Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-21

nished the keynote for the era of good
feeling which prevails.
On behalf of the United States and
Mexico. Justice Lamar and Senior RAJ
baza respectively made brief re-
sponses, echoing the sentiments OF pa
triotism which were voiced by the
Brazilian ambassador and expressing
the thanks of their governments for
the tender of good offices.
Method of Procedure
Today's proceedings were chiefly
concerned with preliminary organiza-
ton.
The following method of procedure
was approved:
First, the plenipotentiaries of Bra
zil, Argentina and Chile will preside
over the conferences. The Brazilian
ambassador will direct the proceed
ings. A report of the proceedings will
be signed by the representatives and
the three mediators and will be coun-
tersigned by the three secretaries of
the mediators and said minutes shall
be drafted in English, Spanish and
Portuguese and five copies thereof
shall be made, namely, one copy for
each of the representatives and one
copy for each of the mediators. The
deliberations shall be secret. The full
conference Will be held first, for the
expression of the views of the repre-
sentatives upon their request; second,
for the presentation of basis of same;
third, for stheir acceptance or rejec-
ton.
Four, the conferences will be closed by
full final session ait which will be stat
ed all the particular circumstances which
were considered at arriving at the final
result of the conference whatever such
result may be. In the event of a favor
able solution being reached, the minutes
of the last full session at which said So
tuition was accepted shall form the basis
of the protocol of documents to be sign
ed.
Five closing addresses by the media
tors and representatives should they so
desire.
Hours Conference
An hours conference was held tonight
between the mediators and the American
representatives which was almost wholly
occupied in the presentation by the me-
diators of their views of the problem and
their suggestions for its solution. There.
it is understood, were placed before the
American delegates informally as a step
toward formal presentation. The dele
gates were not asked tonight to submit
the views of the Washington government.
The three South Americans intend SO far
as possible to sound out both sides before
formally submitting their plans. The
general feeling was that tomorrow some
of the vital issues in the Mexican prob
lem would be ready for submission.
While no move toward obtaining
participation by the Constitutionalists
has as yet been made by the mediators
such a step would not occasion sur
prise as all plans are being framed
by the mediators with a viVew to ex-
tending to General Carranza an invi-
tation to join in a settlement should
the prospect of acceptance seem ia
vorable.
The conferences today We're held in
an oak-panelled room furnished only
with a long table and II chairs. The
room is on the fourth floor of the Cliff
ton Hotel. overlooking the Falls.
Adjacent to the conference room are
small rooms for consultation purposes.
Earlier in the day, all the delegates
had met the mediators in another room
on one of the hoorrs below. The for
malities were few. The Americans had
come to call on the South American
ENJOYS and while they were chatting,
the Mexican delegates were ushered
in A cordial, informal conversation
ensued.