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Show ENVOYS MAKING SOMEHEADWAY Nearing Accord on Disposition of Troublesome Mexican Land Problem. BETTER SPIRIT EVINCED Satisfactory Basis for Settling Huerta Dispute With United States Is Reached. Washington. D C, May 26 When administration chiefs resumed their study of the Mexican situation today they were encouraged by these cardinal car-dinal developments The Huerta and American missions nt Niagara Falls were nearing accord on the disposition of the troublesome land problem - one of the causes of Mexican unrest. A satisfactory basis for resohing the dispute between the Huerta government gov-ernment and the United States the International phase of the equation was declared to have been reached Denial wai made that Carranza had refused to consider any form of mediation me-diation proposals Some men In the confidence of the constitutionalists declared the north crn chief was closely watching proceedings pro-ceedings at Niagara and was seriously considering some proposals Spirit of Conciliation. Of those developments the view was taken In some quarters that reports re-ports that the two missions sought to approach the vexing agrarian problem prob-lem In a spirit of conciliation, seem ed most encouraging The Huerta delegates were said to have receded from their original position that tne land issue was for Internal solution only, while the American mission gave ground from their first viewpoint that it should be settled at the mediation proceedings With that factor gnlng promise of adjustment, the hope grew In administration circles that further aggressive movements by American troops In Mexico could be averted, and peace ultimately restored in the south ern republic Reports from Mexico ( ity slated there was a hopeful feeling feel-ing among government officials over the conference, hut they believed it would continue longer than first anticipated. an-ticipated. Carranzas ultimate position over mediation was discussed again today by observers of the situation Some took the view that even it the north erners fought their way into Mexico Cit) there still would be work for 8 mediating board in helping to estab llsh a constitutional government: that the good offices of the South American Ameri-can republics would be needed to restore re-store order out of the chaos of five years' war. Carranza's failure to move for representation or partlclpa tion In the conference up to thi? time ha6 caused no discouragement amons administration officials or the mediators medi-ators Huerta Facing Serious Straits Reports from Mexico City that Huerta Hu-erta faced serious straits because of the rumored depletion of hlB treasury and growing unrest among the array and the people renewed Interest in the situation at the Mexican capital Some fear was expressed that if Hu crta's troops revolted there might be rioting In which foreigners still re niaining In Mexico City might suffer The exodu6 of Americans from other parts of the republic where there were chances of danger, continued. At Vera Cruz there remained only abou forty refugees who awaited transportation transpor-tation to the United States oo |
