The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
MediatOrs Await Action of the United States
 Government
MAY GO AHEAD WITH
 PRESENT AGREEMENT
Understanding, However. Is That U. $. Will Insist Upon Disposition of Question of Rebels Par
 ticipating in Proceedings

Niagara Falls. Ont. May sl.-upon the Washington government depends whether the medators will receive representatives of the Mexican constitutonalists. The South American envoys. it became known tonight, virtually have resolved to go ahead with their plans for a two-party agreement between the United States and the Huerta government and for the time being ignore the question Of consttu- tionaist representation.
 The only thing that might disturb such a course would be a direct intimaton from the United States that it will with hold approval of the plans outlined for a new provisional government unless prompt disposition is made of the sub ject of constitutionallst participation. The Mexican delegates have had no conver- sations with the mediators on this point.
 Each side is waiting for the other to make the first move. The Huerta dele- gates tomorrow expect to receive General Huerta's approval of the essentials of the peace plan, together with his opinion on some of the names suggested for the new government. The American dele gates received information along this line today from Washington but no in- timation HIS to how far they should press the subject of constitutional representa- ton.
 May Know Attitude Today At a conference at Il o'clock tomorrow the attitude of both the mediators and the American delegates toward constitu- q ita. ly defined. Should the American dele gates consent to go ahead with their earlier work on the peace plan the me- diators will continue their efforts toward an agreement. A change in their atti- tu6e toward the constitutionalists may result from an insistence on the part of the American delegates that the third element in the controversy be given op- l portunity to express it's views
 The Amerioa,5 viewpoint Is that General s.afra1za niisnf np- invited sfgsfih to tttat bon international dtestions and the in- tefnal situation could be approached at the same time. As the Huerta dele- gates already are discussing internal questoins, 1t is not believed they would i offer any objection to considering the same issue with representatives of Gem eral Carranza present N May Want Armistice The Huerta envoys see In the plan for constitutionalist representation pro- longation of the parleys and the military situation might become increasingly grave | for the Huerta government while the ne- gotiatons were In progress It Is appar- ent the Huerta delegates will insist on an armistce before treating with the con sttutionalists.
 Feeling Is general here that the Wash- | ington government will be Justified in
 
 1 tiations if necessary to complete paci- fication of Mexico It would avail the United States nothing to proceed with the question of having her differences with Mexico settled. even conceding that General Huerta will be eliminated, should the method employed endanger the re- lations between the United States ana the constitutions lists.
 | While sympathizing with the constltu- tionalist advance on Huefta and sup-
 porting many of the reforms for which carranza s followers are fighting. 1t 10 understood the Americans have been em- barrassed in slight degree by General Carranza's refusal to recognize the right Of foreign mediators to act in respect 10 the setting up of new government. All parties to the conference agree that a military force that controls an area
 greater than falls under the domina- ton of all other factions combined must be reckoned with; must have 4 voice in any settlement of the Mexican problem if pernanency Is expected The difference, 1t appears. relates wholly to methods. | General Cafranza feels that he should | have been in the conferences from the first and that he was treated with scant courtesy by the South American cnvoys | when they withdrew their invitation to him to send delegates. The envoys. on the other hand, feel that General Carranza | bettled their efforts when he declined to agree to an armistice. There the mat ter rested until the conferences were vel under way.
 Meanwhile. mediation of the controversy betwee nthe United States and General IIuerta awaits arbitration by the Amer- ican delegates of msunderstandings he- tween the medators and General Car ranza.