The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-21
Is Willing to Receive Com missi0ners and Discuss
 Terms
INSISTS SURRENDER
 BE UNCONDITIONAL
Safety of People Generally Will Be Guaranteed. But Ring Leaders of Madero Tragedy Will Be
 Prosecuted

Washington, July 20.--GeneraI Chr ranxa today informed the United states government he was rendy so declare s suspension of hostiiitieS against the government of Provision- ai President Cnrbnjai. Hucrta's suc- ccssor. pending negotiations with his representatives for the transfer of au- thority at Mexico City to the constitu- tionaIists.
 The constitutionalists' chief cordially expressed his views to John k. silliman. personal representative of President Wilson, and Consul General Hanna and Vice Consul Robertson. who interviewed him at Monterey. He voiced willing ness to receive the commission of three appointed by Provisional President Car bajal to discuss peace. Secretary Bryan announced the receipt of the message from the American representative with the comment that prospects for an agreement between the two factions now were very favorable. lnasmuch as the three men chosen by Carbajal are constitutionalsts who have been ip hd- ing in Mexico City and are thoroughly
 
 cies as well as personal friends of Mir. Carbajal, the impression now is gem eral that the negotiations for trans fer of authority of government will be successful.
 Insistent on Surrender l General Carranza is insistent how ever, that the surrender of the Carba1a1 government should be unconditional He lis willing, it is declared by his repre- I se ntatives, to grant d limited amncstN las a voluntary act of generosity on the
 the part of the constitntionalists after
 they obtain the reins of government. 1t | is the intention of the constitutionalisfs
 to give guarantees of safety to the peo- l pie generally but to prosecute ring l leaders in the plot through which Ma dero was overthrOwn. Most of the lat | ter, however, already have left Mexico. l No official information has reached Secretary Bryan as to whether the Carbaja1 commission has left Mexico lCity. Newspaper reports for several days have said they were en route noth- ward.
 l Fernando fglesias calderon and Luis Cabrera, two confidential advisers, and General Carranza will leave here Wednesday or Thursday for Monterey. They, together with Jose Vasconcelos, who is now with General Carranza. were named IS a commission to participate In the Niagara Falls mediation if eonsti- tutionalists were admitted. It is be- lieved General Carranza will call on the same commission to act for him in par lays With the delegation sent by Mr. CarbaI Ial
 Protocol Effective
 Incidentally Secretary Bryan said that the protocol signed at Niagara Falls agreeing to recognize government set up by agreement of the two Mexican factions would become effective if 6 satisfactory agreement were reached in the proposed conference. Ambassador Da Cana of Brazil and Minister Suarez of Chile discussed med iation and the Mexican situation gen orally with Secretary Bryan today. MT Da Gama said afterward that from his point of view mediation for mally ended with the resignation of General Huerta. but that he hoped the protocol with reference to an agre- ment between the two Mexican factions would be vitallzed soon. Speaking of reports that General Villa had affronted General Carranza by pro- noting Major Fierro and others In dis favor with the first chief Secretary Bryan said he had received nothing definite enough to make public.' He intimated that while stories of break between carranza and Villa had reached him he was seeking through consular representatives to obtain au- thentic information.
 During the day Jules Jusserand the French ambassador. repeated his inquiry to MT. Bryan concerning the French clergymen who had been imprisoned by the constitutionalists at Zacateeas MT. Bryan said urgent representation about them had been made to General Car UContinued on Page NineD