The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31
MEDIATION
WORK HALTED
Not a Wheel Was Turned Sat
urday After Carranza's
Messenger Had
Arrived.

Arrived.
[By Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, May 80
! Mediation was at a standstill today
The arrival OF little alert man, who
I! carried letter to the three media
| tors making such rapid progress IN
bringing the American and Mexican
envoys toward an agreement for the
pacification Of Mexico, has completely
blocked progress for the time being.
Word from Washington is now await
ed. This message, which was from
the constitutionalists. is yet to be an.
! swered by the ambassadors and what
the next step will be is problematfcal.
Not wheel was turned today to-
ward continuing negotiations between
/ the American and Mexican envoys.
The Mexicans were closeted in their
rooms. In the Prospect house on the
American side, Justice Lamar COM
municat I'D with Secretary Of State
Bryan during the afternoon. The
justice appeared tired and worn. He
said conditions were unchanged. Fred,
erick Lehman had short auto ride
with DR.. Naon but there was nothing
Letwe IN either set OF envoys and the
.mediators. Tonight following receipts
4of message from Bryan, the Amerl-
cans met the mediators.
Juan Uraquidi, the messenger who
brought the letter from the constitu-
tionalist junta In Washington was
about both the mediation hotels"
throughout the day. He was in COM
munication with his headquarters but
expressed no desire to see the medi-
ators again. The turn OF affairs h.>
resulted in a hurried change In the
plans that had hsen made. The Next
can delegation had hoped to leave
here next Wedn asday or Thursday,
negotiations completeG and the proto-
col signed. Now they believe 1t may
he two or three weeks bafors they
may leave II that should be the
case, another big section OF United
States may be able to see the Mexi-
cans and the mediators. Holiday
crowds poured in today. On the broad
veranda beneath the conference room
Of the mediators, scores gath cred TOR
their afternoon tea. Among the
crowds there was nothing to indicate
that solution Of an international ques-
ton had seemingly eluded the men
who have d,slved with the problem
for more than week Just at the
time when it appeared settled.
The eleven year old sons of Naon
and De Cana argued On the veranda.
One suggested mediator be called
In
For two hours Justice Lamar and
Frederick w. Lehman were in con-
with the mediators, ad-
journing shortly before midnight. At
tn 3 conclusion of the conference JUS
tice Lamar said nothing could be
stated as to what had transpired. the
Mexican delegates spent the evening
in the lobby, obviously worried and !
nervous. It was learned that thera
is a feeling in the Mexican party that
If the Huerta government gets the
that the United States is
bringing in the constitution.
alist issue at this time. negotiations !
might be disrupted. The Mexicans
are bewildered. they desire haste. A
luick settlement might save the
ace" of Huerta by permitting him to
retire with all dignity possible. rather
han fall before the rebel forces.
Judge Lehman stated tonight that
,onv srsations with mediators would
1e continued Monday but the s1tua-
ion is regarded as serious tonight. 1t
S believed in some quarters that the
sending Of the constitutionalist mes
,enger here, is plan for tfme on
he part of General CarranZa and is
ooked upon by Washington favorably
or the same reason. Things were
too fast for Carranza. He
hose to stay out and still maintains
hat internal questions shouiG not be
ouch I'd upon by the mediators. But
lis troops have yet q long way to
ravel before reaching Mexico City
nd making his victory complete BY
aiming a little time now way may
ct be found to admit one of his rep
Otherwise 1t Is expect
d Carranza will ignore any settle
nents reached Washington is anxious
hat Carranza be represented some s.,
ray. as his settlem snt will give
ouble assurances of peace.
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