Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17
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CARRANZA BELIEVES REPUBLIC
4 CAN BE CIVILIZED BY METHOD
USED IN CUBA.
FAIR ELECTION is URGED
General Wants This Country to Sup
Z port constitutionallst President
Mediation Proceedings Are at Stand
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diation proceedings at Niagara Falls
at standstill and new complications
impending with the arrival of Ameri'
can arms for the constitutionalists at
Tampico, the Mexican question be.
came still further involved, Wednes,
day as a result Of the receipt Of fresh
proposals from Carranza embracing
a suggestion Of American occupation
of the distracted repuA lic. The first
chief of the constitutionalists, who has
proclaimed himself provisional presi.
dent Of Mexico. now proposes that the
United States pacify Mexico in the
manner in which this government
twice has established orderly govern
ment in Cuba. jyts
lengthy communication which Car.
rama has sent to the ADO. media
tors. A copy of the dispatch was trans.
mitted to the White House by the con.
stitutionalist junta here, and Score
tary Bryan was requested to forward
copy to the American delegates at
Niagara Falls. Y !. 3st4 III NJ. ii
President Wilson conferred with
Secretary Bryan for more, than an
hour on the plan suggested by Car.
rama, and later he talked with Sena-
tor Stone of Missouri. chairman OF
the foreign relations committee OF the
senate. fi.g Z 3, tsfi 4 I 3s5;. /. n i
There is reason to believe that the
president and Mr. Bryan look with
favor upon part, II not all. Of the
proposals made by the leader Of the
revolution They believe that with
Carranza in control Of the greater
part OF Mexico and pushing his vic
torious arms toward the capital 1t 10
only Just that the head OF the trans
itional government proposed by the
mediators should be "a man acceptable
to the constitutionaliste. 5s5
According to the most reliable In
formation available the president still
is considering the suggestion that the
Cuban plan OF pacifcation be under
taken in Mexico BY the United States.
After the departure Of Senator Stone
from the White House It was reported
that the president may call the mem
5bers Of the foreign relations commit
Etee into conference on the Carranza
communication before definite instruc-
tions are sent to the American dele
gates. 3 ! II K + II 81 IL hi <4;i s
Carranza's dispatch dwells at some
length on the propriety Of the United
States undertaking the same mission
In Mexico that 1t did IA Cuba.
1t points out that the United States
supervised the election of Thomas Es-
trada Palma, president Of the Cuban
republic, In 1902, before the American
troops were withdrawn and that In
course Of the second occupation Of the
island in 1906 Gomez was elected the
successor Of Palma at a plebiscite held
under the direction of the American
authorities w ;45 y, NE
In seeking to establish that the
Cuban and Mexican cases are parallel
Carranza quotes from the messages OF
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt
passages setting forth the duty Of the
United States to restore orderly gov
eminent in the island. The second
occupation OF Cuba was in accordance
with the terms Of the Plat amend
ment to the Cuban constitution.
Carranza argues that there is as
much justification of the American
government assisting in the establish
ment Of permanent order in Mexico
and supervising the election as there
was in the first occupation Of Cuba as
result Of the war with Spain.
The communication quotes from the
resolution Of congress authorizing
President Mckinley to use the land
and naval forces OF the United States
to pacify Cuba.
There is hardly any doubt in official
circles that the arms on the Ward
liner Antilla now en- route for Tam.
pico, will be landed there without op.
position from the United States. Sec.
rotary of the Navy Daniels admitted
that no orders have gone to Rear Ad.
miral Mayo to hold up the arms, and
that the Instructions to keep the port
Of Tampico open for all commerce is
still in force. 4 VI IA D.