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Show I MEDIATION IS I BROADENED Washington, April 30. The scop , a of mediation plans for the settlement ; .m of the Mexican crisis was suddenly' t9 broadened last night so as to include, j9 the entire range of Mexican affairs I 9 not alotip the critical issue between! M ihp United States and the Huerta jM regime, but also the conflict between 9 the elements of northern and south 3ft; ern Mexico, which have rent the re- 9 public. 1 This signal enlargement of the I 3 mediation program followed the re- 1 celpts. late In the Hay. of a formal i Ji acceptance by General Carranza, chief M of the constitutionalist forces, of the, J principle of mpdiation, as proposed J by the embassador from Brazil and j 3 the ministers from Argentina and S Chile. .9 All Factions Drawn in. .9 Already the United States and Gen- 'W eral Huerta formally had accepted M the good offices of these South Amer- '9 lean envoys, and now as a further "3 step General Carranza has been 9 brought into the deliberations so as 91 to draw every element and faction i 9 within the range of any settlement 9i which may be attained 9 Earlier yesterday the mediators 9 made another decisive move in ask- ,9' ing the United States and General '9 Huerta to agree to an armistice by i ''Jm which all aggressive military move- Si ments would be suspended pending the outcome of the negotiations. The 9 mediators confidently expect both ;M sides to accept the armistice pro-posal. pro-posal. i A separate proposal for an arm istice as between Huerta and Carran- j za will also be made, and with its fl acceptance all of the warring ele- jfl ments throughout Mexico, as well as S the American forces, would maintain H a military status quo. The Amer- B lean government in Its formal reply H to the armistice proposal will express- H ly stipulate that any untoward act B against Americans w11 he regarded flj as an infraction of the armistice. V The South American envoys were In session throughout the day. They H suspended their night session, how fl per. desiring a respite from their 9 almost continuous meetings during B the last three days and nights. B Up to the time of their adjourn- B ment they had progressed steadily on B their plans, and foresaw a definite B statement within the next few days 9 of their contemplated action B Word of General Carranza's aceept- H ance of the tender of good offices H looking toward mediation came late B In the day in a telegram to the JB three South American envoys, who ln- jH formed Secretary Bryan. |