The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-05-21
HUERTA MAY QUIT
IF s400,000,000
IS PAID MEXICO
Dictator Instructed Delegates
to Submit Offer.
WILSON MEETS U. S. ENJOYS
Final Instructions Given Before De-
parture to Open Niagara Farley
Rebels Say They VIII Continue
Fight on Huerta.

Washington, May ia diplomatic
mission In Washington has received
from a corresponding mission accred-
tied to Mexico advices that Generai
Huerta has authorized his delegates
to the Niagara Falls conference 10
promise his resignation should clrcum-
stances make that surrender necessary
to a settlement Of difficulties.
1t Is understood, however, that Gen
eral Huerta instructed his representa-
tives to make this tender only as
last resort, and to insist upon impor-
tant conditions. These Conditions are
summarized briefly as reservation 10
General Huerta OF some voice In the
naming OF his successor, in which Car
rama is to be barred; an American
loan TO Mexico OF $400,00O,0OO and
99-year lease Of Magdalena bay by the
United States for naval target practise'
at an annual rental Of Sl,OOO,0OO goid'
The proposition for the American loah'
It Is said, contemplates expending OF
the money under supervision of com
mission Of two Americans, two Mexl-
cans and q representative each from
Great Britain, France and Germany,
Want Wilson's Plan.
That General Huerta has authorized
the Mexican mediation delegates to
submit his resignation was stated posi-
lively In dispatches from thoroughly
competent diplomatic sources In Me1l-
co City. II they decide that such
step Is necessary, the Huertista agents
will ask the following questions:
I. What are the plans of the United
States following the resignation OF
General Huerta?
2. Who will become the provisional
president Of Mexico?
3. Who will be barred from running
for the presidency?
4. VIII the United States call a halt
on the advance Of the constitutional
lists to Mexico City.
The Huertista delegates plan by
these general questions as to the pres
ident's intention TO froWn on all eleVa-
ton to power of men with blood on
their hands" to force a direct appllca-
ton that will exclude from presiden-
tial aspirations in Mexico all the prom
inent reyolutionists who have blood
on their hands" This, they will hold,
will specifically deny recognition TO
Villa. Zapata, Carranza, Obregon,
Mas and many others.
As far as the suggested American
loan to Mexico Is concerned, there Is
nothing In that repugnant to the WASH
ington government. When John Lind
first went to Mexico the president
through him told General Huerta that
an adjustment OF Mexican affairs sat
is1actory to the United States would
incline him to use his good Offices with
American bankers In MexicOs behalf
and the lease OF Magdalena bay, II
not it's absolute purchase, would ma
warm support In the senate, where the
fear has existed for several years That
Japan might somehow utilize 1t for
naval base, threatening the California
coast.
Overtures to Rebels.
The news that President Wilson
and some OF his advisers were work
ing not only to set up a Mexican gov
eminent constitutional in essence, but
to carry out certain internal reforms
that they hoped would work to the sta
bility Of the new regime was con
frmed indirectly by two developments
resembling each other only in their
Importance
One was that Secretary OF State Bry-
an had made representations to the
rebels at Tampico in an effort to re
duce and prevent" the imposition Of
an export tax on oil. This might be
taken az the first step OF the United
States toward shaping the domestic
policies of the constitutionalists. The
other was the strong assurance from
the two highest authorities that the
incident OF Private Parks would not
now preclpltate a crisis neutralizing
the effect OF the Niagara conference.
Wilson lnstructs ENJOYS.
President Wilson told the American
commissioners, who leave today for
! the mediation conference at Niagara
! Falls, Ont. that the United States gov
eminent regards the settlement OF
the Mexican problem in definite form
as a prerequisite to the withdrawal OF
the American forces from Vera Cruz
The president gave the American
commissioners Lamar OF the
| Supreme court OF the United States
| Frederick w. Lehman, former so
Hector general and Diplomatic Score
tary H. Perciyal Dodge-no specific in
structions He told them TO place
themselves In receptive mood and
await proposals from the three South
American mediators. But at the same
time he outlined to his representa-
lives that peace In Mexico seemed to
him to be conditioned on the elimina
tion OF the Huerta administration ant
the establishment In It's place OF
strong provisional government, which
would conduct an election giving fai
treatment to all factions and parties