The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-26
REBEL MOVEMENTS
HURRY MEDIATION
Huerta'S Men Anxious That
Something Be Done
Quickly
CRISIS is APPROACHING
CRISIS is APPROACHING
Sweep of The Constitutional
lists Toward Mexico City LA
BILE TO Upset Everything
Number of Secret Confer
ences Held During The Day
and Glitch" Disappears
tBy the Associated IrNs1

Niagara Falls, Ont. MAY 23-con-
trary to general expectation. this
proved to be a day of intense activity.
The mediators had expected 10 take
a rest and begin work again Monday.
when suddenly and without waring.
they were advised by the Mexican
delegates that the situation called for
prompt and decisive action. TIE
American delegates were notified To
appear and conference after confer
ence followed.
From the moment. shortly after
noon. when it was officially
that the first full meeting OF the dele
| gates of both sides was to be held
later in the day, until after the
American delegates had gone back
to the American side of the river,
shortly before midnight, there was an
atmosphere of suppressed excitement
about every move made both by tn,
medlators and by the representatives
of the United States and Mexico.
Rebels Hasten Action.
Speculation and rumors OF all sorts
as to the exact purpose Of this sud
den calling together of the entire
mediation body were virtually set at
rest when it vas admitted tina the
moving cause for the p~recipitate steps
was the condition in Mexico. the
taking of Saltillo and the threatened
lConstitutionalist advance upon =
ca pital.
1t was declared that while the sit
uation there hardly could be called
critical, yet 1t was grave. 1T was said
to be the desire of the Mexican dele
gates to see some form OF provision
al government established in Mexico
before events brought about a crisis
in the capital. There was an evident
disposition to waive all immaterial
points at issue and come together
squarely in an effort to reach a con
clusion. The meeting was held early
in the afternoon. AT it's close a bull
letln was issued announcing that the
conference had been held at the re
quest Of the Mexican representatives
for the purpose of informing the med
iatOrS and the American representa-
tives of the e Of their government
: concerning several interesting points
for the best solution of the present
difficulty" 1t was decided to main
tain secrecy in regard to these points
p until a concrete solution sha have
been reached, to which end the infor
NAL conversations will continue.
Before they went into session the
American delegates had no idea which
! of the several phases of the situation
would be preached. The meeting
lasted less han half an hour ard the
conversation" was conducted through
e an interpreter. The discussion was
: pointed. but good natured. and the
: early adjournment was taken TO en-
able the American delegates to con.
q fer with the authorities at Washing
ton. The meeting adjourned unit
10 o'clock tonight.
J. Land Question Vcxcs.
1t was significant that while ths
views had been 50 divergent before
this mornings session as to give rise
to the distinct statement tha. there
was a hitch the atmosphere wa!
SO cleared at the end of the confer
ence that a spirit Of optimism was dis
# played by all of the participants. j
is asserted by those h should be in
formed that the settlement of the ians
question has been a vexed problem
but this matter has now reached
such a stage that confidence in il
ultimate adjustment is expressed
freely.
a During the afternoon the American
delegates attended the funeral in tn
"A little city of Niagara Falls that lie
% on the American side, Of Andrew NJ
Saunders. an American marine win
4 was accidentally killed by a conrad
during the occupation of Vera Cruz