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Show MEDIATORS WILL HEARALL SIDES FIRST STEP TOWARD SETTLEMENT SETTLE-MENT WILL BE ARRANGEMENT OF ARMED TRUCE. Demands cf President Wilson and Huerta, Hu-erta, as Well as Suggestions From Carranza and Zapata to Be Considered Con-sidered by Diplomats. Washington The proposals of Huerta Hu-erta and the United States with suggestions sug-gestions from Carranza and Zapata will be laid before Embassador Da Gama of Brazil, Minister Noan of Argentina and Minister Suarez of Chile, the peace mediators. Their first step toward settlement of the crisis will be an attempted arrangement ar-rangement of an armed truce, with strict maintenance of the status quo. This proposal is favorably regarded by President Wilson and will form a basis for further negotiations. The proposals of the United States as outlined Tuesday include the surrender sur-render of the government by Huerta with no withdrawal of the military forces of the United States from Mexico Mex-ico until after an election. It is expected ex-pected that Huerta will meet the demand de-mand that he abdicate by suggesting the delegation of his power to a man of his own choosing. Agents of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Great Britain are said already to be at work to effect means of running the government provided Huerta surrenders, sur-renders, while Secretary Bryan Is actively ac-tively working to bring the Villa government gov-ernment into line. Suggestions made by Generals Carranza, Car-ranza, Zapata and Villa will be con sidered by the mediators, as the question ques-tion of war or peace between the United States and Mexico depends in la ereat measure urjon these onDOnents of Huerta. There is a vast difference between mediation and arbitration. Mediation in diplomatic language simply means that suggestions will be tendered to the respective governments at issue which they may accept or reject at will. Huerta's oft-displayed antagonism antagon-ism to the United States left no doubt in the minds of many officials that he would refuse any terms likely to jeopardize jeop-ardize his tenure of office. |