New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
Senor Rabasa Tells Why
Mexican Delegates Won't
Accept Rebel President.
FIRST CHIEFS MEN e
THROWN INTO JAlLS
Genera! Carranza Comedies Full
Military Control to the
Rebellious General.
BY GEORGE eRIsWoLo HILL.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, June lI.-Ine
success or failure OF the Niagara peace
conference is now squarely UP TO the
administration. Unless President Will
son and Secretary Bryan show dis
position to make concessions by FRI
day. when the Minister OF Argentina
will have returned TO Niagara Falls.
the mediators will inform the Ameri-
can delegates that they consider their
work as mediators ended.
Before the mediators aba:d don all
hope of success they will, as was indi-
Gated in my dispatches Of last night.
submit the complete plan, including the
names of men for the constitutional
government, which in their Judgment
should have been adopted. This would
approximate in form an ultimatum.
being their final effort to bring about
peace and avert war.
II that is rejected they will hold one
or more sessions TO make the record
complete, and will then declare the
conference adjourned sine die.
The Carranzista agents, to interview
whom Justice Lamar and Mr.. Lehman
journeyed precipitately to Buffalo yes
terday, made it perfectly evident that
they desired no peace. that they pre-
ferred to trust to the arbitrament OF
arms. They declined to suggest any
names Of men acceptable to carranza,
or TO furnish any information to the
Americans other than to assert that
General Carranza would agree to no
plan Of pacifcation which did not pro-
vide for a militant Constitutionalist as
Provisional President.
Still Hopes for Peace.
One of the American delegates obvi-
ously regards the situation as hopeless.
The other, apparently basing his hopes
on Secretary Bryan's vehement peace
propaganda, still expects that some-
thing will "eventuate" to save the con-
ference from fruitless ending and to
avert war.
The Mexican delegates, in support OF
their insistence on a neutral Provisional
President, call attention to the fact
that the Federalists still control
eighteen states, one territory and enc
Federal district, with a total popula-
ton Of 11.770.169. as against nine
states and two territories, with a total
population Of 1921, 900, controlled by
the Constitutionalists.
Reports from Mexico recounting .he
split between Carranza and villa have
occasioned considerable speculation
here to-day. 1t is thought by some
that Villa may gain control Of the situ-
alton in the Constitutionalist ranks, de-
clare an armistice and send delegates
to this conference. Were he recJg-
niEed by the United States as head, of
the revolution and were he TO declare
an armistice his delegates would. OF
course, be received.
There were no meetings Of the medj-
ators or delegates to-day. The AmerI-
cans explained that they had COM
municated the results, or lack OF re-
suits, Of their conference with the Car
ranzista agents TO Washington AID
were awaiting instructions. without
which they could proceed no further.
Rabasa Outlines Argument.
Senior Rabasa, speaking for himself
and his colleagues, outlined the mem
oh fAa. 80. fha
American delegates at the earnest re-
quest Of the newspaper correspondents
in the following terms:
There is no reason for further con-
cealment OF the differences which have
arisen between the American and Mox-
lean delegations, to which the press
has already referred, over the pro-
visional government for Mexico under
The Mexican delega-
tion, adopting a principle advocated by
the mediating plenipotentiaries. agreed
to the designation as provisional Presi-
dent OF neutral. The American dele
cation submitted it's plan based on .ae
condition that the provisional President
should be constitutionalist and con-
ditions which the Mexican delegation
fatly rejected Of It's own accord and
without even consulting Its govern
ment.
TO put in writing the reasons Tor
the rejection, so that they might bet
ter be studied by the American dele
gates. the Mexican delegation ad-
dressed TO them the memorandum men
toned. the chief considerations ot
which are the following:
Sees Fraud at the Polls.
In a country unused to exercisinv
electoral functions. such as Mexico. ana.
particularly under the Circumstance.