The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-19

MEDIATION SURE
TO FAIL, BELIEF
IN WASHINGTON
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or their own choosing 10 Suggest and
among them some that would be accep.
table To Carranza Villa and the 9th.
er constitutionalist leaders. He thinks
mat In the final analysis the Huertista
representatives will be willing 10 &C.
cept pressure from the mediators and
agree 10 men OF their choice rather
tnan permit the mediation plan to be
abandoned and then have Huerta
driven from power by constitution
alist guns
Other members OF the cabinet we're
not SO sanguine They expect Huerta
to stay In Mexico City and fight TO
the last against his foes, and fear
that II this does result, complications
must arise that will draw the United
states into the fighting against its
will.
II is no secret that nearly every
high official in Washington is firmly
convinced that Huerta prefers TO sur
render Mexico City 10 the Americans
rather than the rebels.
They believe that the announce
ment from Niagara Falls that media
ton has collapsed will be the signal
for an attack on Funston's men that
VIII make reprisals absolutely neces
sary. The war department, through
the general staff. made all OF its prep
.aration along this line. Bryan and
the president, however, expect the
constitutionalists TO keep Huerta so
busily engaged that he will need all
of his troops in the north and will be
unable 10 commit any overt act
against the Americans at Vera Cruz.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. June 10
Failure of the mediation plan TO in
sure peace in Mexico was believed al
most certainty today The Amer
lean and Mexican delegates are ire
conciliably divided on the personnel
of the proposed provisional govern.
ment The faint hope yet remaining
is that the mediators themselves
may be able TO pick a Mexican for
the presidency agreeable to both fac
tions-and this would involve at least
a recession on the part of either the
Mexican or the American delegates.
The reserve with which the Next
cans here have suddenly surrounded
themselves indicates their belief in
no longer mingle with the crowds In
the hotel lobby. They stick close to
their rooms.
The positive stand by the American
representatives that constitutional
list must be named to head the Mex.
lean government is met by the equally
firm declaration by the Huertistas
that the federal government in Mex.
leo cannot acquiesce.
The mediation meetings may end
today-unless there is a backing down
by one side or the other
Ell PASO, June 19.-Though still
refusing to admit he has broken with
Gen. Venustiano Carranza, and insist
ing that Carranza is his "jefe SUI
premo," Gen. Francisco villa is going
ahead with his own plans regardless
of Carranza, according to dispatches
today from Torreon
Just how wide is the breach be-
tween the two leaders OF the Mexican
constitutionalists leaders in the north,
| II breach really exists. IL is impos-
sible TO ascertain Scores of rumors
we're current today regarding the sit
uation, but none could be confirmed
One was that villa had served a defin-
lite ultimatum on CarranZa, declaring
his intention Of taking absolute con
| troll OF the constitutionalist army and
using II as he sees 1T.
This story is that villa agreed 10
support Carranza's claims only so
| long as CarranZa maintained hands
or policy so far as the army is con
cerned This would leave two dis.
| tinct governments In northern Mex
! leo, one civil directed by Carranza
! from Saltillo; the other military. di.
rected by Villa from whatever point
! i'm the field he happened TO be.
1 According to reports, Villa Satur-
| day resigned after refusing TO go 20
] Zacatecas with 5000 troops and serve
under Gen Panofil Natera, when or
dered TO do so by Carranza Before
Carranza could consider the resigna-
ton, villa wired again declaring IA
subordinate military leaders had sign.
ed an agreement not TO accept any
other leader than himself. This was
followed by seizure of the govern
ment Offices in the north.
All reports reaching here indicate
Villa has won every point In the con
| troversy. The advance guard OF his
troops reached Calera yesterday but
there will be no general movement on
Zacatecas until Viila and Gems Felipe
Angeles. Aguirre Benavides and Other
subordinate chiefs have had oppor
tunity TO consult Gen. Natera and
reconnoiter the ground.
AS all the ammunition from the