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Show I CRISIS IN THE ! MEXICAN PARTY Washington, June 15. Officials of the Washington government, had no hesitancy in admitting tonight there was a crisis in the Mexican mediation media-tion conference at Niagara Falls over the selection of men to represent the proposed provisional government to succeed the Huerta regime. While admitting the crisis administration admin-istration officials, however, still 6eemed confident that conditions presented pre-sented would be met and that hope for an agreement was by no means abandoned. Word came from Niagara Falls late today that the South American mediators medi-ators had replied to the recent note from General Carranza, chief of the Mexican constitutionalists, stating that his offer to send delegates to the peace conference would be accepted ac-cepted only on condition that he agreed to cease hostilities against the Huerta government. That Carranza would not consent to such a condition had been repeatedly asserted by him This development, therefore, caused no change in the diplomatic situation In so far as the United States was concerned. It was stated in official quarters that the United States had been proceeding pro-ceeding in lt dealings with the mediators medi-ators at Niagara Falls on the basis that there could be no solution of the Mexican problem unless the warring I tactions there oould be brought to terms Developments In the Mexican inter tial conflict during the last few ! monthB if was pointed out. made it I apparent that the Huerta government could not survive Irrespective of mediation me-diation and that there could be no, provisional government worthy of the name which did not reeognizo th re olutionists With this position as a basis it has been revealed, the Washington gov-, ernmonr suggested through its rep. resentatives at Niagara Falls the names of several men for provisional president of Mexico w ho would be ac-1 ceptable to the revolutionary forces of thp republic Among these was Pedro Lascurain, who was a member of the Mndero, cabinet. 'I he representatives of Gen-I eral Huerta at the peace conferent e have QOl accepted thus far any of these men and have proposed in turn men who have not been identified with the constitutionalist movement. These names have not been acceptable accept-able to the United Stales so far as can be learned in Washington While this situation would seem to i precipitate a deadlock, if was reported here that the Huerta delegates were prepared to suggest the name of a man as a compromise candidate for the provisional presidency and that, in any eveut, they would not take the initiative in breaking off peace negotiations According to this rpport the man w hom I he Mexican delegates have in reserve 'o suggest is General Fernando Fer-nando Gonzales, who has not been identified with the Huerta regime. He was prominent during the administration adminis-tration of former President Diaz but has not since been active in Mexican politics Representatives of the Huerta government gov-ernment in Washington, among them Charles A. Towne. a New York law yet have asserted that the Huerta del gates would not accept a constltu tionalist for the presidency. Mr Towne has been seeking a confer ence with President Wilson to discuss dis-cuss the position of the Mexico Cits government with relation to the pres ent status of affairs At the White House it was stated that there would be no such conference Tonight Mr. Towne said he would see Secretary Bryan tomorrow nn |