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Show oo HUERTA MUST BE ELIMINATED Niagara Falls. Onr May 21-"Aboe 21-"Aboe all this tumult will be heard the rlear and persii.ic'W voice of reason rea-son counseling the sacrifice of per sons In Favor of thr collective ln-er ests of the people and thus spread ing the gospH of peace and juctice. These concluding words of tie ad drers of Embassador Da ;am;i o' Br?7il at the first session esi-rdi.' of the South American mediator- and thp delegates representing Huerta and the Jnited States governmen; are construe by onlookers to mea i that thp mediators arp ngrcvi that Hnerta must surreiider t h a reins o:" go ernnie.it In Mexico Beyond formal adoption of the rules of procedure to govern the ses Sions of the peace conference, Hip mediators did not attempt to el down to real work at the two sessions to day The delay was occasioned by thp fact that Senor Eduardo uarez the Chlle'in delegate, fallM n anivf in Niagara Falls Sua fP7 r.viche.) Buffalo tonight hut probably will no come here until tomorrow morning Da Gama's Address Tn his opening addrpss at the after noon session of the conference. Em bassador Da llama, the ranlcinp; diplomat diplo-mat of the trio of mediators, said: 'Many and varied are the thoughts which agitate our minds at this dramatic dra-matic moment of our political lite, hut dominatmc all is an imperative call of American sentiment duty Impel! Im-pel! ns not to spare an effort to I dlscoer and elucidate the causes of the Mexican conflict. It was with this end in view, and in order to ascertain as-certain tne sources of the evil and provide a speedy remedy that we invited you. gentlemen to attend this peace conference, held In this hns pitable and friendlv land which, although al-though under the flag of a powerful European empire entertains and stands for sentiments of the purest Americanism. "Delegates of the T'nlted States of America delegates of the United States of Mexico, we are in need of your enlightenment in order to be able to arrie at n solution of the conflict which threatens the harmony between your nations with destruc tion. It is apparent that we are work ing for J on In (he first place when we offered von our service as media tors in (he present confllcl anil there Ik no douh' of the fact that vai will derive the principal benefit from any pood results of our work "But as an ultimate and more Important Im-portant consequence than a mere so lution of a contention between na" lions whosp differences are nt due to antagonistic results w( must throw snrh llplu ujon this conferpnee as will show it In history as an expres sion of the sentiments of that human solidarity which, not content with en-joylnc en-joylnc peace in solitude seeks to extend ex-tend Its benefits to all "This is the sentiment which prompted .'111 tender of good offices to the United States and to Mexico which sustains our spirit when almost al-most overcome by the difficulties whih boset our path and which cen- tlemen with onr aid and with the aid of your governments, we hope to bp hMp to overcome If wo succeed in doing s we shall have affirmed by n striking example the never-to-be forgotten lesson that even In the midst of the turmoil of battle and the unchained tempests of hate and con flicfinc ambitions, above all this tumult will hp heard the clear and persuasive voice of reason counsellne the sacrifice of persons In favor of the people, and thus spreading the gnspol of peace and Justice." |