Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-20
OVER PRESIDENT
Administration Refuses to Yield on
Stand Taken for Man Accept
able to Insurgents.
HUERTA DELEGATES ARE FIRM
Dictator's Agents Want Neutral for
Provisional Executive.
BRYAN AND NAoN ARE SILENT
Ambassador Probably Will Ask Sec
retary ~ He Has Any InfOrma-
tion that VIII Make it Adj
viRabIe to Continue.

WASHINGTON, June 10. - Mediation
stands today on the brink of failure.
Only concessions by President Wilson or
Huerta can save it,
While the Niagara conference halted
Minister Naon of Argentina, one OF the
three South American medistors, returned
to Washington for a conference with Sec
retary Bryan and probably to see Presi-
dent Wilson. He planned to start back
to Niagara Falls tonight carrying word
whether the conference shall proceed or
disband.
Announcement at the White House that
the president stands squarely on the prin-
ciples enunciated In the statement of the
American delegates seemed to make 1t
certain that the United States will not
be satisfied with anything less than the
choice of a man approved by the consti-
tutionalists to head the new provisional
government. The firm attitude of the
Huerta delegates for a so-cslled ''neu-
trail" seemed to hold out no hope of a
break In the deadlock.
The situation, admittedly another crisis,
was discussed in the cabinet meeting and
some sort of an official statement from
the president himself informing the pub
lie fully, In case mediation fails, was
promised.
Officials closest to the president de-
clsred that all talk of further armed in
tervention or Of recognition of Carranza
or villa at this stage was unfounded
II mediation, fails the president plans
to issue a statement fully informing the
public on the position OF the admins
tration and outlining his future course
The president has no plans for going
before congress with any phase Of the
Mexican question and all talk OF further
armed intervention is groundless at the
present time, according to officials. The
same. they say, may be said Of reports
that the United States plans TO recognize
General CaIranza, General Villa OF any
other faction in Mexico.
Break IL Expected.
The issue of the note OF the Mexican
delegates by Senior Rabasa, and the reply
of the American delegates, published last
night after It had been approved by
President Wilson, admittedly has brought
the mediation conference to point where
it generally is expected to fail unless one
side gives way.
The Huerta delegates, standing firm for
the selection Of neutral" for the pro-
visional presidency, and the American
delegates no less firm that the new eN-
ecutive shah be one fully approved by
the constitutionalists, are confronted with
a situation which only modification of
demands on one side can ameliorRte. The
general belief was that Mr.. Naon had re-
turped to Washington to use his efforts
with the president and secretary OF state
to prevent a break. It was among the
possibilities, too, that he might personally
present the names of some of the men
suggested for the presidency OF Mexico.
Almost at the hour of Mr.. Naon's ar
rival. long mersage was received at the
White House from the American dele
gates.
The cabinet assembled at the White
House az the news of Minister Naon' s
return became known. Evidently none OF
the other members had heard the news
officially. for they received it with ex-
pressions of surprise and greatest inter-
est. 1t had been planned to give over
the entire meeting to a discussion Of the
Mexican situation.
After short stay at his hotel, Minis
ter Naon went to the Argentine legation.
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