The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-20
Delegates Await Return of Min
lister NaOn From Washington.
APPARENTLY NOTHING TO Do
But Meet and Confess There
Is a Deadlock.
A Month of Conference Has
Produced One Protocol.

Niagara Fails, June 1V.-JuS ouo
month ago today the first of the Mex
lean mediation conferences was held.
Probably the last will occur today. Tne
prediction cannot be made with posi-
tiveness because Of possible develop
ments in Mexico City and Washington
about which the mediators lack definite
information.
Minister Naon of Argentine, who is
expected to arrive here about 2 p. m.
from Washington, where he conferred
with President Wilson, Secretary Bryan
and Luis Camera, one Of the representa-
tives of the constitutionalists, may be
bringing some new plan. This is not
considered probable, however, as the
American delegates seemed anxious to
spread the news that their statement
to the public was final and that a con-
stitutionalist must be selected for pro-
visional president.
1t is not believed here that anything
Dr. Naon could say to the Washington
government or to the cOnstitutiOnalist
agent would change The determination
of either to reject any plan to install
neutral. The possible developments
in Mexico City, which particularly in
terested the mediation colony, related to
thu report that Pedro Lascurain, the
ranking member of MaderOs cabinet
had yielded to persuasion and would
again accept the portfolio of minister
of foreign relations. If true 1t could
mean only that Huerta was prepared to
relinquish his authority without regard
to the outcome of mediation.
Many who have followed closely the
trend of events in Mexico City feel that
with the executive authority surren-
dered to prominent Mexican, who ad-
mittedly would assume control only un-
til some way out was found. the position
of the United States would be far less
embarrassing. It was said that the
United States probably could even in
sure an orderly entrance OF the cOnsti-
tut;Onalist army into Mexico City and
protection for those who had opposed
the progress if Huerta were out Of the
way.
No Chance OF Agreement.
Principals to the mediation confer
ence will go into the session, to be held
late today, feeling there is no chance
of an agreement and doubling II a way
can be found to prOlOng the negotia-
tions. If the three plans are formally
submitted. the Americans will reject
that prepared by the Mexican delega-
ton and a very similar one presented
by the mediators. The Mexicans will
reject the American plan. The media
tors would then ask both delegations
bility for a change of opinion. If dead
lock were confessed, the proceedings
automatically would end.
1t is probable therefore that the net
result of mediation will be the delay
of hostilities between the United States
and the Huerta government and even
avoidance of further fighting, unless
hostile action is taken by the federal
forces opposed to American troops at
Vera Cruz, the latter being contingent
upon Huertas retirement and the
withdrawal of the American forces
which would follow. Only one pro-
tocol directed toward settlement of the
Mexican trouble was signed. 1t pro-
claimed that there shall be set up in
Mexico on a day to be fixed later a
government to be recognized by the
Mexican people as whole