The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-01
MEXICAN NOTE DECLARES
UNITED STATES WOULD
BOSS ELECTIONS
WANT NEUTRALITY
Communications Asks Why This
Country Refues Impartial
Mexican President
tBy Associated press)

Mexico City, June 30.-RobertO Es-
teva Emiz. acting foreign minister. has
given out n memorandum hearing on
the statement of the Mexican deIep.,
es at the Niagara Falls mediation con-
ference. addrC SEQ othe America !,
delegates and first made plblic from
Niagara Falls June II In II he brings
out certain passages which were
contained in the statement as fssued
ut Niagara Fails. The object of the
memorandum. 1t was said. was to conf
bat proposals sent by tn, American
delegates. which were said to be tam
tamount to reducing electoral libert,
In Mexico to sham, as the elections
would be held under pressure in favor
of CarranZa. This. It was argued.
would he bad for both Mexico and the
United States as we'll al for Carran-
"a, as 1t would calse bad feeling be-
tween the two people and Carranza
would always be regarded as the nom
inee and subordinate of the Ameri-
can government For this reason. It
is stated, the Mexican delegates re-
jected the proposals. In question. with
out even consulting their own gov
ernment, for they Gould not counren.
ance any arrangement enabling the
Washington government to put. in u
president In Mexic1
Ask Questions.
The Mexican aeSsgntes in the doc
ument ask Why 4ae government at
Washington objeetA TO the establish
ment Of a neutraI prprisip1al govern
ment. which the delegates had
immediately accepted. The only an
swer- they say can beSthat the Wash
tnston government does not desire ell
ectoral liberty In Mexico
President Wilson, they assert, has
constantly alleged the welfare OF the
Mexican people to be the reason for
his attitude and the Geisgates said
they thought the Mexican peoplc
should he consulted as to what they
regarded as their welfare and not
have 1t forced OH them.
The Mexican delegates denied that
the advance of the revolution prov
ed national sentiment in Mexico fav-
ored Carranza and even If such were
the case. his election; they pointed out.
would be certain under n neutral gov
ernment and there would be no nee
essity fop~ putting him in through a
provisional government under his In.
fluence. If Carranza were elected at
free election. they pointed out. he
might be capable OF pacifying the
country, but il Iut in by Washington
they argued he would be hampered.
Failure Predicted.
If the Washington government in
sisted on its proposals. the delegates
contended. the negotiations would fail
and civil strife in Mexico would con-
tinue.
These reasons. they declared. also
prevented the Mexican delegates ac-
cepting an electoral college with a
constitutionaIist majority set up ex-
,pressly for the purpose of securing
the triumph of q given part. Nor could
the Mexican deegates accept the
proposal for the indefinite presence
OF American sea and land forces as
elections in Mexico could not, and
ought not to be held under seeming
pressure.
Senator Esteva Ruiz stated that af-
ter the memorandum had been pre-
sented an agreement had been reach
ed between the American and Mexican
but 1t could not be given out.