The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-16
PLAN TO PUT HUERTA OUT.
MEDIATORS DECIDE ON PROVIS.
IONAL GOVERNMENT WITH
COMMISSION IN CHARGE.
Would Bring Peace to Mexico i'm This
Manncr-Hucrta and Carrall.a Rep
resentatives and NOn-Partisan to be
Oh COmmissiOn-IIOpe that Rebels
and Federals Will Accept Scheme.

and Fetlerals Will Accept Scheme.
washington, May 12.-Elimination
of Gen. Huerta and the establishment
OF provisional government in Mex
leo in which both the Huerta and
the constitutionalists factions will be
represented, is contemplated in a
plan which the three South American
mediators now are working out to be
proposed for the solution of the entire
Mexican problem.
This, the first intimation as to the
details of the mediation plans, be-
came known tonight, though neither
the mediators nor state department
officials would make any statement as
to how nearly complete is the plan
to be submitted to the American and
the Mexican delegates when they meet
the South American ENJOYS at Mag
ara Falls, next Monday.
1t was learned that the proposal
might be that the setting up of Il
temporary government he undertaken
by commission Of five persons, two
of them to be named by Huerta, two
by the cOnstitutionalists and the fifth
by the mediatOrs.
! While the mediators have with
drawn their invitation to the cOnsti-
tutiOnalists to send delegates to their
conference, it generally is believed
that information is being sought as
to whether the constitutionalists
would consent, in case of the elimina-
tiOn Of Huerta, to some form Of tenn
pOrary government in which he will
be represented. Those close to the
mediators say, it is believed, that
some such arrangement as this is the
only possible one under which peace
may be restored in Mexico under con-
ditions satisfactory to all Mexican
factions and to the United States.
! Expressions Of confidence that the
mediators would avert war between
the United States and Mexico came
from several members Of the cabinet
today, after President Wilson had dis
cussed the whole situation with his
official family.
The president is decidedly hopeful.
He is anxious that no untOward Incl
dents or indiscreet acts on the part of
any Of the forces of Mexico should
develop to cloud the situation.
! Secretary Bryan in conference
late in the day explained at length to
the three South American mediators
that the light house on Lobos island
had not been seized in any military
sense; that the keepers were free to
come and go, but that the American
navy had undertaken to keep the
lights burning as u protection to the
worlds navigation. Mr.. Bryan told
the mediators also that the navy and
war departments were seeking to in
vestigate the arrest Of five South
Americans accused of sniping by
Americans during the landing at Vera
Cruz, and that a report would be
made probably tomorrow.
The last dispatches from the French
charge in Mexico said that all was
quiet in Mexico City.
From military point of view the
outstanding feature of the day was a
report from Gen. Funston of the sit.
uation at Vera Cruz. No trouble was
apprehended, the general said, the
federal forces having given no sign
of intention to attack the outlying po-
sition at the waterworks
Movements Of troops in this direc-
ton have not been noticed and even
in case of attack the American posi-
tion could not be taken by force.
Gen. Funston has rearranged his
lines and posted sentries along the
aqueduct to prevent raiders from cut
ting it.
Tampico was under bOmbardment
by the constitutionalists the entire
day. Admiral Mayo, commanding the
American ships lying off that port, re-
ported that artillery fire had been in
progress since 9 o'clock this morning.
Whether the fcderals or constitution
alists were gaining was not stated.
The British consul, whose nationals
are heavily interested at Tampico,
during the day ordered another war;
ship to reinforce the British squadron
in Mexican waters, the cruiser Bristol
receiving sailing orders for Tampico
The ship carries crew of nearly 400
men and her light draft would per-
nit her to run up the PanucO river to
TampicO and if necessary land man
to protect British oil wells.
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