Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-02

Mexican affairs might be settled by
Mexicans, said: The CONSTITUTIONAL
| lists have nothing to mediate with
Huerta and can only meet him at the
point of the sword"
Carranza Issues Official Statement.
El Paso, June "A semi official
statement from General Carranza's
headquarters at Durango criticising
the actions of the A. B. c. mediators
at Niagara Falls, and an announcement
/ from General Villa reiterating his al
| legiance as a military leader to Car
rama, are the developments of the
Mexican situation here. Villa arrived
yesterday at Chihuahua City from Tor
reon on his way for a visit to Juarez
on the border here, Carranza was re-
ported as having begun preparations
/ to move by way of Torreon to Saltillo,
where he will perfect his provisional
government.
/ The statement from Durango where
| Carranza's provisional government has
been established was addressed to the
4 American press with note to the ef-
feet that it had official sanction, al
though it was not formal declara-
ton. The telegram arrived here over
the National Telegraph wires in Eng
1 lish. a copy of which follows:
The dominant sentiment of the con-
stitutionalists regarding the proceed
ings of the mediation commission at
| Niagara Falls is one of astonishment
that there should be such an apparent
lack of understanding on the part of
that body, not only with regard to con-
dtios in Mexico, but as to the atti-
tude of the constitutionalsts regard
ing the mediators. This lack of under
standing is not confined to the COM
missioners themselves, but seems to
be shared by a large portion of the
American press as we'll as by the Wash
ington government.
constitutionalists Conquerors.
Judging from what has been pub
lished from day to day. the mediators
| appear to consider General CarranZa
and his followers as "a negligible
quantity scarcely worthy of attention,
and who must perforce agree to what
ever conclusion the commission may
reach. They do not seem to be aware
of the fact that the constitutionalists
are conquerors that they have inaug
urated and carried to almost success
full completion a revolution, and this
means the establishment of a govern
ment entitled to recognition by the
rest Of the world. The recent sue
cesses of the constitutionalist army
and others that are imminent are con-
elusive proof that the power of Huerta
is practically ended His troops will
not fight They either run away or
join their opponents with every sign
of willingness.
All that prevents the constitution
alists from entering Mexico City to-
+. day is the physical obstacle of the de-
! struction of the railroads. With com
; munication restored, which Is being
: accomplished with rapidity, the army
would be in Mexico City in less than a
week Yet the constitutionalist lead :
ers point to the deliberations of the
5 commission and the statements of the
press as absolutely ignoring this situa-
ton. The peace commission even goes
e so far as to propose that the constitu
i tionalists must recognize whatever pro-
D visional government they decide to set
4 up and to declare that they must be
e forced to recognize that government
or be crushed.
e THE constitutionalist leaders are
[ wondering how they are to be forced
to do this in view of their present ac-
e complishments and by whom they are
e to be crushed II they decline to obey
e the commission. Calmly, too. the
r commission proposes that Huerta shall
: be permitted to be candidate for the
n presidency in order merely to save. his
: face. Do you think the constitution
: alists will consent to that any more
v than they will consent to recognize q
: provisional government constituted as
= the commission proposes of one persor
{ selected by Huerta, one by themselves
: and one, perhaps, but not at all likely
by the constitutionalists?
! carranxa Will be President.
''No one. the constitutionalist lead.
:. ers point out, who has had any ac.
quaintance with the objects and pnr-
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