South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-02
REPORT CARRANzA AND
VILLA ARE NEAR FIGHT
Latter'S Friends Say Rebel
President is FOrtifying Mont
Grey and SaItiIIO in ExpeCta-
tion of a Complete Break.
BY LAURENCE TOD,
staff COrreSDOndent.

staff Correspondents.
MEDIATION HEADQUARTERS.
NIAGARA FALLS. ont, July Jus
tice Jos r. Lamar and Frederick w.
Lehman. the American delegates 10
the mediation conferences. were. sum-
moned back to Washington today.
They will leave tonight with their
staff.
Mediation is at an end Senor FL
guero. one OF the Mexican delegates.
is planning to sail for Liverpool next
week.
Suarez 60 Leave.
Minister Suarez OF Chile said he
would leave tomorrow for Washing
ton and that he would wait until the
end OF July for a summons TO meet
the constitutionalist peace delegates.
If there are no developments by that
time ne will leave for Europe.
The mediators have made pubic
the text Of the note sent them by the
American and Mexican delegates IN
which they announced their decision
to close the conference here
The confidential agency OF cen.
Carranza in Washington forwarded
communication which arrived today.
expressing thanks for the invitation
IL participate in the mediation con-
ferenceS. The contents OF the note
were similar to those contained in the
communication received on Tuesday.
The constitutionalists say that tne
question of participation in the me-
diation conference shall be put up TO
the general who signs the Guads-
loupe pact" for their decision.
Willing TO Continue.
After the Carranza. reply had been
received the three South American
envovs thanked both the American
and Mexican delegations and declared
their willingness TO continue their
work in the future If their services
are needed. The mediators also sald
that in their opinion the only big
question left omen is the selection Of a
provisional president TO succeed
Huerta.
Issuance Of a note explaining 10 the
Mexicans and Americans the reasons
why they took an indefinite recess Ar
this time without having secured
peace in Mexico was promised by the
three South American diplomats to-
day as a preliminary 10 the departure
Of Minister Naon of Argentina ana
Ambassador De Cana Of Brazil.
The Huerta delegates are deeply
disappointed that the mediatOrs have
shown no influence over the United
States government which would brlnS
the later 10 compel the revolutionists
to agfiree TO a peace. Their follow
ers are charging that they have been
misled from the outset as to what the
mediatOrs could do.
Revive Supposed Pledge.
From the HueTtista side these
charges come in the form OF a story
that the mediatOrs assured an agent
Of Cen Huerta late in April that the
United States had agreed 20 the crea-
ton Of a neutral government in Mex
leo. The neutral government was 20
represent all and not merely one fac
ton" II was to absolutely guarantee
the safety Of life and property. Word
OF this supposed pledge by the state
department was telegraphed 10 the
Huerta delegates. then just preparing
TO come from Mexico City. II was on
this victory. il was claimed. they
made the trip here and waited week
after week during the discussion Of
the names Of candidates for the pro-
visional presidency. They secures the
promise OF Gen. Huerta 20 resign with
this same understanding that the
United States would enforce neutral
ity In the government.
While the Mexican delegates. Sen
-ors Rabasa. Elguero and Rodriguez.
do not stand sponsor for this account
Of the affair. their close friends as
sert that such are the facts. They
threaten 10 make public the details
which Will show either the mediators
or the state department 20 have
duped them.