Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-15
MediatOrs and Delegates
Resume Conference in
Effort TO Choose Man
Acceptable to All.
DENY THEY
CHARGED bad FAITH"
United States Representatives
Early in Negotiations Made II
Plain to A. B. c. ENJOYS That
They Favored Man With
Rebel Leanings to Succeed
Huerta

NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. juno l5.--
The American delegates. mediators
and Mexican delegates resumed their
informal conferences today on the
personnel and form OF The new pro-
visional government Of Mexico More
names were discussed, but the Ameri-
can delegates have not yet obtained
from the constitutionalists a completc
list OF those persons who would be
acceptable to them
In tho absence of definite inforD1a-
ton about tho Constitutionalist atti-
tude on the personnel of the proxi-
sional government. the discussion
was devoted to some extent 10 the
phrasins Of the second plank of the
peace plan 1t is considered most
likely that a provisional president and
four cabinet officers viii be provided
for instead Of commission or coun-
Gil as the latter is not in conformity
with the Mexican constitution
The publication in some newspapers
of charges of bad faith against the
American government for its espousal
at this juncture of a Constitutionalisf
for provisional president brought no
formal comment from the american
the Americans informed the nediators
in the very first conference several
weeks ago Of their intention TO favor
a Constitutionalist in order to pacifs
tie big revolutionary army, whicf
would cease fighting only on such z
condition
Reports surprise Americans.
Whether the mediators informed the
Mexican delegates Of the attitude OF
the American government early ia
the conferences is not known. II Il
suggested. however. that the medsa-
tors may not have advised them o1
the fnsfstence Of the United States on
this point in order that the conferences
might progress TO the point where All
other difficulties but personnel weEe
amicably adjusted.
The American delegates are SUIT
prised. nevertheless. at the publishes
reports of bad faith. as they declare
their position has been before ifIe
mediators for several weeks, anf
their written plan, embodying tl1s
ideas given in informal conversation
set down in unmistakable language
the wishes of the Washington gov
ernment.
mEilio Rabasa. head Of the Next
can delegation, later authorized the
statement that no charges of bad
faith against the United States had
been made by the Mexican delegates
at any time. He insisted that the
Mexican delegates had not wired for
permission to withdraw. and that the
negotiations had not reached such 2
stage. He added that until the
American plan was submitted il
writing asst week the Mexican dele
gates had no intimation Of the de-
sire Of the United States that a Con-
stitutionalist be chosen.
II was suggested that the mediators
for diplomatic reasons might have
withheld an explanation of the Amer
lean point Of view in the hope OF per-
suading the United States TO make
concessions as the negotiations devel-
oped.
Rodriguez Also Denies Report.
Augustin Rodriguez. another of the
Mexican delegates. was emphatic III
his statement that the Mexican dele
gates were not getting ready TO wits.
draw. He said they would exhaust
every effort and make every concesy
sion within reason in order 10 arrive
at a peaceful siiution
All sides agree chat on The selection
OF a privisional president the success
OF ldtiatt u AlANAAAa tiAAA A1ffSA-@ @fF -
Huerta delegates have suggested Eve
names. The Americans have IN
formally mentioned several but are
waiting for a complete list from the
Constitutionalists through Washing
ton. some Of the Mexican delegates
are hopeful that in the end an irr
dfyidual may be found, who though
Constitutionalist in sympathies.
may not be an unaiterable partisan
and would conserve the social inter-
ests of Mexico.