The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-05-28
Split Over Mexican. Land
Question Averted by
Compromise. 4
WILSON ANGERs HuERIA Men
Interview Published Just ~ Conser
ence Was 70 Meet Threatened to II
Break or Neaotiations-Get-
ting Closer Together.

conference here over the vexed LAM
question in Mexico is believed to hav,
been averted by compromise II
which both the Mexican and American
delegates made concessions.
The opposing delegates are COMING
into closer accord on the land prob
lem. The mediators were able to TAKE
a forward step. Delegates represent
ing both sides gave ground.
For several days the diplomatic
tribunal .despaired of finding com
mon meeting place, but finally both
sides, it is said, have come to see that
If the mediation is to be success
this question must be viewed in q
spirit of Cancellation.
The declaration of President Wilson
on the subject published in an inter
view as the mediation conference was
about to assemble, aroused good
real of feeling and for two or three
days threatened disastrous outcome
of the whole effort at peace.
Deny Feudai Charges.
| The Mexican delegates firmly de.
clared that it was untrue that the
fe,tdal system of Mexico was the sin
gle, or indeed the chief, cause Of re-
curing revolution. They said that
personal ambition had played much
more important part
They insisted that in the existing
conditioned Mexico City it. was idle
to talk of a wholesale subdivision Of
estates for the benefit of an ignorant
and improvident class lacking both
energy and thyift to profit by such a
humanitarian scheme.
Finally they held that the whole
land question lay behind the field OF
mediation and belonged to the legis-
lative body of Mexico alone to deal
with. They asked, even If they should
engage to adopt some form of reform
atory plan what assurance would they
receive that the plan would be faith
fully and pcrsistently carried out BY
a constitutional government such az
is contemplated?
The delegates representing the
United States held firmly to their
ground. The grave situation in Mex
leo City demanded prompt action. AS
a preliminary step, and as an earnest
of their purpose to do whatever was
in their power last Thursday, the
Mexican chamber of deputies precip.
itately passed law which the Next
can delegates announced in the fol
lowing terms:
This law creates a new tax on
land-holdings and 1t is not intended to
increase the governments revenue.
Its purpose is to favor the small land
owner. Taxes in Mexico 60 to the
various state treasures and the fed
eral government collects 30 per cent
from above the state tax for the fed
eral treasury"
81 Refugees Sail for v. s.
Washington, May z6.-Thirty-one
refugees, including five women and
eight children, sailed from Vera Cruz
for the United States on the navy
tug Patuxent, Rear Admiral Badger
reported to the navy department. The
IPatuxent will 60 first to New Orleans
and then to Key West. The scout
cruiser Birmingham and the destroyer
Trippe sailed from Vera Cruz for Bo;-
ton, and the destroyer Jouett for Gal
weston via Tampico, with mail.
Call Hasty Conference.
| Niagara Falls, Ont. stay 25.-The
mediators had expected to take q
rest over Sunday, when suddenly they
were advised by the Mexican dele
gates that the situation called for
prompt and decisive action. The
American delegates we're notified to
appear. and conference after confer.
| ence. followed.
From the moment, shortly after
noon, when 1t was oiicially announced
that the first full meeting Of the dele.
gates Of both sides was 70 be helt
later in the day, until after the Amer
lean delegates had gone back to the
American side Of the river shortly
bsfore midnight. there was an atmoa,
phere Of suppressed excitement about
every move made both BY the medi.
ators and BY the Representatives a
the United States and Mexico.
Sheet It Airnsn.-
Vera Crua, May 26.-Navy hydro
aeroplanes were fred upon BY the
/ Aexlcan OutDOAfa lust beyOnd thG