The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-09
The A. B. C. Medietors Lay Be-
fore the Mexicdn Delegates
A Program for the Paciflcation
of Mexico.
WILL NOW TRY 6Hl. CARRANzA
If the Rebel Chieftain Can Be
Brought Into Line
An Agreement May Be Reached
in q Short Time.

in q Short Time.
Niagara Falls, June alThe mediators
today submitted to the Mexican dele
gates the counter proposals of the
American government for the pacifi-
cation of Mexico. The American plan
is, with a few notifications, the same
as that which the mediators and Mex
lean delegates recently agreed upon
and which General Huerta approved. 1t
provides the method Of transferring the
executive power in Mexico City from
the present regime to 2 new provisional
government which shall In a few
months conduct elections for president.
vice president and members of con-
gress.
No names have been agreed upon
among the Mexican or American dele
gates for the new provisional president
or his cabinet.
In fact, neither side has made its
nominations.
The program Of the proceedings is
about as follows:
Within a day or two the Mexican
plan and the American plan will have
been dovetailed into one and a full
conference of all parties will be called.
Final approval Is not expected fmme-
dfately from either party as the medi-
ators then will ask the American dele
gates to begin to ascertain the attitude
Of the constitutionalfsts. This may pro-
ceed through the Washington govern
ment or in any manner the delegates
choose. The mediators will take a brief
recess in the meantime Should there
be any new suggestions from the con-
stitutionalists the United States gov
ernment win endeavor to arrive at
compromise with them. When an
agreement IL reached the results will
again be placed before the mediation
board and the Huerta. delegates.
An Agreement Soon.
The expectation is that If the con-
,stitutionalists are Wiling to discuss the
peace plan, with the Iaerican govern
ment an agreement c4n be reached in
a short time, an the program already
makes provision for liberal participa-
ton by the constitutionalists in the
new provisional government The cor
constitutionalists is expected to be
brought to an end in another day or
two. The mediators are insistent on
their original lterms-declaration Of an
armistice and broadening the discussion
from International to internal ques-
tions.
The constitutionalists are willing to
meet the mediators on a satisfactory
basis as to the latter point, but they
are absolutely determined against de-
claring any armistice.
1t was announced by the mediatinG
plenipOtentiaries last night that they
would make public today their corre-
spondence with the cOnstitutiOnalists
but no word was received today
through the American delegates that
General Carranza's answer to their lat
est note already had been dispatched to
Washington and would be forwarded by
Rafael Zubaran. 1t was decided, there
fore, to withhold publication at pres
ent. The final communication from the
mediators in reply to the note brought
here by Juan F. Urquidi. referred to a
paragraph saying that the differences
between the United States and Mexico
fought not to be resolved without con-
stitutionalfsts being represented
Must Stop Fighting.
The mediators asked II this means
that General Carranza was willing to
enter the negotiations on the original
terms. and II SO. said that delegates
should be sent here at once.
No answer from the constitutional
lists, which does not declare for an i'm
mediate armistfce, will permit them
to enter the negotiations. The medi-.
ators have taken a firm stand on this
point and whatever communication on
the subject Mr.. Zubaran may send
now, as q result of his telegraphic con-
ference with General Carranza, will
not alter the program outlined by the
mediatOrs unless an armistice is de-
clared. The constitutiona1ists have
argued that to declare an armfstice
without knowing in advance the terms
Of the peace plan, is like buying an ar
ticle of apparel without knowing If it
will fit. They maintain their military
organization cannot be disrupted for
a short period and held at rest with
out considerable danger of military
chiefs losing control of their restless
troops.
Another factor is that all the mill
tary chiefs and leaders over q year
ago signed a pact known as the plan
of Guadalupe. which provides speci-
fically that the constitutionalists shall
take possession of Mexico City by
force Of arms and establish a prOvi-
sional presidency.
Must Know the Terms.
To effect a change in that plan har-
moniously another conference of
chiefs might be necessary and this
could not be had. the constitutionalists
say, unless there was framed in ad-
vance a peace plan likely to be sat
isfactory to all. They think changes
in the plan Of Guadalupe could be
made and the revolution settled by di-
plomatic means, but they are unwi1l-
ing to run the risk of an armistice
without having hrst discussed the
peace proposals among themselves.
With this view the American gov
ernment is more or less in sympathy.
and a compromise arrangement is be-
ieved to be in sight whereby the
peace plan will be taken up with the
constitutionalists In channels separate
from mediation. As a result no pro-
tocol can be signed in the next fort
night, it is believed. and probably
there will be a lull in the conferences
Everything that has been advanced
by the American delegates in their
proposals for peace has been contin-
gent upon ultimate constituttonalist