West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-21

Washington, May 19.--That General
Huerta will resign as president of
Mexico If Il is necessary for peace
and the Mexican egresentatives to
the mediation conference can 20
recommend was authoritatively stated
as being correct.
The Huerta delegates will only
recommend HueTta's retirement, how
ever. on the condition that definite
understanding is reached on the kind
OF government that is TO follow.
Huerta's conditions, on which he
will resign. are reported as follows:
That CarranZa shall not be chosen
TO succeed him. that Huerta have a
voice In the choice of his successor;
that Huerta be allowed to run for
president in the July elections and
that the Americans evacuate Vera
Cruz.
President Wilson told the American
commissioners. who leave today for
the mediation conference at Niagara
Falls, Ont, that the United States gov
ernment regards the settlement of the
Mexican problem in definite form as
prerequisite to the withdrawal of the
American forces from Vera Cruz.
Persons here who have talked conf
dentially with Mexicos representa-
tives say that they will enter the
Niagara Falls conferences in the most
liberal spirit and with every disposi.
tion to make reasonable concessions.
The plan OF the Mexican delegates
as 1t has been glimpsed by diplomats
in Washington is TO force the United
states into an agreement in regard
TO an adjustment of Mexico's internal
differences.
They hope also, 1t is said. to have
this agreement of such a reasonable
and - character that the United
StaNs will be obliged to subscribe to
Its terms. Necessarily the agreement
will include the elimination OF Huerta.
III an agreement OF this character is
reached IL will then be up to Carranza
and Villa to subscribe TO its terms or
assume full responsibility for con-
tinuance of Mexico's internal and in
ternational troubles. officials in Wash
fngton fear that CarranZa and villa
are In the end to be the stumbling
blocks TO an adjustment OF the Mexi-
can difficulties and that this govern
ment is likely to find it's chief en-
barrassment in the future arising
through the attitude of it's friends
rather than through any stand taken
by Huerta.
The most serious feature OF the
Mexican situation was new evidence
of the disposition of Constitutionalists
at Tampfco TO exact money from those
interests there in support OF its cam
paign against Huerta.
SO alarming has the situation be-
come on this score that Secretary
Bryan has made the strongest repre-
sentations to General Carranza and
also to the Constitutionalist COM
mander in the field against any at
tempt to collect tribute from foreign
interests.
Several complaints and an anxious
inquiry have reached the state depart
ment from foreign governments in
reference TO these new Developments
at Tampico.
NJxt to the evidences OF exactions
on the part OF the Constitutionalists
dispatch from Admiral Mayo relat-
ing t9 the Tampico oil fields caused
ths greatest concern to Washington
officials.
Admiral Mayo wired that Il was re-
ported that the federals are in con.
troll OF this field. III this turns out 10
be true the United States is far from
free OF possible complications at Tam
pico.