an uItimatum. Unless the Haerta delegates yield, mediation will end tomorrow. or perhaps Monday.
 This is the firm determination of the United States as it was conveyed to the mediators today. Ambassadors Da Cana of Brazil and Minister Suarez of Chile asked the Americans if their position had changed in view of the Carranza-Villa split and the reply was In the negative It was an informal talk. but served to advise the media tors that the published statements of the American and Huerta delegates with their opposite views on the type of man to be selected for provisional president. defined clearly the unalter- able attitude of the American govern ment.
 No Formal Session Yesterday. The mediators held no formal ses- sion today. because Minister Naon of Argentina stopped in Washington in stead of returning directly from the universities where he has been receiv- ing honorary degrees. The entire force were at work on the minutes of the proceedings so that they might be | ready at threo o'clock tomorrow aft ernoon- Minister Naon is expectei | back early tomorrow and will confer | first with hks colleagues, who are am xious to know whether his confer- shees with officials of the Washington government today developed . new road toward solution of the problem confronting them, If they have not, the various plans win be formally pre- scented. Rejection by the Americans of | the Bediatef's plan as well as that | offered by the delegates vii be record | ed as matter of form, together with disappre~al by fhe MexicaAs of the American plan, Automatically that would adjourn the eonferenees. ao- | eefdiRg te the rules of procedure adopted when they first convened
 Mediaterx stuI Have Names ts Sss-
 The mediators stfn have some names to suggest for provisional president, but have little hope that Nan agree | ment can be reached as none of the names appears to satisfy the eendi- tdons set forth in the published state | ments of the two delegations. A re- port from Mexico City that General Huerta had decided tc appoint Pedro LaScurain to the present vacancy in the portfolio of minister of foreign af
 fairs may change the entire aspect of things if it developes that Mir. Lascu- rain is to be made provisional presi- dent irrespective of the mediation pro-
 ceedings.
 MT Rabasa. head of the Mexican del-
 ezation, said he thought it was i'm
 probable that this would occur,
 though he esteems Mir. Lascurain high
 ly and would like to see him chosen
 provisional president The American deie9ates were unable to give the
 mediatorS any information about it
 Mir Lasc6rain was minister of foreign
 affairs under Madero. and at his over
 throw became provisional presddent
 appointed Huerta to his cabinet and
 then reltnqufshed the presidency to | h1rn. Many coostftuf1onaHSts have ed- | piained that while the constitutional 1 ist order would be restored if Mir. Las
 curain became provfxtona president.
 they opposed his elevation to that post
 because of his unreststtng subsefvien-
 cy to General Huerta's assumption of
 ofsce- He has been personna non grata to ths constttutfonalists ever since. although for a long time he
 was one Of kfaderois intimate hfenae | and political allies