The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-25
PEACE MED|ATORS
WORKING RAPIDLY
Want New Provisional Govern
ment Established Before Rebels
Reach Mexico City.
HOUR FOR SERIOUS BUSINESS
Unless Efforts are Successful
American Military Occupation
May Be Alternative.

observance OF the Sabbath at Niagara
Falls challenged criticism from the
most punctilous. There were no con-
ferences even Conversations" until
almost midnight, when the American
delegates met the med!ators for Il short
talk.
Mediators. Mexican and American. at
tended church services. and walked in
tho parks. or spent the hours reading
In their rooms. Sunday Is at all times
a holy day in Canada. and this seemed
particularly quiet.
1t became evident here to-day that
the hour for serious business had ar
rived. The Mexican delegates them
selves felt this the more keenly. The
Constitutionalists were continuing their
victorious march, and soon the s!tua-
ton Mt the Mexican capital must re-
Quire attention.
Should tho Huerta government col
lapse. as the Constitutionalist army ap-
proaches. it is realized that chaos and
| anarchy may result. This might alter
the entiro situation The mediators
are working rapidly, therefore. hoping
to soc established in Mexico City a new
provisional government that may be
accorded prompt recognition by tho
United States before the Constitutions
alists can seize control.
RELYING ON UNITED STATES
TO ENFORCE ARMS EMBARGO
The medtators believs government
set up By Constitutonalist arms can
not last long If unrecognlzed by the
United States and the world powers
revolution would be inevitable Hop
ing TO avert such n contingency thew
arc relying on the United States to en-
force strict embargo on the exporta-
tion of arms to all factions in Mexico
Ihe diplomats do nor believe Car
rama can reach Mexico city in less
than two months. because the Federal
army Is destroying tho railroads as it
retreats. and gathering more strength
In the thickly populated regions
should Carranza still be In the field
when an agreement Is reached here on
the Kind OF provisional government to
be set up, the mediators believe the in
fuence of the United States may he re-
iicd on to bring the Constitutionalists
INTO harmony with the plans set forth
1 In tho conference.
| Tho mcdiators are taking a. ror
granted that the United States desires
TO bring about the pacification of MeS-
leo immediately. and TINT this country
uio not believe that while the media-
Constitutionalists could capture tho
| MeXico City government
MAY PERSUADE REBELS
OF FUPILITY OF ADVANCE
IN 1act. 1t Is said to be the opinion
| OF the principals In the case here thar
the United States might persuade tho
! Constitutionalists of the futility or
.hcir advance. unless they are willing
20 aoide by principles for new gov
crhmcnt laid down In the confe rences.
ny; ne i.ieuiators s are understood to be-
iieNe that even If the eConstituttonnlist.
reach Mexico City before an agree
ntnt is reached at the conference. the
American government will not exten6
recoSnition until these principles are
complied with
From the mediation proce.d,nps !,
! expected to come declaration of priu-
/ cipicS ON which = provisional govern.
men VIII be based. This the United
| states ana other world powers Will he
sHpscteo TO recognize. The mediators
aisclaim any intention OF debating tho
| choicc OF Il Provisional President Suc
! seslions as TO personnel will be made
| on the initiative of the Mexican delo-
yates, out a tacit understanding us to
| s: Gno VIII be acceptable to the United
! Htftcc VIII be sought before the agree
incnt on priciples Is signed.
IL was made plain to-day from
| sources close to the mediators that
after the principals are once agreed
on the selection OF persons for tho
| provisional government viii bc com
| phratively easy.
W ME the mediators already have
| made some Inquiries about certain In
oividnnls, nothing definite has been de-
| cidcu on. The suggestions have taken
y wiGe range. The idea OF commits
sion 10 take charge with IL provisional
cS' cntive Is one or the plans dis
| cusscd.
THINKS WELL-E0UIpPED MAN
CAN YE FOUND IN ME:yICo
| In considering the question OF nor.
| sons, the mediators believe there arc
many men In Mexico not identiflefY
| prominently with either the IIuerto
regime or the ConstitutionaIists who
would be fitted to head the government
u1rinS its transition 10 legally elect
| ed administration.
The plans II the mediators lool, RI
y settlement of the difficulties between
/ the Hucrta government ana the United
/ states before submitting the program
! adopted here to the Constitu,ionaiists
FheT consider that the internal ana
| International phases OF tho Mexican
| problem are inseparable. They bellows
! the United states will find sufficient
! rcparation for the offenses OF the Hu
erta government, such as the arrest
| OF oluejackets at Tampco, in the ea
| tablishnent of an entirely new royerr
ment In Mexico.
Unless their efforts here are success.
tul the mediators realize American mill
t!ry occupation OF Mexico NAV be tha
| alternative. e"o
-! II c., Carranza now should, formally ap-
pnS ths. i"r permission to send delegates to
should agree To meet the conditions sey
i1rth u IN IN the original invitation to him.
count for his rejection of that INVITA-
ton would be required, All the media
torS would demand. II Ia understood
would be that hghting should cease
and that delegates sent to represent the
constitutional lists should have powers
as broad as those of the American and
Uuerta delegates
FAVORABLE PROGRESS MADE
AT NIGHT CONFERENCES,
The conference o-night between tho
American delegates and the mediators
lasted for more than an hour. after
which Justice Lamar announced that
favorable progress was being made.
Yesterday wo received certain sup-
gestions." no said. from the mediators
for possible solution OF this tliffi-
Guilty. We communicated with WASH
ington. end now wo in turn have made
certain suggestions to- tho modiators.
AS far as NO can se<, matters ara pro-
crossing favorably."
Ii may be said that the urgent de-
mand from the American side that "a
definite plan for the settlement OF the
land question be Incorporated In the