The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-28
PEACE IN MEXICO
seen BY ENJOYS
AND MED|ATORs
u. S Makes Land Concession
Arrange to Dust Dictator.
SEEK A NEW PRESIDENT
Protocol Soon May Be Signed at
Niagara FaIIs-Members Of Cab
met at Washington Optimistic
Over Mexican Situation.


Niagara Falls, Ont, May 27.-With
the beginning of discussion of actual
details Of the plan for the pacifica-
ton of Mexico the peace conference
took on an aspect that seems to as
sure success beyond doubt
AT the days meeting Justice Lamar
and +. w Lehman, the American
delegates, gave their adherence to the
plan If settlement tentatively ar
ranged. They formally receded from
their proposal that the ultimate agree
ment for a settlement of the Mexican
troubles should include detailed plan
for land reform in Mexico.
This cleared away the lingering dan
ger that the land problem might form
a stumbling block to complete I'M
derstanding, although 1t was well I'M
derstood that the land question would
be disposed of by declaration that
the new constitutional government of
Mexico should study the matter with
view of remedial legislation. This
declaration will be in general terms.
Lamar Reveals Situation.
The situation was. summed UP in the
following announcement by Justice
Lamar On the authority of the media
tors:
"We have begun to discuss the ac-
tual terms and details of a plan of
pacification. On a number of them
we find ourselves in substantial agree
ment. Others are still under discus
sion, and as to them there has been
no disagreement.
1T would, of course, be improper
for us to specify the particular points
we have discussed or those on which
we have agreed or those we will con-
slider further"
From the mediators themselves it
was learned that some of the vital
points had been reached. These are
understood to include the manner in
which the present regime in Mexico
City would give way to a new pro-
visional government.
That General Huerta had given con-
sent to the program thus far outlined
was one Of the reports, from reliable
sources, on which some of the optim-
ism displayed was believed to be
based
Desiring to avoid the appearance of
having had their provisional presi-
den chosen at an International confer
ence, the Mexican delegates have
evolved the plan of suggesting to the
mediators list of names from which
might be selected a number on whom
the United States would look with
favor if from it we're chosen an ad
interim executive
The actual choice of an individual
from the list of eligibles would be
sanctioned, it is suggested, by the
Mexican congress.
The plan of pacification, so far as
developed, is known to be simple. It's
object is the establishment of new
provisional government. Asa program
for it there will be a declaration of
principles on agrarian and other re-
forms and on the conduct of a fair
election.
Wilson Expects Protocol
Washington, May 27-Members of
the cabinet are unanimously optimis-
tic after an exhaustive review of all
communications that have passed be-
tween President Wilson and the
American commissioners to the Next
can mediation conference at Niagara
FAILS.
1t was declared from an official
source that negotiations had SO far
progressed that a preliminary basis
for peaceful solution of the interna-
tional difficulties had been reached.
This, it was said, soon would take the
form of protocol which probably
would be signed by agents of General
Huerta's government and the United
States. What would be the terms of
such protocol no one would dis
close.