Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-29

lies in the fact that the three govern
menus which have offered their serv-
ices nave never recognized the Huerta
government. They have followed the
policy of the United States in this re-
spect. So it is possible General. Huer-
ia VIII advise them that he cannot ask
them to mediate for his government
unless they should grant it official
recognition.
But Huerta probably will be shrewd
enough to appreciate this handicap is
not lnsuperable; that the fact that the
powers named have approached him
with the assent of the United States
can be interpreted by him to the Next
can people as backdown on the part
OF President Wilson.
Another fact which augurs for the
acceptance Of the plan by Huerta is
that all the European governments
which have recognized him-amOng
them Great Britain, Germany, France
and Spain-will urge him to listen to
reason.
Unquestionably, Huerta again will
resort to quibbling over terms. He will
make as a condition of acceptance
that the three powers do not treat
with Carranza, Villa and zapata
He also may make as a condition
the withdrawal by the United States
OF its forces in occupation of Vera
Cruz.
Finally, he probably will insist on
the formal recognition of his govern
ment by the United States.
All three of these conditions Presi-
dent Wilson will reject. Indeed, he
stipulated before consenting to media
ton that the proceeding should in no.
wise involve this government in
recognition of Huerta.
America Sure to Gain.
Even if the negotiations should fail,
officials pointed out, they will prove Of
value in that they will serve to repress
opportunity for Americans to depart
from Mexico.
II think that the plan has some ex-
cellent features Senator Stone said.
1--WE all know that the Latin-American
countries have been suspicious of our
purpose in Mexico Many have been
very hostile to us. Our acceptance of
this offer will do more than anything
that has ever occurred to establish
confidence among all Central and
South American peoples in our good
intentions and do more to cement to-
gether the peoples of all the Ameri-
cans in every way than has ever been
done. Hence, if nothing comes of the
effort by way of settling Mexican con-
ditions great good and no possible
harm will result"
Setback to War Talk.
Though the Mexican crisis has been
under suppression in congress for sew
eral days there is an undercurrent of
feeling in both senate and house for a
declaration of war, which was tenn
pered by the acceptance of offers of
mediation from Argentina, Brazil and
Chile.
Leaders in congress had been in
formally discussing the necessity for a
declaration of war, for a sweeping
campaign in Mexico, and for the ulti-
mate establishment, by force of Ameri-
can arms, of peace and constitutional
government in the battle torn republic.
Officials Are SkepticaI.
With one man in twenty believing
that the proposed mediation plan will
amount to something and the remain
ing nineteen divided as evenly as can
be between those who vigorously de-
nounce even the idea of mediation and
those who think it will fail in this in
stance, besause it is based on impos-
sible contingencies, official Washing
ton is waiting for sign from Huerta.
The preparations for war are still go
ing on.