The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-20
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL
STAND SQUARELY BY PLAN

Washington. June -. r. President
Wilson stands squareIy on the state
ment given out at Niagara Falls ny
the American delegates and viii ac-
cert no settlement Of the Mexican
problem " Which is not based on prlnCl-
pies outlined therein.
This was made clear today by Off
Gals after the president had an early
conference with Secretary Bryan.
If mediation fails the president
plans to issue statement fully in
forming the public on the position Of
the administration and outlining his
future course.
The president has no plans for go
! ing before congress with any phase
Of the Mexican question and all talk
| Of further armed intervention IS
| groundless at the present time, &C
| cording to officials in close touch with
| the situation. The same, they say,
may be said Of reports that the United
States plans to recognize General
| Carranza. General Villa or any other
! ia ction in Mexico.
| MEDIATOR IN WASHINGTON
Romulo s. Naon, minister from Ar
| gentina. and one Of the mediatOrs at
the Niagara conference. arrived here
unexpectedly today. He did not go to
| the legation but took quarters in
| hotel near the White House.
+ The return of the minister 70 the
| capital undoubtedly for conferences
! secretary
| Wilson. or both. at a. time when the
| Mica IA qua conference Is marking time
/ and threatened with complete failure
was regarded IS highly significant. If
/ il were known among officials that
| Minister Naon was returning. news Of
| it was carefully guarded The min
| lister went directly from the train
| Y niCh had brought him from New
| Haven and Cambridge, where he had
| been attending commencement eXer-
cises at Vale and Harvard nniversl-
| ties to the uptown hotel where he was
| close to the state department and the
| White House
| AT the White House It was said that
| If President Wilson knew Of Minister
| Naon's visit to Washington he had
| not impaired the Information Of
fiCials here Il was thought. how
| ever, that the mediators visit had
| been one of sub+~-- discussed at an
! early conference between the president
land SECRETARY Of state. The Argentine
/ legation professed not to know Of the
denied himself to all intervievers. It
was understood however that confer
ences with administration officials
had been arranged late In the day.
| The issue of the note Of the NTeN
can delegates by Senior Rabasa and
the reply Of the American delegates
puhIished las night after il had been
approved by President Wilson, admit
teddy has brought the mediation con-
ference to a point where il generally
is expected to fail unless one side
gives way.
The Huerta delegates standing
firm for the selection Of a neutral
for the provisional presidency and the
American delegates no less firm that
the new executive shall he one fully
lapproved by the COnstitutionalists
are confronted with a situation which
only modification Of demands on one
side can ameiorate.
The general belief was that Mr.
Naon had returned to Washington to
use his efforts with the president
land the secretary of state to prevent
a break 1t vas among the posi- bill
titles. too. that he might personally
present the names Of some Of the men
suggested for the presidency u Mex
ice.
Almost at the hour Of Mr.. Naon's
arrival. a long message was received
at the White House from the Ameri
can delegates. The cabinet assemble
at the White House as the news Of
| Minister Naon's return became known
Evidently none Of the other mem bers
had heard the news officially for they
| received IL with expressions Of sur
prise and greatest interest. It haC