Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-22
Willing to Proceed with y. S.-Huerta
Issues Before Dealing with
Constitutionalists
Informed Thursday That American Government Ap-
proves Course Of Procedure Outlined

as a successor to the present regime
and guarantee that agarian and 9TH
err internal reforms would be put into
operation.
The mediators learned from the
American delegates in an hours con-
ference late today that the Washington
government had approved the course
of procedure outlined last night to the
American delegates, covering, it is un-
derstood. the consideration, first of all
of the series of incidents growing out
of the arrest at Tampico of Ameri-
can bluejackets While it is realized
that the United States will demand
reparation for the Tampico and subse-
quent incidents, 1t is believed here that
the substitution for Huerta of a new
government capable of observing in
ternational obligations would be ac-
ceptable to the Washington govern
ment.
The selection of the bluejacket incident
at Tampico as the starting point for the
discussion is in line with the emphasis
which has been placed by the mediators
on the purposes of the conference
Ambassador Damagma talking infor-
mally in this connection, pointed to the
fact that the mediation had for its prin-
cipal object the averting of war between
Mexico and the United States. A salts
factory understanding between the Huer-
ia government and the United States
would have the moral support of all Cen
trail and South American countries which
have openly given their approval to the
mediation idea.
The mediators are watching the militia
ry campaign of the Constitutionalists and
hope that they will be able to present a
definite plan for the reconciliation of all
factions in Mexico before the invading
army from the north succeeds in menac-
ing the Mexican capital itself They are
counting on the influence and pressure
of worldwide opinion to help them
eventually TO bring the Constituencies
to realization that lasting govern
ment cannot be established In Mexico
City unless built along lines commanding
formal recognition by the powers of
both hemispheres.
The mediators are encouraged con-
siderably by the fact that the Mexi-
can delegates have full powers to act
on all questions affecting the internal
as well as international peace of their
country. The South American ENJOYS
realize that the Mexican commission
ers also have private instructions from
Gen. Huerta dealing with the exercise
of plenary powers. and that certain
vital points will have to be referred
to Gen. Huerta for decision, but the
feeling prevails that the Mexican ex-
ecutive has virtually placed the solu-
tion of the problem in their hands.
Both the Mexican and American rep
resentatives expressed encouragement
over what appeared to them smooth
progress thus far. The session with
the Mexican delegates early today was
held at the request of the mediators,
but the conference in the afternoon
with the Americans came about as a
result of a formal call by the latter
on Minister Suarez to whom the Amer
lean delegates had not yet paid their
respects on account Of his late arriv-
al here
This evening the mediators, Amer
guests of Martin Burrell, Canadian
minister of agriculture, who gave an
official dinner to the visitors on be-
half of the Canadian government. At
the dinner Minister Burrell delivered
an address of welcome in which he
referred ito the increasing desire of
all civilized people to refer the set
tlement of international troubles to
the calm and reasonable decision of
national intelligence rather than to
the sword Only one toast-that to
the King-was drunk at the dinner,
after which there was an informal
reception.