The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-19
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Statement by American Delega-
ton in Reply to Criticism
of Huerta Enjoys.
ATMOSPHERE is PESSlMISTiC
Opposite Views Expressed Mean
That To-Day's Conference Will
Be Most Critical and Delicate.

a statement, issued with the consent
OF the Washington government, reply
ing to the statement given out last
night by the Mexican delegation In
which the American plan for tho es-
tablishment OF Il provisional govern
ment in Mexico. with n Constitutions
alist at its head. was criticized.
Suggestions that President Wilson
had any intent TO destroy the electo-
raj liberty of Mexico are utterly re-
pudiated" BY the American represcn-
tativcs.
The statement covers the whole
range of criticism by tho lIucrta dele
gates. Coming OH the evo OF the full
conference tomorrow. which may be
postponed until Saturday, 1t was in
terprcted as expressing the unaltcr-
ablo position of the United States in
future parlcyS
The statement in substance follows:
Tho American representatives do
not think II is conducive to tho inter-
ests of the mediation to publish dur
ing it's tendency the various plans or
the contentious of the parties, but as
tho Mexican representatives have Civ
en- out formal statement of their OBJ
jections to the appointment of Con-
atitutonalist us Provisional President,
because among other things an elcc-
ton conducted by such a provisional
government would not represent the
Will of tho Mexican people it has been
thought necessary to give part of
the answer to the letter written by
Mr.. Eabasa.
UTTERLY IlEPUDItTE
SUCH SUGGESTIONS
Tn that answer tho American rep
resentativcs utterly rcpudiatc any sug
gestions that tho American President
has any intent of destroying the cleo
toral liberty OF Mexico, and insist that
tho Mexican representatives entirely
undCrstanI an nj r,f
the President, who, Recognizes tho facts
and sees In tho past success of tho
Corstitutionalist army indisputablo evil
dence of tho approval of tho Mexican.
people. But he also sees tho full tri-
unph OF that army means an Indefinite
continuance OF war; with tho suffering
and bloodshed and death which every
war involves.
These, consequences the President
seeks to prevent through mcdiation,
but we greatly fcay the language of
the Mexican note implies that his eff
forts may be thwarted. because of un-
Willingness to have Il Constitutional
list as Provisional President. even
though that promises the only prac-
teal means by which tho horrors OF
war can be prevented.
ITope is expressed that tho Mexican
representatives will not further oppose
the only plan which promises peace
when its rejection means suffering and
that your objections to the plan itself
| ana your fear OF the ill-conscquences
that may follow it's adoption arc not
well founded: and that in attacking the
details YOU lose sight OF tho large and
controlling motive which. from the be-
ginning of this trouble, has been in
the mind of the President, and Which
has influenced tho American rcprcsen-
tattvcs in all that they have said or
proposed TO the mcdiators
The American government seeks
only to assist in securing the pacitica-
tion OF Mexico, 1t has no special in
terest IN stho method or in the person
by which that great end Is to be ac-
compitshcd; and, if It presses for any
particular method. or for tho selection
or particular type of man. it is only
because ii believes them to be tho ONLY
means to the desired end
WHOLLY INEFFECTIVE
wITIIOU1 VERY BEsr
III would he easy at this conferences
To write an agreement which MANY
would consider desirable. but unless
tho most excellent of plans and tho
most excellent OF men are accented by
the constitutionulist, we only would
have paper plan, wholly incffcctiva
10 secure peace in war-worn Afevicn
10 bring that war to close TO re-
store peace ana constitutional govern
meht is the aim OF the President, and
thiit ohd only can be attained by con
sulting the just wishes of the Constr
tutlohailsts. who are not ONLY I'm M,
nericni majority. but are the dominnnt
lorcc In the country.
IF those selected selected IN. ~,
mcdiators To administer the nroy;.;o,,
government have the confidence of ~,
Constitutionalists, Il long stem VIII
nave been taken towards the puc;fic,-s
uoh OF Mexico. without furnishing ony
OCCASION Tor alarm to those MIR Ruh;isa
'cPiSSen'S' TOR IL the plan is
accepted both by General Huerta .ndt
t'eneral Carranza the cessation OF arms
ioiiows and Il provisional government
is established to call an 60
t'oh at which every qualified voter
may cast his ballot for tho Prcsidont
OF ms choice, while, If the plan in
dorscd by the Mexican representativns
should be adopted, and u neutral shouId
De CHOSEN. VIC would have secured No
practical results, but still be confront
cd with tho insurmountable fact that
Inc Constitutionalists now almost
completely triumphant, would reject
inc plan, repudiatc the man, and press
forward with renewed zeal to Mexico
city with all the loss of blood and
lito that may involve
In reference to tho subject that
Provisional President should ba a
neutral. 1t is said that 1T Is inanIfesf
that in such u contest as has haen,s
waSed IN Mexico for years, IL Is NOT
only fair, but necessary to assume that
every intelligent man of any promi.5
nenco Is at heart on ono side or the
other, and the country might wclf
question tho patriotism of any Merican
who has been colorlcss in such q con-
test. and rs the Provisional President
must be to some extent identified with
one party or the other, 1t neccssariIvs
follows that tn ineot the requirements
OF the present situation. his syinpathics.
MN ri ttx.. - .r.T'
with the dominant cIement.'
EFFORT TO EYND MAN a
ACCEPTABLY no nOrH
The effert, therefore, should beynosss Z