The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-21
ITO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH CAR8AJAL FOR SURRENDER
 OF MEXICO CITY.
MUST BE UNCONDITIONAL
Except That Rebel Chief Guarantees Safety of All But Ringleaders In Plot to Overthrow and Afterwards Kill Madero.

Washington, D. C., July 20.-Gen- eral Carranza today informed the United States government he was ready to declare a suspension of hos tilities against the government of Provisional President Carbaial, Hut ertas successor pending negotiations with his representatives for the transfer of authority at Mexico City to the constitutionalists.
 The constitutionalst chief cordially expressed his views to John R. Silli- man, personal representative of President Wilson, and Consul Gen. eral Hanna and Vice Consul Robert son, who interviewe dhim at Monte rey He voiced willingness to re- ceive the commission of three ap- pointed by President Carbapal to dis cuss peace. Secretary Bryan am nounced the receipt of the message from the American representative with the comment that prospects for an agreement between the two fac tions now were very favorable. Inas- much as the three men chosen by MT. Carbajal are constitutionalists who have been in hiding in Mexico City and are thoroughly in accord with General Carranza's policies as well as personal Friends of MT. Car bajal, the impression now is general that the negotiations for the transfer of authority of government will be successful.
 | General Carranza is insstent, how. ever, that the surrender of the Car bajal government should be uncondi- tional. He is willing. declared his representatives, to grant a limited amnesty as a voluntary act of gener-
 osity on the part of the constitutions alists after they obtain the reins of government
 1t is the intention of the colstitu-
 tionalists to give guarantees of safety
 to the people generally, but to prose- cute ringleaders in the plot through which Madero was overthrown. Most of the latter, however, already have left Mexico.
 No official information has reached Secretary Bryan as to whether the Carbaial commission has left Mexico City Newspaper reports for several days have said they were en route northward.
 Fernando Iglesias Calderoa and Luis Carbrera. two confidential ad- yisers, will leave here Wednesday or Thursday for Monterey. They, to- gether with Jose vasconcelos. who is now with General Carranza. were named as a commission to participate i'll the Niagara Falls mediation if con stituticnalists were admitted. It is believed General Carra1za will call on the commission to act for him in parleys with the delegates sent by MT. Carbajal.
 Incidentally, Secretary Bryan said that the protocol signed at Niagara Fal agreeing to recognize govern ment set up by agreement of the Mexican factions would become effec- tive if satisfactory agreement was reached in the proposed conferences.
 Ambassador da Gama of Brazil and Minister Suarez of Chile discussed mediation and the Mexican situation generally with Secretary Bryan to- day. Mir. da Cana said afterward that from his point of view mediation formallyended with the resignation of General Huerta, but that he hoped the protocol with reference to an agreement between the two Mexican factions would be vitalized soon.
 Speaking of reports that General Villa had affronted General Carranza by appointing Major Fierro and oth- CTS in disfavor with the first chief Secretary Bryan said he had received nothing definite enough to make public'
 He intinrated that while stories of break between Carranza and Villa had reached him, he was seeking through consular reports to obtain authentic information.
 During the day Jules Jusserand, the French ambassador, repeated his inquiry to Mr. Bryan concerning the French clergymen who had been i'm prisoned by the constituencies at Zacatecas. MT. Bryan said urgent representation about them had been made to General Carranza but no an 'swer yet had been received.