The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-06-26
MEDIATION USELESS"
SAYS CHIEF CARRANZA
IN REPLY TO MEOIATORS SAYS
AFFAIRS OF MEXICO CAN NOT
BE SETTLED OUTSIDE.
PEACE MAKERS HAVE NEW PLAN
they Propose to Have CONSTITUTIONAL
lists in Separate Conference.-The
Telling What Will Be Outcome.
Other News of Mexico.

FL pasO, TeX.-General Fenutsianc
Carranza has forwarded his reply to
the two notes Of June 2 and sent
him by the mediation commissioners
at Niagara Falls, it was learned Sun
day.
According to information at FL PasC
his reply to the A B c mediators was
sent to coustitutianalist headquarters
at Washington to be forwarded to Nj
agara Falls.
Carranzas note, it is understood
reiterated his willingness to partici
pate in conferences whose sole object
he recognized to be the paCifiCation oil
Mexico and whose good offices he ten
tatively recognized. The futility OF
discussing Mexican internal affairs
however, is pointed out.
While thanking the mediatOrs for
their efforts. General Carranza made
it plain, according to word reaching
III Paso, that among the subjects he
considered it impossible to discuss are
the proposed. armistice, military move
ments of the COnstitutionalists, the
agFaFian question and the designa,
ton OF a provisional president of Mex
leo.
Carranza stated that he believed he
only complies with his duty as first
chief of the COnstitutionalist forces
when he declares grave erroB has
been committed in attempting to solve
such questions of transcendental i'm
portance to the Mexican people. 1t
devOlves on the constitutionalists
themselves, he held, to decide what
is best for the interests of their coun-
try The settling of such questions
as the result of mediation, arbitration
or even intervention would not be aC-
ceptable to the constitutionalists, he
asserts, aud he therefore is convinced
that the conference at Niagara Falls
will be without the definite result
expected by interested parties and for
eign nations.
The feeling In Saltillo, where Car
rama has established his capital, is
that the chiefs reply has ended the
diplomatic incident connected with
the interchange of notes between the
mediation commission and Carranza.
The lack Of conformity on Carranza's
part with the request Of the media,
tors does not necessarily preclude a
further exchange of notes, but it is
not believed an attempt will be made
to renew the correspondence. In ex-
tending his sincere thanks to the me-
diators for their efforts, Carranza
places himself at their attentive con.
sideration."
The South American mediators Sun
day at Niagara Falls proposed a new
course of action which not only will
prolOng mediation proceedings, but
eventually may work out solution
of the Mexican problem.
The nature Of the plan designed to
prevent the deadlock between the
American and Mexican delegates from
abruptly ending the conference has
been more closely guarded than any,
thing that has transpired at the con.
ference.
Ii became known. however, that an.
other effort was being made to bring
the constitutionalists into close touch
with the purposes of mediation with.
out formally admitting them The
suggestion c0ntemplates separate con-
ferences between the American dele
gates and representatives of the con-
stitutlonalists. Justice Lamar and
Frederick w. Lehman would con-
tinue their dealings with the Huerta
delegates through the mediation board.
In this way all factions in the Mexi.
can situation would be drawn together
and there would be no necessity for
declaration OF an armistice until some
agreement was reached and approved
by the C0Ilstituuonalists. The plan
was said TO- be a result of the visit of
Minister Naon Of Argentina to Wash
iugton. wfSese President, Wilson is un,
derstood tolhaVe emphasized the writ,
ten staterRspt Of Justice Lamar that
any agreenent not approved by the
constitutidlalists woGidS be a paper
agreements aand would not accomplish
the sole purpose sf the United States,
which is pacificatiohS Of Mexico. 30 4