The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-19
Wilson Wants the Provisional
President to Be Constitutions
alist, Also Majority Electoral
Board
Justice Lamar Hands
Statement In Full
Wants to Do Away With
Bloodshed and Horrors Of
Past-Fiuerta Delegates Re-
sent Attitude the Americans
Have AIKEN

Niagara Falls. June 1S--After
twenty flour hours of incertitude as
to whether or not ii would be advis-
able to give out the reply made by
the United State representatives to
the note Of the Mexican delegates to
the mediation conference, Justice
Lamar decided al a late hour tonight
to make public the note. The salient
point OF this message is that the
United States government does NOT
yield an inch from its demand that
constituencies be appointed pro-
yislonal president OF Mexico. The
statement explains that in the apln-
ion Of the Wilson administration no
man will be able 10 restore peace III
the southern republic who is not ac-
ceptable to the constitutionalists
The Wilson plan as outlined by
Justice Lamar and Mr. Lehman, Il
that the elections to be held IN
Mexico be supervised by representa-
t5yes of both parties. The delegates
promise that all the influence which
the United States can legitimatels use
VIII he exerted 10 secure an honest
election. The hoard, which viii be
appointed TO supervise the election,
will, however, have a constitutionalist
majority.
The statement made by the United
States delegates Is in part as follows
The American representatives Go
not think 1t is conducive to the In
terests of mediation to publish during
its pendency the various plans, or
the contentious, of the parties, but
as the Mexican representatives have
given out "a formal statement of their
objections 10 the appointment Of -
constitutionaiist as provisional presi-
dent. because, among other things,
an election conducted by such a pro-
visioual government would not repre-
sent the will of the Mexican people,
it has beer thought necessary to give
a part of the answer 10 the letter
written by Mr.. Rabasa.
I'm that answer the American re-
representatives. utterly repudiate any
suggestions that the American press-
dent has any intent Of destroying the
electoral liberty of Mexico, and i'm
sists that the Mexican representa-
tives entirely misunderstood the mo-
tives and objects OF the president.
who recognizes the facts and sees in
the past success OF the constitutional
army indisputable evidence OF the
approval of the Mexican people But
he also sees that the, fun triumph ~
that army means an indefinite con-
tinuance OF the war with the suffer-
ing and bloodshed. and death, which
every war involves. These conditions
the president seeks to prevent
through mediation but We greatly
fear that the language Of the Mexican
note Implies that his efforts may ~
thwarted because of unwfllingnesS ta
have a constitutionalist as PROVISIONAL
president, even though that promises
the only practicable means by which
. No
Hone For Plan.
"Hops is expressed that the Mexi-
ran representatives will not further
oppose the only plan which promises
peace. when its rejection means SUI
ferin@ and death to so many.
1T would be easy at this CONFER
ence to write an agreement which
many would consider desirable, but
unless the most excellent or plans
and the most excellent OF men are
accepted by the constitutionalists we
would only have a paper plan. per-
feet in form and just in expression.
but wholly ineffective to secure peace
in war-yyorn Mexico. To bring that
war to a close, to restore peace and
constitutional government is the aim
of the president: and that end can
only be attained by consulting the
lust wishes Ct the constttutionalistA
who are not only in numerical ma
sority, hut are now the dominant force
In the country.
IF those selected by the mediator1
to administer the provisional govern-
ment have the confidence OF the COM
stitutionalists a long step will have
been taken towards the pacification OF
Mexico without furnishing any oc-
casion for alarm for those Mr.. Rabasa
represents. For if the plan is &C
cepted, both by General Huerta ard
General Carranza, the cessation Of
arms follows, and provisional govern-
ment is established to maintain order.
to protect life and property, and to
call an election, at which every quail
fed voter may cast his ballot for the
president of his choice, while II tho
plan endorsed by the Mexican repre-
sentatives should be adopted, and ~
neutral should he chosen rs pre-
yisional president. we would have
secured no practical results, but eti1l
.be confronted with the insurmount~
able fact that the constitutionalist1.
now almost completely triumphant.
would reject the plan, repudtate the
man, and press forward with renewed
zeal to Mexico City with all tina lo&Ge
OF blood and lifc that may involvA.s
In reference to the suggestion that
the provisional president should BE- III
neutral, the statement says.
1T is manifest that in such q cau.M
test as that which has been waged ~
Mexico for years 1t is not fair 631s
necessary to assume that every t6
tclligent man OF any prominence II M
heart on one side or the other, NM 4
the country might well question:
patriotism OF any Mexican who
lbeen colorless In such a confess n
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