The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-20


 -~-~~~O>~~~~~~~~~~--~-~- no change in the position of the United States that only a constitu- tionalist should be accepted to head the proposed provisional government in Mexico City.
 MT Naon arrived here early in the day from New England, where he had gone to receive honorary university degrees. He first consulted with the secretary of state and they conferred for two hours. Late in the evening the Argentina minister returned to his legation and there met MT. Ca brera, with whom he talked for two hours.
 MT. Cabrera sought to conceal his visit to the Argentine legation, and laer denied that he had been there. He no sooner had left than Secretary Bryan arrived and took the minister to the white house. Following the conference with the president. Mr. Naon said there still was encouragement for mediation, and Secretary Bryan reiterated again Ilis declaration that mediation was progressing satisfactorily. No off cial word came from the president.
 When Mr. Naon left his first con. ference with Secretary Bryan he was asked directly if there was still hope for mediation.
 q always look toward the light, he said.
 What if the light is put out?' was suggested
 q never could grope in the dark" was Mr Naons reply.
 When the secretary of state and MT Naon left the white house after 10 o'clock they were besieged by newspaper men. Mir. Bryan. with a salute to the correspondents, said to tie Argentine minister:
 Here are the newspaper men,"
 "Yes,' said Mir. Naon, responding to the introduction. "but there is nothing l can say"
 "All that can be said" Mir. Bryan asserted, lis that mediation is pro gressing satisfactorily"
 Neither he nor MT. Naon would ad- init that there had been a consulta- tion with a representative of the con stitutionalists.
 When representative of the Asso- ciated Press. who had seen Mir. Ca brera enter the Argentine legation, asked the latter about his visit, Mir. Cabrera expressed amazement.
 But you do not deny that you were there was asked.
 Certainly I deny it."
 But you were seen when you drove up in the victoria with the old gray horse"
 But can 1 not still insist that l was not there?" Mir. Cabrera replied.
 At this juncture he was joined by Rafael Zubaran, chief of the consti- tutionalist representatives in Wash ington.
 The latter also declined to discuss developments in the situation. It was learned later that one of the ob- jects of Mir. Naon's visit was to in duce the constitutionaist leaders to waive temporarily their objection to the consideration of Mexican internal affairs by the mediation conference.
 He is said to have suggested that if the constitutionalists would agree to the provisional government, the mediatory powers and the United States would aid in settling the in ternal conflict. It was not denied that the personnel of the proposed provisional government was dis cussed.
 Mir. Naon would not admit he had sought to have the United States make some sort of a compromise in view of differences between Generals Villa and Carranza.
 After all tre conferences of the day and night had ended the Washington government was declared to stand on it's position as outlined in the state CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE.