The Washington times., 1914-07-01
WILSON HOPES FOR
UNITY IN MEXICO
Issues Statement of Belief in
Mediation as Conference
Suspends.
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gether. This was admitted in official
circles today when it was also agreed
that unless the Carranzista and Huer-
tista camps can agree on plan for a
provisional government for Mexico
there will be little necessity for the A.
b. c. mediators resuming their sessions.
1t is understood by the constitutional
ist iunta here that representatives. Of
Villa and Carranza will meet probably
on Saturday. At that time it is Pos-
sible that Carranza will agree to con-
cessions that will keep Villa loyal. His
personal representative here. Felix Sum
merfeld, claims that he has received
word from Villa that he is still in ac-
cord with the first chief of the revolu-
ton, and that he returned to Torreon
merely to get to get ready for the final
dash to Mexico City. But the repre-
sentatives of Carranza deny this. They
say that Villa is drunk with ambition
and that IL will be hard to keep him in
control unless il is demonstrated to him
that the other Mexican constitutional
ist generals are unit against him.
Rumors Not Credited.
9 Meanwhile. the Administration oontin-
ues fearful of events in Mexico City.
Rumors of Huerta's impending flight are
current, but those who know the die
tator best do not credit them. They
say that he is savage Indian enough
to prefer to 20 down in a cataclysm Of
blood, which would make his place in
history secure, rather than to have 1t
said that he fed to save his own hide.
There will be no surprise when the
word is finally received that riotin
has begun in Mexico City. Business
Sto
bankrupt, food supplies are running
low, the poems are already suffering
from hunger, and the loyalty of the
army is in doubt. Even Huertas
veterans. his personal body guard.
cannot be depended on. They are
field in person and only the iron
discipline of Banquet has prevented
a revolt. The foreign colony Is armed;
its members are ready for anything.
1t may be a question of hours. GER
tainly it is one only of days when the
final blow comes. m the opinion Of
everyone here who is familiar with
the entire situation.
Must Get Together.
The one thing that may prevent this
is a reconciliation between Villa and
CarranZa and the acceptance of the
suggestion of the mediators that the
constitutionalists and federals get
together. One is contingent on the
other Officials here and members of
the Mexican Junta profess to believe
both possible. They say the constt-
tutionalist generals will modify the
Plan OF Guadalupe" to permit an
agreement through mutual conces-
sions rather than by force of arms.
But not q single authoritative" con-
ftrmatory declaration TO bolster up
this hope has been received.
All that mediation has so far &C
Complished has been to have agreed
upon a partial protocol in which the
United States receded from the de-
mands which sent the Atlantic fleet
south and resulted IN the occupation
of Vera Cruz. This document ignored
entirely the demand for salute OF
twenty-one guns to wipe out the
ignomy Of the Tampico insult: agreed
that under no circumstances would
Mexico nave to pay indemnity for
the deaths at Vera Cruz or the cost
Of the military and naval operations.
and pledged recognition to anv COM
promise government created to sue
ceed Huerta, and 10 hand back Vera
Cruz to the MeNicans as soon as that
provisional! government was estab-
lished.
Agreement Has No Force.
or course now that mediation has
practically blown up" this agreement
has nc force. Should the federals and
Constitutionalists get together. how
ever, and the provisional government
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