The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
INTENSE ACTIVITY MARKS MEDIATION AT NIAGARA FALLS Time for Decisive Action at Hand, According to the
 Mexican Envoys MEXICO'S CONDITION
 BELIEVED CAUSE Want to See Some Sort of Provisional Government Established in Case Crisis Is Reached-Waive
 Immaterial Points

Niagara Falls, Ont, May 22.-Cou- tfary to general expectation. this has proved to have been day of intense activity. The mcdintors had expected to take rest and begin work again Monday, when suddenly and without warning they were advised by Mexi- can delegates thnt the situation called for prompt and decisive action. The American delegates were notified to appear and conference nfter conference followed.
 From the moment. shortly after noon, when it was officially announced that the first full meeting of the delegates of both sides was to be held later in the day, until after the American delegates had gone back to the American side of the river shortly before midnight, there was an atmosphere of suppressed excite ment about every move made both by the mediators and by the representatives of the United States and Mexico.
 RumOrs at Rest
 Speculation and rumors of all sorts as to the exact purpose or this sudden call ing together of the entire mediation body were virtually set at rest when it was admitted that the moving cause for the precipitate step was the condition in Mex leo, the taking of Saltillo and the threat ened constitutionalist advance upon the capital. It was declared that while the situation there hardly could be called crit ical, yet if was grave It was said to be the desire of the Mexican delegates le .ae some form of provisional govern. ment established in Mexico City before q grf fciS In, l,o o..o,. itaI.
 There is an evident disposition to waive all fmmateral points at issue and come together sauarely In ain effort to reach conclusion. The meeting was held early In the afternoon. At it's close a bulletin was issued announcing that the con ference had been held at the request of the Mexican representatives for the pur- pose of informing the mediators and the American representatives of the ideas of their government concerning several in teresting points for the pest solution of the present difficulty. It was decided to nnafntajn.secrecy in regard to these points until concrete solution shall have been reached, to which end the informal con- versations will continue.
 Discussion Good Natured
 Before they went into session the American delegates had no idea which of the several phases of the situation was 10 be preached The meeting lasted less than half an hour and the "conversa. lion" was conducted through an inter- preter. The discussion was pointed but good natured. and the early adjournment was taken to enable the American dele gates to confer with the authorities at Washington The meeting adjourned until 10 o'clock tonight.
 It was significant that while the views had been so divergent before this after noon's session to give rise to the dis. tinct statement that there was hitch ' the atmosphere was cleared at the end of the conference that a spirit of optimism was displayed by all of the par ticipants- It is asserted by those who should be informed that the settlement of the land question has been a vexed problem, but this matter has now reach ed such a stage that confidence in it's ultimate adjustment is expressed freely.
 During the afternoon the American delegates attended the funeral in the little citiy of Niagara Falls that lies on the American side of Andrew M Saun- ders. an American marine who was ac- cidently killed by comrade during the rrr,tvo fion of Vera Cy11z