The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-04

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REFUSE TO CoNCEDE
NO CHANCE FOR PEACE,
washington, July 3.-With Mexican
.neuiatioh IN recess. pending action by
the Constitutionalists. officials of the
washington government tonight re-!
fused to concede that all chances for
peace had fled
administration lenders held to this
optimistic view despite the fact thar
no definite word had come from CEN
e:hi Carranza, first chief of the Consti
tutlonalists. respecting the conference
win ms subordinate generals over the
| invitation from the mediators for his
agents to participate in discussion with
the Huerta's representatives
Tonight Charles \. Douglass one
OF Cafranza's counsellors. who has been
chiefly interested In efforts TO bring.
ABOUT the meeting between the Mexican
antagonists, had 4 long conference with
secretary Bryan. Previous to this he
mad conferred for hours with Rafael
Huoaran and Luis Cabrera. Carranza's
chief agents in Washington
rotrHEK IMPORTATION
SOUGHT BY CARRANZA
IT was admitted that messages had
been received from General Carranza
at Saltillo, but il was learned these
messages asked for further information
also with relation to the attitude oc
the United States. 1t was intlmated
mat some assurances We're wanted by
the Constitutionalists AS TO when the
united States would retire from Vera
cruz IN tho event the Constitutionallsts
should asree to a provisional govern
fnent, pending constitutional cleo
tton. alr. Bryan would not discuss
the situation. but the general indica-
tion In nll sources was that pothinr
Ii 4,
Constitutionalists' decision for several
days
That the Washington government
still Is eXerting all possible influence
upon the Constitntionaists to yield to
the proposed conference. again was
apparent. John Is. sullivan. vice-con-
SUI Mt Saltillo. left Tonight to return
to his post there, to do everything in
his power to induce General Carranza
and his associate leaders to agree to a
provisional government Mr.. sullivan
had long talk with President Wilson
before his departure.
STILL EXPRESS HOPE
FOR FAVORABLE REPLY
Mr.. Cabrera and Mr.. Zuburan still
expressed hope that a favorable reply
would be received from General Car
rama. despite the fact that Fernando
lglesias. leader of the Liberal party in
Mexico and personal friend of General
Carranza, authorized the statement that
tho Constitutionalists never would treat
with Hucrta's delegates except upon
terms OF surrender.
Mr.. Cabrera and Mr. Zuburan would
not comment upon this statement. but
II was pointed out that tho chief agent
OF General Carranza in Washington
through whom ali official statements
were transmitted. was Mr.. Zuburan.
lie insisted that there was no definite
word from his chief regarding the pro-
posed conference.
Justice Lamar and Mr.. Lehman, tho
American commissioners to the Niagara
Falls conference. returned to Washing
ton to-day and talked briefly with
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
The President congratulated them upon
their painstaking work. No formal
conference was held. but the commis-
sioners expect to SEQ the President
again. probably next Monday. They
will remain here subject TO call should
the Constitutionalists agree to meet
the Huerta delegates. Tho American
commissioners did not confer with any
of the Constitutlonalists nor do they
expect to until some definite plan OF
action Is agreed upon.
INTERNAL TROUBLES
SOURCE OF ANXIETY
At Constitutionaiist headquarters it
was apparent that the immediate
source of anxiety was not much tho
proposed meeting with Hucrta's dele
gates. but their own internal troubles,
chiefly the differences between General
villa and General Carranza. The con-
ference 1T rorreon. with a view to
settling these differences. was reported
still to be In progress. Unoficial state
ments were made here tonight that
all differences would he satisfactorily
adjusted within n short time, and that
the military campaign against Mexico