The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-20
The Deadlock at Niagara Falls.


Mediation Is near laundering when
the mediators, the Ambassadors from
Argentina, Brazil and Chile, agree with
the Mexican delegates that neutral
should be selected for provisional
President OF Mexico pending national
election and when the American dele
gates, representing Mr.. WILSON, demand
a Conaitutionalist. The statement or
the Mexican delegates and the re-
joinder Of the Americans betray
stubborn partisanship on each side
What was to be expected but that Sefior
RABAsA and his associates, who were
named by General HUERrA, would re-
sist any proposal favoring the enemies
of the dictator; and. on the other
hand, could the delegates appointed by
Mr.. WILSON be expected to reject his
views about the succession?
What has happened was inevitable.
The Mexican delegates were not sent
to Niagara Falls to deliver the sup
porters OF General HUERTA into the
hands of their common enemies; and
the American delegates attended the
conference, with instructions TO insist
that HUERrA must go and that his sue
cessor was not TO be n representative
Of the influences that keep HuERrA in
office and look TO him TO protect their
interests.
Mediation implies compromise, and
the Mexican delegates suggest "neu-
tral' for the interregnum, contending
that with a partisan Of either side at
the head Of the provisional Government
there would not be a fair election. This
seems eminently practical until the
American delegates rejoin that lin
such contest as that which has been
waged in Mexico for years" a neutral
cannot be found for the succession,
as obviously every man Of Presidential
calibre has taken one side or the other.
Therefore, say the American delegates,
representing Mr.. WILSON. the prOvi-
slonal ruler OF Mexico must be a Con-
stitutionalist, and they justify this
conclusion by declaring that the Con-
stitutionalists are actually in the
majority In Mexico.
On the contrary, the Mexican dele
gates assert, the Huertistas are in "A
majority. because "the central and
eastern States of the republic. which
have a total population Of over 10000.
600 inhabitants, are not under rebel
control" IL the American delegates
are right II must be because they have
authentic information that great
many of the Inhabitants OF these cen,
trail and eastern States are Constltu,
tlonalists. Their conclusion, however
seems to be a reflection Of the opinion
of President WILSON.
IT Ia clear that both sides are argu
ing from a brief each makes telling
points until the other side Is heard. IT.
say the Mexican delegates. the Consti
tutionallsts are In a majority through
out the country, as the Americans
maintain, 1t is a strong argument fol
the acceptance Of neutral for pro
visional President, since General CAR
RANzA, or another Constitutionalist
would inevitably be elected at the polls
This is rather a hard argument to
answer, for the American delegates, tC
quote them. assert that the COnstitu
tionallsts ARE not only In numerical
majority but are now the dominant
force in the country" The American
delegates meet 1t by denying that 4
neutral" exists in Mexico. They dam
age their case, however, by saying 9Th,
effort should be, not TO find neutral
but ono whose attitude on the con