The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-19
HUERTA IS READY TO
 RESIGN DICTATORSHIP
Will Permit Representatives from Mexico to Eliminate Him. Will son Spoke Hopefully of
 Mediation.

for the mediation conference at Niagara Falls, Ontario, that the Unit ed States government regards the set clement of the Mexican problem in definite form as a prerequisite to the withdraw of the American forces from Vera Cruz. The president gave | the commissioners no specific instruc- tion. He told them to place them selves in a receptive mood and await proposals from the three South Amer ican mediators but at the same time he outlined to his representatives that peace in Mexico seemed to him to be conditioned on the elimination of the Huerta administration and the es- tabllshment In it's place of a strong provisional government which would conduct an election giving fair treat ment to all factions and parties and American problem and other internal difficulties in the southern republic in the last three years.
 President Wilson said the Mexican situation dissolved itself into three lines that take into account the econ omic principles for which Zapata in the south as we'll as Carranza in the north are fighting and at the same time will conserve the rightful in- terests of the people in the territory now controlled by the Huerta govern ment. During the day a dispatch came to one of the foreign diplomats here from diplomatic sources, in Mex leo City stating that General Huerta is ready to resign and permit repre- sentatives at the mediation confer ence to eliminate him if it should be- come absolutely necessary. Intima
 tions that have come from the three Huerta delegates since their visit to this country showed they realized that Huerta's elimination was regarded as essential and knew from the outset that unless they came prepared to deal with this phase of the problem their efforts would be fruitless.
 The Huerta delegates too it is learn ed from persons who have talked with them understand thoroughly that the scope of the mediation now comprises the entire Mexican problem and are said to be ready to recommend Huer- ta's retirement but only on condition that a definite understanding is reach ed on the kind of government that it to follow. President Wilson in a final talk with the American commission CTS at which Secretary Bryan also was present spoke hopefully of the media tion though the constitutionalists have not yet agreed to take part in the mediation. High administration off cials held out hope today of their ul- innate participation saying it was misunderstanding wich might be remedied in a short time that was largely responsible for the failure to be represented at the conference
 The president laid before the com missioners the entire Mexican problem as he saw it, emphasizing that the duty of the United States is to seek unselfshly to assist Mexico to set up constitutional government which be accorded recognition by thew orld, because Of capacity not alone to main tain peace within it's confines but to observe international obligations. The Huerta delegation has conceded pri- vately to their friends that the inter national phase of the situation is closely interwoveq. in the internal af- fairs of their country. The media tors have taken a similar position in their communications to General Car ranza, saying the international and in- ternal questions are inseparable. In fact they have worked out in a gen eral way a plan to submit to all fac tions, one feature of which became known today, seeks to eradicate the perpleXing Agrarian problem by pre- scribing a division of land in such a way satisfactory to the masses but it's details have not yet been evolved. The question, however, will not be submitted until satisfactory agree ment is reached on the political phases The mediation conference is expected to reach a climax in a short time. The President does not look for protected negotiations and some sporadic out break among Huerta's troops, ire sponsible hostility against the Ameri- can forces or complications at Tam pico where the rebels are in control it