The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-03
evolved and sent to President WILSON

evolved and sent to President WILSON
ut Washington has not yet been pub
l'shed: but there has been n semi-ofil-
ciul intimatlon that commission form
of government pending the election of
successor to President HuERrA and Of
members Of new Congress was pro-
posed.
AT this juncturc the junta of the
Constitutionalists in Washington be-
came uneasy; It was of course In daily
communication with General CARRANzA.
On Friday last Senior JUAN URouIpf,
agent OF RAFAEL IUBARAN, Minister of
the Interior In the Constituencies or
ganization, appeared Mt Niagara Falls
with u note asking that q representa-
tive Of General CARRANZA be- admitted
to the conference. The application
must have puzzled the mcdiators. as
General CARRANzA had always insisted
that they had no concern with the in
ternal affairs of Mexico and the plan
Of the conference, which was In Presl.
dent WILSON'S hands, dealt mt least
, tentatively with the internal affairs of
Mexico. Moreover. the me,iintors had
long ago made It a condition If n
Constituencies hearing that General
CARRANzA should agree to an urmistice.
and this he had always refused to do.
! Why, then. should he demand repre-
| sentation when the mediators and the
delegates Of President WILSON and
General HuERrA were concluding their
! labors?
The plausible answer Is that General
| CABRANzA calculated Mr.. WILSON would
| give his approval to the conference
| tlonnllsts would have Ia follow suit
/ or lose the moral support Of the VIII
son Administration. which IL at least
/ worth good deal of ammunition. They
are haunted by n fear that the ever
crafty HuERTA. who is represented at
| Niagara Falls. will derive from the
conference IN advantage that could not
be overcome. Probably General CAR
RAMA now realizes that he made n
| tactical mistake in not being repre-
! VT sNifkulu hllHs nv 'A'Ni'i w
deny the Constitutlonalsts an oppor-
tunlty to present their case because
the pressing of the military campaign
seemed to he the more Important thing
Tampico has been taken and Saltillo
has fallen into their hands, but Gen.
eral VILLA admits that his armies will
not he In the city of Mexico In less
than ninety days. even If he obtains
all the ammunition he needs.
Now at n marking time stage Of the
campaign the mediators submit their
plan to settle the affairs Of Mexico. and
President WILSON may indorse II and
General IIUERrA may fall In with IL
The prospect Is naturally dlsIuieting
To General CARRASzA and his friends
Witness the frantic pleading OF Senoi
LUIS CABRERA. the most Intelligent
member of the junta. that the United
States. and not the medlntors. should
decide the question Of Constitutional
list representation at Niagara Falls
Obviously General Caravans policy
It TO have the conference plan modified
I'm his favor. and. II that Is not possible
TO pro,ract the discussion indefinitely
while the insurgents are importing wal
material ana fighting their way To tn,
city Of Mexico.
II does not follow that mediation
will go on the rocks. "A II has alwny'
been more or less NJ the mercy Of insur
gent activities the wise course would b'
to hold the door open to the very end
for the medators' services might b'
needed most when the city Of Mexlc'
| fell at last.