Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14
MEDIAT0RS GET
CARRANzA NOTE
May Stand Firm Against Ad-
mitting ConstitutionaIists
to Conference.
MEN TO GOVERN MEXICO
ARE UNDER DISCUSSION
Next Provisional President Not Yet
Chosen-U. S. Explains An
tilla Incident.

NAAIAhA FALLS, Ont. June 13-ThO
crux Of the Mexican problem, the selec.
tion OF a man for provisional president
acceptable to all factions in Mexico and
foreign governments generally. was
reached today in a conference between
the mediators and the American and
Mexican delegates
TOT more than an hour names of yari.
GUS individuals were discussed. bur at mn
eime awsthere a sembIance or agree
"ent. tomorrow there will be another
conference on the same subject. Details
VI me peace plan are practically set
asioe now Tor the greater task OF finding
me man who can reconcile the warning
iaceions and maintain peace while a
CONSTITUTIONAL election is held and normal
order is resumed.
incidentally Cen Carranza,s no+a .
United o Dy Rafael Zubaran, his represen-
tative In Washington, arrived TO-DAY a.
sislns the mediators that constitution-
amsI ~. ueiesates We're on their way to the
tions. ''1 iuh ihstruc-
Make No Comment.
The mediators made no cor,n,.n.
the note. 1t contains no reference 10 an
afmistice. on which the mediators b.ya
Deen insisting. and there was nothing 10
snow that the mediators had in snv uay
aitered their determination. reached Voc.
teroay. not to admit officially tb. r.n..
eentaeves of Gen. Carranza unless an
aInistice was declared. Some Other u.v
=. ~ oeanng with them. perhaps through
Wnen they arrive.
ane consututionalist representatives ara
Meeueo mere to facilitate the course of
sn ne peace program in It's present stages.
~ toi n ~ Ine discussion of names they can
De OF much service to mediation renerai-
~ by indicating who will or will ny, -,
acceptable. t Aoe NC
AZ present the mediators have acco,,-
p,.sMea only one step in their journey to-
waIo tue pacihcation Of Mexico. This
was the adoption yesterday of tha 81.
protocoi dealing with the transfer of a.,
.aosy .noaty from the hands Of the present
regime to a new provisional government-
Neutral Man Desired.
Disc cussaon continued about the tyne of
man for the provisional presfdencv ~.
mexican delegates claiming that he shan
Dc neutral in the sense of not be,ng
iaenuned with any political faction ana
.he Cnired States insisting that he shall
pc OF constitutionalist sympatbies n
can pe stated on the highest authority
ha1a .ne american delegates at no time
nave suggested the name of Cen VijIa
or Gen. Carranza, and that they never
llteno 70 do SO. They think some one
whom the constitutionalists will trust
should be placed in power.
Inc american delegates have not vet
suggested all the names which thew tb;nL
nnlsht De considered. but today's discus
sion showed them that Mexicans or
prominence who have been active in the
constltutonalist party will meet with se-
rlous opposition from the Huerta. dele
gates. Inere are no indications that an
provisional president for many DAYS at
least' although there is likely to be an
early agreement on the organization and
form OF the new government
various plans are before the mediators.
commission of five with one executive.
tunta de gobierne or council of three
and provisional president and four
cabinet minister's
q. S. May Not Object.
The last will be insisted on by the
Mexicans as more nearly in conformity
with that provided by the Mexican con-
stitution. The American delegates real
ize the Importance of form in this con-
nection and will probably offer no OBJ
ton
The Mexican delegates received dur
ing the day the formal answer of the
Ohited States to their inquiry concern
ing the embargo on arms by sea. The
american government declared its re-
sret that the Antilla, by a misunder-
standing, should have obtained clearance
papers which permitted it to land arms
at Tampico for the constitu ton aIists
but called attention to the strict orders
which now are in effect prohibiting ali
e1portation OF arms to Mexico.