The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-22
HUERTA NAY BE WILLING
TO ELIMINATE HIMSELF
IntimatiOn That He Will Retire Ii
Necessary Sees End
of Problem.

Washington, May 1S.-Presidenl
Wilson today told the American COM
missioners who leave tomorrow for
the mediation conference at Niagara
Falls, Ont, that the United States
government regards the settlement OF
the Mexican problem in definite
form as prerequisite to the with
drawal Of the American forces from
Vera Cruz.
The president gave the Ameriacn
commissioners-Just Lamar Of the
supreme court of the United States;
Frederick w Lehman, former solic-
itor general and diplomatic secre-
tary H. Percival Dodge, no specific
instructions. He told them to place
themselves in a receptive mood and
await proposals from he three South
American mediators. But at the
same time he outlined to his represen-
tatives that peace in Mexico seemed
TO him to be conditional on The elm
ination Of the Huerta administration,
and the establishment in its place CT
s.rong provisional government,
which would conduct an election Civ
ing fair treatment TO al factions and
parties and guaranteeing, moreover,
a solution of the agrarian problem and
other internal difficulties which have
bred revolution IN he SoaJhern re-
public during the lasr three years.
Must Be Inclusive.
The president wishes the Mexican
question settled on comprehensive
lines that will take into account the
economic principles for which Zapa-
ia in the South, as we'll as Carranza
in the North have been fighting AID
at the same tj,ue viii conserve the
righ fol interests OF the re- pie in taa
territory now controlled by the Huer-
ia government.
During the day dispatch came to
one of the foreign diplomats here
from a diplomatic source in Mexico
City stating that Gen. Huerta was
ready to resign and would permit his
representatives at the mediation to
eliminate him if it should become
absolutely necessary. Intima,ions that
have come from the three Huerta
delegates since their visit to this
country showed that they had realized
Huertas elimination was regarded as
essential to a settlement. The Huerta
delegates, too, it is learned from per
sons who nave talked with them, un
derstand througnly 5hal the scope of
mediation now comprises the entire
Mexican problem.
Ready to Yield.
They are said to be ready to rec
ommend Huerta's retirement, but only
on the condition tha. definite under
standing is reached on the kind Of
government that is to follow.
According TO this information from
Mexico City Huerta at frs, author
lied the delegates to discuss only the
question Of the Tampico conflict lead
Ing to the American occupation Of
: Vera Cruz Later the Mexican die
tator, it is explained came to recog-
nize the necessity Of broader set
tlement and then conveyed to the dele
gates assurances that he was pre-
pared to step down should this course
be found necessary by them.
The problem causing chief con-
Germ 10 diplomats in Mexico City now
is that of the form Of administration
to be established during the interim
before a constituionally elected presi-
dent could assume Office. No init
nations concerning the name Of a
possible successor to Huerta were con-
tained in the dispatch, this subject
being one in which it would be neces-
sary to consul, the opinions Of consti-
tutionalists and other leaders in Mex
leo.