Evening star., 1914-07-12
TRIUMPH 0END
MEXICAN D|SCORD
ConstitutionaIist Successes
Indicate Near End of
Huerta Rule.
HIS RETIREMENT EXPECTED
CARBAJAL TO SUCCEED HIM
Diplomats Informed of Mexican
Presidents Plan to Quit Office.
Logic of Events.


is about to retire from the presidency in
favor of CarbaJal; with three constitution
alist armies seemingly ready to pounce
down on the Mexican capital: with fed
eral advisers reported fleeing and the
evacuation of San Luis Potosi and Mex
leo City ferecasted, expectation is grow
Ing that Mexicans are about to settle
their own affairs.
President Wilson. Secretary Bryan and
other officials of the WASHINGTON admin
fstration. 1t is asserted, recognize the
failure of diplomacy and are disposed to
take no present active part in Mexican
affairs. They are content to let consti-
tutionalists and the Huerta faction work
out settlement in their own way
There Is strong prospect that Huerta
VIII retire and most of his advisers flee
TO the United States. Carranza is ex-
pected to assume the provisional presi-
dency as soon as the reunited constitu-
donahst army may reach the capital Tt
is believed he will remain in Office until
the country is pacified and that he will
then call for an election and resign from
the provisional presidency to become a
candidate for constitutional president.
carbajal May Succeed Huerta.
The appointment of Francisco Carbajal
as minister Of foreign affairs means the
retirement of Gen. Huerta in his favor
as provisional president within a few
days. according to messages from the
Mexican capital to diplomats here
The capture by constitutionalists of
GuadalaJara, within striking distance of
the Mexican capital, has emphasized to
the people in the territory controlled by
Huerta that the military triumph of the
revolution is Inevitable
rms Is the tenor Of the Information
which is reaching officials here, along
with the news that persons prominently
loentlhed with the Huerta government
are quietly leaving the country with their
families, fearing reprisals by the consti.
tutionalist forces.
Composition of the difference between
Gen. Carranza and Gen. Villa through
the conferences at Torreon have solidi-
AGAIN. Those conversant with the in
ner details of the situation claim
much more beneficial result has ensued.
in that program for the holding Of
honest elections and the carrying out of
series Of Eefos1as ss.+-l.as ,ssssnl
Coupled with the announcement from
Torreon of the results of the confer
'ence there. the statement of Gen. Car
rama from Saltillo that he intends to
Guadalupe was regarded as significant
Plan Of GUADALUPE.
The plan provides for the installation
of Gen. Carranza as president ad in
terim Of the republic until an election
shall be held. Provision now has been
made for convocation of chiefs when
the constitutionalists reach Mexico City,
iS ha1i off he do
by some constitutionalist leaders to SUBJ
stitute Carranza as first chief. Should
he desire to be a candidate for president
in the ensuing elections he would. in any
event, be obliged to retire. The Mexican
constitution prohibits a provisional
president or one discharging the func-
tons of the executive at the time of
holding an election from being a candi-
date.
All prospect Of holding peace confer
ences between representatives Of Gen.
Huerta and Gen. CarranZa, as proposed
by the Niagara Falls mediation, has now
vanished. according to private advices
from Gen. Carranza- There is a possi-
Huerta in Mexico City the constitutional
lists may agree about terms of peace.
Only Acceptable Terms.
But Carranza's pronouncement at Sal
tillo today and statements Of his repre-
sentatives here make it almost a GER
tainty that the only terms the consti-
tutionalists will offer will be the ac-
ceptance of the plan of Guadalupe.
which would mean virtually an uncondi-
tional surrender by the federal forces.
That such might be affected in order
to save the masses in the federal terri
tory from an invasion by the large con-
stitutionalist army is generally believed
here. A peaceful occupation Of Mexico
city by a small part of the constitutional
list army, 1t is pointed out, would ac-
complish the same object for CarranZa-
the assumption Of power-and prevent
looting and sacking.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
expect now to receive comprehensive re-
ports of the intentions of the constitu-
tionalists John r. Silliman, formerly
American consul at Saltillo has arrived
there again.