The Springdale news., 1914-06-19
MEDIATION IS
 HARD PROBLEM
War Between U. s. and Mexico May
 Come.

Niagara faIlS, June lb.-Justlce Lamar and Frederick W. Lehman, the American delegates to the me- diation conference, went to Buffalo today and talked for four hours with Rafael Zubaran and Luis Caberera, personal representatives of General Carranza. Their purpose was to find some way to bring the constitutional ists in harmony with the scope of mediation The mission was a fail ure.
 The constitutionalists representa- tives, who had come from Washing ton especially to see the American delegates told them why they could not agree to an armistiee; why only man prominent in the constitution atists ranks could be accepted by them for the provisional presidency, and finally they said they believed the constitutionalist army would set tie the main problem soon if left un- hampered by foreign complications.
 The Americans returned to Mag ara Falls feeling that so far as the political pacification of Mexico is con- cerned. mediation had accomplished nothing and probably the end Of the conference was very near.
 The next full conference is set for Friday. Until then little will be done because of the absence of Minister Naon of Argentine.
 Most of the principals here incline to the view that Fridays session may be the last. The three mediat- ing plenipotentiaries virtually have abandoned hope of solving Mexico s international problems.
 The Huerta delegates are resolute in their determination not. to accept constitutionalist partisan for the pro- visional presidency and there appears ID feasible way of keeping all ele- ments iii conferenc much longer Only developments not now forseen, such as a change of attitude on the part of the c0nstitHtionaIists or the Huer ta delegates can keep the conference in sssion. Dispatches Of the foreible seizure by the Villa officers Of tele- graph offices in Juarez held pre- ious- ly by Carranza officers created some surprise i'll the mediation colony. The Huerta delegates said it plainly showed the correctness of their re- peated warnings that a lack of eohes ion ill the eonstitatioaaiist ranks would lead to anarchy in the north. The news served also t0 confirm suspicious current in many quarters here of a breach between Villa and Carranza Incidentally it is under stood the American delegates in qured of Carera and Znbaran what they thought of the stories of a split between Villa and Carranza. The constitutionalist emassaries said they h9d confidence in General earran gas tact and ability 10 smooth cut such difficulties
 The gravest apprehension, neterthe- lsss, is felt here of what may follow a break between Carranza and Villa. Should their forces clash, condi. ton of anarchy might ensue which in all probability would again arouse the demand for armed intervention by the United States.
 copfarpOoa 91 journs, it in all probability will ac- knowledge it's failure to bring rival elements together for a solution of the internal problem but al the same time probably will announce the solu- ton of Mexico's international con- flict Just what disposition will ba made of the American forces at Vera Cruz no one here is in position to con lecture.
 The atmosphere here is wholly pes simistic. The American delegates de cined to discuss in detail their trip to Buffalo MT. Lehman made spe- cial trip across the river to urae newspaper men not to treat the trip of the American commissioners to Buffalo in a light vein. He assured them the situation was serious. Justic Lamar dictated the following state ment:
 For some time we have been try ing to get into communication with the onsti'utionalists. They did not feel they could under the circum- stances come to Niagara Falls but they were anxious to meet us and suggested Buffalo. With the approv- al of Washington, we waived all form. ality and went to See them. We met Rafael Zubaran and Luis Caberera, the authorized representatives of Gen. eral Carranza We had previously in | formed the mediators of our plans" MT. Caberera said that if the con-