The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-13
MEDlATORS REACH FORMAL.
AGREEMENT IN BRIEF
PROTOCOL
PEACE LOOMS UP
Optimism In All Ranks Over Con-
ditions-An But Date Speci-
fled In Agreement
tBy Associated Press)


Niagara Falls. Ont. Iune - Dele
gates from the United States and the
Iiuerta government, in IT, presence
or the mcdiu,ing representatives of
Argentine. RraZil and .'hi.c. to..cy for
mnl'y signed the first protocol OF the
itrtcS through which II is ,oac.l to
restore peace in Mexico.
The agreement as to the manner OF
transferring executive power q ON t;u-
crta 10 tie new provisional govern
mcnt. reduced to writl-.. provides
Cove. nment is to !.e constituted
in Mexico or character to ba later
provided. which shall Ia ecognizLtl i,y
the United States OH (datc to be fixed)
and which from that day forward shall
exercsc rublic functions until tEcre
shall be iTauglir;,tcd constitutional
president.
The brief protocol was significant Of
two things:
1t makes no mention OF General Hu-
erta as the provisional president. Hnd
as stated in Associated Press hIspatch-
es last night. 1t omits the method OF
transfer which the Mexican delegates
and mediatOrs suggested and to which
the United States objected on The
ground that its retention would be
tantamount to recognition of the ex-
listing regime.
The Mexican plan provided that HUI
erta should name as minister OF 1for-
eign affairs tho man agreed on here
for provisional president. iii " 49,
The Mexican delegates,i while aban-i
doing the constitutional form OF sucs:i
cessioni as "a part Of the prptoeel,f are.
Satisfied because 1t does not, speoi-i
.fically. deny ,Huerta.at right tpyname, as
minister OF foreign affairs 5tlie man
chosen here for provisional president.
IL the latter sees fit to accept resig~i
nation from him. 1t Is not considered
IpTObable, however, that the new PRO.
visional president. who is likely 20 be.
q constitutionalist would take the exc.
cutive power directly from. Huassa. out
he might do so from so,ue other indi-
vidual whom Huerta might leave in ati-
thority.
All parties now are concentrating on,
the second part of the peace plan
which relates to the name Of the pro-
visiOnal president and possibly VIII in
clude his cabinet Of four.
Though the protocol Is OF compare
tivey few words, 1t is the embodiment
Of that for which the United States
has been striving for more than a year
elimination OF Huerta. With Huerta's
formal statement Of his intention to
withdraw when Mexico was politically
pactiied. today's protocol takes for
granted that such q paptflcation will
occure and arranges for the t-:s:!tion.
The question of constitutionallst rep,
resentation here is still an open one.
The mediators say they will not off,
cially admit the Carranza delegates
unless they agree to an armistice. It
il not doubted. though that some way
may be found for the constitutionalists
to take part in he peace parleys after
they arrive. \.
Members of the mediatlng colony to-
night. were united in optimistic spirit
for the first time since the conference
opened. With one block cemented firm
ly in place, everyone was hopeful that
the work done today would prove to
be the solid cornerstone from which
the entire structure of the peace plan
viii rapidly arise.