The chronicle=news., 1914-06-12
IF MIDIAfI0u FANS
WHAT ACTION NEXT

New York American:
Out Of the mystery that enshrouds
the mediation conference AT Niagara
Falls there comes but little 10 rcas-
sure those who have hoped that the
Mexican situation could be cleared
up by soft words aud Mexican prom
ises.
Any settlement Of the troubles by
which that e0untry is racked that
leaves CaFFanxa and Wills out Of the
reckonin. obviously would be futile.
Hut the Huerta representatives Insist
and seemingly the a BIC meiiat-
ors axrce with tham--that no repre-
seniaiives OF Csrranxa and villa
shall be admitted to the conference
unless those militant patriots declare
an aSmistiee.
This. with Hucsts's forces demor-
allied and Fesreaiinx everywhere.
aad tho rirh prixr Of Mexico City al
most In their grasp. the Constitution
aiislx naturally refuse 10 do.
Tho srmistiec existing between the
united States and Hucrls has en-
ablcd the latter to stock up heavily
with fresh arms and ammunition.
The coasiiiuttonaiisis look with sas-
,ieion upon tho cxteasiou Of this sort
of peace arrangement To tnriud.
them. villa understands the sort Of
war hr 10 fiEhtiak better. and while
TO impTes. our state department with
his pacific nature he pleads for AL.
mis.iou Ia the mediation conference.
he binniiy rcpcis any suggestion lha,
he shoaid stop nshiins aad await a
possibly unsatisfactory verdict.
Hut suppose The coas,italioaaiists
should aee~dc TO tho demand of IN.
\ u Z diplomats. halt their victories
aud join In the effort io hsisx order
la Mexico BY peaceful means. What
thea-
Information eoascsnins lae pro7s-
siiioa which the mcdiaioss are de-
batting Is positive as To their demand
for = a-~ election To be held under
tho auspiec. Of . provisional Eo,.fa-
meat. itu-sta's complete s~if-esfar~-
meat is \ condition psrr-ss-nt to AM
psngsam which the m-siiaiofs viii
recommend. Every afternoon ih"
n~~s sor-> rfotn washin s'en that
the dictator 1. ai,eat tn suhmis Tn
the in~sitAbi- and r-.isa or 'un
a~as. Unfortunately. every mora
irE som~. frnm Mexico city fiat de-
NAL Of any sn.h purpose. Ss the
M.sisaa n~s.as-~ conc direct sfun,
ttarsts. the rst'lir b asus- ,nc'in-s'
In accept them ihss the sanoan.--
mcala ot the state department.. which
at late have not be~a more sosaht~
for their tssakscss thas tor their
sisps.
u llacsta l. to submit al all. his
sshmisssoa ~ili hc the mosc probable
u h- caa b~ assured that casransa
~iii aos profit BY hi. triisrmea,s isu'
Icassaasa has proclaimed hinascit pro-
sisionsi rr~.idcai. What mpfr nat
urai ihaa thai he viii demand Sat
the proposed election hc held under
his sup~tsisio Everyone knows
What thai ~uaid mean. btAa taught
that isvsnn satficicaiiy.
The cosssisatinaaii.ss now have
the whip hand. Any decision of the
m-.iisi.rs which will deprive them
of the fruits of their fighting wilt
b. s~radtsscd. Hut itucssa. Tor his
rAst. a.iasi~d hy tho rommoncs, mo.
sisCs Of sCif-ps~s~seation. ~iit ftsht
any rousiusina which mAk~s Cassan.
~ and villa supreme. IN the ~nA
tho ra,sed Ssslr~ viii have Ia -a.
Jurvr Sh- decision. whatever II may
~.
tsat tho mediation conference has
not bccn time and effort wasted. II
may not. probably wili not. avert
var. but II will remove from II sny
STIGMA Of hassy and passionate ae-
iipa. True. II Intervention had bVcn
begun Is months axn. Mexico ~o',ld
b. rariti-d now. oricf would br t..
stored. business revived and tho,is-
ands of lives wasted in the warfare
bctweca the factions would has-
bccn saved. Int a. = ciimasio the
policy of wasehfui waiting. the mc-
diation procccsliass will bc cnnclus-
i~c. Whether they end in success or
failure they will At least end the roi.
Icy ot iaaction.