The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-06-19
Huerta Delegates to Niagara
Falls Conference Select
His Successor.
SUBMIT NAME TO PRESIDENT
Americans stand Firm in Demand
That official Must Be Accept
\ able to constitutionallsts.

were hopeful of ultimate peace in Mex
leo and still insistent that negotia-
lions were progressing satisfactorily.
Throughout the day President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan were in frequent
communication with the American
commissioners, Justice Lamar and Mr.
Lehman, at Niagara Falls. This
communication was reported to relate
to the character of the provisional gov
eminent that representatives Of the
United States and General Huerta al
ready have agreed should be estab
lished pending a constitutional cleo
ton in Mexico.
The Mexican commissioners are said
to have suggested for the presidency
a Mexican who is not allied in any
way with the Constitutionalists or
identified with the Huerta regime.
His name was reported to have
been submitted to President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan.
Washington Won't Yield.
So far az could be learned the Wash
ington administration still held to
desire that the provisional president
should be a man acceptable to the
Constitutionalists, while agents of
General Carranza maintained the posi-
ton that no provisional government
possibly could be recognized by their
political faction.
Agents from Mexico City whose
identities have not been disclosed are
reported to have arrived here and to
be in communication with the Huerta
delegates at Niagara Falls.
According to persons in Washing
ton in touch with the Huerta side of
the situation, these agents are max
ing every effort now to save General
Huerta's face. His representatives
have yielded every point in the media
tion negotiations up to this time. it is
argued, and now they want conces
sions enough to save Huerta from
complete humiliation.
Diplomatic Struggle on.
Niagara Falls, Ont.-Although there
were no conferences between the
mediators and the American or
Mexican delegates, 1t was apparent
that things were making for great
struggle In diplomacy between the
United States and the Huerta govern
ment during the coming week.
While mediation has passed safely
over many obstacles so far, the factor
on which peace most depends-the Sc
lection of a provisional president ac-
ceptable to all factions-has brought
the entire mediation body to realiza-
ton that ultimately on this mediation
will succeed or fail. Many names
have been suggested, but thus far
none has been found suitable. The
discussion of names will continue for
several days.
First Protocol Signed.
Niagara Falls, Ont.-Delegates from
the United States and the Huerta gov
eminent have formally affixed their
signatures in the presence of the me-
dating representatives of Argentine,
Brazil and Chile to the first protocol
of the series through which it is hoped
to restore peace in Mexico.
The agreement reached in relation
to the manner of transferring the ex-
ecutive power from Huerta to the new
provisional government stood the acid
test of reduction to writing. 1t pro-
Vides that:
"a government is to be constituted
in Mexico of a character to be later
provided, which shall be recognized
by the United States on (date to be
fixed and which from that day for
ward shall exercise public functions
until there shall be inaugurated a con-
stittional president"
Huerta Not Mentioned.
This plank in the peace plan was
reduced to the form of protocol aft
er more than three weeks OF discus
sion in the last three days of which
30 serious a disagreement had arisen
that the success of the entire media
tion program was threatened. The
brief protocol was significant of two
things;
carranza to Send ENJOYS.
-Constitutianolist rep
resentatives here have established
telegraph communication with Gen.
Caranza at Saltillo ana while the
agency efused to reveal the trend OF
the exchanges, it was understood they
outlined a reply to the last note of
the mediators, which Immediately
would be forwarded 10 Niagara Falls,
regardless of the ENJOYS action.