The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-10
SUGGESTED PLAN
OPPOSED BY j. s.
Method Of Transition of Govern
ment in Mexico Develops
Sharp Snag.
COMPROMISE is POSSIBLE
For Huerta to Appoint Man to
Succeed Him Would In
volve Recognition.

Niagara Falls. Ontario. June e.-The
United States Is unwilling TO extend
recognition To Il ncw Provisional Prssi-
den; II named according to the method
prescribed bY the Mexican delegates
which IS that General Huerta would
appoint as Minister OF Foreign Affairs
the man vino l. agreed on here TO head
the ncW gOVcrnncnt. The Washing-
ton administration contends that II
General iiu"rta is permitted to name
the Foreign Minister. who. by consti-
tutional succession would be elevated
To tho presidency. even though the Sc
lection be made here. such an act
would bc construed as recognition OF
tho iIucrta government.
OF this issue the mediatinC plcaipo-
tentiari"s came to 4 HAT disagreement
late to-day.
For moro than two hours the media
tors and Americas delegates argued IN
vain, and IL was apparent when the
conference ended that what hitherto
AaG been considered q matter OF detail
suddenly had developed Il snag. The
Mexican delegates had not discussed
tho point at any length with tho media
tors when tho latter took II UP with
The Americans Although the three
south American diplomats argued
strongly from the Mexican viewpoint.
there was good reason to believe to-
night that the Mexican delegates would
not Insist on this Arrangement If they
found tn" United States absolutely
determined against II.
FORM or TRANSITION
ONLN 4 TECHNICtLITY
One Mexican delegate insisted that
tho Mcxlcans regarded the form of
transition a tcchnicallty which would
hc dispensed with If the American gov
crnmcnt found ii impossible to ayrcc
10 the methods by the Mexican dele
gates.
The mediators con;cndcd with vcflc-
mcnce that tho forms Of tho Mexican
Constitution should be preserved. Tho
American delegates are understood 10
have pointed out that the Constitu-
tionalists certainly would not agree 10 4
plan or transition which legallzed
Huerta's status. Also the American
government. IL WAS declared, could
not extend what would be tautamouut
20 recognition II liucrta actually ap-
pointed his own successor
There is a possibility that 4 COM
promise will be aErocd on Pedro
Lascuraln, Minister Of Foreign Affairs
under Madero. could be rcappointcd TO
tho Cabinet and succeed TO the pro-
visjonal presidency and then appoint
as Foreign Minister. the man agreed
on by all parties FOR the new provi-
sional executive. T.asCurain is persona
non grata with the Cons;itutionalists
but II is not believed there would ne
objection from them for the brief
tenure or Office necessary to have the
transition effected constitutionally.
Predictions that an agreement soon
would be reached We're abandoned to-
day in quarters hitherto optimistic Tor
. puick conclusion. Tho counter-p-o-
posals Of the American government to
the McNican plan have not y"t been
taken up with the Mexican delegates.
though they received thcm from the
modiators earlier in the day.
Will Not hsI. MENICn
Tn PAY WAR INDEMNITY
The Iiu"rta government has been in
formed through thc American dele
gates that tho Wilson administration
Viii he content to have set up in Mex
!co stable government to succeed HUI
crta rule. and Will not ask that country
10 pay war indemnity.
An !u;ima;iou that the United States
would not demand rcparation Cor the
losses sustained at Vera Cruz or expect
to he recouped for the heavy eXpcndi-
lures already made In an attempt 20
pacify Mexico was given TO the Mexican
delegates soon after the conferences
opened.
The submission yesterday OF the
American plan. accompanied by verbal
staicmcuts from the delegates OF the
tinted States. removed all doubt that
This country VAS not disposed to make
any unnecessary drain upon Mcxico's
already 6sni.feI