The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-12
MEx|CANS AGREE
H. WITH AMERICANS
.lg +! - : l. IIi,il II!
BIG CONCESSION MADE LAST
NIGHT IN MEDIATION
RIFT WAS MENDED
Mcdiators Intimate That They
Are Done With Carranza, But
Good Progress is Made
(By Associated Ircss.)

Wy AooOCIdtcU ITcSS.)
Niagara Falls. Ont. .!"hc 11.-An
important pIi:.t in plans for the pacl-
LcatiOn uf Mr.ico was gaincG hy the
tn'teC States trniHht .hron III the c...-
:iliatory s.'ilil displayed b. the Mrx-
i'm dclr?aiion
In full conference of the mediat-
ors and tAe delegates OF both countries
1t was agreed that the transfer Of au-
ihority from the present administra-
tion to the new provisional govern
ne:li .Eould be accomplished in some
other way than by General Haerta's
appointment, OF Il minister OF foreign
affairs to succeed To me provisional
presidency.
This metkcd pro, I'D for in the
:i'v.:;.n cons, tuition, will Jr abandon
Il IL cause the i,itel States inss:e0
that to assert tu IL would he tan; /
mount 10 q ,'"' 'PpitioH ot General
Huerta's right TO exercise constitu-
tional functions.
On this Point the mediation confer
ence had been engaged for three we ,ks
and for the past three days discon,li.-
Lace Hf the negOtiar onS has been
threa:rncd. The media.ors themselves
almost had lost hope .: Il peaceful SET
tlcment. Somewhat ;,nued at General
Carr:i:Za'o delay in answer.n" their
last communication they suddenly lad
mad" pMEl:s i'l correspondence. witt
the ccnStitItiona1is!., and declacni the
question cf inviting participatiuI clos
ctl
AS tue Americans began tlei: dis.
rusSiOD with tic NJ; fliatOrS The latter
ccntendcd again that the mnthOo OF
transfer would not be construed Ia:
Recognition of lIner.a. but tho AIncri-
cans reiterated that the constitutions
alists would meyer accept such a meth
cd ind the United States could mot
yield consistently with Its own policy.
Finally, when matters seemed at a
breaking point, Luis Elguero, one OF
the Mexican delegates, entered the con-
ference room and Immediately a spir-
II of compromise WIS noticeable. OBJ
serving it the Americans suggested
! that TIE other MeXicnns come into tie
conference and Emilio Rabasa and
AuSustin Rodriguez joined the group
II was not formal conference, but an
.mDromptu talk.
In very brief tine the Americans
found theT mad more headway with
the Mexicnns direct than they Lad
previously by working through the
mediatO.s
III" Nrxi.'an delegates said that .X-
though anviHn, In follow the consti :
tntional form. the. would not frus!rate
the proceedings Gn g. tcchnica1ity. Ac-
cordincly. the FIRST clause OF the mod
iatoTs' plan. respecting the method Of
transfer, was omitted. A substitute
process will he left to future confer
Cnces.
Frederick w. Lehman told. CORES
bondents of the progress and Justice
Lamar dictated the following:
II was authorized by the mediators
to say that we have substantially
| agreed on the first plank as the meth.
cd OF transfer Of authority to the new
provisional government"
Tonight's conference lasted more
than hours. Names for provisional
president were not mentioned. hut 1t is
naid that ut tomorrows conference a
beginning will be made In this direc-
ton. Another almost irrcconcilable
difference Of opinion exists on the type
of man for the provisional presidency.
the Mcxicans arguing for neutral
while the Americans want an out and
Out comstitutionalist.
The publication of the correspond
encc with the constitutionalist for the
moment was shclyed in the interest
over the move Of transfer OF authority.
Thu n.ediators dii not wait to :cc,iv..
tho aEswer from Er!a:i Iuta, an to the
last communication.
This generally was taken to mean
that the mediators thought sufficient
consideration already was being given
the constitut.onaIists IN the pavleys.
The zeal reason for closing the cores
pondence was said to be the direct In
t:'H'i'on through t,- press aid ntli, r
channels that General Carranza
would not agree to an armistice.