Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-12
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CARRANzAP FARLEY
Mediators Consider Corre-
spondence With Rebel
Chief Closed.
EFFORTS AT COOPERATION
END WITHOUT COMMENT
Peace Councillors at Niagara Falls
Waited More Than a Week for
Reply to Last Letter.

NIAGARA FALLS. Ontario, June 12-
The mediators late yesterday gave out
the entire correspondence they have had
with Gen Carranza and his representa-
tives No comment was made
1t was learned authoritatively, how
ever. that the mediators impatient at the
delay over the Carranza answer consider
ed their correspondence with him at an
end and the incident closed.
The first of three communications that
comprise the correspondence is the tele-
gram sent by the mediators May 30 to
Gen. Carranza, then at Chihuahua, with
drawing their invitations to the constitu-
tionalist chief to send delegates, because
OF his refusal to declare an armistice. 1t
follows:
we received your courteous telegraphic
message of yesterday, in which you in
form us that you deem it inadvisable for
the constitutionalist cause to suspend
hosulltfes against Gen. Huerta, because
such suspension would benefit the latter
only, and in which you state that the in
ternational conflict between Mexico and
the United States, for the solution of
which you accepted our good offices, Is
Independent Of the internal strife in that
country.
Acceptance Necessary to Success.
We consider this unexpected declara-
ton incompatible with the purpose which
prompted our tender of good offices We
believe. as a matter of fact that all diff
cult1es which have contributed to bringing
about the present situation of Mexico
directly or indirectly affect the solution of
the conflict pending between Mexico and
the United States. and consequently we
understand that they must be made the
subject-matter of consideration in the set
tlement OF the negotiations, for the sue
cess of which we have deemed the sus-
pension of hostilities to be Indispensable
IF you should not SO understand we
would be compelled to withdraw as in
offlcious our invitation to appoint repre-
sentatlVeS of the constitutionalist party
to attend these negotiations. We greet
you with all our consideration
Carranza's Protest.
No reply to this telegram was made by
Gen. Carranza, but May % he protested.
through Rafael Zubaran, his Washington
representative. against the Mexican con-
f1ict being made the subject of negotia-
tons in the absence of representatives of
the constitutionalists. This letter, de-
livered to the mediators at Niagara Falls,
follows:
THE undersigned, special representa-
tive of the first chief of the constitu-
tionalist forces of Mexico, Don Venus
tiano CarranZa, in compliance with eX-
press instructions, has the honor to CON-
municate to his excellency the ambas-
sador of Brazil and their excellencies
the ministers of Argentina and Chile. the
following:
with the noble purpose of reaching
peaceful and friendly solution of the
pending conflict between Mexico and the
United States, their excellencies adj
dressed the United States. Huerta and
the first chief of the constitutionalist
forces. rendering the good offices of Bra
zl. Argentina and Chile, and inviting
each of the interested parties to name
delegates for the purpose of discussing
the bases of a settlement.
Scope of Farley Queried.
THE chief of the constitutionalist
government, highly approaching the
laudable desires and sympathy of the
sister republics of the American CONT
nent, accepted. in principle, the proffered
good offices, and, because of the complex
situation existing in Mexico, deemed it
necessary to ask their eXcellencies to
make known the concrete points involved
in the mediation in order to name duly
autnOflZeQ representatives.
Without having received dehnitive
answer to this latter communication, the
chief of the constituencies government
was notified that, as he would not sus-
pend hostilities against Huerta-which
he deemed incompatible with his duty to
the people of MeXico-their excellencies
would, in that case withdraw as mop
perfume the invitation extended to him to
name representatives.
Cites Victories of Armies.
1T is known to him that mediation
proceedings have now been conducted
for some time. the representatives OF
Huerta participating therein, and he re-
grets that efforts should have been made
and continue to be made to compose the
conflict between Mexico and the United
States without taking into consideration
the constitutionalist cause, which he rep
resents, having the support of the ma
jority CT the inhabitants and the greatest
armed force of the Mexican republic
which, operating under his command is
known to have recovered from the possess
sion of Huerta since the mediation was
initiated the cities of Monterey, Tampico
mad Saltillo. with the adjacent country,
as well as the territory of Topic.
Plea for Representation.
Under these circumstances the chief
of the constitutionalist government be-
lieves himself justified in communicating
to their excellencies. with that respect
and Difference due their high offices. his
opinion that the conflict between Mexico
and the United States ought not to be
the subject of negotiations in the media
ton conferences in the absence of repre-
sentation on the part of the constitution
alist government
THE undersigned embraces this occa-
sion to offer to their excellencies the plen-
ipotentaries of Brazil. Argentina and
Chile the assurances of his most distn-
guished consideration.
"tSignedD r. ZUBARAN CAPMANY"
The meliators June replied to the
foregoing communication as follows:
We have had the pleasure of receiv-
ing your courteous communication of
of las Job h.,