The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-28
FOR PEACE
Some Points Upon Which the
Conferees Look Favorab1y.
First of All Huerta Is to Step
Down and Out.
1 PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
To Consist of President and
u Four Cabinet Members.
New Elections To Be Held as
Early as Possible.

New Elections To Be Held as
Early as Possible.
Niagara Falls. Ont. May 2s.-Media-
ton conferences have been in progress
a week today and already many OF the
essentials Of a plan for the pacifica-
ton of Mexico have been agreed upon.
Details are being withheld until there
is a complete agreement on all SUBJECTS
but the main points Of the plan on
which both sides at present look Ia
vorably are the following:
The transfer of the executive power
at Mexico City from the hands Of Gen.
eral Victoriano Huerta to a provisional
president and four cabinet ministers.
This talked Of body has often been re-
ferred to as a commission or 5unta.
These FIVE men would share equally
the responsibility Of putting into opera
ton a program adopted at the confer
ence here for the conduct as soon as
practicable of new elections for pres1-
dent, vice president and members Of
congress. The i've men would be
neutral persons so far as political at
citations are concerned, but would be
representative men as nearly accept
ico including the constitutionalists and
approved also by the American govern
ment.
Prompt recognition Of the provisional
government would be given by the
United States.
withdrawal Of American troops is ex-
pected by the Mexican delegates to
follow az a matter Of course as soon
as the new government is installed.
While there may be no formal dec
laration on the subject the Mexican
DELEGATES expect a tacit understanding
to be reached that the United States
will regard as legal the financial trans
actions Of the present Mexican con-
gress.
The Protocol.
In the protocol there will be pro-
claimed principles on which a study OF
the agrarian and educational problems
in Mexico would be based but there will
be made no mention of individuals to
the government.
The mediators and delegates intend
to use every effort to maintain the
secrecy Of the names Of individuals I'M
til all elements in the proposed new
government have assented to the plan
or the actual change in government is
accomplished. There is every reason
to believe that already the Washington
government has in its possession a list
of names from which five men accept
able to it eventually will be agreed
upon. The suggestions were made by
the Mexicans and the theory under
which the United States is being asked
to approve some of them is that 1t has
right to indicate whom 1t will or will
not recognize. 1t is also probable that
this list has been sent by the Mexican
delegates to General Huerta.
1t is understood there will be no ref
erence in the protocol to the details of
future elections, either as to foreclos-
didates or prescribing the electoral ma
chinery. The protocol will declare
simply for general election, fair to all
factions and looking to the restoration
OF permanent government. The new
president would serve until 1916, filling
the unexpired term of the late Pres
ident Madero.
Government by Commission.
The Mexican delegates have looked
with disfavor on the proposal that a
commission government should be es-
tablished Professionally pending an cleo
ton. They have commended that it
would be unconstitutional The me-
dtators who are understood to have
conceived the idea originally, have
found a way to bridge that difficulty
by preserving the forms of the Next
can constitution. The provisional pres
fdent and four ministers to all intents
and purposes will act as a unit in
resolving the various questions incident
to re-establishment Of a permanent
government The executive power. ac-
cord1ng to the Mexican constitution is
vested In the president, who can be-
stow 1t upon cabinet officials. The four
men who would act with the new pro-
vistonal president doubtless would take
charge of the departments of the for
eign relations. finance, war and in
terior. Sub-secretaries would continue
In charge of the other departments
Belief is expressed confidently that an
agreement or protocol will be drawn up
and perhaps signed within another
week. The mediators are anxious for
a speedy settlement as are also the
too. that no time may be lost in set
ting up the new government after sig
natures are fixed to the protocol. Al
ready they have General Huerta's ap-
prevail for the main points in the plan.
They came with plenary powers but
nevertheless have been referring vital
issues to him and he has been giving
his approval to their work. Interests OF
the constitutionalists are being kept in
mind by the mediators Names agreed
upon for the new provisional govern
ment are expected to be such as the
constitutiOnalists might endorse.
The mediators, don't expect the oues-
ton of constitutionalist representa- flor
here to be reopened. The conferences
have progressed too far for that The
general belief is that the American
government already is sounding out the
constitutionalists on details of the
plans being discussed. Conferences be.
tween the mediators and Mexican dele.
gates were expected to occupy this fore