Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-01
Mediation SUCCESS
DEP[NDSONA[X|CANS
PEACE NOW UP TO cARRANzA,
VILLA AND HuERTA FOL-
LOWERS.
wAsHiNoroNAHAs NOT
ENTIRELY LOST HOPE
Neither Wilson Nor Bryan Will Dis.
cuss Present. Status Of Negotiations
carranxa Agents Making Efforts to
Get in Communication With Chief at
Monterey. n

Washington, July 1.-Alter cOhier
ence with Secretary Bryan, Presioent
Wilson authorized the statement today
that the Mexican situation was as ia
vorable az 1t may be until the Mexican
factions get together. Further the
president refused to discuss the Mexl-
can situation.
While no statement was made at the
White White House regarding the recession
of srhe mediation conference, officials
close TO the president said he was very
hopeful that Huerta, Carranza and VII
ia would agree On g definite plan ZOE
settling the internal affairs of Mexico
The president still is hopeful that
mediation will bring about peace, as ne
believes it already has accomplished
much good.
Communicate With Chief.
Carranza,s agents here after a con-
ference made efforts to get In com.
munication with him at his provisional
capital in Monterey. They said they
had no report on the progress OF tho
plan to submit the proposal OF meeting
with the Huerta delegates to MS gem
erals under the plan Of Guadaioupe
Secretary Bryan would not discuss
the Niagara conference today. 80 iaF
as known no instructions as to leaV-
ing have been sent to the American
delegates.
constitu4ionaIists at Faule.
The failure OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
10 keep their promise and ssno oele-
yates to Niagara Falls can be Diameo
pnly upon themselves and the meoia-
IL
.ors do not deem 1t advisable nor even
dixnified, to remain here any longer,
waiting on General Carranza ana n's
sRentk In washington.
srhe mediators still contend that their
j. work shas been successful. While NO
one seeks to deny that the mediators
themselves have done everything with
ia their power to prevent futtneI : =. Z
bloodshed in Mexico. there u no donps
in the minds Of close observers OF 'ne
situation that mediation has failed.
while the delegates Of the United
States and General Huerta have peen
debating here for exactly SIX Weeks
with the three mediators. the war IN
Mexico has continued unabated. Noth-
ing which has been accomplished mere
affects in any way the campaigns OF the
constitutionalists. Thousands OF men
have been killed and cities have been
DESTROYED while the mediation pro-
seedlings have been going on.
Vital Subject Not Touched.
The matters mentioned in the three
articles Of the protocol prepared by the
mediators pertain only to the incident
Of the flag salute at Tampico and the
promise Of the United States and the
n.ea,ating governments to recognize
The new provisional government,
,uch government is ever established.
rhe only vital point-the question or
the presence Of the American troops at
Vera Cruz Is not mentioned.
The mediators, therefore. will with
araw with nothing but a promise from
the United States to withdraw the de-
mand made by Rear Admiral Mayo Tor
I salute Of twenty-one guns to the
American nag. This authorities on
International law already nave de-
clared to Be question of national
honor which can not be submitted to
mediation.