Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-18

nation is with Carranza as the American
delegation claims it is, the nation will
elect him without the necessity of faint
ing his triumph with either fraud or vio-
lence or the charge of its being the fruit
of foreign intervention, accusations
which public opinion will always make
against 1t. Carranza elected by the ma
tion under a neutral provisional govern
ment would command the respect due to
the person who incarnates the nations
will. whereas elected under govern
ment purposely imposed, as the result
Of any action of the Washington govern
ment, ne would always be regarded as a
traitor.
IF things are as the American delega
ton claims them to be- Carranza is GER
tain of his election and in this case only
matter of form is being discussed,
which is whether he is to be elected at
elections held by rebel provisional gov
eminent which will exercise violence
against the people to achieve its end,
or at elections presided over by a neu-
| trail government which will carry them
out honestly.
Now the government Of people in
the front rank of civilization and NOR
al culture cannot assume for a mere
matter Of form the responsibility for
. the continuation of slaughter, pillage
and atrocities which accompany the
| present struggle in Mexico and which
vain effort has been made to conceal
from the public of the United States"
Dispatches telling of the break be-
| tween Gen. Carranza and Francisco
! Villa have buoyed the mediatng plen-
ipotenuaries and other principals of
the Niagara Falls conference to hope
that perhaps after all there is a
chnce for successful outcome of their
efforts. Confirmation of the rumors
! that all is not serene in the Constitu-
| tionalist camp 1t is felt, may possibly
weaken the stubborn attitude of Huar-
ta's foes. 1t is admitted that this hope
is not built on firmer foundation than
desire that such may be the result,
but none the less there was talk to-
night that Friday would not see the
end of the conference as was predicted
last night when it became known
that the American delegates had not
succeeded in the purpose of their trip
to Buffalo to talk with Gen. Carranza's
agents.
While there were no formal confer
ences today. conversations between the
medlators and American and Huerta
delegates developed a distinct tendency
to prolong the mediation in the hope
of an ultimate agreement
IL c NAV
While the day produced no tangi-
bic development and the American
delegates waited for the Washington
government to give the man inkling
as to what effect the Carranza- Villa
split would have on the American pol
icy here, it was apparent in many
quarters that a Withdrawal of the
whole hearted support which the Unit
| ed States has been giving the Con-
| stitutionalists would cause no surprise
here. The mediators are watching the
situation in northern Mexico with keen
| interest. Thus far the American and
Huerta delegates have been in COM
plete disagreement on names for the
provisional presidency with the next
formal conference is held the medi-
ators will inquire again if there are
| any new names to be present or if
there is any chance for an agreement
on those already suggested If the
deadlock Is unbroken the three South
| American diplomats, ii is understood,
are planning to suggest five or six
names. These individuals have been
carefully selected and have been kept
in reserve for just such an emergen-
| cy as has arisen None of these men
is a militant Constitutionalist. but
most of them sympathize with the
Constituencies movement.
incidentally it became known that
there had been tendency to favor the
names of Francisco Carbajal, chief
| justice of the supreme court of Mex
leo, and Gen. Lauro Villar, president
of the military court.