The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-18
HUERTA'S ENJOYS
RESENT ATTITUDE
OF UNITED STATES
Object to Insistence on Naming
Constitutionalist for Provi-
sional Presidency.
HOLD OUT FOR A NEUTRAL
Plan "Tantanount to Abetting
and Even Exacting Fraud and
Violence at Elections"

| Niagara Falls. Ont, June 17.--Tho
| Huerta delegation to tho mediation
| conference issued statement tonight
| charging that the isistence by tho
| United States on Constitutionalist
! for tho provisional presidency as op-
| posed to q neutral" was "tantamount
| to ahettinE and even eXactinS. fraud
| and violence at the elections"
| The publication of this statment was
| unexpected by the American delegates.
| When thcy learned of it their attitudes
| was that the Hucrta delegates We're
| acting entirely within their rights
| when they criticized the American plan
| for the establishment of provisional
| government in II communication ad-
| dressed to the Americans themselves,
| but they were greatly surprised by the
| Mexican delegates action In giving 1t.
| out.
Justice Lamar and Mr.. Lehman read
the statement Issued by the Mexican
| delegation and determined to make
public their reply. This will be given
| out tomorrow.
The Mexican statement outlines the
| substance of memorandum dated Juno
| .. which the IIuerta delegates gave TO
| the American delegates, and to which
| the latter since have replied.
! ISNOWLEDGE OF CRITICISM
ALREADY REACHED PRESS
| Tho preface OF the statement ex-'
| planned that publication tonight was
made because knowledge OF the crit
icism already had reached representa-
| tives of the press. Continuing, tho
| statement follows:
There is no reason for further con-
| ceaiment of the differences that have
| arisen between the American and Mex
| lean delegation. to which the press has
| already referred, over tho provisional
! government for Mexico which is at
present under consideration. Tie Mex
| ican delegation, adopting n principle
! advanced by the medinting plen-
potentiaries, agreed to the designation
! OF Il neutral as Provisional President
| The American delegation submitted Its
! plan, based on the condition that the
| provisional President shall be a Con-
| stitutionalist condition which the
! Mexican delegation tiatly rejected, OF
| its own accord, and without even COM
| sulttng its government To put I'm
writing the reasons for the rejection,
so that they might better be studied by
the American delegates. the Mexican
| delegation addressed to them the MEM
| orandum mentioned, the chief consid-
| erations Of which are the following:
WOULD END IN NAMING
ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY
I'm a cuntry unused to electoral func-
tionS, such as Mexico, and particularly
| In the circumstances and conditions it
would he In, once tho revolution had
ceased, Il provisional government COM
posed of revolutionists, and with revo-
| 1utionaries In authority throughout the
| country would turn the elections as 1t
wished; the public vote would be falsi-
! fled, and the result would necessarily
| be the election of another revolution
airy. Consequently, when the Washing
| ton government insists to-day on the
designation of a NConstitutionalist as
| Provisional President, it favors also
| from to-day the imposition of revo-
| lutlonary President at the elections.
! Such an attitude Is bad for both coun-
| tries. and for the chief of the revolu-
ton twho will doubtless also be Its
candidate), because it will create a
| national sentiment of hostility In the
Mexican people when sympathetic
approachment between them and the
| United states should be strven for;
| bad for CarranZa and for his party, be-
cause public opinion In Mexico, whose
| susceptibility In the matter Is well
known to them, would even accuse
| them OF having brought about the In
| terventon of Il foreign nation to en-
able them to achieve power, and OF
| welding an authority submissive to a
| foreign government.
In Mexico in the present circum-
| stances. only n well-balanced govern-
ment can guarantee electoral freedom.
| SO that the rejection OF the neutral
( government proposed by the mediators
Is tantamount to abettinE and even
/ to exacting fraud and violence at tho
elections.
ILLOGICAL INFERENCE
DRAWN by AMERICANS
/ The American delegation draws an
! illogical inference when II says that
( the rebel successes show that the ma
| tion is with them.
things are AS the delegation
states them to be, Carranza is cer
tain of his election, and In this case
| only matter OF form is being dis
cussed, which is whether he is to bc
elected at elections held by rebel
government. which Will exercise vio-
! lence against the people to achieve Its
end. or at elections presided over by a
| neutral government. which will carry
| them out honestly. Now, the govern
ment of people In the front rank Of
civilization and moral culture cannot
assume for n mere matter OF form the
responsibility for the continuation OF
the slaughter, pillage and atrocities
which accompany the present struggle
In Mexico. and which vain efrort
has been made to conceal from tho
public OF the United States"
/ DISTINCT TENDENCY
TO PROLONG MEDIATION
| Dispatches telling OF the break he
| tween General Carranza and francisco
Villa have buoyed the mediatinS pleni
potentiaries and other principals in the
Niagara Falls peace conference to hons
that perhaps after all there is a chanco
/ for successful outcome of their efsorfsl
Confirmation OF rumors that all is not
serene In the Constitutionalist camp.
| 1t is felt, possibly may weaken the
stubborn attitude OF Huerta's foes.
| 1t Is admitted this hope Is not h,,iIt
on firmer foundation than desire
that such may be the result, but. never
| theless. there WAS talk tonight thnt&
| Friday would not SEQ the end OF tha
conference, as predicted last night
when IT became known that the Ame.-
lean delegates failed in the pnrnr.s
| OF their trip TO Buffalo, when fhay
talked with General Carranza's agents i
While there We're no formal cor s.
Yerences to-day. conversations betwean (
the mediators and American and Iiu-g
erta delegates, developed a distinct
| tendency to prolong the mediation n
the hope OF an ultimate agreement