The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-20
FEAR MEDIATION FAILURE, RESULT
 OF U. s. STAND
Conference of Powers at Falls May Be Adjourn
 ed Today


 Niagara Falls, Ont, June 2O-Just one month ago today the first of the Mexican mediation conferences was held Probably the last will occur today. The prediction cannot be made with positiveness because of possible developments in Mexico City and Washington. about which the mediators lack definite information.
 Minister Naon of Argentina, who is expected to arrive here about 2 p. nn.s from Washington where he confer red with Presi dent Wilson, Secretary Bryan of the state department and Luis Cabrera, 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 yesterday to spread the news that their statement to ne public was final and that a con tutionalist must be selected for pro szonal president It is not believed hEa that anything ton government or to the constitutions alist agent would change the deter imitation of either to reject anyNp1ani to install a neutral.
 The possible developments in Mex ico City which particularly interested the mediation colony related to the report that Pedro Lascurain, the ranking member of Madero's cabinet. had yielded to persuasion and would again accept the portfolio Of minister of foreign relations.
 If true, it could mean only that Iuerta was prepared to relinqlish his authority without regard to the out come of mediation. Many who have followed closely the trend Of events in Mexico City feel that with the exc c11tive authority surrendered to a prominent Mexican, who admittedly
 
 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 en- sure an orderly entrance of the conati- tutionalist army into Mexico City and protection for those who had opposed the program, if Huerta were out of the way
 The principals to the conferences will igo into the session to be held late today feeling that there is no chance of an agreement and doubting if a way can be found to prolong the ne- gotiations. If the three plans are formally submitted the Americans will reject that prepared by the Mex ican delegation and a very similar one presented by the mediators. The Mexicans will reject the American plan The mediators would then ask both de1egationssif they felt that there was any possibility for a change of opinion. If deadlock were confessed the proceedingsN automatically would end.
 It is probable, therefore, that. the net result of the mediationz will be the delay of hostilities between the United States and the Huerta gov ernment and even avoidance of fur ther lighting unless hostile action i= taken by the federal forces opposed to American troops at Vera Cruz, the latter being Contingent upon Huerta,s ,s retirement and the withdrawal of American forces which would follow.
 Only one protocol directed toward settlement of the Mexican trouble was signed. It proclaimed that there shall be set up in Mexicos on a day to be fixed later a government to be recognized by the Mexican people as I a whole.
 This was intended to be followed l by other protocols setting forth the names Of the individuals to be in stalled in control of such governm ent fix the date at which they would take over affairs from Huerta and pledge recognition by the United States and 1 the three South American govern ments represented by the mediating pIenipotentiaries.
 names and the protocol, which con- sumed a fortnight of argument in it's preparation, is, therefore, a dfplo nattc utterance wholly without force