The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-18

the rejection of the neutral govern ment proposed by the mediators 's tantamount to abetting and even to exacting fraud and violence at the elections.
 The American delegation draws an Illogical inference when it says that the rebel successes show that the nation is with them. The central and eastern states of the republic, which have total population of | over 100J0,000 inhabitants, are not under rebel control. Of these, Guan. ajuato Puebla, Vera Cruz, Mexico and OaXaca alone have over seven million. But admitting said erron- eous inference to he correct, it is no argument for the forcible imposition of the triumph of the revolutionary candidates, as under a neutral gov ternment he would be assured of certain and honorable victory. If the nation is with Carranza, as the American delegates claim it is. the nation will elect him without the necessity of tainting his triumph with either fraud or violence, or the charge of it's being the fruit of for eign intervention, accusations which public opinion will always make against it. Carranza elected by the nation and a neutral provisional gov ernment would command ika respect due to the person who incarnates the nations will, whereas, elected under a government purposediy imposed as the result of any action of the Wash ington government, he would always be regarded as a traitor
 If things are as the delegation states them to be, Varranza is cer- tain of his election, and in this case only a matter of form is being dis cussed, which is whether he is to be elected at elections held by a rebel provisional government which will exercise violence aeainst the people to achieve it's end or at elections pre-. sided over by neutral government which will carry them out honestly Now, the government of a people in the front rank of civilization ant moral culture cannot assume for a mere matter of form the responsi- bility for the continuation of the slaughter, pillage and atrocities which accompany the present strug- gle in Mexico, and which a vain ef- fort has been made to conceal from the public of the United States.
 The memorandum also refers to two other points which are not yet public property
 Dispatches telling of the break be- tween General Carranza and Fran cisco Villa have buoyed the meiiat- ing plenipotentiaries and other priu- cipals in the Niagara Falls peace conference to hope that perhaps after all there is a chance for sue cessful outcome of their efforts.
 Confirmation of rumors that all is not serene in the constitutionalist camp, it is felt possibly may weaken the stubborn attitude of Huerta's foes.
 It is admitted this hope is not built on firmcr foundation than desire that such may be the result but, nevertheless, there was talk to- night that Friday would not see the end of the conferences, as predicted last night when it became known that the American delegates failed in the purpose of their trip to Buffalo when they talked ,rith General Car ranza's agents.
 While there were no formal confer ences today, conversations between the mediators and American and Huerta delegates developed dis tinct tendency to prolong the media tion in the hope of an ultimate agree ment
 Evidence of friction in the consti- tutionalists ranks stimulated the Iluerta delegates to make kiown their anxiety to have the conferences continued at all costs, hoping the United States mighl be persuaded to accept a neutral who would be ac- corded recognition and herewith moral support to crush Carranza and Villa.
 The American delegates are wait ing for Washington to 0igest the re- port sent them of the conference with Rafael Zubaran and Luis Ca brera in Buffalo yesterday, which showed the United states could not hope for cooperation from the con stitutioaalists in endeavoring to set tie the Mexican problem by diplo macy.
 It was apparent In many quarters today that withdrawal of the whole hearted support of the United States has given the constitutionalists would cause no surprise here. The media tors are watching the situation III northern Mexico with keen interest.
 Thus far the American and Huerta delegates have been m complete dis agreement on names for provisional president. If the deadlock is un- broken when the next formal confer