The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-01
CARRANzA ACCEPTS
MEDITATION SCHEME
PLAN TAKES ON MUCH WIDER
SCOPE THAN BEFORE.
Would Bring Everybody Into Peace
COnierence-High Hopes That
TaRgle Will be Solved.

Washington, April 29.-The scope
OF mediation plans for the settlement
of the Mexican crisis was suddenly
broaded tonight so as to include the
entire range of Mexican affairs-not
alone the critical issue between the
United States and Huerta regime, but
also tle conflict between the elements
of northern and southern Mexico which
has rent the republic for many months.
This signal enlargement of the med
iation programme followed the re-
ceipt late today of formal acceptance
by Gen. Carranza, chief of the consti-
tutionalists, of the principle of media
lion as proposed by the ambassador
from Brazil and the ministers from
Argentina and Chile
Already the United States and Gen.
Huerta had formally accepted the
good offices of these South American
ENJOYS and now, as a further step,
Gen. Carranza has been brought into
the deliberations so as to draw every
element and faction within the range
CT any settlement hich may be at
tanned.
Earlier in the day the mediators
made another decisive move, in ask
ing the United States and Gen. Huerta
to agree to an armistice by which all
aggressive military measures would
be suspended peading the outcome Of
the nego iations. The mediators con-
fdent.y expect both sides to accept
the arnlistice proposal
A separate proposal for an armistice
between Huerta and Carranza also
will be mades and with its acceptance
all the warning elements throughout
Mexico as we'll as the American forces
would maintain a military status quo.
The American government in its for
NAL reply to tae armistice proposal
will stipulate expressly that any unto
ward ac toward Americans will be re-
garded as an infraction of the armis-
tice.
The South American ENJOYS were
in session throughout the day. During
the evening the ENJOYS individually
conferred with their colleagues in the
diplomatic corps from Central and
South America This emphasized
wha. the mediators have been seek
ing-a purely American settlement Of
crisis which affects the political in
tegrity of all Spanish America. The
patriotic unity of all Mexico and all
Latin America was expected to give
a signal evidence to the world at large,
ald particularly to Europe, of what
the American republics could do for
the TRANQUILITY of the Western hemis-
phera at time Of supreme crisis.
Word of Gen Carr4pza's acceptance
ot the tend n Of good Offices looking
toward mediation came in telegram
to the three South American ENJOYS,
who informed Secretary Bryan, who
made the formal announcement at the
sta;e department
1t generally had been supposed that
The Intermediates would confine their
efforts to a settlement Of the differ
ences arising between the United
States and the Huerta government as
q result of the arrest Of American
sailors at Tampico and the seizure of
Vera Cruz. But it developed thai
while they were prepared to concen-
trate their attention on averting hos
tilities between Gen. Hueria and the
United States, the ENJOYS were quiet
" endeavorlng 70 Include IN tne scope
OF their mediation the constitutional
lists, so that all elements might be
brought into harmony for pacific
settlement.
In this connection it was recalled
that the American governments reply
to the tender of good Offices made this
significant statement:
''This government hopes most ear
nestly that you may find those who
speak for the several elements of the
Mexican people viking and ready to
discuss terms of satisfactory and
therefore permanent settlement"
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan were pleased at the entry of
Gen. Carranza and the constitution
alists in the peace plans. their hopes
CT broad and satisfactory adjust