The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29
NENICANS PROTEST
THE LAND QUESTION
DO NOT WANT LAND QUESTION
INCLUDED IN PEACE TREATY..
U. S. DELEGATES INSIST.
REBELS STILL UNLIMITED
Unless They Suspend HostIities They
Will Not Be Invited to Partici-
pate in Conference.

Niagara Falls, Otario.-The obscrv-
ance Of the Sabbath at Niagara Fails
challenged criticism from the most
punctilious. There were no confer
ences or even conversations" until al
most midnight, when the American del
egates met the mediators for a short
talk. Mediators, Mexican and Ameri-
can, attended church services and
walked in the parks, or spent the
hours in their rooms. Sunday is at
all times holy day in Canada, and
this seemed particularly quiet
Land Question Protested.
1t may be said that the urgent de-
mand from the American side that a
definite plan for the settlement of the
land question be incorporated in the
settlement here is not acceptable to
either the mediators or the Mexican
delegates. If it is insisted upon, it
will certainly disrupt the mediation, it
is said. A serious effort is being
made to define the scope of the nego-
tons so as to render the land prob
lem less eXigent. Jose Requena, who
ran for the vice presidency on the
ticket with Gen. Felix Diaz in the last
presidential election in Mexico which
was declared void, arrived here from
New York. He was accompanied by
Cecilio OcOn, another close friend of
Felix DiaZ. They said their mission
was not political, and that they mere
ly were stopping off here on personal
business; but Mr.. Requena immediate
fy went into conference with Senior
Elguero one Of the Mexican dele
gates. Hhey are registered at the ho-
tel where the mediators and the Mex
lean delegation are living. Senior Re
quina said he hoped mediation would
be successful in solving Mexico's in
ternal and international difficulties, but
declined to discuss his conference with
the Mexican delegates.
Must Quit Fighting.
At present unless the Constitutional
lists are willing to suspend hostilities
and enter Internationally into media
ton they will be given no further op-
to do so. The plans of the |
mediators look to settlement of the |
difficulties between the Huerta gov
and the United States before |
submitting the program adopted here
tors consider that the internal and in
phases of the Mexican |
problem are inseparable. They be-
lieve the United States will find suf-
fcient reparation for the offenses of
the Huerta government, such as the
arrest of the blueiackets at Tampico,
in the establishment of an entirely new
government in Mexico.
U. S. Aviator Fired On.
Vera Cruz-Navy hydroaeroplanes
were fired on by Mexican outposts, just
beyond the American lines. A dozen
shots were sent after the airmen, who
were high in the air. The bullets fail
ed to reach their marks
State of Vera Cruz Entered.
Washington.-The Spanish ambassa-
dor informed the state department that
ne had received a message from the
foreign office in Mexico City annsunc-
ing that a Constituencies force of
5000 men had entered the state of
Vera Cruz and explaining that the
of federal troops in that
was against the Con-
and not against the
AI.e.Lcan garrison at Vera Cruz. The
said the Huerta govern.
nent wanted to guard against having
The activity of its army mistaken for
A vocation of the arnistice agreement.