The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-12

their part of General Carranza as an ad-
 hesion to the terms set forth in the tee-
 graphic message of May B.
 These terms were a warning, based on an armistice. and q readiness to discuss
 all questions internal and international
 This letter concludes
 'If this were so. we would take the liberty of suggesting through you to the first chief of the constitutionalist army that he hasten the appointment of his
 representatives to the conference in which we are now skilfully engaged"
 No Answer Received
 To this answer nothing has been re- ceived and the mediators have freouentlv said that they considered it beneath their dignity to wait any longer for General Carranza to define his attitude, having given him more than one week
 The first of three communications that comprise the correspondence is the mes sage sent by the medators on May 3 to General Carranza, then at Chihuahua. withdrawing their invitation to the con stitutionalist chief to send delegates be- cause of his refusal to an armistice. A copy follows
 We have received your courteous tele- graphic message of yesterday, in which you inform us that yol deem it inadvis apie Tor the constitutionalist cause to suspend nosulities against General Hu- erta, because such suspension would ben eft the latter only and in which you state the international conflict between Mex leo and the United States for the solu ton of which you accepted our good of- nces, Is Independent of the internal strife in that country
 We consider this unexpected dec- iaratioh incomplete with the purpose Whlch prompted our tender of good of | .iees, we believe as a matter of fact l that all difficulties which have con | trlbuted to bring about the present sit | uation of Mexico directly or indirectly l atfect the solution of the conflict | pending between Mexico and the Unit ca states and consequently We under stand they must be made the subject | matter of consideration in the settle ment negotiations for the full success or which we have deemed the suspen- sion of hostilities to be indispensable
 IT You should not so understand we would be compelled to withdraw as in- onicious our invitation to appoint rep resentatives of the constitutionalist party to attend these negotiations We greet you with all our consideration"
 NO reply to this telegram was made by General Carranza but on May 8 he protested through Rafael Zubaran Can many, his Washington representative against the Mexican conflict being made the subject of negotiations in inc absence of representatives of the con party.
 Niagara Falls Letter
 This letter, delivered the ~nediators at Niagara Falls follows:
 The undersigned, the special rem resentative of the first chief of the eonstftutfonalist government of Mex co Venustiano Carranza, following ex- press instructions has the honor to communicate to your excellency. the ampassador a of Brazil, and your excel Iencies. the ministers of Chile and Ar gentina, the following:
 Prompted by noble desire to solve, In an amicable and peaceful manner the conflict pending between the united States and the Mexican na- ton, your excellencies addressed the government of the United States Gen eral ituerta and the first chief of tSeST army. tenderin Nne good offices, and inviting each~6 your interested parties to appoiDt4 or tne tatives for the purposexsIt represen- details of the negotiatton or discuss'ns s1sel the constitutionalist good wiss greatly appreciating the ter res1khes and sympathy of the sis. Spuhlics of the American conti- 1Nt, accepted the tender in principle o'-'f O"ihS lo lIt COlnp1lcaIed char 1 acter of the situation in Mexico he deemed it necessary to request your eXcellencfes to define the scope of the proposed mediation to the end that he may appoint duly authorized represen- tatives.
 Without having received a specific reply to this inquiry, the chief of the constitutionalist government was noti- fled if hostilities against Huerta were not suspended-which proposed sus- pension he deemed to be incon sistent with his duties to the people of Mex 1co-your excellencies would be com pelled to withdraw the invitation to him to appoint representatives
 He Is now informed that the me- d1atfon conferences have been taking place for sometime, with representa- l tlves of the Huerta government par Licipating in the deliberations and he regrets that efforts should have been I made and continue to be made to solve the conflict between the United States and Mexico without taking into con sideration the fact that the constitu- cause which he represents has the support of a majority of the in- habitants of Mexico and has the lar gest armed forces within the republic and that these forces. acting under his command, have been able to recover from the power of Huerta. since the first action of mediation, the cities of M ontereX. Tampico and Saltillo. with the adjoining territory and the terri tory of Topic
 Under these circumstances the chief Of the constitutionalst government finds himself compelled to state to your eXccllencies with all the respect and consideration due your high office that | he considers that said conflict should | not be made the subject of negotiations at the mediation conferences in the | absence of representatives of the first | chief of the constitutionalist army.
 "The undersigned avails himself of | this opportunity to express to your ex- cellencies, the plenipotentaries of Bra gil, Argentina and Chile, the assurances of his most distinguished considera- tion."
 MediatOrs' Reply
 The mediators on June replied to the foregoing communication as fol- lows:
 ''We have had the pleasure of re- ceiving your courteous communication of the 2Sth of May, last, which we have noted very carefully.
 We must in the first place acknowledge the recognition by the first chief of the constitutionalist army of the wishes and sympathies which prompted the tender of our good offices toward the settle ment of the conflict pending between Mexico and the United States, a tender