Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30

American delegates.
The discussion Tuesday covered
actual terms and details of many OF
the things deemed necessary to the
modification of Mexico. The media
tors and the opposing delegates we're
decidedly optimistic. An early agree
ment is looked for.
Niagara Falls, Ont.-The opposing
delegates at the MeXican-Amerlcan
peace conference clearly are coming
into closer accord on the veXed land
problem. The mediators Monday were
able to take notably forward step.
Delegates representing both sides
have agreed, one from the view that
the problem was for internal solution
and not the subject of mediation, the
other that the question should be set
! tied here and now in conformity with
the views of the Washington govern
ment. For several days the diplo-
matte tribunal despaired of finding
common meeting place, but finally
both sides have come to see that II
the mediation is to be success this
question must be viewed in a spirit
of Cancellation.
The strong declaration of President
Wilson on the subject published in an
interview as the mediation conference
was about to assemble aroused good
deal of feeling, and for two or three
days threatenedsa disastrous outcome
of the whole effort of peace.
The Mexican delegates firmly de
clared that it was untrue that the
feudal system of Mexico was the sin
gle or, indeed. the chief cause of the
recurring revolutions. They said that
personal ambition had played much
more important part. They insisted
that in the existing condition of Mex
leo IL was idle to talk of wholesale
subdivision of estates for the benefi
of an ignorant and improvident class
lacking both energy and thrift, Il
profit by such humanitarian scheme
Finally they held that the who'll
land question lay without the field o
. mediation and belonged to the legis
lative body of Mexico alone to dea
with. And they asked, even If the
should engage to adopt some form
reformatory plan, what assurance 1t
possible to give that the plan Will b
faithfully and persistently carried GU
| by a constitutional government, sue
!, as is contemplated.
4 Niagara Falls, Ont.-Contrary
l. general expectation, Saturday the M
9 diators were suddenly and withot
r warning advised by the Mexican del
l. gates that the situation called II
prompt and decisive action. III
American delegates were notified
appear and conference after confe
D ence followed.
From the moment, shortly att
. noon, when 1t was officially
70 nounced that the first full meeting
70 the delegates on both sides was to
i held later in the day. until after u
70 mediators had gone to the Americ;
~ side of the river shortly before mi
night. there was an atmosphere
:, suppressed excitement about eve
III move made both by the mediators al
:, by the representatives of the Unit
States and Mexico.
Speculation and rumor of all sol
as to the exact purpose OF this 81
den calling together of the entire n
- diation body we're virtually set
u olx cd that 4
= moving cause for the precipitate st
~ was the condition in Mexico, the Il
~ ing of Saltillo and the threatened c.
:, stitutionalist advance on the capt.
1t was declared that while the sit
ton there hardly could be called or
cal, it was grave. 1t was said to
the desire of the Mexican delega
:. to see some form of provisional
- eminent established in the City
Mexico before events brought abou
crisis in the capital. There was
90 evident disposition to waive all
ha material points at issue and come
- gether sauarely in an effort to rel
ri a conclusion.
The meeting was held early In
afternoon At its close bulletin
issued announcing that the con
IT. ence had been held at the request
e. the Mexican representatives for
- purpose of informing the media'
and the American representatives
80. the ideas of their government
~, corning several interesting points
the best solution of the present d
Guilty.
The meeting lasted less than
an hour, and the conversation
j. conducted through an interpre
Tue, The discussion was pointed but
bed natured and the early adjournn
OF was taken to enable the Amer
to delegates to confer with the autf
her ties at Washington.
During the afternoon the Amer
delegates attended, in the little
of Niagara Falls that lies on the Al
and. lean side, the funeral of Andrew
mas. Sanders, an American marine who
mis- accidentally killed by a comrade
ing the occupation of Vera Cruz.
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