The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
CRISIS IS REACHED
|NPEACE PARLEYS
Question Of Admitting Constitu-
tionalists to Conferences Is
Before Mediators.
TO ANSWER CARRANzA'S NOTE
Awaiting Reply From United
States and Huerta on Plans
Already Outlined.

Niagara Falls. Ont. May 3o.-A crisis
In The progress of tho mediation pro-
ceedings was reached tonight. While
awaiting answers from the Huerta
government and the United States TO
the tentative plan for new pro-
visional government In Mexico. the
question OF admitting Constitutional
lists TO the conferences before an agree
ment or protocol Is signed, doomed up
"a likely to influence tho decision of
the American government on the plans
already outlined.
Tho mediators lato to-day called In
| the Mexican delegates to learn II Con-
eral Huerta had approved tho main
points of tho peace plan. The Next
cans said they had received no reply,
but they teleSraphed again urging n
quick response. Tho American dele
gates reported that Washington had
not acted on the plan.
Tho South American diplomats did
not breach tho subject of Constitu-
| tionalist representation to the Mexi-
cans, show them tho note delivered
here yesterday by Juan L. Urquida, a
messenger of General Carranza.
MEDIATORS WILL ANSWER
NOTE FROM CARRANZA
The mediators. however, let 1t be
| known tonight that they would an
| swer tho note. They pointed out that
they had found nothing In the COM
| munication which could be interpreted
| as n desire to participate in the con-
| fercnces tho subject OF pacify
ing Mexico They hold that General
Carranza has not slgnIfied a desire to
! take up internal questions.
| On the other hand. 1t Is said that the
| Washington government agreed with
/ General CarranZa. Withdrawal of tho
| invitation to him TO send delegates ana
/ the failure OF the mediators to answer
an inquiry to what points would he
| treated In the negotiations left Gen
eral Carranzn in the position of not
having anything on which be should
| act
Mr.. Urquida talked with Mr.. Lob
mann early In the day.
! The American commissioners say
I they have not been shown tho Car
| rauza note. but they are hopeful that
a way may be found to bring Consti-
! tutlonalists into tho conference. III
this connection tho American delegates
| conferred Tonight with the mediators.
| WANTS TO AVOID RISK
/ OF STRAINED RELATIONS
/ limitations have come here that tho
risk OF strained relations with the
Constitutlonalists. who would be GER
tain to resent any radical adjustment
Of internal affairs. 1t Is because OF
this situation that the South Ameri-
cans desire that the Constitutionalists
be brought into the mediation.
The impression prevails that final
answer of the United States on the
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be given until there Is n definite UNI
derstanding on this point.
The delegates have left the matter
OF Constitutionalist representation on
tircly to the mediators.
Unless the American government as
sumeI nm assistant attitude on tho
| Constitutionalist representatives. the
plan will be worked out in n few days
Otherwise the medators Will likely sit
| for several weeks longer.
MA n n1 fan " ,I,r,
officially of the presence here Of Mr..
Urquidi. but they expect to be for
maily advised Of tho nature Of the
communication he brought On tho sub
tcct OF Constltutioniallst representa-
ton tho Huerta delegates have decided
among themselves that.they Will abide
by any decision the mediators may
make.
VIEW OF AMERICANS
FAvoRS REPRESENTATION
The medintors announced after Ur-
quidfs visit TINT the course of the
mediation proceedings would not be
disturbed through the new representa-
lions. There was every reason to be-
lieve, however. that tho American del
egatcs. who arc thought to have In
terceded to obtain nm audience for
! Urquidi yesterday, might pursue tho
matter further SO as to bring about
Constituttionalist representation in tho
conferences. The view OF the Amert-
moro satisfactory TO deal with the va
rious factions before any ngrecn emit
or protocol Ia signed than TO attempt
later to bring third party, the Con-
/ stitutionalists. into accord with the
two-party agreement now being pre-
pared.
SOME DETAILS OF PLAN
HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED
Some OF the hitherto unpublished do
tails OF tho plan are as follows:
The provisional government which
would succeed the IIuerta regime, con-
sisting OF Il provisional president and
four Cabinet members, would hold Of
fec until 1916. when the term OF Ma
dero expires, and n regular presiden-
tial election takes place. The object
of this is to give the new administra-
ton Il year or more in which to paci-
~ the country. prepare 1t for popu-
lar election and make beginning on
land and educational reforms.
Though some OF the delegates on
both sides would have preferred Ave
persons. all neutral In politics. to COM
pose the new government. the tenta-
1.-Two plan now Is to have two consti-
tutonalists ard two men. not identi-
fled with the Huerth administration,
but chosen by the Huerta delegates.
for the four Cabinet portfolios with a
! neutral provisional president.
Tho medintors themselves conferred
at some length In respect to the char
acter OF answer to be mado TO General
CarranZa's communication. They were
inclined toward a mere acknowledge
ment, but the indications are that tho
| wish OF the Washington government
will prevail that full consideration no
given the Constitutionalists. II no,
the negotiations VIII bo prolonged.
| WANTS ALI. ISSUES SETTLED
/ nEFORE MEDIATION ENDS
| Tho mediators had believed 1t would
be possible to frame n protocol deal
ing with the important phases OF the
controversy between tho United States
and General Huerta, and euch of the
internal questions that must be settled
here which General Carranza would
approve. Then certain details would
have been left to moro loisureIy set~
Element after the return of the m edIa- e
tors to Washington. 1t is understood
now that the ENJOYS yielded to argl, -
menta from Washington That fhnra