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Show LAND QUESTION BEING SETTLED Niagara Palls, Out.. May 25 The threatened deadlock in the mediation conference here over the vexed land question in Mexico is believed to have been averted today by a com-promie com-promie In which both the Mexican and American delegates made concessions. conces-sions. For several days the diplomatic tribunal despaired of finding a common com-mon meeting place, but finally both sides have come to see that if the mediation is to be a success this question must be viewed in a spirit of conciliation Niagara Falls, Ont . May 25 Smooth progress toward a common agreement on all phases of the Mexi can situation is being made by the South American and American and Mexi' ..n dt-legates This was stated with emphasis by the mediators today to-day liter a series of conferences principally prin-cipally with the Mexican delegates After the conferences the South American mediators made It plain that while every aspect of the Mexican Mexi-can situation had been laid before the delegates from the United States and Mexico no agreement had been reached on any specified order of the issues involved. The dlBcussion thus far has been of a general character. The media- tors have taken the position that they ;-ie e s sen 1 1 .1 1 1 J counselors and not dictators of the destinies of the Mexican i-i"ibiic. Thev will not &ug gest names for the provisional presidency, pres-idency, nor recommend any form of government From the Mexican dele-pates dele-pates themselves must originate proposals pro-posals concerning the internal affairs Of tluir country The mediators do not conceive it to be their amy to undertake to legislate upon questions which properly fall within the Juris diction of the constitutional govern ment when established 1 he most they can do In this direction would be in the line of suggestion and kind-i kind-i recommendation Th' theory uncle 1 whieh the Internal Inter-nal questions arc being brought into the discussion is that the l int, u Stat-. has a right to say whom it will recognize as provisional president presi-dent of Mexico and therefore can ln-dlcate ln-dlcate hi advance who will be acceptable. |
