The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
MEOlATORS IN MEXICAN CON-
TROVERSY REACH A CON-
PLETE AGREEMENT. 4
HUERTA TO WITHDRAW
Dictator Will Turn Government Over
to Board, With Constitutionaists
in the ajority-American
Troops to Leave Mexico.

Niagara Falls, Ont. May Is
Mediators in the Mexican controversy
have reached complete agreement on
all points and have submitted their
recommendations to President Wilson,
Secretary Bryan and to Victoriana
Huerta in Mexico City.
Representative of Argentina Bra
Justice Lamar, representatives of the
United States and the three ENJOYS
sent by Huerta, are extremely happy
over what they regard as a definite,
equitable settlement of the difficulty.
Here are the terms of agreement
reached by the mediators:
/. A provisional government is to-
be placed in charge of Mexico. 1t is
to consist of five men and to be rep
resentative of all factions, with con-
stitutionalists in the majority
2. The government of the u. 8.
pledges itself to recognize this pro-
visional government and also pledges
to that government its moral support.
3. American troops are to leave
Mexico; they are to eyacuate Vera
Cruz the moment the provisional gov
eminent is established and operative
f. Huerta is to remain in power
during the organization of the provi-
sional government and is to officially
turn over to the provisional govern
ment the government of Mexico.
5. Provisions are made for an cleo
ton at a certain period of time after
the establishment of the provisional
government at which a president and
other officers are to be chosen. Re-
forms in the election laws are pro-
vided for SO that the election may be
popular, fair and impartial"
The mediators made a strong rec
ommendatiOn to the new provisional
government for radical reforms in the
land laws.
The belief is unanimously expressed
that the terms agreed upon will be
satisfactory to President Wilson,
Huerta and the constitutionalists.
Should acquiescence come within "a
hours it is expected that documents
for submission to Washington and
Mexico City will be ready before the
end of the week.
The Mexican delegates let it be
known late Wednesday night that
they would prefer an unsatisfactory
settlement with the United States
rather than see Carranza recognized
by Washington or constitutionalist
i 4,
ference.
Supplies Are Landed.
Washington, ID. c., May 28.-Ammu-
milton consigned to the Huerta gov
eminent in Mexico, which had been
kept in the hold of the German steam
ship Ppiranga since the American oc-
cupation Of Vera Cruz, was reported to
have been landed on Wednesday at
Puerto Mexico. Consul Canada, at
Vera Cruz, cabled this information to
the state department, and it also was
reported from other sources to the
war department that arms consigned
to Huerta had been landed at Puerto
Mexico from the German steamer Ba-
varia Both steamers belong to the
Hamburg American line.
No effort to prevent the delivery OF
the ammunition consignments was
made by officials of the United States,
Puerta Mexico being an open port and
the United States having agreed to a
suspension of hostilities during the
mediation of the Mexican imbroglio at
Niagara Falls. 1t was made plain at
the state department that the only pos
sible way for the United States gov
eminent to have prevented the ship
ment of arms through Puerta Mexico
would have been to seize the custom
house there, as was done at Vera Cruz
when the Ypiranga was about to land
it's cargo at that port. This would
have been an open violation OF the
suspension of hostilities and would
have disrupted mediation at once.
Carranza is Obdurate.
Washington, May 2S.-Carranza re-
fuses positively to accede to the adj
ministration's demand that he agree
to the establishment of provisional
government after the constitutional
lists capture Mexico City, and pending
a general election.