New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-23
Will Not Be. Accepted by
Carranza, Agent in Wash
ington Believes.
BRYAN EAGER FOR
THEIR PARTICIPATION
Adjustment of Mexican Situation
Despaired Of Without Con-
stitutionaIiSls' Aid.
Iron The Tribune Bureau.

agent Of the Constitutionalists. whose
duty II Is to carry on negotiations be-
tween General Carranza and the De-
partment OF State. said to-day that he
believed that within twenty-four hours
the Constitutionalists would receive an
other invitation to take part In the me-
dation conference at Niagara Falls. He
also declared that he did not believe
that General Carranza would accept the
invitation.
The Secretary Of State IL understood
not only to be using his whole influence
/ to induce the Constitutionalists to par
ticipate in the mediation. but also to
| induce the A B mediators TO send the
/ invitation. From the temper Of the
mediators before they went to Niagara
/ Falls it is believed that to induce them
/ to reopen negotiations with Carranza
will be about as difficult task as to
get the rebels themselves into the me-
[ diation.
The mediators have had enough OF
/ Carranza. Their previous effort to in
/ duce him to participate in the confer
ences was met by practically rebun,
and they have no desire again to sub
ject themselves to such procedure. They
have made it clear, however, that the
door Is still open, and If Carranza
should seek admission to the mediation
they would be glad to let his repre-
sentatives in.
Hangs on Constitutionalists.
/ In official circles here the feeling is
J growing that unless the Constitution
alists make some concession the EFFORT
! TO obtain an adjustment OF the Mexi-
/ can situation through the mediation
/ will prove futile. In other words, II
the Constitutionalists insist upon ad-
/ iusting the whole situation by force OF
. arms and not by mediatory compro-
mise, carrying on their victorious
/ campaign until they capture Mexico
/ City and drive Huerta out, any agree
ment which comes out Of Niagara
/ Falls will be worthless.
President Wilson is anxious 10 bring
/ about an adjustment in Mexico through
| the establishment of a provisional gov
/ eminent in which all factions shall
participate, although he does not de-
sire in any sense that the participa-
/ ton of the Huerta faction shall be
/ either important or influential. Mr..
Bryan holds the same view. and is
directing his efforts toward inducing
I the Constitutionalsts to settle the
troubles through mediation rather than
through war and consequent blood
| shed.
The situation, therefore. resolves
itself into the question whether the
| United States has sufficient influence
with the Constitutionalists to force
/ them to meet the request of this gov
eminent to enter the mediation.
So far the answer has been in the
negative. 1t is known to be Mr..
Bryan's hope that when the Constitu-
| tionalists obtain control Of the govern
ment in Mexico City, either through
conquest or through electoral victory
| the United States will have over that
| government. on account OF the favors
/ il has shown the rebels, an influence
which will guide the new regime
straight along the path Of reform and
/ honest administration. So far. how
ever, Mr.. Bryan appears to have less
/ influence with the Consttutionalists
/ than he hoped to have. General Car
rama and his followers appear to be
/ doing precisely as they please. regard
less of the desires and representations
Of the United States.
Observer, Not Participant.
] II is the intention of the Constitu-
tionalists to have a man in the vicinity
Of Niagara Falls, but he is 10 he there
merely as an observer and not as
participant in the mediation. What
Mr.. BRYAN now seeks is the formal
participation OF the Carranzistas.
Mr.. Bryan's effort to whip the Con-
stitutional!sts into line serves one very
useful purpose. in the opinion OF OBJ
servers in Washington. There has
been a growing suspicion that the
United States, while engaging with APP
parent enthusiasm In the mediation,
has been complacent about the nom
participation of the Constituencies
and secretly hoping that the rebrls
would not participate at all. out 90
ahead with their triumphant military
advance. This has been particularly
prevalent among Latin Americans, and
II has b regarded as possible that
throughout Latin America, where the
regime OF Huerta is not unpopular, the
United States would be accused OF bad
faith or even intrigue. AS has been
previously pointed out in these dis
patches, many officials have recognized
the necessity OF putting somewhere on
record determined effort OF the
United states to induce the Constitu-
tionalists TO participate. That effort
is apparently now being made.
Advices which reached the govern
ment from Niagara Falls to-day indi-
Gated that the Huerta government }
delegates at the conference are giving
in on a proposal for the establishment
of a provisional government in Mexico
city. This means that they will, as
has been predicted, grant the retire