Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-03
Rests With Him Whether
Mexico is to be PaCi-
fled BY Diplomacy.
MEDIATORS SEND NOTE
Huerta Delegates Place Position
of Their Chief Before
the Conference.

Niagara Falls, Jan. 5.-Attention c
tie meiietors today turned TO CarraI
IA Prom MIN must come the next NOV
xbich will determine whether Mexic
vii be pacifed Dy GTpTomacy. \ wa
has been opened fC= participation i
the conference by the constitutional
ISIS IL they care 10 come in
Rafael Zubaran. member OF the Car
-anza cabinet. who is in Washington
viii have received today 4 note outlin
ing the attitude of the mediators. Ac
oordfug 10 those we'll informed II is dill
fcult to see how the constitutionalist:
can refuse TO enter the conference. Sc
a5roitly have the mediators placed
their positions before them.
Washington. d. c, June 3. - The
note OF the mediators dealing with the
constitutionaIist representation at the
Niagara conference had not been re
ceived today at constitutionalist
headquarters here. Rafael Zubaran,
Carranza representative, was pre-
pared to put it in code and despatch it
While Zubaran was unwilling to dis
cuss proposals reported embodied in
the message other constitutiOnalists
here did not hesitate to express the
personal view that Carranza would not
consent TO an armistice, nor discuss
the international affairs of Mexico as
az independents ansstion-
The killing OF Weston Burwell OF
this city and a companion. believed
TO be also an American. by Mexicans
In the Tampico district. two weeks
ago. was confirmed in dispatches to
the state department. Reports that
Burwen was executed as a spy are be-
ing investigated by the governor of
Tamaulipas.
Mexican Delegates Statement.
The statement by the Mexican dele
gates announcing that General Huerta
is prepared TO withdraw from the
on condition that at the
time Of his withdrawal Mexico shall
be politically pacifed and the govern
ment succeeding his shall be such as
70 count on the acquiescence OF the
governed and the support of public /.
opinion" follows:
In accordance with the instructions /
which the Mexican delegation has had /
since the beginning of the peace negO- /
tiations its members declared at the
1rst full conference; that is to say, in
ne presence of the mediating plenfpo-
ientiaries and OF the delegates of the
United States of America; that Presi-
lent Huerta's personality is not an OBJ
'taele TO the reaching of a satisfactory
,onclusion.
General Huerta is prepared TO with
lraT from the government on cOndi- /
Ion that at the time Of his withdrawal ,
terico shall be politically pacified and {
ne government succeeding his shall ,
e such as 70 count on the acquie- {
cence OF the governed and on the
upport OF public opinion. which con-
utute the real basis for peace and 4,
ability in any country.
II has been and Is President Huer-
10 wish 70 place on record that neith- !
mistaken pride nor personal inter
y shall prevent his Withdrawal, once
'e above named conditions are satIs-
ID.
The Mexican government accepted \
e mediation Of the South American n
'wers. Brazil. Argentina and Chile
q frank and open spirit and the
exi>an delegation has been guided
q will be guided in all its acts by j
rfect good faith X
No oUtsIoe imposition. b
II should be unnecessary to say y
~ President FFuerfa gave the Meyf- ~
. delegation special instructions not -
consent 70 anything which could - -
n the sovereignty OF the Mexican -
uon and 70 refuse q hearing in the
aoerations OF the conference To
yhing which might be construed as
imposition from the outside.
For their own part, the delegates
aid not have accepted instructions
Inherent nature on these points;
tney beg 20 state that hitherto they
e had no occasion 10 refer them, ~
nks 10 the exquisite tact OF the me "
non plsnipotentisrfes and 20 the
'1nspection OF the American dele
es.
10 treat Of the interior paciication
Mexico I'm the course OF delibera-
Z On difficulties Of an international or
'aeter cannot be considered as sub III
Ing the sovereignty Of a nation TO He
'1tsrnaI influence. said pacifcation pr
ecessarily bound up with the In POI
1uonal questions. This has been wa
'eciated by the Mexican delega- He
and IN setting forth the Intentions MOI
. government IN the matter, and er