The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-23
BY LAURENCE TOD.
Special Staff Correspondent Of the In.
ternational News Service.


ternational News Service.
NIAGARA FALLS. Ont May 23.-
That the delegates of President HUI
erta had accepted a proposal by the
"A. B. c." mediators that a commits
sion of leading Mexicans be created to
govern Mexico Professionally was a re-
port in general circulation here this
afternoon. The American delegates
we're summoned to the mediation
headquarters at noon, shortly after
the Huerta delegates and the Latin
American ENJOYS had held a confer
ence.
In order to have a commission chos-
en- to govern Mexico it would be nec-
essary for Huerta to retire from Of
flee. Not only did the reports indi-
cate that the Mexicans had accepted
the proposal, but they also intimate
that the Huerta delegates had present
ed a tentative list of names to be TAX
en- under consideration of members of
the commission.
Reach Working Basis.
That at least a working basis of
agreement had been reached was
shown when Justic Joseph r. Lamar,
one of the American delegates. an
nounced that the first full conference
would be held at 6 o'clock this even
ing at the request of the mediators.
This announcement came after the
second conference Of the day, that be-
tween the Americans and the media
tors.
When it was over at 12:4S p. m.
Justice Lamar said: I'VE have just
arranged for the first full conference.
We were called over here to see about
1t. and we shall all meet together for
the first time at o'clock this even
ing.
"I cannot say what we shall discuss.
I really do not know what the media
tors will have to offer US. We shall
come prepared to hear what may be
said"
Issue Formal Bulletin.
Under the rules of procedure set by
the mediators and accepted by both
commissions, full conference is call
ed only for the purpose either of the
presentation of the views of the two
parties upon some point or points in
dispute, or for arriving at terms of
settlement. 1t is presumed that to-
nights conference being the first will
be held in order to allow the Ameri-
cans and Mexicans to talk directly to
one another on the questions of gov
ernment and official reform.
This formal bulletin was issued by
the mediators:
THE mediators this morning contin-
ued their conversations with the Mex
ican representatives At noon CONVEX
sations were continued with the Amer
lean representatives"
Later the mediators gave out this
statement:
THE first full mediation conference
will be held at 6 p. m. today. The
conference has been called at the re-
quest Of the Mexican representa-
tives."
Present U. 8. Demands.
The session Of the mediators and
the Mexican delegates lasted only
twenty minutes. At its conclusion Am
bassador De Cams, chief of the media
tors left to 60 to the American dele
gates headquarters.
At the conference with the Mexi-
cans the ultimatum of the Washing
ton government on the settlement OF
the Mexican land problem and the
restoration of constitutional govern
ment in Mexico was laid before the
representatives of General Huerta by
Ambassador Da Cana and Ministers
Suarez and Naon
Fortified by three conferences with
Justice Lamar and Commissioner Leh
mann, who spoke for President Will
son and the state department, the
were able to give the Mexi-
cans the exact terms upon which the
United States is ready to withdraw its
army and navy from Vera Cruz.
Must Abolish Feudalism.
These terms included an absolute
that the old feudal re-
gime in Mexico be abolished for ever
They required that the federals agree
to tho holding of elections in which