The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-09
luII in Mediation Conference Is
Likely While Negotiations
Are Under Way
CARRANzA SENDS LATEST NOTE
COnStitutiOna|iSts Will Be Given
Important Part in Provision
al Government

Niagara Falls. n. Y, June 9.-The
mediators today submitted to the
Mexican delegates the counter propos-
ais of the American government for
the pacifcatiOn of Mexico. The Amer
lean plan is, with "a few notifications,
the same as that which the mediators
| and Mexican delegates recently agreed
upon and which Huerta approved. 1t
| provides methods for transferring the
executive power in Mexico City from
the present regime to n new provl-
sional government, which shall, i'm
| few months, conduct elections for
president, vice president and members
of Congress.
After a long conference between the
mediators and Mexican delegates. it
| was learned that the counter propos-
ais of the United States were not en-
| tirely satisfactory. but the Mexicans
expressed confidence that the points of
disagreement would be adjusted.
7 No names have been agreed upon
between the MeXican-American dele
gates for new provisional president
or cabinet. Neither side has yet made
its nominations.
Program of Proceedings.
The program of the proceedings will
| be about as follows: Within a day or
| two. the Mexican plan and the Ameri-
can plan will be dovetailed into one
| and full conference will be called.
! Final approval is not expected imme-
diately from either party. however, as
the mediators then will ask the Amer
lean government to begin to ascer-
tain the attitude of the Constitution
alists. This may proceed through the
! Washington government, or in any
manner the delegates choose. The
mediators will take "a brief recess in
the meantime. Should there be any
new suggestions from the Constitu-
| tionalists, the United States will en-
deavor to arrive at a compromise with
them. When an agreement is reached.
the results again will be placed before
| the mediation board and the Huerta
| delegates. The expectation is if the
| Constitutionalists are willing To dis
cuss the peace plan that an agreement
can be reached in a short time. as
the program already makes provision
! for liberal participation by the Con-
| stitutiunalists in the new provisional
government
Rebels Opposed to Armistioe.
Correspondence between the media
tors and the Constitutionalists is ex-
| pected to be brought to an end in IA
| day or two. The mediators are insist
cnt on their original terms, the
declaration of an armistice and
broadening of the discussion to inter-
national questions.
The constitutionalists are willing To
meet the mediators on a satisfac-
| tory basis as to the latter point, but
are absolutely determined against the
declaring of any armistice.
1t was announced by the mediators
last night that they would make pub
| lie today their correspondence with
the Constitutionalists but word was
received today that CarranZa's latest
note had already been despatched To
Washington and would be forward
ed by Rafael Zubaran. 1t was decided,
! therefore To withhold publication for
the present No answer from the Con-
| stitutionalists which does not declare
for an immediate armistice will per-
NIT them to enter the negotiations
| The mediators have taken firm
stand on this point and whatever COM
munication on the subject Zubaran
may send now. as the result of his
telegraphic conference with Carranza.
will not alter the program outlined by
! the mediators unless an armistice is
| declared The Constitutionailsts
maintain their military organization
cannot be disrupted for a short per-
| iod and held at rest without consider
able danger of the military chiefs los
ing control of their restless troops.
Compromise is Likely.
Another factor is that all the mill
tary chiefs and leaders. over a year
ago, signed pact, known as the plan
of Guadalupe, which provides speci-
| fically that the Constitutionalists shall
take possession of Mexico City by
force of arms and establish n provi-
sional presidency. To effect n change
of that plan harmoniously, another
conference OF chiefs might be neces-
sary, and this could not be had the
Constitutionalists say, unless there
was framed in advance n peace plan
| Continued on 2tb Paoe dtb Colur,o