Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-30
AMERICANS MAY LEND
INFLUENCE TO THIS EN[
Huerta Delegates Agree to Abide
by Decision of Ne
gotiators.
MORE DETAILS OF PEACE PLAr
Provisional President of Mexico ant
Cabinet Would Hold Office Un-
til 1916, the Time of Regu-
lar Election.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario. Nav 20
The South American mediators are con-
fronted today with the problem of
whether or not they will permit consti-
tutlonalist representatives to enter the
conferences here. The issue has been
raised through the sending of note from
Cen CarranZa by special messenger
Juan F. Urqufdi, in which the constitu-
tlonal1st expresses surprise that the me-
dlators proceeded with the negotiations
without reply to his telegram asking
what points would be discussed in the
media ton
Inc Huerta delegates know only unof-
ficially of the presence here of Mr. Ur-
quidi. but they expect today to be for
mally advised of the nature of the COM
munication he brought On the subject
Huerta delegates have decided among
themselves that they will abide by any
decision the mediators may make
View of Americans.
The mediators announced after Ur-
quidi's visit that the course of the media
ton proceedings would not be disturbed
through the new representations. There
was every reason to believe, however
that the American delegates, who are
thought to have interceded to obtain an
audience for Urquidi yesterday. might
pursue the matter further so as to bring
about constitutionalist representation in
the conferences. The view of the Ameri-
can delegates is that it would be far
Gus factions before any agreement or
protocol is signed than to attempt later
to bring third party. the constitution
alists, into accord with the two-party
agreement now being prepared.
In the meantime the Huerta and Ameri-
can delegates are still awaiting word
from their respective governments be-
fore giving final approval to the tenta-
tive plan before them.
Some Details of Plan.
Some of the hitherto unpublished de-
tails of the plan are as follows:
The provisional government which would
succeed the Huerta regime, consisting of
a provisional president and four cabinet
members, would hold Office until 1916.
when the term of Madero expires. and a
regular presidential election takes place.
The object of this is to give the new
administration a year or more in which
to pacify the country, prepare 1t for a
popular election and make a beginning
on land and educational reforms.
Though some of the delegates on both
sides would have preferred five persons,
all neutral in politics, to compose the new
government the tentative plan now is to
have two constitutionalists and two men,
not identified with the Huerta admins
tration, but chosen by the Huerta dele
gates, for the four cabinet portfolios with
a neutral provisional president
Talks With Lehman.
Urquidi called on the American dele
gates this forenoon and discussed with
MI Lehman the constitutionalists' atti-
drawn is that the American delegates
drawn is tina tthe American delegates
will champion the cause of the consttu-
tonalists until it has been determined
whether the Carranza faction viii have
personal representation here during the
continuance of the negotiations.
The mediators themselves conferred at
some length in respect to the character of
answer to be made to Gen. Carranza s
communication. They were inclined to-
ward a mere acknowledgment, but the in
dications are that the wish of the Wash
ington government will prevail that fun
consideration be given the constitutional
lists. If so. the negotiations will be pro-
longed.
Wants All Issues Settled.
The mediators had believed 1t would he
possible to frame a protocol dealing with
the important phases of the controversy
between the United States and Gen.
Huerta and such of the internal questions
that must be settled here which Gen.
Carranza would approve Then certain
details would have been left to more lei
surely settlement after the return of the
nediators to Washington. II Is understood
now that the envoys yielded to arguments
from Washington that there should be no
adjournment of the Niagara Falls meet
ing until disposition is made of all of the
questions before it.
Should satisfactory arrangements be
made whereby Gen. Carranza may be will
ing to send delegates OIL terms satisfac-
tory to the mediators. it Is possible that
the conferences might continue for two
or three weeks or more