Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-30
Provisional Government BY
Commission Decided Upon
BY Peace ENJOYS.
WOULD UNITE ALL FACTIONS
Proposition Is to Have FederaIs, Con-
stitutionalists and Mediators Each
to Name Members.

Huerta and the establishment OF
Provisional government in Mexico in
Which both the Huerta and the con-
stitutionalist factions would be repre-
sented is contemplated in a plan
which the three South American med
iators are now working out.
They will propose it for the solu-
tion of the entire Mexican problem.
Plans Not Complete.
This, the first intimation as to the
details of the mediation plans, became
known though neither the mediators
nor State Department officials would
make any statement as to how nearly
complete is the plan to be submitted
to the American and Mexican dele
gates when they meet the South Amer
lean ENJOYS at Niagara Falls, Canada.
1t was learned that the proposal
might be that the setting up of a tenn
porary government be undertaken by
a commission composed of five per-
sons, two of them to be named by
Huerta, two by the constitutionalists
and the fifth by the mediators.
Want constitutionaiists In 1t.
While the mediators have with
drawn their invitation to the constitu-
tionalists to send delegates to their
conference, it is generally believed
that information is being sought as to
whether the constitutionalists would
consent, in case of the elimination of
Huerta, to some form of temporary
government in which he would be rep
resented.
Those close to the mediators say it
is believed that some such arrange
ment as this is the only possible one
under which peace may be restored
in Mexico under conditions satisfac-
tory to all Mexican factions and to
the United States.
Plan Doesn't suit Rebels.
Ell Paso, Textile plan for the
pacification of Mexico now being
worked out by the South American
mediators and which, it is announced,
will eliminate Huerta and establish a
provisional government in which both
the adherents of Huerta and the con-
stitutionalists would be represented
will not be acceptable to constitution
Alists, according to constitutiona1ist
officers here.
o'shaushnessy Sees Wilson.
Washington, D. C.-Nelson O'Shaug-
messy, charge daffaires of the Amer
lean embassy at the City of Mexico.
told President Wilson the story of
what happened in the Mexican capital
during the days Immediately preced-
ing and following the occupation of
Vera Cruz and gave him an intimate
picture of General Huerta.
1t was the first time Mr.. O'Shaugh-
messy had seen the President since his
arrival in Washington last week. He
was at the White House for more than
an hour and went away highly pleased
with his reception.
Demands Release of SiIiiman.
Washington, D. c. = Secretary
Bryan called at the Argentine lega-
ton and spent two hours in confer
ences with the South American en-
voys discussing the continued deten-
ton of John r. Silliman, American
vice-consul at Saltillo, by Mexican
federals, the reported seizure of Lo-
hos Island with its lighthouse by
American torpedo boats, and the case
of the five South Americans under ar
rest at Vera Cruz for firing upon
United States sailors and marines.
Mr.. Bryan insisted that the release
of Sil1iman must be brought about at
once. When asked about the matter
later, he would not say what would
happen if the vice-consul were kept
in prison, but he was gravely en-
phatic in announcing the govern
ment's determination to have him
freed.
AS to the Lobos Island incident, in
administration circles it is contended
that seizure was not an act of ag
gression against Huerta, Dut merely
a necessary step to protect all ship
ping against possible disaster as re-
suit of the closing of the lighthouse
by the federals.
State Department officials were in
dignant when it became known that
V1ce-Consul Silliman and his clerk,
Joseph A Marchani, as well as sew
eraI other Americans, had been pris-
oners of the federal commander at
SaItilIo, and that the consul still is
held, despite urgent representations
for his release made by the Brazilian
minister in the City Of Mexico