Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
Principals in Conference
Feel Savage Advance
of Villa Will Inevitably
Enter Proceeding.
SEE SPEEDY SOLUTION
If HUERTA GETS OUT
Full Conference Later Today
May Lead to First Definite
Working Basis of A. B. c. En-
voys' Plan TO Solve Ills of
Mexico.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, May 2i.--
There is feeling on the part of tha
principals TO the mediation confer
ence here that the savage advance OF
the Constitutionalist army under
General Villa inevitably must have q
bearing upon the settlement Of the
difficulties between the United States
and Huerta party. When the South
American mediators withdrew the in
vitation they had extended to Gem
eral Carranza to send delegates 70
the Niagara Falls conferences. be-
cause of the refusal of the Constitu-
tlonaist leader to agree to an armis-
tlce to continue during the sessions,
1t was stated that the conference
would proceed to d consideration Of
questions growing out Of the Tampieo
incident and subsequent causes of ir-
r1tation between the Mexican Fed
eral army and the American military
forces
Official reports coming Yesterday
from Constitutionalist sources recif-
ing the victories of Villa and his army
IN the Saltillo campaign have con-
Vinced the Mexican representation
here that Huerta's foes cannot be
stopped. Moreover, the execution of
Federal general and his entire stan
by Villa has impressed upon them the
fact that leaders of the Federal army
cannot hope for mercy if they fall in
to the hands of the Constitutional.
lists.
That the weakening situation OF tina
Federal forces may force Huertats
hand is recognized here. The Mexi-
can delegates came here beliving that
any announcement of Huerta's atti-
tude toward proposals looking to q
settlement of the Mexican trouble
would be left to them TO announcs
arld their strongest card was believed
I to be authority given by Huerta to
agree To his effaceznent, Conditional
upon the selection OF a temporary
! government acceptable to the inter-
/ ests represented by him
/ Situation Changed
/ All this has been changed by Villas
successes. The Federal forces Tues
day exhibited no love OF fight and
the leaders are not expected to offer
the stubborn resistance that marked
so many of the engagements with the
army steadily advancing upon the
Mexican capital. As a result. Huer-
ta's supporters fear that he may not
dare await the outcome of the medi-
alton 1t was because of this feeling
that all principals of the conference
yesterday accepted unhesitatingly a
dispatch from Mexico City saving
that Huerta had himself confirmed
reports that he was willing to retire
if his resignation was necessary to
peace. Later it was learned that
there had been an error in transmits
sion and Huerta had not authorized
such statement, but this did not
materially change the situation. It
was evident that some such an
tod
If villa and his forces are kept out
of Mexico City, according to belief
here, il viii not be because Huerta
is strong enough TO deny entrance to
his enemies. Such an advent can be
avoided it is said, by speedy solution
of the problem confronting the A. 3.
c. media tors. and few believe this to
be possible except tn ough the prompt
and complete capitulation of Huerta
to ali of the demands Of the Washing-
ton government. With a solution OF
this problem and the republics OF
Central and South America in ac-
cord concerning the future policy OK
Mexico the mediators believe that
Carranza, Villa and their associates
would subscribe TO their findings, and
bloodshed would end.
suarez Arrives.
With the arrival at midnight of Ed
uardo Suarez, the Chilean minister.
who had been delayed in his journey
! from Washington. the mediation con-
/ ference was ready TO proceed today
/ with it's personnel conn, ,eted,
/ The mediators planned to meet late
/ in the forenoon with the three Mex1-
! can delegates, and as in the case Of
their conference with the Arnericsn
representatives last night, il was ex-
pected they would informally outline
to them their views of the situation
as a basis for more formal procedure-
| Although no definite program was
announced. il was thought possible
that later in the day there would be
/ a full conference Of both sides of the
controversy for an exchange of views
! that might lead to the first definite
working basis of negotiation.
Much interest is displaved here in
an explanation circulat, Nday re-
specting the erroneous 4 Itch OK
Yesterday saying Huerta would retire
As received the dispatch read.
"Huerta gave out statement say
ing he authorized peace delegates TO
offer resignation, if necessary to ar
range peace.
Correspondents of tAe Associated
! Press in Mexico were Immediately
cabled To send Huerta's verbatim
statement. which order disclosed
after several hours that the word
denying had been received say
ing" that that the sense Of the dss-
patch had been reversed by this err
ror As filed the dispatch was de-
NAL by Huerta that he had au-
thorized his delegates TO agree TO hts
retirement from the presidency.
An investigation is proceeding 20
fix responsibility for the error.