Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-05-28
MEDIATORS BAR
CARRANzA ENVOY
VIII Not Be Welcome in Niagara
Falls Peace Meet.
DEBATE TERMS OF MEDIATION
Leaders Confer With United States
Representatives - General Good
Feeling Marks Conference In
the Mexican Dispute.

Niagara Falls, Ont, May 23.-At q
conference of the mediatOrs lasting
from midnight until after one o'clock
Friday morning the matter Of the pro-
cedure in the event that a constitu-
dOnalist envoy asked to become a
party unofficiaIly TO the mediation pro-
ceedings was discussed. The media
tors decided that they could not ad-
NIT such a representative. Their po-
sition is that any constitutionalist
delegate must come as the other par
ties to the conference have come, with
proper letters of credence, empower
ing him to participate fully in the ne
gotiatiOns.
Washington, May 22.-The consti-
tutionaists are preparing to send 3
representative to Niagara Falls to con-
fer with the South American media
tors who are endeayoring to settle the
Mexican problem. This will be done
with the distinct understanding that
the representative is to give informa-
ton as to General Carranza's purposes
without committing the constitutional
lists to any plan for the pacification of
Mexico that the mediators may deter
mine upon.
Jose VasconceIOs, now at Montreal
on a financial mission for General Car
rama, is understood to be the man
chosen to go to Niagara Falls.
Mexico City, May 23.-Consul John
r. SilIiman is reported safe and likely
to arrive here on the train from the
North.
Niagara Falls, Ont, May 22.-Here
is the plan of the mediators for the
qualification of Mexico, as submitted
Wednesday by them to the delegates
representing the American govern
ment:
L Elimination of Huerta, Carranza
and zapata from the government of
Mexico.
2. Creation Of a provisional govern
ment of a commission character in
whiah shall be represented all the fac
tioRS to the present conflict.
8. Agreement for a cessation of hos
tilitfes.
4. An election to be called and held
under the auspices of the provisional
government, at which none Of the lead
ers of the factions now contending
shall be candidates.
The American mediators did not ac-
cept or reject the mediators' plan.
They have no power to do so. They
merely received it, and after an ex-
PLANTATION by the mediators and some
discussion, transmitted it to Washing
ton.
The mediators will submit the plan
to the Mexican representatives.
The latter, according to the state
ment made by Senior Rabasa, are
equipped with plenary powers. They
are authorized to accept or reject the
plan or to demand notifications.
Their acquiescence and, of course
that of General Huerta, in the elimina'
ton of the dictator, is promised
by authoritative information which
reached here from Mexico City.
According to this information, not
only will Huerta accept the inevita'
BILE, but he will be forced to do so by
the Influences which have kept him In
power.
During the informal conference OF
the Mexican delegates with the medi'
ators they cautiously withheld the
character Of their instructions. Such
inquiries as were possible were ad'
dressed by the Abe. diplomats to
them, but they failed to elicit any in.
formation. 1t was evident the Mexi-
cans intend to await the presentation
of the plan of the mediators before ex
pressing their views. The most they
said was that they would not agree
to the elevation of any one man to the
presidency before the elections.
In the speech which Ambassador Da
Cana delivered in tho conference
there are some significant expressions
which did not escape the attention Of
the Mexican and American representa-
tives.
Associate Justice Lamar, former So
}icitor General Lehman and Secretary
Dodge came 10 Niagara Falls under ex
plicit instructions not to recognize the
Mexican delegates as the delegates Of
Mexico, but only as the delegates o.
General Huerta. Yet the Brazilian
ambassador addressed the American.
and the Mexicans as delegates of the
United States OF America and dele
gates Of the United States of Mexico
Again, the ambassador asked the aiC
Of your governments" in reaching al
agreement.
Minister Naon said after the meet
ing that 1t was not wise to attemp
Census Director Resigns.
Washington, May 20.-William J