The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

Niagara Falls. Ont, May 3O-A crisis In the progress of the mediation proceed lngs was reached tonight. While await , Ing answers from the Huerta government | and the United States to the tentative
 plan for new provisional government
 In Mexico the question of admitting con
 stitutionalists to the conferences before
 an agreement or protocol is signed, loomed l up as likely to influence the decision of the Amerlcan government on the plans already outlined.
 The mediators late today called in the Mexican delegates to learn if General Huerta had approved the main points of the peace plan. The Mexicans said they had received no reply, but they telegraphed again, ruging quick response. The
 Anierlcan delegates reported that Wash lnston mad not acted on the plan The South American diplomats did not broach the subject of constitutionalist representation to the Mexicans or show them the note delivered here yesterday
 by Juan F. Urquidi messenger of Gen i eral Carranza.
 The mediators, however, let it be known lohight that they would answer the note. They pointed out that they had found
 nothing in the communication which could be interpreted as desire to par
 lclpate in the conferences on the subject | of pacifying Mexico. They do not con slider that General Carranza has receded 1 rom the position that caused them to 1 Withdraw their original invitations They | hoId that he has not indicated a desire l to take up international questions On the other hand, it is said the Washington l government agreed with General Car
 ranza Withdrawal of the invitation to | him to send delegates and the failure oi 1 the mediators to answer an inquiry as
 to what points would be treated in the negotiations left General Carranza in the position of not having anything on which
 he could act.
 Talks With Lehman 1 MT. Urquidi talked with Mr. Lehman
 early in the day. The American com
 missioners say they have not been shown
 the Carranza note, but they are hopeful that way may be found to bring con
 stitutionalists into the conference h
 this connection the American delegates l conferred tonight with the medators 1 The American government, it is known l realizes the critical position in which il might be placed if the entire responsibility
 of dealing with the constitutionalsts were placed upon it.
 Intimations have come here that the
 United States does not wish to run the risk of strained relations with the con.
 stitutionalists. who would be certain to | resent any radical adjustment of in. ternal affairs. It is because of this sit
 uation that the Americans desire that
 the constitutionalists be brought into the
 mediation. The impression prevails that 1 final answer of the United States on the
 essential of the peace plan will not be | given until there is definite understand 1 ing on this point.
 The Huerta delegates are not averse
 to having the constitutionalists admitted,
 but have left them entirely to the medi- | ators.
 Minister Naon of Argentina took n long walk with Frederick w. Lehman, one | of the American delegates. during the afternoon, when, it is understood. the
 subject of constitutionalist representation was discussed The mediators continue to minimize the importance of the com munication from Carranza.
 l Unless the American government as- sumes an insistent attitude on constitu- tionalist representation. details of the | agreement between the Uited States and the Huerta government will be worked ] out in few days. Otherwise the medi- ] ation board will probably sit for several
 weeks longer.