Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-13
With First Peace PrOto-
col Signed. Personnel
of Provisional Govt Is
Next Problem.
MEDIATION DEPENDS on
CHOICE OF PRESIDENT
Negotiations Will Fail Unless
Man Acceptable to All Fac
tiOns Can Be Found for Place.
1t Is Admitted-Unusna Quail
ifications Are Demanded.

NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. June a.
The mediating colony turned their
thoughts today from diplomatic forms
and protocols TO questions Of person
mel for the new provisional govern
ment Of Mexico. They began the
search for the man Of the hour--s
successor to HueTta-who shall re ac-9
ceptable to ali factions. capable ox
pacifying Mexico so that a constitute
tional election may be held.
A man of unusual qualifications is
sought. He must be without yiolen.l
psejudices. who can conserve the in
terests of the Huerta followers as
well as the ConstitutionaLsts Tns|
neutral popuiace, too. must be safis-|
fieG that a sound and stable adminis-l
trstion will be inaugurated which ulli|
be Immediately recognized by Toe.
United States and the world gcner-
ally.
Spirit of Optimism
In a spirit of optimism the media-
tors and delegates began their task
They felt today that they had accom-
plfshed much by the signing of the
first of the series OF protocols. In this.
document. the American and Mexican
delegates. as well as the diplomatic
representatives Of Argentina Brazil
and Chile, entered into an agreeTner4
for the transfer of power from the
hands of General Huerta TO the new
provisional president, in the follow
ing manner:
\ government is to be constituted n
Mexico of a character TO be later pro-
3 frl1
the United States and the countries
| represented by the mediating plenipo-
tentiaries. Argentine. Brazil and
Chile, on fdate to be fixed), and whscl:
from that day forward shall exerrisF
pupf1c functions until there shall be
inaugurated a constitutional presi-
dent.
! Another protocol Will deal with the
personnel Of the new provisional gov
ernment, and set forth that the new
executive shall be installed after beA
/ ing recognized by Mexican Nationals
including all political parties. The
Mexican delegates are anxious tha1
some clause be written in one OF the
protocols by which il shall be eni-
phasized that the new president IS
to be recognized by interior Mexico
as well as foreign nations. The purs
pose of this is to make il consistent
for General Huerta to resign in ac-
, cordance with his declaration made
recently through the Mexican dele
gates. namely that he would retire
when Mexico was politically paci-
fed" This was explained by ths
Mexican delegates as meaning. not
material pacification of the country
I but an agreement as a result of tbs
mediation which all political factions
would accept.
Points to Be Worked Out.
! These points will be worked ont n
/ future conferences. but for the pres
ent attention is centered on the IN
divioual The name of Pedro Lasc1-
rain, minister Of foreign affairs whcH
! Madero was forced 10 resign. is being
mentioned as a possibility. but II -
( known that he would not be accepte1
/ by the Constitutionalists. AS yet tn
/ American government has not sag-
4 gested any names.
While rapid progress is expecteq
{ here now. it is conceded on all sides
I that the success or failure Of the ne
/ gotiations depends upon the choice o.
! a provisional president. A man OF
Constitutionalist sympathies will be
/ chosen. but the Huerta delegates are
firm that he must not have been an
active Constitutionalist or one who
would not safeguard the lives ana
uroperty of the Huerta followers.
A conference between the American
delegates and the mediators on the
subject Of names was planned Tor TO-
day.