New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
Carranza Ought to Have a Hearing
at Niagara Falls.

. cuoro, Corranzs's communication TO the media
49,. =. NIAGARA Fails deserves to be treated with
serious consideration 1t should not De dlsisseo oh
a technicality. he is too important iac'or " D'
left out of any arrangement looking 10 peace j"
Mexico The record shows that ne was depriVeo VI
representation at the conference chieny oecause h
did not want to 90 into blind pool setueine"
He wanted to know what the scope ana conu'ionS
of the mediation to be before he became parry
TO It. and when he became a little too lnqulsltVe on
that point the mediators were apparently pretty wei
satisfied to shut him out
In the original invitation TO Carranza the Z
envoys rendered their good offices lin friendly ana
peaceful solution Of the conflict between the Oniteu
States and Mexico" The conflict referred TO was
that arising out Of the seizure OF Vera Cruz as
means of enforcing reparation for the Iamplco III
cident. Carranza accepted the good offices or the
South American powers and said that he would leave
for later discussion the details of the negotiations
1'hereupon the ENJOYS sent him two more requests
one for the suspension of hostiites ana the other
for the appointment of representative Defore the
lnedators with view to proceed to the discussion
of the basis Of agreement
The Constitutionast chief, following the plan he
had laid out. requested the mediators TO make den
mite the points which to be covered by said good
offices" That was legitimate demand and one
which the United States should also have maze De-
fore entering upon the mediation.
Carranza in addition. pointed out the great In
convenience and injury to the Constiutonalist cause
which would result from declaring an armistlce' III
that he was also solid ground, since truce wouo
have prevented the Constituencies from reapins
the fruits of their successful campaign IN the north
It would have prevented them from taking Tampico,
Tuxpam Monterey and Saltillo which have recently
been occupied by them at trifling cost
The mediators however, treated Carranza's refusal
"a agree TO an armistice as a practical refusai OF
their services But they had not even limited that
an armistce would be required when their Original
tender of good offices made. They also declared
that Carranzas idea that the conflict precipitated
by the seizure of Vera Cruz was internatlona In
character and did not include internal questions
was inconsistent with the view we had in mind
when we offered our good Offices" Consequently
they withdrew as "inopportune' their offer to Car
rama to participate in the mediation proceedings
But how was Carranza to know what view the
mediators originally had in mind? They gave him
no definite information. just they gave no definite
information to the United States Before the point
was reached at which Carranza could enter the
mediation with his eyes open the doors of the
ference we're shut upon him with a bang.
1t would be only fair, therefore-and it might
also save much time--to permit CarTanza to make
any representations he may wish to make before the
work Of the conference ends He was pushed tenn
porary out Of the settlement but he cannot he left
out of It permanently. An agreement with Huerta
If rejected by Carranza, would be worth little. IT
would only mean more trouble.
The mediators ought to give Carranza patient
and respectful hearing, If he really wants