Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
May Take Recess in Week
While Provisional Presi-
dent Is Hunted.
MEXICAN DEVELOPMENTS
MAY SETTLE BIG PROBLEM
Question Of Personnel of New Gov.
eminent Likely Will Be Waived
for Action on Gther Issues,

NIAGARA FALLS. Ontario. June 2o-
Instead of adjourning abruptly, as had
been expected the mediation proceedings
VIII be prolonged for perhaps another
week. The change was brought about as
result Of the visit OF Minister Naon of
Argentina to Washington. where he con.
ferred with President Wilson and Score
tary Bryan DR.. Naon brought back a
spirit Of optimism and some new ideas,
which he impaired to Ambassador Da
CANA OF Brazil and Minister Suarez of
Chile. 1t was announced after their talk
that there would be no conferences untfi
Monday. The Argentine envoy reiterated
the hopefulness he had expressed earlier
in the day.
The determination which seems to have
been reached Is to keep the mediation
board from formal adjournment though
tnere may be recess in another week or
SO while the search is continued for per-
sons eligible for provisional president
according to the ideas set forth in the
conferences.
Compromise Desired.
Although no definite plan has been
framed by the mediators, and the Amer
lean and Huerta delegates were unaware
OF the program except In a general way.
all parties expressed a wish to prolong
the negotiations and make renewed eff
forts to effect a compromise
There is every reason to believe that
the friction between Carranza and Villa
and the report that Gen. Huerta intended
to retire in favor Of Pedro Lascurain be-
fore the proceedings reached a conclu-
sion affected the mediators in their de-
cis1on. The possibility of development
on Mexican soil in the Immediate future,
the problem here has been taken into
consideration by the three South Amer1-
can diplomats.
The suggestion that the mediators
waive for the time being the question
Of personnel and make an effort to agree
on all the other parts of the peace pro-
gram Is much in favor. After It is COM
plete the discussion would revert to
names for the provisional presidency. II
no agreement were reached all members
Of the mediation colony would delight N
q short recess while the search for names
was continued by the American ana Mex
lean delegatesi and the mediators at
tended to their private business.
Means Of Communication.
A channel Of communication between
the American government and the Huerta
government would be preserved II the
fiction Of continued sessions were MAIN
tained. This would be pleasing to both
governments, It is said, since relations
cannot be resumed on the usual diplo-
matte basis in case emergencies arose or
the political situation is changed by un-
expected developments. The mediation
need not be dissolved. 1t is said, but
might be continued indefinitely SO as to
avoid a resumption Of hositlities at Vera
Cruz, even though American troops
should not be withdrawn.
Dr.. Naon's ideas. It is believed. have
not crystalized Yet into a definite pro-
posal The impression gained here is
that his chief object in processing opti-
mism is to prevent the deadlock between
the Americans and Mexicans from pre-
cipitately ending the negotiations Sup
porting his efforts in this direction, the
three elements in mediation went on rec
ord today.
The American view is best reflected by
the statement made by President Wilson
in Washington that ''the outlook is more
hopeful"
Will Not Take Initiative.
The view OF the Huerta government, as
expressed by Mr.. Rabasa, is that the
Mexican delegation will not take the ini-
tiative if the conference is to break up.
DR.. Naon summed up the situation
from the mediators' point of view when
he predicted that the negotiations would
be continued for another two weeks.
It rests with the mediators whether the
conferences shall be continued If. after
the rejection Of the American and Men-
can proposals. the mediators' plan should
be submitted to the same fate. the con-
o. wtxA
to a close, but there is no need for the
mediators to subject their plan to the
test until they are ready to do SO. Prob
ably, as result Of DR.. Naon's trip to
Washington. the mediators plan will be
Withdrawn for revision and thus a def
mite issue can be delayed as long as
desired
Loophole in Statement.
An parties to mediation have referred
to the determination not to yield on any
point which was proclaimed in public
statements by both the American and
Mexican delegates. but 1t was pointed
out today that the latter left a loophole
In their recent statement criticising the
American plan. In this statement Mr..
Rabasa said the American demand that
a constitutionalist be selected for pro-
president had been rejected by
the Mexican delegation "of its own ac-
cord and without even consulting its gov
ernment' As Gen. Huerta admittedly
was not consulted on this point 1t was
said the Mexicans might recede from
their position II the government wished
It, and that this supplied an additional
way, II needed. by which the conferences
might be prolonged
President Asks for Time
to Induce the insurgents
to Enter the Peace Farley
;pecal Dispatch to The Star.