The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

separate conferences between the three south American env nd the Amer ican delegates tod x&onsttuted the work of the media 03 onference here
 The Mexican delef << were not called into consultationl
 subject sll i.s' 's of Inter all the principal. to the confere 0 . was learned to- night that nef the American dele gates nor the O lators had preached it in the fornia-. sessions today. In response to newspapers inquiries about their attitude toward constitu- tionalist representation the Mexican delegates issued statement saying they would await formal notice of such question from the mediators them selves before comm enting on it and then would consult their home govern ment.
 Incidentally, the South American en- soys let it be known that beyond press dispatches they had no information about the intentions of the constitu- tionalists.
 Ignore Question Except for the references to the press dispatches in informal conversation about the general situation the medi- ators in the main ignored the question of oonstitutionalst participation. going forward with their efforts to arrive at an agreement between the United States and the Huerta government in differences which caused the present strained relations
 The possibility of constitutionalist participating was discussed privately hN nrincina1c a far nr. Iof the mediators indicated clearly, however, that they were not likely to renew the invitation previously extend ed to the constitutionalists and then withdraw. They feel that the next move must come from the constitu- tionalists
 Are NOncOmmital The view held by the mediators that for the present the most feasible way of solving the Mexican problem is to get a 5ipartite agreement between tl.e I4us rte government and the United states. is known to meet the approval of the Mexi- can delegates. They have not committed themselves to any course of action should the constitutionalists desire to come into the negotiations. Originally. if is under stood, the Huerta government had no ob- lection to the entry of the constitutional- ists into the negotiations The Mexican delegates however, in their statement to- night, emphasized the fact that they had no official word on the subject as yet. The statement follows:
 In answer to the question addressed to the Mexican delegation, inquiring what it's attitude would be towards the representa- : lives which it is said the rebel party will send to the conferences at present being held here, said delegation begs to state 1 that it has received no official notice to the effect that the above named party is sending delegates; that should such delegates come it does not know with what character they would do so and that 1t is therefore impossible for the
 Mexican delegation to give an opinion on this natter
 Tn any case the Mexican delegation considers that the matter is one for the study of the mediating plenipotentia ries and that it would only be Justified in taking it up after these gentlemen have l duly considered it. In this last case the Mexican delegation would consult it's gov l ernment before coming to any decision 1 The fact that the mediators spent most l of their time with the American connmis- 1 sioners today was said 10 be due to in- | structions 10 the latter to refer points of importance to the Washington govern
 ment as they advance in the parieys. Two | long communcat ations passed between the l White House and the American delegates
 and when they conferred late tonight
 with the mediators it was understood that 1 they still were discussing the order in l which the various points in the mediation 1 would be approached. l One of the American commissioners said
 tonight that no common ground had been
 reached. but that there was no hitch in the negotiations and that progress was l being made at each session.