Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-04
NEDIATORS NOW
] WAITING TOHfAR
FROM CA RRANzA
Diplomats Make Way for
the Constitutionalists to
Enter the Conference If
They SO Desire.

Niagara Falls, Ont, June 4.-Media-
ticn now waits on General Caranza,
commander in chief of the constitu-
tionalist forces in Mexico. He has in
his possession a communication from
thest three South American diplomats
which opens the door for constitution
alist representation in the conferences
here.
Cpon his word depends whether the
entire Mexican problem will be settled
by diplomacy or whether the constitu-
tionalists will continue to fight their
way to Mexico City.
The mediators have In a dignified
way smoothed the path fpr constitution
alst participation. The United States
government wants them to accept. A
rejection of the invitation may event.
ually mean the withdrawal by the
washington government of the moral
support 1t has been extending to the
constitutionalist cause.
The mediators are hopefully conf
dent that General CarrRnza will send
ENJOYS here. Instead OF believing the
negotiations will be Indefinitely pro-
longed by such a course, they think
pacific settlement would in reality be
more quickly obtained as all parties in
the Mexican dispute would then be here
to shape the program of peace.
Document Not Made Public.
Just what was contained in the note
from the mediators to General Car
rama transmitted by Rafael Zubaran
at Washington to the constitutionalist
chief, was not revealed here. The me-
diators said out of courtesy to Car
rama the document would not be made
public here. Answer is not expected
for another day or two, but there is Il
general confidence that it will be fav-
orable.
The mediators have not literally in
vited the constitutionallsts anew, but
the phraseology of the note is such as
10 pave the way for their entrance to
the negotiations, 1t is in effect clari-
fication of the Observation-Disclosures
which have existed, and If construed in
the concilatory and friendly spirit
which the mediators intended to COM
Vey, persons who have read the note
say they cannot see how the recipients
can refuse to square themselves with
the public opinion of the world.
There is every disposition on the
part of the mediators to treat the in
terests of the consttutionalists fairly
and with a realization that they dom
mate now the largest part of Mexico
and constitute practically the most i'm
portant factor in the problem. 1t is
understood here that the constitutions
alists have hesitated to favor mediation
because of a misconceptibn of the char
acter of the proceedings
The mediators are daily approaching
Mexican internal questions which have
as well an International aspect in the
most tactful manner. The Huerta dele
gates have been able to discuss these
phases without yielding the sovereignty
of their nation. There is no purpose
here to legislate on the land question
The American delegates have never
suggested any specific plan for the
remedy of the agrarian trouble, nor do
they intend to do so. What the Ameri-
can government and the mediators de-
sire is that the new provisional govern
ment shall be morally obligated to take
up the land question and dispose of 1t