Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-28
Mediators Reach Decision
ON First important De-
tails to Insure Peace.
TO SELECT PRESIDENT
Man Who Will Be Acceptable to
All Factions in the Re-
public to Be Sought.

| Niagara Falls. Ont, May 2s.-Medf-
alton conference has been in confer
ence a week today and already many
| essentials of the plan of pacffication
in Mexico has been agreed upon. De-
tails are being withheld until there is
complete arrangement on all sub
jects, but the main point of the plan
on which both sides at present look
favorably are:
Transfer of executive power from
Huerta to provisional president, and
four cabinet ministers. Thus five men
would bear equal responsibility in put.
ting into operation the program adopt
ed at the conference here for the cleo
ton of a president, vice president and
members of congress. The five men
would be neutral persons, as far as po-
litical associations are concerned, but
would be representative men as nearly
acceptable as possible to all factions
in Mexico, including constitutionalists,
and also approved by the American
government. Prompt recognition of
the provisional government would be
given by the United States
To Withdraw Troops.
Withdrawal of American troops is
expected by the Mexican delegates to
follow as soon as the new government
is installed.
The Mexican delegates expect that
the United States will regard as legal
the transactions of the present Mexi-
can congress. Belief is expressed con-
fdently that an agreement or protocol
will be drawn up and perhaps signed
within another week. The mediators
do not expect the question of constitu-
tionalists representation here to be
Conferences have progress
ed too far for that. The general be-
lief is the American government is al
ready sounding the constitutionalists
on details of plans being discussed.
Washington, d. c., May 28.-At the
White house it was said today no for
NAL agreement for the pacification of
Mexico had been received from the Nj
agara Falls conference. Reports of the
American delegates, which have been
coming in at each stage of the negotia-
tions, however, have been so favorable
that the situation, it was said, would
permit of the assembling of the decid-
ed points into the form of a definite
agreement very soon.
Funston Within Rights.
Representatives of the constitution
alists conferred with Secretary Bryan
again today and reiterated that steps
we're being taken definitely to establish
relations for the Carranza element
with the Niagara Falls conference.
They added that the constitutionalist
delegates, if they go, would have the
same rights and powers as the Amerf-
can delegates.
1t is understood among officials close
20 the White house that conditions are
such that favorable reply is EXPECT
I'd from Carranza either to participate
n the mediation proceedings or agree
o a solution being worked out at
Niagara Falls.
Closely following the landing of mu-
1itions of war for Huerta from two
arge consignment from Japan ordered
by Huerta many months ago is due at
or Salina Cruz, on the west
coast, to be transported by railroad TO
Mexico City. Treasury officials, dis
cussing the landing OF the cargoes of
the Ypiranga. and Bavaria at Puerto,
Mexico. a port other than the one to
which they were originally consigned,
said there was nothing in American
aw to prevent consignors changing
the destination of the cargoes. Alb
sence of proper manifest, however,
s punishable, and General Funston
was within his rights in OBTAINING the
Bavaria If. as reported. the steamer
at Vera Cruz without such a
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