Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-27

pended their work here today to attend
a garden party this afternoon in Toronto
in honor Of the Governor General OF
Canada. his royal highness the Duke OF
Connaught, the Duchess and the Princess
Patricia. Sir John Gibson, Lieutenant
Governor OF Ontario. is to be the host.
The mediation colony prepared to leave
here early and will return tonight. On
the way they probably viii have some m
formal discussion about the mediation
problem. No regular conferences are
contemplated.
Fete Attendance Suggests Progress.
While the Huerta and American dele
gates to the Niagara conference and the
three mediators prepared to enjoy a
brief let-up from their work at an official
garden party in Toronto today. President
Wilson and his advisers reviewed prog
ress that has marked the mediation pro-
ceedings up to this time and discussed
plans for meeting future happenings
The fact that the delegates and the
South American ENJOYS. did not hesitate
TO attend the Toronto fete was regarded
as emphasizing reports of rapid. harHo-
NOUS Developments at Niagara Falls.
The President was encouraged by
statements that substantial agreement on
many of the cardinal points involved IN
y, Are Taking Day Off,.
As the party today left for Toronto to
attend garden party in honor OF the
governor general of Canada. the first
break from almost continuous labor, it
was evident that all were highly optimis-
tic and confident of a successful outcome
of the conferences. With the land aues-
ron satisfactorily adjusted. the medlators
and delegates were concentrating their at
tention on the exact manner in ~nlch
new provisional government might De ser
IN TO succeed the present regime. That
Gen Huerta has formally indicated his
willingness to abide by the program thus
far outlined here is no longer doubted
The effort now is to arrange for
change of executives in a dlgnihed man
ner The mediation conference in all prob
ability will not choose provisional pres
ident This will have to be done by the
Mexico City government itself. But the
process which is receiving consideration
is the drawing up of list OF representa-
tive Mexicans from which certain num-
her might be approved by the United
States and all parties concerned so that
there would be no question about recog-
milton being accorded the individual
chosen therefrom.
To Seek Rebel Views.
This select few it is understood, will
be submitted to the constitutionalists and
an effort also will be made to obtain the
viewpoint of the Zapatista element. u
timately IL is the aim of the mediators
to see installed a man acceptable to all
factions.
On these issues the mediation confer
ence is preoccupieo at present. but indl-
cations point to en- early agreement on all
points of difcreT ce well as the selec-
,ion of the individual on whom will be
placed the burden for the carrying out
of the plan for electoral and educational
reforms
No one of the official party was here
TO receive the announcement from WASH
ington today that the representatives of
the constitutionalists had taken steps TO
reopen the question of representation in
the media ton. When rumors to similar
effect were circulated several days ago
the mediators were not at all enthusiast
tic about It and 1t was evident that the
constitutionalists could be received only
on terms originally laid down by the
mediation board.
Although there have been no declara-
tons on the subject 1t Is known that one
of the primary objects of the conference
here is to prevent. IL possible. the despoil-
ing of the country by a victorious con-
stituticnalist force.