Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Constituencies Wire
to Representatives Here
Objection to Mediation

Opinion among leaders Of the constitu-
tionalist party Of Mexico in Washington
as well as In that country crystallized to-
day, following an INTERCHANGE Of tele-
grams on the possibility Of mediation in
the Mexican struggle by the United
States government.
The constitutionalists in Mexico tele-
graph that they are firmly opposed to
any such idea. They declare that the
sending of a commission Of mediation to
1t Is almost impossible to comprehend
Nothing, they say, could serve to develop
more quickly an increased suspicion as
to the motives Of the American govern
ment than Tor such an idea to be serious
ly discussed or contemplated. particular
ly," the dispatches say, in view OF the
resentment which the United States has
invariably shown when suggestions have
been from time to time made relative to
mediation in the Internal affairs Of the
United States
I Fonowlng their exchanges Of kilograms
last night and today with constitution
tlves of the party in Washington today
declared that the present struggle in
Mexico demands a treatment different
from that Of mediation. The present
StTuSSles luey say Wulle apparently pO-
iitical In its character. 10 at the same time
social. and the two are SO intermingled
that neither can be Invested OF the other.
Dispatches From Mexico.
Dispatches from Mexico declare that
1.-The Huerta government was founded on
treason and murder, and this view ap-
pears to be accepted by the government
Of the United States, since II has refused
to recognize the existence Of the Huerta
regime as a de jure government. The
constitutionalist government 10 waging
war against that set up by Huerta. with
the object of restoring constitutional or
der, and for. the purpose Of bringing
free cleo ions may be held"
The cOnstttutiOnalists declare that for
them Ito consent to foreign mediation to
determine the differences between a
sassins and the constitutionalist cause
would be to admit a weakness Of the lat
ter and the impossibility on the part Of
the people of Mexico to yindicate their
national honor"
Half q century ago." one constitution
alist in Washington today said 1.-THE
same element of reactionaries that now
supports Huerta induced an invasion Of
Mexican territory by the Identical pow
ers Of Europe who have now recognized
resulted in a sanguinary struggled which
caused the death Of q foreign prince
whom the powers had set on q mon
archical throne for the purpose Of i'm
posing their will on the people Of Mex
leo. How this great conspiracy succeed
ed the world well knows"
Escudero Remains Silent.
Francisco Escudero. minister of
finance in the cabinet NJ Carranza the
leader Of the constitutionalists, who is
in Washington. declined today to dis
cuss the possibility Of mediation or any
other subject connected with the Mex
lean struggle. From other sources
kilograms which have been exchanged
between constitutionalists headquar-
tiers in Mexico and Washington contain
an elaboration OF the view that no In
ternal struggle, in which social prob
lens are involved can ever be settled
the Mexican people. the constitutional
lists say. are based upon the necessity
for an equitable division of the i'm
mense estate of Mexico among the
poorer classes. from whom they are
said to have been wrested by fraud
during the Porfirio Diaz regime.
Hundreds Of thousands of the peasant
class in Mexico. the constitutiOnalists
say, are unable to obtain enough land
to raise crops for their own subsist-
ence, while millions of acres of land In
Mexico remain uncultivated and un-
touched.
The view OF the constitutionalists is
that at the present time q problem OF
this character cannot be subjected to
mediation. and; therefore. as long a.
lem will have to be determined by the
fortunes OF war.