Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-09
President Wilson Content
to Have Set Up a Sta
Bile Government.
PROGRAM IS OUTLINED
United States Lays Proposals
Before Huerta Delegates
for Consideration.


tary Bryan, after conference
with President Wilson. before the reg
ular cabinet meeting, announced bott
he and the president were very hopefu
thar the constitutiOnalists would par
tieipate IN the mediation negotiations
at Niagara Falls
The question OF ammunition reach
ing the cOnstitutionalists from the
United States was the chief subject al
the cabinet meeting, and Secretary
RedheId was ordered to hold up at Gal
weston a cargo OF arms consigned to
Carranza. on the Morgan liner FL Sid.
Il was declared no directions had
been sent relating 10 permission OF
the steamer Antilla 10 land ammuni-
ton at Tampico. 4 New York dis
patch said agents OF the vessel had an
nouncsd the Antilla would land her
cargo tomorrow.
Niagara Falls. Ont. June 9.-Mexico
will not be asked by the United States
10 pay war Indemnity. The Huerta gov
eminent has learned through the
American delegates that President
Wilson will be content 10 have set up
ir Mexico a stable government 10 sue
csed Huerta rule. Intimation that the
United States would not demand re-
paratioa for losses sustained at Vera
Cruz or expect to be recouped for
enormous expenditures already made
in an attempt 10 pacify Mexico was
given 10 the Mexican delegates soon
after the conference opened today.
This made Il easy for the opposing
delegates 10 meet harmoniously. Il
was responsible largely for the ease
with which a general understanding
was reached between them and II lent
consistency to the American demand
that consideration be given the cOnsti-
tutionalists' cause.
Niagara Falls, Ont, June 9.-The
nediators today submitted TO the
Mexican delegates the counter pro-
posals OF the American government
for the pacifcation of Mexico. The
American plan is. with few modifica-
tons, the same as that which the med
iators and Mexican delegates recently
agreed upon, and which Huerta ap-
proved
II provides methods Of transferring |
the executive power in Mexico City !
from the president OF the present re-
gime 10 a new provisional government, /
which shall in a few months conduct /
elections for president, vice president /
and members OF congress.
No names have been agreed upon /
between the Mexican and American
delegates for the new provisional
al hau
yet made its nominations.
carrsnza Reply Received.
The program of the proceedings is
sbout as follows:
Within a day or two the Mexican
plan and the American plan will have
zen dovetaiIed into one and a full
will be called. Final ap-
'roYal is not expected Immediately,
rom either party. however. as the
nedistors then will ask the American !
'oyernment 20 begin to ascertain the {
Ittituds OF the constitutionalists. This
hay proceed through the Washington I
overnmsnt or in any manner the dele
stes may choose. The mediators will
axe a brief recess in the meantime. {
nould there be any new suggestions I
rom the constitutionalists the United
tates will endeavor TO arrive at
onpromise with them. When an
sreement IS reached the results will =
gain be placed before the mediation /
oard and the Huerta delegates. The u
rpectstion Is that II the constitution ]
ists are willing 20 discuss the peace n
an an agreement can be reached in o
short time. as the program already
axes provision for liberal partfcipa-
% By the constitutionalists in the
~ provisional government. Cores 4
'ndence between the mediators and a
e constitutfonalists Is expected 70 be r
ought TO an end in a day or two. The ;,
ediators are insistent on their origi- :,
Y terms for declaration OF an armis-
. and the broadening OF the discus
% from internationa. 20 internal u,
estions. The constitutionalists are
llins 10 meet the medirtors on =
,isfaetory basis as 20 the latter point. Y
are absolutely determined against 4
eiar;ng any armistice.
Y was announced by the mediators
y night that they would make pub
today their correspondence with
oonstitutionalists, but word came
lay that Carranza's latest note has
eady been dispatched 10 Washing Pi
and will be forwarded by Rafael ia
oaran. II was decided therefore, TO 81
Inhold publication for ths present az
answer from the constitutionalists IN