The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-21

come pdIIeS to any dSTecld SHl reached Speaking of the erroneous dispatch one of the principals of the conference said he regretted that the news proved premature.
 iIe said he felt certain that the au- nouncement soon could be made with confidence and that it would stand.
 Had it been true,' said one of tGe mediators, it would have made our work much easier, as it would have paved the way to an early under standing"
 The Mexican delegates today de- clined to discuss instructions given them before their departure from the Mexican capital beyond saying that while their powers were broad, such questions as the resignation of Huerta, and the conditions under which it would be submitted would have to be referred finally to General IIuerta himself for approval.
 During the day the Brazilian ann bassadOr received message from ;he Brazilian minister in Mexico City counched in hopeful terms about me dation. and indcating it is under pared to relinquish office. Similar intimatious have come to European diplomats in Washington, and for the last three days it has been taken for .J i'm, tIir,1nF1gfia nira1ae orally that the problem before the mediatOrs was not so much the elimi- nation of Huerta but what was to fol- low his retirement, what kind of gov ernment could be established, and what persons would be acceptable to all interests in Mexico.
 The Mexican delegates incidentally reiterated here that they represented no political or personal interest in Mexico and felt they were nOn-parti- san in their views.
 "We are as devoid of political con nection as Justice Lamar, for in- stance" said Augustin Rodriguez, one of the Mexican commissioners, in illustrating the disconnection of him self and his colleagues from the cal drou of Mexican politics
 Another of the Mexican delegates based his hopes for the solution of the entire problem on the ability of all parties concerned to come to some agreement on the complexion of a provisional government which would De able to give sufficient guar antees for the preservation Of law and order and which could resolve the land question and other problems considered to be peculiarly funda- mental in the Mexican embroglio.
 The sentiment of disinterestedness which the Mexican commissioners expressed in their informal talks was particularly emphasized in the open ing speech of Ambassador Da Cana at the first full conference of the mediation board during the day, in which he referred to "the clear and persuasive voice of reason coun- selling the sacrifice of persons in favor of the collective interests of the people and spreading the gospel of peace and justice"
 The ambassadors speech of vel come, the informal talks of the Mexi- can and American delegates together the socia, afternoon tea and formal exchange of courtesies, and the sen timents of hop2fulness everywhere expressed, revealed a spirit of friendly cordiality among the repre- sentatives of the United States and Mexico to which the mediators them selves attached no little importance. good feeling was remarked on by Americans and Mexicans alike as cal culated to bring about helpful spirit of cooperation in the tasks ahead where otherwise antagonism might prevail.
 Ambassador Da Gama's speech fur nished the keynote for the era of good feeling which prevails. He spoke as follows:
 The mediators extend to you a sincere welcome and trust that we shall not part until your hopes have been realized. Your hopes are un- doubtedly the same which encour- aged us to undertake this work of in- ternational sympathy, born of the ardent desire that the serene prog ress of civilization in America be not interrupted by the disastrous vio- fences of war between sister nations.
 Many and varied are the thoughts which agitate our minds at this dra matic moment of our political life but dominating all, as an imperative call of American sentiment duty i'm pels us not to spare any effort to dis cover and elucidate tine causes Of the Mexican conflict. It was with this end in view and in order to ascertain the sources of the evil and provide a speedy remedy that we invited you gentlemen to attend this peace con ference held in this hospitable and friendly land, which although under the flag of a powerful European em- pire, entertains and stands for senti-