South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
By LAURENCE TOD.
lStaff Correspondent.l }

lStam Correspondent
MEDIATION HEADQUARTERS
Niagara Falls, Ont. June 1S.-The lid
was clamped down tight this morning
on the American delegates 70 the me-
diation conferences and by orders re-
ceiVed from Washington a statement
that they had prepared in reply TO the
charges OF unfalrneSS made by the
Mexican delegates last night was sup
pressed. Justice Lamar said that the
American statement had been with
drawn and stated that he would not
know for several hours whether il
would be made public at all That
Justice Lamar. and his colleague
Frederick w. Lehman, resented the
tone OF the Mexican statement was ap-
parent.
Both were visibly annoyed by. the
phrases used by Senor Rabasa and APP
proved by Senors Elguero and Rodri-
guez, in the apparent reference TO the
state department in the last sentence
of their statement. This declared.
'the government of "A people I'm the
front rank of moral culture cannot
assume, for a mere matter OF form.
the responsibility for the continuation
Of the slaughter. pillage and atrocities
which accompany the present struggle
in Mexico, and which vain effort has
been made TO conceal from the public
of the United States"
Get Another Sting.
The Americans received another
sharp sting in the assertion by the
Huerta representatives that "the re-
lection of the neutral government
proposed by the mediators is tanta-
mount TO abetting and even eXacung
fraud and violence at the elections.
No attempt has been made TO con-
ceal the fact that the making public
of the Mexicans' charges has brought
negotiations TO a crisis. 1t was pre-
d:cted that the end of this week would
see the end OF the conferences here.
That the Mexican statement de-
manding that the. American govern
ment recede from its requirement that
the rebels be allowed 10 control the
Mexican government until elections
shall have been held is regarded here
as an appea= TO American public SEN
timent as against the Washington ad-
ministration.
Gen. Huerta. making his last ditch
fight against the purpose Of Pres.
Wilson TO remove his entire following
from power has become convinced
that the American government viii not
allow its troops 10 move westward
from Vera Cruz. He believes ne IS
safe in attacking its policy through
the press Of the United States. while
he gathers his forces for the hnal
struggle with the rebels.
Desperation in Attitude.
All the desperation of men who
know that they represent a cause soon
TO be lost is observed in the attitude
Of the Huerta delegation. Their good
cheer Of yesterday at the news of
Gen. Villas quarrel with his chief has
disappeared The head Of the rebel
army in the field has won his point.
Villa will lead the attack on Zacatecas.
He will command the campaign
which will be conducted through the
mountains toward Mexico City the
rainy season of the next two months
The delegates here realize that with
In 90 days their government viii be IN
a death struggle with the rebel lead
er They have given up hopes OF an
armistice. Their only concern now IS
with the result Of military movements.
Mediation for them las been fail
ure.
Reasserts Belief i'm Policy.
The statement prepared by the
Americans which is, TN substance lne
memorandum submitted by them To
the Mexicans In answer 10 the latter
statement of last Friday Is said 90 re-
assert the belief Of the Wilson admin
istration that peace in Mexico depends
upon the contentment OF the people
and that the people controlled by
Huerta are largely overawed py NIL
itary force. II suggests a special
commission representing the ieaolns
parties To conduct the elections TINS
year. II insists upon a CarranZislt
provisional president.
The mediators may see 1T 20 call
attention 10 the fact that the two
parties are IN hopeless disagreement.
That would enable them 10 break OFT
the negotiations on Saturday. Hope
that the United states would recede
from its demand for a rebel as pro.
visiOnal president was shattered today
according TO the Latin-American rep
resentatives.