The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-17
NIAGARA FALLS
IS PESS|M|ST|C
MEDIATION ALMOST A CON.
FESSED FAILURE
REBELS STUBBORN
Conferences May End Friday as
Mexican Internal Troubles
Are Beyond Reach.
(By Associated Press)

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Niagara Falls. Ont, June 1G.-Jus-
ticc Lamar and Frederick w. Eeh-
mann. the American delegates to the
mediation conference, went to Buffa-
10 today and talked for four hours
With Rafeal Zubaran and Luis Cabrera,
personal representatives Of General
cr2.r:n.a. Their purpose was to find
some way to bring the constitutions
lists In harmony with the scope ii
mediation. The mission was failure
The constitutiOnalists repre- scntItiv-
es who had come from Washington cs-
peciu:ly to sec the American delngat-
cs told them why they could not agree
t. all ;rmistice; why only man prom
incnt III the constitutionalist ranks
could be- accepted by them for the pro-
t:SiOnal presidency and finally they
army would settle. the Mexican prob
lem soon If left unhampcrcd by fore
ign complications.
The Americans returned to Niagara
Falls feeling that so far as the politi-
cal pacification OF Mexican is concern
ed mediation had accomplished moth
ing and probably the end OF the con-
ferences was very near.
The next full conference Is set for
Friday. Until then little will be done
because Of the absence Of Minister
Moan. of Argentina.
Most Of the principals 'here incline
to the view that Fridays session may
be the last. Tho three mediating
plenipotentlaries virtually havo nban-
doncd hope of solving Mexico's inter
nal problems. The Huerta delegates
arc resolute. In their .detGrmfnatiou not
to accept a constitdtionalisf partisan
for the provisional presidency and
there appears no feasible way OF
keeping all elements In, corferc1ce
muchl longer. Only developments not
now forescen, such as change of. at
titude ON the par. of the constitution
alists or Of the Huerta delegates eau
keep the conference in session.
Dispatches of the forcible seizure by
a Villa official of the telegraph Office
at JuarcZ. held previously Ey Carran-
"a officials, created a stir in the mod
iation colony. The Huerta delegates
said 1t plainly showed the correctness
of their repeated warnings that lack
Of cohesion in the constitutionalist
ranks would lead to anarchy in the
north. The news served also to- con-
firm suspicious current In many quar-
ters hero OF breach hatween Will. and
CarranZa.
American delegates inquired of Caore-
ra and Zubaran what they thought OF
the stories 70 split between Villa and
Carranza. The constitutionalist em:s-
saries said they had confidence in GEN
a s, nj
smooth over such difficulties.
The gravest apprehension. never
theless. Is felt here of what may fol-
low a break between Carranza and
villa. Should their forces clash, con-
all probability would arouse again de-
mhnd for armed inter vention b. TIA
United States.
that they have accomplished someth-
ing, in that war between the United
States and the IIuerta government
was halted by mediation.
General Huerta's withdrawal from
the presidency is expected soon as IA
matter, OF course. regardless of the
outcome OF mediation. It is believed
successor to Huerta will be chosen at
elections lii Federal territory next
MONTH
II the mediation conference ad-
journs. 1t. in all probability, will ac-
knowledge its failure to bring the RI
val elements together for solution OF
the Internal problem, but at the, same
time probably will announce the so1u-
tion or Mexican's international con-
flict. Just what disposition will be
made Of the American forces at Vera
Cruz no one here Is in a position to
conjecture. f(itS
Pessimlsm Prevails.
The atmosphere here Ia wholly pes
simistic. The American delegates de-
clined to discuss in detail, their trip
to Buffalo. Mr.. Lehman made a spec.
ial trip across the river to urge news
paper men not to treat the trip OF the
American, commissioners to Buffalo In
light vein. He assured !, them the
situation was serious. Justice Lamar
dictated the following statement:
"For sometime we have been trying
to get into enmmunicationS with tho
const,tutionJistss They did not :eei'
they could under the circumstances
come to Niagara Falls, bat they were
100 anxious TO r,eet US and suggested
Buffalo. With the approval of. Wash
ington we waived all formnlity and
went to see them. We met Rafael Nu.
basari and Luis Cabrera, the ar,thorix-
ed representatives of General ,Carran-
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