Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-20
Minister Naon, Arriving
In Buffalo, Expresses
Confidence of Success
of Negotiations.
WILSON SAYS OUTLOOK
is NOW MORE HOPEFUL
Hope That Agreement May Be
Reached Is Based Upon Atti-
tnde in Which A. B. c. Media
tors Received Presidents Rea-
sOning in Conference Held at
Washington.

Washington.
BUFFALO. June POI was never
more confident than | am today of the
ultimate success of mediation" said
DR. Romulo S. Naon. minister from
Argentina, when he arrived here to-
day after conferences in Washington
with President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-Minister
Naon. of Argentina returning today
to the Niagara conference. bore to the
nediators and the Huerta delegates
President Wilson's personal eXplana-
ton of why the United States stands
sauarely on the position outlined in
the recent note of the American dele
gates.
President Wilson authorized this
brief statement concerning his con-
terence last night with Mister Moan:
Outlook More HopefuI"-wiIson.
The entire Mexican situation was
discussed, and as a result the out
look is more hopeful
Officials declined to go into details.
President Wilson is understood to
have explained to Mr.. Moan at great
leASth why he is convinced that peace
can oSae out of Mexican trouble only
by the establishment of a provisional
government approved by the Consti-
tutionalists, and why. in his opinion,
so-called neutral President would
only prolong the bloodshed.
The hope of officials here that a
breakdown of the mediation may be
averted is based upon the attitude in
which Mr.. Naon received the Presi-
dents reasoning and the manner in
which 1t is expected he will present il
to the other mediators and the Mexi-
can delegates at the meeting late to-
day, which many have feared would
be the final session of the peace con-
ference.
Early today Rafael Zubaran and
Luis Cabrera, two of the Constitution
alists' representatives here, were at
tempting to get into telegraphic COM
munication with Carranza, apparently
to report upon last nights conference
between Cabrera and Mr.. Naon.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June 20
Just one month ago today the first of
the Mexican mediation conferences
was held. Probably the last will
occur today. The prediction cannot
be made with positiveness because of
possible developments in Mexico City
and Washington, about which the
rnediators lack definite information.
Minister Naon, of Argentina, who
arrived here this afternoon from
Washington, where he conferred with
President Wilson, Secretary Bryan.
of the State Department, and Luis
Cabrera, one of the representatives
of the Constitutionalists may have
brought some new plan. This is not
considered probable, however, as the
American delegates seemed anxious
yesterday to spread the news that
their statement to the public was
final. and that a Constitutionalist
must be selected for provisional
president 1t is not believed here that
anything DIR. Naon could say to the
Washington government or to the
Constitutionalist agent would change
the determination of either to reject
any plan to install neutral
The possible developments in Mexl-
co City. which particularly interest
ed the mediation colony related to
the report that Pedro Lascurain. the
ranking member of Madero's cabinet
had yielded to persuasion and would
again accept the portfolio of minis
ter of foreign relations. If true, 1t
could mean only that Huerta was
prepared to relinquish his authority
WITHOUT IeRdIu " lllC OulNOilt VI.
mediation. Many who have followed
closely the trend of events in Mexi-
CO City feel that with the executive
authority surrendered to a prominent
Mexican. who admittedly would as.
sumo control only until some way out
was found. the position of the United
States would be far less embarras-
sing. 1t was said that the United
States probably could even insure
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tionalist army into Mexico City and
protection for those who had opposed
the progress, if Huerta were out of
the way.
Principals to the mediation con-
ference will go into the session to be
held late today feeling that there is
no chance of an agreement and
doubling if way can be found to
prolong the negotiation.
If the three plans are formally sub
mitted the Americans will reject that
prepared by the Mexican delegation,
and a very similar one presented by
the mediators. The MeXicans will re-
ject the American plan. The media
ators would then ask both delegations
if they felt that there was any possi-
bility for change of opinion. If a
deadlock were confessed the proceed
ings automatically would end.
1t is probable, therefore, that the
net result of mediation will be the
delay of hostilities between the United
States and the Huerta government,
and even avoidance of further
fighting, unless hostile action is taken
by the federal forces opposed to
American troops at Vera Cruz, the
latter being contingent upon Huerta 5
retirement and the withdrawal OF
American forces, which would follow.
Only one protocol directed toward
settlement of the Mexican trouble
was signed. 1t proclaimed that there
shall be set up in Mexico, on day to
be fixed later, a government to be
recognized by the Mexican people as
whole. This was intended to be
followed by other protocols setting
forth the names of the individuals to
be installed in control of such gov
ernment: fix the date at which they
would take over affairs from Huerta
and pledge recognition by the United
States and the three South American
governments represented by the me-
dating plenipotentiaries. No agree
ment was reached on names, and the
protocol, which consumed fortnight
of argument in its preparation, Is
therefore, diplomatic utterance
wholly without force. -.------.