The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-06
MEDIATION PLANS
NOW PROGRESSING
Gen. Carranxa Will Not
Agree to Truce.
CONSTTUTIONAlpSTS
PUSH CAMPAIGN

StSC:0FHiGHiS Iii S0HHCIIf0n WIFI mcd-
inti0n Plans Suggest that Results
will have no Bearing on Contest be-
ing Wagcd between Huerta and Car
rama.
Washington, May 3--'rhe mediation
plans OF the South American ENJOYS
who arc trying to straighten out tho
troubled affairs Of Mexico went stead
| lily forward today, and while thero
were no formal sessions the mediators
| conferred during the afternoon and
evening on what bal been done and
the next step in their procedure.
The United States, tho Iluerta gov
crnmcnt and Gen. EarTnza are ex-
pcctcd to name their delegates as re-
qucsted by the mediators last night
within the next day or two The dele
gate for the United States has not
yet been selected but 1t became
known today that ii would not be ono
Of the officials closely identified with
the government. AS tho three South
crn envoys are accredited to the
United States this government does
not wish to name government Off
cial to deal with them but to have an
outsider who would deal with them
without reference to their relations to
the United.
Lansing is Out
| This has eliminated Robert Lansing,
| counselor Of the state department,
and in general all other government
officials. The names OF John Bas-
sett Moore, John Lind and Henry
White, already mentioned are now
added to those OF Richard Clney, for.
mer secretary Of state; Dr.. David
Jayne HILL former ambassador to Ger.
many, and Hannis Taylor, former min
iStcr to Spain. The Huorta delegate
is expected to be Francisco de la
Barra, now Mexican minister at Paris,
but nothing definite has been heard
from Mexico City. Rafael Xubaran.
personal representative OF GEN. Car
rama, arrived here yesterday and is
| available as the Carranza delegate, al
| though his particular mission in com
| ing from CrrlanZa is still to be an
nounccd and it is not yet definite that
Carranza will go to the extent of nam
| ing delegate to deal with the media
| tors.
When the delegates of the three
parties arrive it is expected the mcdi-
ators will be ready to take up the
crucial issues between the United
States and Huerta at least, and if pos
sible between IIuerta and CarranZa,
whether plan Of adjustment can be
worked out ie still an open question.
They expect the delegates from the
three parties to assist them to get to-
gether on some middle ground. The
mediators will continue to be the main
body formulating plan OF settle
ment, as the delegates from the three
parties will have no plenipotentiary
power and will act merely as advis
ers.
Carranza viii Fight.
1t became definitely established to-
N"S S'"t 'Sh' "Oulu not
agree to the request OF the mediators
that he suspend military operations
against IIuerta pending the mediation
proceedings, and the ENJOYS have been
advised Of this decision 1t has been
apparent for several days that Car
rama intended to push his army
southwark, but 1t was not until the
last "a hours that this was communi
Gated as finality 1t is said that will
nave no effect on checking the gen
eral plans OF mediation, which will go
steadily forward. Close associates of
Carranza who have now arrived here
say that no mediation between them
and Hncrta is possible and that any
move on the part OF tho three media
tors to include In their programme a
scheme for tho general adjustment OF
Mexican affairs will bo regarded as
being outside the scope OF their labors.
Meanwhile the campaign against.
the Huerta forces in tho north is pro
|